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Step by step crochet: Double treble illustrations
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By Freddie Patmore
7 years ago
A double treble crochet stitch (dtr) in a US pattern would be the equivalent of a triple treble (trtr) in a UK crochet pattern.
This article shows you how to work a double treble crochet stitch in the UK way. Always check whether your pattern is using US or UK abbreviations.
All Woman's Weekly and The Knitting Network patterns use UK abbreviations. Different treble stitches vary in height so using the wrong version will give you a wrong-size result.
How to crochet a double treble
1. Wrap yarn round the hook twice before inserting the hook under the top two strands of the fifth chain from the hook. 
2. Yarn round hook and pull the yarn through to the front to make four loops on the hook.
2. Yarn round hook and pull the yarn through to the front to make four loops on the hook.
3.Yarn round hook again and pull the yarn through the first two loops on the hook to make three loops on the hook.
4. Yarn round hook and pull the yarn through the next two loops on the hook to make two loops on the hook. 
5. Yarn round hook and pull the yarn through the remaining two loops on the hook.
5. Yarn round hook and pull the yarn through the remaining two loops on the hook.
To continue making double treble stitches, begin as with stage 1 - wrap the yarn around the hook twice and insert the hook in the next chain or stitch (do not skip stitches unless stated otherwise in the pattern), then repeat steps 2-5.
Double trebles are tall, open stitches which lend themselves perfectly to creating openwork lace patterns, just like the designer has done with our Girl's Dress Crochet pattern. As each dtr creates a tall, narrow column of stitching, large pieces of fabric can be created quickly - especially with lacy all-over stitches.
Bare in mind that these tall stitches with multiple yarn wraps will be far looser in tension than smaller stitches like double crochet (dc).
Bare in mind that these tall stitches with multiple yarn wraps will be far looser in tension than smaller stitches like double crochet (dc).It may therefore be necessary to switch hook sizes as you work to accommodate the difference. Your pattern will always instruct you to do so if it's required.
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