Linked Double Crochet Stitch

“LINKED DOUBLE CROCHET STITCH” – BY HILARIA FINA

The Linked Double Crochet Stitch is a variation of the regular double crochet stitch, it removes the gaps that you usually get between stitches. This results in a beautiful solid fabric. Perfect when you need  a stitch more dense & tighter than the original double crochet. Great for projects where you don’t want those gaps, such as blankets, pot holders, baskets & more.

STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES USED

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

LINKED DOUBLE CROCHET (abbrev. ldc)
Insert hook in horizontal bar of previous stitch, pull up loop (2 loops on hook), pull up loop from next stitch (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through first 2 loops on hook, YO and pull through the remaining 2 loops on hook.

CROCHETING INTO THE BACK BUMP OF A CHAIN
Usually you crochet in the right side of the chain. When you turn your chain, you’ll see a small ‘bump’ on the wrong side of each stitch.

START CROCHETING |

Turning chains at the beginning of row do not count as a stitch.

Number of rows in pattern repeat : 1

Reversible.

TO BEGIN | any number of chains +2.

R1 | Starting in 2nd ch through back bumps from hook and pull up loop (2 loops on hook), pull up loop from next ch (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through first 2 loops on hook, YO and pull through the remaining 2 loops on hook. First ldc is finished.

Second ldc (and every st after), insert hook in horizontal bar of previous st, pull up loop (2 loops on hook), pull up loop from next ch (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through first 2 loops on hook, YO and pull through the remaining 2 loops on hook.

R2 | 2 ch, turn, insert hook in 2nd ch from hook and pull up loop (2 loops on hook), insert hook in first st and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through first 2 loops on hook, YO and pull through the remaining 2 loops on hook. First ldc is finished.

Second ldc (and every stitch after), insert hook in horizontal bar of previous st, pull up loop (2 loops on hook), pull up loop from next st (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through first 2 loops on hook, YO and pull through the remaining 2 loops on hook.

Repeat R2muntil you reach desired size.

CHART | STITCH

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

Below you can find a video tutorial of this stitch

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