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FREE  Lesson 4 of 10

Single crochet (sc)

Put the hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on the hook), then yarn over and pull through both. One single crochet: count the tops of the stitches to know where you are.

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Practice it: Tombstone Ornament (free pattern)

We rebuilt this pattern in 3D from its written text and checked all 13 rounds' stitch counts. That checks the counts and the shape, not your yarn or tension.

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