Step by step crochet: Treble illustrations

Words for different crochet stitches are nearly identical in the US as the UK, however they mean slightly different things.

Always check your pattern to confirm whether or not the terminology is for the US or the UK as results will be dramatically different if you get them mixed up.

For instance in a US pattern, a treble (tr) will be the equivalent of a UK double treble (dtr).

How to crochet a treble

Treble stitch is twice the height of double crochet, because it has an initial yarn round hook, which requires additional steps (extra yarn wraps) to complete the stitch.

The height of stitches is dictated by the number of wraps worked.

1. Wrap your yarn round the hook before inserting the hook under two strands of the fourth chain from the hook (counting down from the hook, as shown below).  2. Wrap yarn round the hook again and pull the yarn through to make three loops on the hook.  3. Wrap yarn round your hook again (4 loops on hook).  4. Pull the yarn through first two loops on hook, making two loops on the hook. 

5. Yarn round hook for the last time and pull it through the remaining two loops (1 loop remains on the hook).

6. To continue making treble, yarn round hook and insert the hook in the next chain, then repeat steps 2-5.

At the beginning of a row, three chains usually stand in for the first treble. On the next row make sure that the treble following the chain is made in the second stitch of the previous row. If it’s made in the stitch immediately below, you will have made an extra stitch.

The last treble of the row will be made in the top chain (the third of the 3 chains) that started the previous row. Understanding row-end stitches will help you keep the edges under control.