{"id":39,"date":"2011-03-10T16:36:19","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T00:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.craftysmallbusiness.com\/2011\/03\/10\/how-crochet-half-double-crochet\/"},"modified":"2019-10-26T07:12:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T14:12:02","slug":"half-double-crochet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/half-double-crochet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Crochet: The Half Double Crochet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-s243olytc-k65d7ca6a458d3189607559\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\">\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 510 \/ 287\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.274510%\"><\/span><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-s243olytc-k65d7ca6a458d3189607559\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/S243Olytc-k?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/S243Olytc-k?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newstitchaday.com\\\/half-double-crochet\\\/#arve-youtube-s243olytc-k65d7ca6a458d3189607559\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/S243Olytc-k?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%\"><em><span>music in video is from demo 2008<\/span>&nbsp;by (<a rel=\"cc:attributionURL noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Latch_Swing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Latch\\xe9 Swing<\/a>) \/ <a rel=\"license noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The half double crochet is a variation of the double crochet stitch. This stitch technique is used in many other crochet stitches.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill: Beginner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Pattern:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Begin with a row of chain stitches. How many you need to chain will be determined by your pattern.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Tip: Remember the stitch on your hook should not be included in your chain count.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Wrap your yarn over your crochet hook, going from under, to around, and then over.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Take your crochet hook and insert into the third stitch on your chain row. You should now have three stitches on your crochet hook.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Wrap your yarn over your crochet hook.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Pull the yarn through all three stitches with the crochet hook.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Repeat Steps 2 &ndash; 5 until you have one stitch on your needle.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>To continue your half double crochet on your next row chain two, then turn your work and begin your next half double crochet in the third stitch of your new row.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>After a few repeats your pattern should look like this:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/double-half-crochet.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/double-half-crochet.jpg\" alt=\"Example of the Half Double Crochet\" title=\"double-half-crochet\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"size-full wp-image-183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/double-half-crochet.jpg 620w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/double-half-crochet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/double-half-crochet-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/double-half-crochet-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/double-half-crochet.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of the Half Double Crochet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patterns that use this stitch:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/vashtirama\/2875235623\/\" title=\"IMG_5103 by vashtirama, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3066\/2875235623_2a153020b1_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"IMG_5103\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3066\/2875235623_2a153020b1_m.jpg\"><\/a><span class=\"thumbnail-caption\">Half-Double Half-Circle Handbag<br>\nby Vashti Braha<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/s\/noscript?tag=nestada-20\" alt=\"\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/s\/noscript?tag=nestada-20\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The half double crochet is a variation of the double crochet stitch. 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