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Treble crochet
Very tall, open stitches about four chains high; the posts show two wraps of yarn. Yarn over twice, insert, pull up a loop (4 loops), then three times yarn over and pull through 2.
What you work it with
Crochet · Tools: A hook for the yarn; any yarn.
Symbol chart
One or two repeats of the stitch pattern, in standard crochet symbols.Steps
- Chain the number of stitches plus 3 (or plus
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- Row 1: tr in the 5th chain from the hook and in each chain.
- Turn, ch 4 (counts as a tr).
- Skip the first stitch, tr in each stitch, the last in the top of the turning chain.
- Repeat steps 3–4.
The full card
- What it looks like
- Very tall, open stitches about four chains high; the posts show two wraps of yarn.
- How it behaves
- Loose and drapey, with big gaps between posts; used for height in lace and motifs.
- How it works
- Yarn over twice, insert, pull up a loop (4 loops), then three times yarn over and pull through 2.
- Tools
- A hook for the yarn; any yarn.
- Parameters
- Turning chain: 4 ch, usually counted as the first tr.
- Steps
- 1) Chain the number of stitches plus 3 (or plus 4). 2) Row 1: tr in the 5th chain from the hook and in each chain. 3) Turn, ch 4 (counts as a tr). 4) Skip the first stitch, tr in each stitch, the last in the top of the turning chain. 5) Repeat steps 3–4.
- Charting
- A T with two slashes across its stem is one tr. Each row starts with its 4-ch turning chain.
- Limits and common problems
- The tall stitch leans if the loops are pulled through unevenly. Long turning chains leave a gap at the edge [inference].
- Combines with
- Double crochet, Shell stitch, Granny square
- Pieces and assembly
- Lace shawls, open summer tops, tall corners in motifs.
Written in our own words from machine manuals, knitting references and swatching. Knit a test swatch before a whole piece.