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Grab some yarn and a hook to create the Crossed Extended Double Crochet with Creations by Courtney.
This is a fun, easy to learn stitch that can be used for lots of crochet projects.
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Hi, Courtney here of Creations by Courtney, the place where you'll find size inclusive garment patterns, accessories, as well as tutorials, so I can help the modern crocheter curate the handmade closet
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the crossed extended double crochet. So this is an oldie. This is a stitch featured in one of my first patterns
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And I decided to come back and revisit it and make a video because this is such a fun stitch that I think
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Use a little more attention. So if you've checked out the picture tutorial, we do have a row, two rows of single crochet
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crochet. So, seven, okay, we're going to do any multiple of two, three, seven, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. So I'm going to do a, any multiple of two
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Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. So I'm going to make a smaller one than was in the picture tutorial because why not. So if you're going to start with a
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a row of single crochet, half double, or whatever, before you start, again, make it a multiple of two
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Now, if you're going to work just starting into the chain, this is a multiple of two, but then you want to add plus three for the, well, actually, plus two, for the start of the first double crochet
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right so some people do a chain two some people do a chain three so if this are going to be the first one
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we'll add two more stitches and this becomes the first double crochet right so rather than working in
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the fourth chain from the hook we're actually going to work in the fifth chain from the hook you're going to
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yarn over and search your hook through yarn over pull up a loop so this is very much like a double
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but the difference with an extended double crochet are the pull-throughs, the yarn over and pull-throughs
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So we're going to yarn over and pull through one. So this is almost like making a chain
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Now we still have three loops on our hook. Now we're going to yarn over and pull through two
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So what the extended stitches do, it gives it a little more height
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It's a nice in between the regular double crochet and a... travel and so it does have this interesting yarn over but that's okay so now we're
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gonna yarn over and we gonna work into the stitch that we skipped and so this can be a bit fiddly so you honestly can go either way you can either go from the front like so or if you find it easier and for me I find this way to be easier working from the back
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So pulling the stitch to the fore to the front, and search your hook under the skip stitch
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yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through one, yarn over, pull through two
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y'all never pulled through two. And so that is the first crossed extended double crochet
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So we're going to skip the next stitch and then work into the following one
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Remember you do an extended double crochet. This can be done with a double crochet, but what happens is that it bunches
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And again, if you're working in a chain like this, it's a little fiddle
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which is why I recommend creating at least one row of another stitch
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So there's just a stronger foundation to work with, right? And so we'll just continue
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Always remember to skip the first one. Work into the following stitch
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Yarn over pull through one. Yarn over pulled through two. Yon over pull through two
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Work into the skipped stitch. insert the hook yarn over pull up a loop yarn over pull through one you're never pull through two
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you're never pull through two again the first row may feel a little wonky especially without other
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stitches but it gets easier right and so this is such a straightforward stitch
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pattern. It's like, why aren't we using it more? So it's nice to go back and visit. Oh, wait, see
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almost did what you shouldn't do. Don't work into the next one. Remember to always skip a stitch
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and then work into the next one when creating the crossed extended double crochet
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Because it's only slightly taller than a double crochet, but not as tall
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is a treble crochet. This is why we're using a standard double crochet at the beginning
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and the end of the row. And so we will put a double crochet here. And now we have the first
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row. And look at that dimension. Can you see that? Look at that. It's so fun. So, so fun
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And to create a visual interest, if you do the stitch in the same way after you turn
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making sure to cross it works. It keeps the pattern consistent. Now if you want to switch it up
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then you're going to work and start your hook differently. I'll show you what I mean. So for me
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I prefer to do a chainless starting double where you pull up a loop, you wrap the yarn around
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the hook I go through the stitch yarn over pull through two yarn over pull through two So to me it feels like it creates a better foundation keeps everything lined up
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So again, skip a stitch, work into the next one. Let's create the first extended double crochet
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of the crossed one. So last round, we were working behind like so
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Right? So let's see what that looks like. So it keeps the pattern consistent, even on this side, right
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That they're leaning. But if you want it to switch it up and just remember what you do, you can work from the front
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So it helps to push the stitch to the back, kind of hold it in place with your finger
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work and put your hook through, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through one, yarn over, pull through two
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So again, you still get that lovely cross stitch, but now the direction of the fabric looks a little
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different. So let's do some more. Remember to always skip a stitch. Oh, oh. Remember I only do one
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yarn over. Right. And again, this definitely feels fidly
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working from the front and you may find it easier to work from the back
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like on the previous row. Just whatever you do for the row, just do it consistently
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Goodness, I must have troubles on the mind. Sorry for the pun
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I couldn't help myself. Again, this is a good in between for double crochet
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treble crochet, but it can also help you meet row gauge. If your row gauge is short, but your stitch width is on point
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the extended can help if you need to make it taller without
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making it too tall. All righty. So now we're almost here at the end
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All right. Again, it hopes to push the stitch to the back and put your finger through
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All right. There we go. oh goodness i think i made a trouble again i have trouble on my mind
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there we go walking through making that extended double
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and then we just put a double crochet at the end again I like to work under both loops which can totally hide sometimes
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because of that chain and it tightens. But there we go. So now we have two rows
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And just look at the texture. It just makes it kind of squishy. Definitely three-dimensional
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So if you like, let's do one more row. And again, additionally, having a at least one row below will also help with the overall shape of the piece of fabric that you're using, creating
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So remember, you skip a stitch. I'm going to go back to the way I did it, the first row
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Now the yarn is all twisted by working from the back going behind the first stitch, the extended
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and so again we're doing an extended stitch to keep it from bunching up too much
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and really bringing the height of the fabric down. making it scrunchy, so to speak
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As you can tell, it's much easier to work this way when crossing, or at least for me
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But like I said, you can do it whichever way you have a preference for and your unique way of crocheting
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Just be consistent unless that's going to be part of the project that you're working on in crossing in different directions
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But for this, we're going to make it consistent across the row
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There we go. And then double crochet in the top of the double crochet
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So with this yarn, it's a little funny to find, but do your best to work under those top two loops
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And there you have it. That's the cross-extended double crochet. Again, it's creating a lovely texture
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And if we continue to alternate, almost create like a hairy-bone effect
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You can get it on both sides of the fabric. So, hope you enjoyed this tutorial of the cross-extended double crochet
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There are written directions and a picture tutorial over at creations by Courtney.com
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