Glossary / Half double crochet
hdcHalf double crochet
A medium-height stitch between single and double. UK half treble.
CrochetBasic stitchUS terms
How to work it
Yarn over first, then insert your hook into the next stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop (three loops on the hook). Yarn over once more and pull through all three loops. It sits between single and double crochet in height. Written htr (half treble) in UK terms.
US and UK
This stitch is also called Half treble (UK). Always check which term set a pattern uses before you start, since the same name can mean a different stitch across the two.
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Related stitches
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