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Double crocheting two stitches together allows you to reduce the size of the piece you're working on. In essence, you're taking two stitches on your previous row and combining them into one stitch. If you know how to double crochet already and your pattern calls for a dc2tog, don't worry; this is an easy stitch to learn.
Steps
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1Yarn over. Like any double crochet, you need to start with a yarn over. You're probably a pro at yarning over by now, but in case you're not:
- With your current loop on the hook, pull the tail of the yarn up, behind the hook. Then pull it down over the front side of the hook, so that it lays over the shaft/throat, and tucks just under the actual hooked region. When you later pull the hook through a stitch, your yarn will come with it.
- This is called yarning over, and it's done from back to front as part of many crochet stitches. Once you get into your flow, you'll be able to yarn over with just a quick twitch of your hand and twist of your hook.
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2Insert your hook into the next stitch. This should be the first stitch of the two you're combining.Advertisement
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3Yarn over.
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4Pull your hook back through the stitch. You should have three loops on the hook.
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5Yarn over.
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6Pull your hook back through only the first two loops. This should feel familiar from regular double crocheting. You'll now have two loops on your hook.
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7Yarn over.
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8Insert your hook into the second stitch. This is where things get different form a regular double crochet.
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9Yarn over.
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10Pull your hook back through the stitch. You'll now have four loops on your hook.
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11Yarn over.
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12Pull your hook back through the first two loops on your hook. You'll have three loops on your hook.
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13Yarn over.
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14Pull your hook back through the last three loops on your hook. Your DC2TOG is done! Once you get into the flow of it, you'll see how you're combining two double crochets into one stitch with ease.
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References
- Videos provided by CreatiKnit
- www.crochetparfait.blogspot.com/p/dc2tog.html
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