{"id":71,"date":"2026-09-16T00:36:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T00:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kreatives-hakeln.crochet1.com\/how-to-single-crochet\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T01:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:40:05","slug":"how-to-single-crochet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kreatives-hakeln.crochet1.com\/de\/how-to-single-crochet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Single Crochet: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you learn only one stitch, make it the single crochet (abbreviated sc<\/strong> in US patterns). It’s short, sturdy, and it’s the backbone of countless beginner<\/a> projects – dishcloths, coasters<\/a>, scarves, and the flat pieces you practice on. Once your hands know the single crochet, most other stitches are just variations on the same rhythm.<\/p>\n

I’m Nora, and single crochet is the stitch I still reach for whenever I want to test a new yarn or just settle in for a quiet evening. It’s also the stitch where most beginners hit their first real wall – not because any one motion is hard, but because there are four small steps happening in quick succession, and it’s easy to lose track of which loop is which.<\/p>\n

Here’s what “getting it right” looks like: a row that stays the same width as the one before it, stitches that look like neat little V’s from the front, and a rhythm where your hands stop needing to think about each individual motion. None of that happens on the first row, and it isn’t supposed to.<\/p>\n

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A light, plain-colored yarn like this makes it much easier to see each loop while you’re still counting carefully.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Set up<\/h2>\n

Start with a slip knot<\/a> and a foundation chain – say, 11 chains for a practice swatch. You’ll work your first row of single crochet into that chain.<\/p>\n

The single crochet, step by step<\/h2>\n
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  1. Insert the hook<\/strong> into the second chain from the hook. (The first chain is skipped; it gives the row a little height.)<\/li>\n
  2. Yarn<\/a> over<\/strong> – wrap the working yarn over the hook from back to front.<\/li>\n
  3. Pull up a loop.<\/strong> Draw the yarn back through the chain only. You now have two loops on the hook.<\/li>\n
  4. Yarn over again<\/strong> and pull through both<\/em> loops on the hook.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    That’s one single crochet. One loop remains on the hook, ready for the next stitch. Work a single crochet into each remaining chain across. If you started with 11 chains, you’ll end the row with 10 single crochets.<\/p>\n

    Turning your work<\/h2>\n

    At the end of the row, you need to turn and come back the other way. To do that, chain 1 (this is your turning chain), then physically turn the work over like a page.<\/p>\n