The Double Crochet

The double crochet is the last stitch we need to learn to make a granny square.

Start with the ring of chain stitches that we made back in the previous post. You'll need to start by making three more chain stitches. This brings us far enough away from the ring that we can do a double crochet.

Now wrap the yarn around the hook.

Being careful not to drop that wrapped yarn, push the hook into the middle of the ring.

Grab the yarn with the hook.

Pull the yarn back through the ring. You now have three loops of yarn on your hook.

Grab the yarn and pull it through the first two loops on the hook. You should now have two loops of yarn still on the hook.

Grab the yarn again and pull it through both loops on the hook. You should now have one loop of yarn still on the hook.

 That's a double crochet!