The treble crochet stitch is the next and last of the basic stitches you need to learn as you are building your skills. It is the next stitch in height after the double crochet (DC) stitch. It is sometimes referred to as a triple crochet stitch. Note that treble and triple are used interchangeably - meaning the same thing.
If you can make a double crochet stitch, moving to a treble stitch is easy, as the only difference is that you yarn over twice before inserting the hook into your next stitch.
Treble Crochet is a tall stitch which works up very fast, and makes a more open fabric. The treble crochet stitch is used when a long stitch is needed - taller than a double crochet stitch.
The abbreviation for the treble crochet (US terms) is TR. Note that the treble crochet stitch is known as a double treble crochet (dtr) in UK terms.
Here are the steps to create a Treble Crochet Stitch:
Step 1: yarn over twice, insert hook into the next stitch (remember to go through both loops of the 'v')
Step 2: yarn over, and pull a loop (you will have 4 loops on your hook)
Step 3: yarn over, and pull through two loops on the hook (you will now have three loops on your hook)
Step 4: yarn over, and pull through two loops on the hook (you will now have two loops on your hook)
Step 5: yarn over again, and pull through both loops on the hook (you will be left with once loop on the hook)
And your treble crochet stitch is complete!
To complete the row, you will follow the steps, into each of the stitches in the row.
It is possible to make taller stitches, by increasing the amount of 'yarn overs' you complete in step 1. However, once stitches start becoming too long, they lose their definition. Longer stitches are often used as a highlight within the crocheted item.
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