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Crochet stitches, step by step

How to slip stitch

Slip stitch (sl st) · Slip stitch (ss or sl st) in UK patterns

The slip stitch is the shortest stitch in crochet. It adds almost no height, so it's used to join a round to its beginning, to move the yarn along without building up the fabric, and to draw neat lines on a surface.

  1. Slip stitch, step 1, in 3D yarn on a hook
    Insert the hook into the next stitch, under both loops.
  2. Slip stitch, step 2, in 3D yarn on a hook
    Yarn over and draw through the stitch and the loop on the hook in one movement.
  3. Slip stitch, step 3, in 3D yarn on a hook
    One slip stitch made.

Rendered from Krowshea's 3D yarn, not photographed or drawn by hand, and shown for a right-handed crocheter.

Good to know

Joining rounds
At the end of a joined round, a slip stitch into the first stitch closes the circle.
Tension
Keep slip stitches loose. They tighten easily, and a tight one is hard to work into later.
Chart symbol
A small filled dot.

Written in Krowshea

Slip stitch as code

Krowshea is a programming language for crochet. Three rounds of single crochet, each joined with a slip stitch. Krowshea checked it, then wrote the pattern and drew the chart.

slip-stitch.krowKrowshea

STASH {
    YARN sea = #2F8C8A [ weight: 4 ]
}

// Rounds joined with a slip stitch
LAYOUT Round [ join: always ] {
    ROUND 1 [COLOR: sea]: MAGIC RING, 6 SC IN RING
    ROUND 2: REPEAT AROUND: 2 SC IN NEXT
    ROUND 3: REPEAT AROUND: SC, 2 SC IN NEXT
}

Written pattern · US terms

  1. In each round, begin with ch 1, which doesn't count as a st.
  2. Round 1 (sea): Make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring, pull the ring tight, join with a sl st to the first st. (6 sc)
  3. Round 2: 2 sc in each st around, join with a sl st to the first st. (12 sc)
  4. Round 3: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st to the first st. (18 sc)
Written by Krowshea from the code, with every stitch count checked

Symbol chart

Crochet symbol chart of the slip stitch swatch, drawn by Krowshea
Drawn by Krowshea. Symbols follow the Craft Yarn Council chart standard

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