Learn to treble crochet (trc) - A very long and lacy stitch

Treble Crochet (trc) – A Very Long and Lacy Stitch

Row 1: Ch 13, YO twice and insert hook in 4th ch from hook. Draw yarn through ch. You should have 4 loops on hook.

Begin working loops off 2 at a time as follows: YO and draw yarn through 2 loops on hook. (3 loops left on hook.) 

YO and draw yarn through 2 loops on hook. (2 loops left on hook.) 

YO one last time and draw yarn through both loops on hook.

Begin next trc. YO twice and insert hook in next ch. Draw loop through. (4 loops on hook.) Work loops off 2 at a time again as follows: (YO hook and pull yarn through only 2 loops on hook) 3 times. Three times is why it is called a treble crochet with treble meaning three. Continue making trc across ch. Ch 4, turn.

Next row – this is very important – the last ch-4 stitch you made is called the “turning ch.” Unlike the turning ch for sc and hdc, this ch-4 is also counted as the first trc and is not worked in. Skip the top of the first trc and trc in the top of the next 8 trc. Make last trc in top of the ch-4 turning ch you made on the previous row. (10 trc made by counting the first ch-4 turning ch as a trc.) Ch 4, turn.

Continue with the row above making sure to keep 10 trc on each row.

Decreasing and Increasing With Treble Crochet 

To decrease in treble crochet (dec trc) – YO twice and insert hook in st indicated. YO and draw through 2 loops. Do NOT finish. Leave 3 loops on hook.

YO one last time and draw yarn through both loops on hook.YO hook twice and insert into the next st. YO and draw yarn through. (6 loops on hook)

YO and draw through 2 loops on hook. (5 loops left on hook.)

YO and draw through 4 loops on hook. (2 loops left on hook.)

YO one last time and draw through both remaining loops on hook. Trc dec made.

To increase in treble crochet (inc trc) – Make 2 or more trc in same st.