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Single Crochet into another Row
After the first row of single crochet, you can turn your work and start another row. To do this, you’ll work into the stitches of the previous row.
- Chain 1 and turn your work clockwise. (Keep your hook in the chain stitch as you turn the work, so you don’t lose your place.) You will now be looking at the backside of the previous row.
- Make a single crochet stitch in the first stitch.
- Continue across the row, making sure to work into the last stitch.
- To start another row, ch-1 and turn.
Fastening Off: Cut the yarn, leaving a 6-inch yarn tail. Lift the hook straight up, bringing the yarn tail through the remaining loop on the hook. Pull the yarn tail to tighten the last stitch. Weave in the yarn ends with a tapestry needle.
Single Crochet in the Round
You can work single crochet in rows or rounds. As you may already know, there are two ways to work in the round: joined rounds and continuous (aka spiral) rounds. In either case, working single crochet in the round is very similar to working single crochet in rows.
Related: Click here to learn how to crochet a flat circle.
Joined Rounds
To work a single crochet in joined rounds, you’ll join the last stitch of the round to the first stitch of the round with a slip stitch. You’ll then chain-1, which does not count as a stitch. Then, start the next round by making a single crochet in the same stitch as the slip-stitch join.
Here’s the trick: When you get to the end of the round, it may look like you have one stitch left. However, this is not a real stitch – it is the slip stitch join. Skip this slip stitch and the ch-1, and make your join to the first SC of the round.
Continuous or Spiral Rounds
Working single crochet in spiral rounds is very simple, too. To make continuous rounds:
- Stitch around the circle in a spiral pattern.
- Make the first stitch of each round into the first stitch of the previous round.
- Don’t join the beginning and end of each round with a slip stitch. Don’t chain up to the next round.
Tip: With continuous rounds, it’s a good idea to use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round, since there won’t be a seam!
Single crochet increases and decreases are used to create shape and volume. Here’s how to make them.
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