Crunch Stitch Through Back Loop

“CRUNCH STITCH THROUGH BACK LOOP” – CROCHET PATTERN BY HILARIA FINA

STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES USED

CHAIN (abbrev. ch)
YO and pull through loop on hook.

SLIP STITCH (abbrev. sl st)
Insert hook in stitch, YO and pull through stitch and loop on hook.

HALF DOUBLE CROCHET (abbrev. hdc)
YO, insert hook in stitch, YO and pull up loop (3 loops on your hook), YO and pull through all 3 loops on the hook.

THROUGH BACK LOOP (abbrev. tbl)
The back loop is furthest away from you.

START CROCHETING | CRUNCH STITCH THROUGH BACK LOOP

• Turning chain at the beginning of row does not count as a stitch.
• Number of rows in pattern repeat : 1

To begin | multiple 2 +  1 turning chain.

R1 | Starting in 2nd back bump of the ch from hook, [1 hdc-tbl, 1 slst-tbl] repeat to end. 

R2 | 1 ch, turn, [1 hdc-tbl, 1 slst-tbl] repeat to end.

Repeat R2 until you reach desired size.

VIDEO | CRUNCH STITCH THROUGH BACK LOOP

CHART | CRUNCH STITCH THROUGH BACK LOOP

You can check the symbols used in the chart in the post “Crochet Symbols”.

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