All About the Treble Crochet Stitch
The treble crochet, or triple crochet (abbreviated as “tc”), is often called one of the foundational or basic crochet stitches. It is one of four such crochet stitches, and the last foundational stitch tutorial here on the blog. The others are the single crochet, half double crochet, and double crochet stitches (click on the links to check out the tutorials for those stitches, with video, here on the blog!). While the other basic stitches are used often, I find the treble crochet to be used the least, mostly because of how much space it leaves between stitches. But, there are still a lot of great uses for the stitch. So, let’s learn how to make the treble crochet.
(Right) tr in the round
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It should be noted that the treble crochet as I’m showing it here is a US crochet term. Why the US and UK have different terminology for the same stitches, I have no idea, but in the UK this stitch is called a double treble crochet (or “dtr”). But, because I am in the US, we’ll stick with the US terminology on my blog and in my patterns.
Some Things to Know
Now, before we jump into the tutorial, here are a few things you may want to know about when working with the treble crochet:
- Height wise, it is the tallest of the foundational stitches. It makes a flowy, flexible fabric, but the trade-off is more space or gapping between stitches as the stitch has less structure and stability.
- The stitch leans slightly to the side, meaning when you work in joined rounds, the seam will travel to the right for right handed crocheters and to the left for left handed crocheters. They lean less than the half double or double crochet stitches, but the lean is still there.
- Because it is a single stitch, there is not a set stitch multiple needed when starting your project. Meaning, if you are not following a pattern, you can start your project with however many stitches you want.
- When working in the round, you will typically need to chain 3 for your starting/turning chain. When working in turned rows, you typically need to start with a chain 3 or chain 4. Now, this can vary depending on your tension and your project, so play around with how many chains you need to make to ensure the start of your row/round is the same height as your stitches.
Treble Crochet Stitch Tutorial
So, how do you make a treble crochet stitch? Let’s get into it! For this tutorial, I am using Dishie from WeCrochet and a 5mm Streamline Metal hook from Furl’s Crochet. If you are working from a pattern, the pattern will tell you what yarn and hook size you need. If you are not working from a pattern, use whatever yarn and hook size you like.
1. First, you are going to yarn over twice (A).
2. Then, insert your hook into your intended stitch (B) and pull up a loop (C). There will now be 4 loops on your hook.
3. Yarn over (D) and pull through the first 2 loops on your hook (E). There should now be 3 loops on your hook.
4 Yarn over (F) and again pull through the first 2 loops on your hook (G). There will now be 2 loops on your hook.
5. Finally, yarn over (H) and pull through the remaining loops on your hook (I)
That’s it! Your stitch is now complete! More of a visual learner? Check out these videos!
RIGHT HANDED TUTORIAL:
LEFT HANDED TUTORIAL:
Looking for some other fun stitches to learn? Make sure to check out my other stitch tutorials here on the blog!
So now that you know how to make all 4 of the basic crochet stitches, what are you going to make with them?
Happy stitching!
