HDC (Half Double Crochet) through the third loop creates a beautiful horizontal striping pattern. It’s easy to do, and here I provide a video tutorial to walk you through the stitch.
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Supplies
Any yarn and related hook that you want. Here’s what I used:
- Caron Simply Soft yarn or basic yarn of your choice.
- Size H Crochet Hook or size needed for yarn
- Yarn Needle for weaving in ends.
HDC Third Loop Video Tutorial
How to HDC Through the Third Loop
This tutorial is showing you how to do HDC Through the third loop when working in the round. The first thing to do is to notice the structure of the HDC stitch. (For a tutorial showing how to do HDC, see this post) There are the two top loops that form a V at the top of the stitch as normal. If you tilt the stitch forward and loop behind that V, you will notice one more horizontal loop. This is the third loop of the HDC.
To work HDC through the third loop, you’ll work as for a normal HDC, just working through that extra loop instead of the top of the stitch – yarn over, insert your hook through the third loop, yarn over and pull through a loop, then yarn over and pull through all three loops on your hook.
It’s as simple as that! I hope you enjoy this technique and the tutorial.