Don;t know if anyone can help but I am finding these crotchet stitches very confusing.
I realised that there was different labelling for UK and USA crochet hooks but I didn’t realise that they also called there stiches different names eg our sc(single crochet) is their dc(double crochet) I think or something like that any way. If anyone would have wanted a laugh you should have seen the hats I was trying to make for my daughter!!!! One would have fitted her doll, the other would have fitted 2 heads. Never mind I went for a cushion cover using alternating sc decorated with crocheted flowers and leaves (very nice if I do say so myself). I am know venturing out and doing a top for myself with scolloping shell patterns. Goodness knows what that will be like.
Any way I thought that I had it all sorted until I saw the free booklet that came with this months issue. The description of the stitches really confused me again. The double crochet that they described I thought was my single crochet. And the triple is my double crochet. I have books but i am getting very confused between UK and USA stuff.
Does anyone else have this problem? Please help before i start my top!!!!
Looks like in your head your following the US stitches.
Theres no ‘single crochet’ in UK, you have chain stitch, that works the foundation of your pieces, but then its usually double crochet (two stitches on hook, yo and pull both through) or treble (3 stitches on hook yo and pull 2, yo and pull other two).
US single crochet is a UK double.
US Double crochet is a UK Treble.
Then you have all the fun of half trebles and all sorts of confusing stitches i havent worked out how to do yet lol.
I’m a crochet newbie so if i’m wrong folks then say coz i’m learning it wrong too!
Oh just to say, if on the crochet kit it says you need a Size I or some other letter hook, chances are its a US pattern. If it says 5mm or whatever then its a UK pattern
Hi - I’ve had a similar problem. I’ve learnt to crochet using UK terms, but when I followed the links in the booklet they all took me to US patterns. Some of the look really nice, but I’m in need of a translation guide if one exists?
Another tip I read somewhere was if the pattern refers to gauge instead of tension, then it’s American.
Hi, if anyone wants a few simple lessons to crochet on here, then just say. It is really easy but you need to ignore the american way because if you are a beginner you will get more confused and will then give up.
Keep an eye on myspace.com/shbachan and I will put some details on it.
Hi, if anyone wants a few simple lessons to crochet on here, then just say. It is really easy but you need to ignore the american way because if you are a beginner you will get more confused and will then give up.
Keep an eye on myspace.com/shbachan and I will put some details on it.
Welcome to the forum Lorna, and good on you for attempting crotchet. I’m still trying to find a quiet moment to try. I will need a very clear head to learn the stitches never mind decipher a pattern.
I think the US terms makes more sense because of how many times you have to pull the stitches through to make a stitch. So for a us single you only pull the loops through once, for a double its twice. Makes more sense in my head.
Heres a conversion chart for you folks http://www.yarnforward.com/crochet.html
hello carfty cat and welcome to the forum! dont give up on the crochet, compare what you’re making to the illusrtations, do the stitches look the same, are they tall and open ( treble) or smaller and almost closed ( double)
I did the same thing with my partner, saying ‘oh no luv, you stay at the computer with your game i’ll just read upstairs’ and i was working out my stitches
Thanks for the link Sezo - that was just what I needed…
I started learning to crochet this year, and so far I prefer it to knitting. It just seems that there are far more patterns I like from the US! I’m hoping to make something for my friend’s baby which is due in September, so I thought a wee blanket might be nice.
I’ve found a couple of ideas, so I’ll see how I get on. I really ought to finish my current project 1st though :o)
Can anyone translate “worsted weight” for me though?
Sorry to contradict Gill - I feel a bit cheeky being a newbie!
Happy Hooker says worsted is Aran - Sport weight is DK, and Fingering is what we know as 4-ply.
I suspect the confusion over single / double crochet is this: In the US it’s called single crochet because you pull through the loops once. But we call it double crochet, because you wrap your yarn twice. The same applies to a US double crochet, which we call a treble - you pull through the loops twice, but wrap your yarn three times.
I don’t think it matters whether you learn using UK are US terms, as long as you stick with the chosen method until you feel confident.
