How Do You Slip Stitch In Crochet?
The slip stitch is used a lot in patterns. Seriously, a lot. It is used to join work, fasten off stitches, reinforce an edge, and carry yarn to a different spot in the pattern without adding height to the work. A slip stitch can also be used as decoration – similar to embroidery. And it is essential to crocheting “in the round”. Lucky for us, this multi-purpose stitch is also the easiest one to learn. To begin practicing a slip stitch, you will need a foundation chain made. Begin with a chain of about 15 stitches, remembering to start counting the chains beginning with the one below your hook. Never count the loop that is on your hook. The first way a slip stitch might be used is within a row. This is simple – start out your slip stitch the same way that you would a single crochet (insert your hook in the next stitch, or in the 2nd chain from your hook) and yarn over. Draw your yarn through the stitch and the loop on your hook (basically, draw your yarn through both loops on the hook i
