Lesson 4: How to Single Crochet – The Beginner’s Guide to Crochet
Want to learn how to crochet? The Beginner’s Guide to Crochet is an in-depth course for beginners to learn everything you need to know about crochet. In Lesson 4, you will learn the single crochet stitch. The single crochet is very versatile and can be used for so many projects!
Welcome to Lesson 4 of The Beginner’s Guide to Crochet! In lesson 4, we’ll learn the single crochet stitch!
The single crochet (SC) is the most basic and easiest crochet stitch. It’s very versatile and can be used to make so many different projects!
You can use the single crochet stitch in back and forth rows, continuous rounds, or joined rounds.
The single crochet stitch is a short stitch so it’s ideal for making a tight fabric.
With all my crochet stitch tutorials I want to provide you with an easy and free pattern that you can follow to practice the stitch we just learned. With the single crochet stitch, I made a dishcloth pattern! You can find the free crochet pattern at the end of this post!
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Abbreviation
The abbreviation for the single crochet stitch is SC (can also be written as Sc or sc).
How to Single Crochet
- Insert your hook into the next stitch, making sure to go under the 2 loops of the stitch.
- Yarn over and pull up a loop (pull the yarn through the stitch). There should be 2 loops on your hook.
- Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook.
Easy Single Crochet Dishcloth Pattern
To make this crochet dishcloth, you will need to know how to make a foundation chain. You can find how to crochet a foundation chain in Lesson 3 of The Beginner’s Guide to Crochet!
Finished Size
7″ x 7″
Supplies Needed
- Yarn: medium (4) weight 100% cotton yarn (approx. 50 yards)
- (I used Lily Sugar n’ Cream Cotton yarn )
- 5.00mm (H) crochet hook
- yarn needle
- scissors
- tape measure
notes
- The CH 1 at the end of each row does NOT count as a stitch.
- Adjust the width of the pattern by working a foundation chain the width you desire.
- Adjust the length of the pattern by working any number rows until your desired length.
Abbreviations
CH – Chain (yarn over, pull up a loop)
SL ST – Slip Stitch (insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop)
SC – Single Crochet
CH 21
Row 1: SC in the 2nd CH from the hook, SC in each ST across. CH 1 & turn. (20)
Rows 2 – 25: SC in each ST across. CH 1 & turn. (20)
Repeat Row 2 until the end of Row 25 or until the length of your dishcloth is the same as the width.
You can now either add a border or leave your dishcloth as is.
No border: cut yarn, leaving a 6″ long tail. Use your hook and pull the yarn on your hook through. Weave in your ends.
To add a border: keep your yarn attached. SC x2 into the same ST you worked your last SC into. SC down the side of the dishcloth, working 1 SC into the edge of each row. SC x3 into the corner. SC across the bottom of the cloth, SC x3 in the corner, SC up the side, SC x3 into the corner, SC across the top until you reach the 1st ST of the border. SL ST into the 1st ST.
Cut yarn, leaving a 6″ long tail. Use your hook and pull the yarn on your hook through. Weave in your ends.
And you’re all done!
Now you can make as many of these as you’d like to practice the single crochet stitch and you can use these in your own home or show off your new skills to your friends and family and give these as gifts!
That’s all for Lesson 4 for The Beginners Guide to Crochet! Thank you so much for following this tutorial and be sure to check back for the next lesson soon. Please share these posts with anyone you know who wants to learn how to crochet!
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