To practice this tall stitch with works up quickly, make a
new row of chain stitches. Bring the
yarn twice over the hook from the back to the front then insert the hook in the
top loop of the fifth chain stitch from the hook. Hook and draw the yarn through the
stitches. You will have four loops on
the remaining on the hook.
Hook and draw the yarn through the first two loops on the
hook. You will have three loops on the
hook.
Hook and draw the yarn through the next two loops on the
hook. You will have two loops left on
the hook.
Hook and draw the yarn through both remaining loops oh the
hook and you have made a triple or treble crochet stitch!
When counting, don’t forget to count the four chain stitches
skipped for the turning chain and count it as the first triple or treble
crochet of the next row. Then turn your
work counterclockwise and skip the first stitch to make each additional row of
triple or treble crochet stitches.
Increasing and Decreasing
Increasing and decreasing is how you shape a project when
crocheting. To make a piece wider,
increase or add stitches. To make a
piece narrower, decrease or subtract stitches.
To increase one stitch – in single, half double, double or
triple crochet, simply work tow stitches in one stitch.
To decrease, skip a stitch.
This is usually undesirable, as it will leave a hole in your work. To decrease without leaving a whole, work two
stitches into one stitch.