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Foundation Stitches and How To Make Them Here are step-by-step directions for making 16 crochet stitches along with the abbreviations. This information is re-published by Eastman Publishing from the Crochet Book No. 3, originally published in 1919 by J. & P. Coats, (R.I.) Incorporated.
The following 10 foundation crochet stitches include the Chain Stitch, Slip Stitch, Single Stitch, Treble Crochet, Double Treble Crochet, Triple Treble Crochet, Half Treble Crochet, Half Double Treble, Picots, Spaces and on page two are six more, including Blocks, Blocks and Spaces, Lacet Stitch, Knot Stitch, Lattice Stitch and finally the Shell.
1. CHAIN STITCH (ch) - Is the foundation of all crochet work. Begin by twisting the thread around the needle once, to form a loop, then * throw the thread around the needle and draw through the loop. This forms one chain and is repeated from * for the count or length desired.
2. SLIP STITCH (sl st) - Is most frequently used to join rows, or to slip invisibly from one part of the work to another. Having one loop on the needle, insert the needle in the stitch directed, draw the working thread through this stitch and the loop on the needle with one motion, thus making a flat, close stitch.
3. SINGLE STITCH (s st) - Having one loop on the needle, insert the needle in the stitch directed, draw the working thread through this stitch, making two on the needle, then draw the working thread through these two loops.
4. TREBLE CROCHET (tr) - Having one loop on the needle, throw thread around the needle, insert the needle in the stitch directed, draw working thread through this stitch, making three loops on needle, draw working thread through two loops and then through the remaining two loops. Three chains equal one treble in measure and in count.
5. DOUBLE TREBLE CROCHET (d tr) - Is made similarly to the treble, the difference being that the thread is thrown around the needle twice and the loops are worked off two at a time for three repeats.
6. TRIPLE TREBLE CROCHET (tr tr) - Has the thread thrown around the needle three times and the loops are worked off two at a time for four repeats.
7. HALF TREBLE CROCHET (h tr) - Is sometimes called "group stitch." Having a loop on the needle, throw thread over, insert needle in stitch directed, draw working thread through, draw through two loops, leaving two loops on needle, * thread over, needle in next stitch, draw thread through, draw through two loops, leaving three loops on needle, repeat from *, leaving four loops on needle, then draw thread through all four loops.
8. HALF DOUBLE TREBLE (h d tr) - Is made in the same manner, leaving the last operation of each double treble until the required number have been made and then taking off all the stitches at once.
9. PICOTS (p) - Are usually made by a chain of three or five, then a slip stitch in the first chain. When there is a variation of the above, it is specifically given in the directions.
10. SPACES (sp) - Are the open meshes of filet crochet. To form a space, make one treble, then chain two, skip two stitches of previous row and make another treble. This should result in a perfect square but perfection requires persistent practice as well as the correct sizes of needle and thread. For a space at the beginning of a row, chain five, which allows three for the treble on the edge, and two for the usual chain, two at top of space. Continue Foundation Crochet Stitches Below:
Continue: Next Six Foundation Crochet Stitches
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