Crochet Basics: Learn the Double Crochet Stitch! [PHOTO TUTORIAL]

If you’re just learning to crochet, there’s a handful of stitches that you’ll need to know to be successful. The double crochet stitch is one of them! We’ll go through the others in another blog, but today I thought we’d focus on one of the crucial ones!

The height difference between the different crochet stitches!

One of the best things about the double crochet stitch is how quickly projects work up when you use it! It’s not a common stitch for amigurumi projects, but you’ll see it frequently with others!

Let’s learn how to work a double crochet below:

Step 1: Starting Position

Step 2: Yarn over crochet hook

Step 3: Insert into desired stitch

Step 4: Yarn over hook again

Step 5: Pull through

Step 6: Yarn over hook again and pull through those first two loops on the hook

Step 7: After pulling through 2 loops (Previous step), you should have two loops on hook remaining.

Step 8: Yarn over again and pull through remaining loops

Step 9: You’re finished! Now you’ve got a double crochet!

It’s super easy once you get the hang of it! I encourage you to keep practicing! You’ll know these crochet stitches like the back of your hand soon enough!