Tutorial: Foundation Double Crochet (fdc)

June 2016 // by knotions// 2 Comments

Chain 3 (ch 3)

Yarn over (yo) and insert hook in third chain from hook.

Pull up a loop. You’ll now have 3 loops on your hook.

Yo again and pull through just the first loop. Now you made your first chain.

Make a double crochet (yo, pull through 2 loops (lps), (2 lps rem on hook)…

yo and pull through 2 rem lps). 1 dc and 1 ch made.

Now, repeat these below steps until you have enough stitches:

Yo and insert hook into the chain you just made in that last stitch. It will be challenging to do at first but we promise it’s there!

Pull through a loop just through the first loop. One more chain made. You’ll have 3 more lps on your hook.

Now, work a regular dc. 2 dc’s and 2 ch’s made.

Foundation double crochet ftw!

And take a look at foundation double crochet after a few rounds…

A look at the bottom edge.

Here’s after a few rows crocheted after the foundation double crochets are done.

Tutorial: Chain (ch)

Tutorial: Single Crochet (sc)

Comments

Simmi

May 2017 at 11:10 pm

Does the first ch 3 count as a dc. That’s the confusion I have about foundation stitches. Thanks.

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  May 2017 at 10:54 am
  
  That’s a great question!
  
  I would do whichever the pattern instructs for that first dc row. If it counts it, then I would and if it doesn’t count it, then I wouldn’t.
  
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