Learn to Crochet the Herringbone Half Double Crochet Stitch

A video tutorial from The Birch Cottage blog on how to crochet the beautiful herringbone half double crochet stitch. This stitch is really a modified double crochet stitch. Don't let the name intimidate you! Once you get the hang of it, you'll be crocheting with this stitch like crazy!
The design or pattern that it creates is just beautiful. It actually creates this textured sort of chevron look. Because the stitch is worked back and forth in rows, each row slants in the opposite direction, giving it a herringbone pattern.
Come along, pour a cup of coffee, grab your favorite crochet hook and let's learn something new together!

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Helpful Hint:
When selecting your crochet hook, simply look on the yarn manufacturer’s label to obtain the correct hook size to use with your yarn.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Abbreviations:
hhdc = herringbone half double crochet

Foundation Chain:
For the purpose of this tutorial, I crocheted a beginning chain of 23 and then hhdc in the 4th chain from the hook. This counts as the first hhdc in the row.

HERRINGBONE HALF DOUBLE CROCHET STITCH:
Step 1: Yarn over.
Step 2: Insert hook into next stitch.
Step 3: Yarn over.
Step 4: Pull loop through stitch. You’ll now have three loops on your hook.
Step 5: Pull loop from Step 4 through 2nd loop on hook. You’ll now have two loops on your hook.
Step 6: Yarn over.
Step 7: Pull loop through remaining loops on hook.

TIPS:
- It’s always a good idea to create a swatch and practice a stitch a few times or a few rows before beginning a new pattern.
- Create a swatch to check your gauge. The gauge is the number of stitches or rows of stitches required to match the specified gauge in your crochet pattern.
For example, if a gauge says, 8 rows = 4″, then you can crochet a swatch that is 20 stitches wide by 8 rows high to see if it matches the gauge.
- You’ll typically chain 3 at the end of each row while crocheting the HHDC stitch. This chain 3 counts as the beginning stitch of the next row.
- You can also chain 2 at the end of each row and then turn. In this case, the chain 2 does NOT count as the beginning stitch of the next row.

For patterns using the Herringbone Half Double Crochet Stitch, visit The Birch Cottage blog at: https://www.thebirchcottage.com.
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