To learn all the basic crochet stitches, it’s easiest to use video’s. Therefore, I’ve selected the best youtube video’s for you. Click on the name of the stitch to open the video.
For information about how to hold your crochet needle and yarn, how to start up, color changes and finishing off, I’d like to refer you to the youtubechannel of CrochetGuru.
| US Abbrevation | Stitch | Function of the stitch |
| Mc | Magic circle | This is a great way to start when you’re working in rounds. It takes some time to learn but you’ll never use a different method once you get the hang of it! |
| Sc | Single crochet stitch | This is the basic crochet stitch you will use the most. In the video this stitch is used to crochet a square (from the right to the left and back) but it can also be used when crocheting in circles. |
| Ch | Chain stitch | This stitch is used to create a chain. It’s used as a basis when you crochet squares (from left to right and back) or when you want to create an oval shape, in that case you can use it instead of a magice circle. |
| Hdsc | Half double crochet | This stitch is slightly higher than a single crochet stitch. |
| Dsc | Double crochet | This stitch is double the height of a regular single crochet. |
| Inc | Increase | Crochet multiple stitches into one stitch. |
| Dec | Decrease | Crochet two or more stitches together. |
| Slst | Slip stitch | This is actually half a stitch, very nice to finish off without any hight difference between rows or close a round. |
Special stitches (for the more experienced)
| Abbrevation | Stitch | Function of the stitch |
| Pop | Popcorn stitch (also called raspberry stitch of bobble stitch) | A very decorative stitch for fun projects like hats, scarfs or sheep. |
| Lsc | Loop stitch | A great stitch once you get the hang of it! This will create loops attached to your stitches. You can turn them into hair or just leave the decorative loops. |
For some particularly difficult parts in my patterns I’ve made Youtube video’s. If they are needed, there is a direct link in the pattern. The can be found on my youtube Channel.