Yo, knitta’s, I’m really happy you learned the single stitch and I’mma let you finish, but the half double is my favorite stitch of all time.
/dropsmic
No, but seriously, the half double really is my favorite stitch. It’s a small enough stitch that is versatile for anything (hat, scarf, tiny Persian rugs) but is large enough to make projects not take forever. I like to use other stitches for the pattern and texture they provide. This post will walk you through the half double stitch.
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| Starting chain |
First, create your chain (if you don’t know how to create the starting chain, please see the post “A Chain Is Only As Strong As It's Weakest Link”).
With your last chain stitch loop on your hook, loop the yarn around your hook (aka yarn over or yo) gently insert the hook through the 3rd chain stitch from your end stitch, yarn over and pull through the chain. You should now have a total of three loops on your hook.
Yarn over again and pull through all three loops on your hook. Repeat these steps until you finish your last half double stitch on the last chain stitch. With one loop on your hook, do two chain stitches. Turn your work. Now, you should see on your previous row of stitches what looks like a little indent. This is actually where you’ll insert your hook for the next stitch. So, yarn over, insert your hook into the first stitch of the previous row, yarn over and pull through. With three loops on your hook it’s just like it was previously.
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| Yarn over |
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| Gently pull through |
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| Half double stitch complete! |
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| Chain two |
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| Turn |
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Indents
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Rinse and repeat until you get to your desired project size.
Have fun!
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