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Work one US double crochet, then return to your round.

A five-step reminder for the US double crochet (UK treble crochet), with the loop count stated at the only moments where beginners usually lose track.

In the coaster: Used in the coaster groups. Make Mode tells you whether the target is a ring, chain space, or another project-specific location.

Return to the current round in Make Mode
AI-assisted close-up of a crochet hook holding exactly three yarn loops above an open chain space.
AI-assisted key-state reference — use the written loop count and target instruction as the source of truth.

One state to confirm

Check this before the first pull-through: 3 loops.

After yarn over, insert, yarn over and pull up a loop, you should see three loops on the hook. If you do not, pause before pulling through two; Make Mode still decides which named space you entered.

  1. Step 1

    Yarn over.

    Hook: 1 loop.

  2. Step 2

    Insert hook into the target.

    Use the ring or space named by Make Mode.

  3. Step 3

    Yarn over and pull up a loop.

    Hook: 3 loops.

  4. Step 4

    Yarn over, pull through 2.

    Hook: 2 loops.

  5. Step 5

    Yarn over, pull through 2.

    Hook: 1 loop.

AI-assisted instructional visual. These images support the named state; use the written step and your own visible loops as the deciding check, not image realism.

Technical action diagrams

  1. Action 1

    Yarn over

    Bring the working yarn over the hook once before moving to the target shown by Make Mode.

    Look for: Hook: 1 loop. The yarn over sits around the hook before you insert.

  2. Action 2

    Insert hook into the target

    Put the hook through the open ring or chain space named by the project.

    Look for: The project decides where; this page only explains the hand motion.

  3. Action 3

    Pull up a loop

    Yarn over and draw up a loop through that target.

    Look for: Hook: 3 loops.

  4. Action 4

    Pull through 2

    Yarn over and pull through the first two loops on the hook.

    Look for: Hook: 2 loops.

  5. Action 5

    Pull through final 2

    Yarn over and pull through the remaining two loops.

    Look for: Hook: 1 loop. One completed double crochet stands below the hook.

Check before returning

Look at the yarn, not only the diagram.

A completed US double crochet has one visible crossbar and a clean top loop; it should not be pulled tighter than its neighbours.

Common mistake: Working the stitch into the wrong place. The hand movement can be correct while the project placement is wrong.