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Linked Double Crochet Stitch (LDC)

December 18, 2013 By: Tamara Kelly36 Comments

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The Linked Double Crochet Stitch, abbreviated LDC, is a great stitch to have in your roster. It’s got the height of double crochet stitches, but because each stitch is linked, or joined in the middle of the post, you don’t get the holes and gaps you get with standard double crochet stitches. It creates a much more solid fabric than double crochet, without the thickness or stiffness of single crochet. Here’s how it’s done!

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

Linked Double Crochet Video Tutorial

Linked Double Crochet Photo Tutorial

The video and photo tutorial feature Lion Brand Thick & Quick in Mystical; the photos feature an N (10mm) hook from Craftwich Creations.

The Linked Double Crochet stitch can be worked over any number of stitches. To start, chain the desired number of stitches, and then ch 3 more.

To make the first Linked Double Crochet in the foundation chain: Ch 3 and insert the hook in the 2nd ch from the hook. Yo and pull up a loop.

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

 

Insert the hook in the 4th ch from the hook, and yo and pull up a loop.

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

Yo and pull through the first two loops on the hook, yo and pull through the last 2 loops on the hook (as for a regular double crochet).

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3
To make the next Linked Double Crochet: Insert the hook down through the horizontal bar in the center of the stem of the previous stitch, yo and pull up a loop.

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3 Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3 Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

Insert the hook into the next chain, and yo and pull up a loop.

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

Yo and pull through the first two loops on the hook, yo and pull through the last 2 loops on the hook.

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

Repeat to the end of the chain (or as indicated).

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

To start the next row of Linked Double Crochet: (Turn after the previous row.) Ch 3 and insert the hook in the 2nd ch from the hook. Yo and pull up a loop.

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

Insert the hook in the first st of the row, and yo and pull up a loop.

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

Yo and pull through the first two loops on the hook, yo and pull through the last 2 loops on the hook (as for a regular double crochet).

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

Continue along the row as for the next Linked Double Crochet above, working into each subsequent stitch (or as indicated).

Learn how to make the Linked Double Crochet Stitch! Video & Photo Tutorial on Moogly <3

Linked Double Crochet, and its taller sister Linked Treble Crochet, are going to be very simple for those who are familiar with Tunisian crochet. And if you’re not familiar with Tunisian, linked stitches are a great way to get a taste for it! They’re not Tunisian stitches as such, but if you can do one, you can do the other. One big difference is that you do turn your work when working linked stitches – and you’ll note that the back and the front look a little different because of that horizontal bar linking. I hope you’ve enjoyed learning this stitch, and give it a try soon! One quick project to try it out with is the Christmas Tree Coffee Cozy!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Pia Thadani says

    December 18, 2013 at 11:32 am

    Mind. Blown. (Again!).

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      Tamara Kelly says

      December 18, 2013 at 2:16 pm

      πŸ˜€ Thanks Pia!

      Reply
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    Snow says

    December 18, 2013 at 11:04 pm

    How would this work in the round? I make crocheted hats using sc so there aren’t a lot of holes so I can sew stuff on. My concern is that there would be a holey section where I join. Is there a way to get around this issue?

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      Tamara Kelly says

      December 19, 2013 at 12:57 pm

      This is a common question – and it’s a little tricky, so you don’t see it often. You can work them in a spiral instead of in joined rounds to get around the issue. The only other way I’ve seen is to insert the hook under both the horizontal bar to the right, and then again under the bar to the left, before pulling up the center loop. Tricky indeed!

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        Snow says

        December 23, 2013 at 10:15 pm

        Hi, thanks! Do you know of any good tutorials that show the spiral version? Thanks!

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          Tamara Kelly says

          December 29, 2013 at 9:13 pm

          I’ve never seen one – guess I should add it to my to do list!

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            Pat says

            December 21, 2015 at 10:03 am

            Did you ever make a video for doing this in the round? I’m thinking that when making ‘beanie hats’ this would be a great stitch to use. I’m going to try the method of going to the right, then back to the left horizontal bar and see what happens πŸ™‚

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            Tamara Kelly says

            December 21, 2015 at 10:47 am

            Hi Pat! I’m afraid not, it’s not a stitch I’ve done in the round myself.

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    Pat says

    December 19, 2013 at 8:10 am

    This is the best site for teaching me new stitches. Thank you!

    Reply
  4. 10

    Scarlett M says

    December 19, 2013 at 9:21 am

    Any recs on how to increase and decrease? Thanks!!

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      Tamara Kelly says

      December 19, 2013 at 12:49 pm

      I would increase and decrease the same way you would with regular dc sts! To increase, just work another LDC into the same st, linking to the previous one. To decrease, work the first LDC until there are 2 loops left on the hook, then make the next one linking to the first one “in progress.” Is that clear?

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  5. 12

    Ash says

    December 19, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    This is seriously amazing, and I can’t wait to try it out! LDC revolution here I come:D

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    Romy Williams says

    December 23, 2013 at 10:01 pm

    This addition to the standard double crochet stitch is totally awesome! I’m using it on a scarf for my son and it looks amazing. Thanks for sharing this with all of us!

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  7. 14

    Frances says

    January 7, 2014 at 4:19 am

    I imagine if you wanted to make it look the same on each side, as you mentioned turning and the patterns looking different in rows, you could simply think of it as similar to bpdc and take the back horizontal bars instead of the front ones. Tricky, and I’d have to test it myself, but probably doable.

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      Tamara Kelly says

      January 7, 2014 at 1:40 pm

      Oh, now that’s something to think about! Interesting!

      Reply
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    Sarah says

    July 22, 2014 at 7:58 am

    For a Tunisian take on this, check out the designer Aoibhe Ni on Ravelry – she also has some great videos on YouTube. I’d have to work the stitches side by side to figure out if there’s a difference particularly between her linked uple stitches and regular linked crochet stitches, but she also works them in some really long linked stitches, multiples of 4-6 or sometimes more, and works the rows vertically across the width of the piece. Generally speaking I think she works the return row as double crochet, so the fabric is always the same on the “right” side and has a decided stripe to it.

    I’m not sure whether or not this’ll work but I happened to have had a picture of a swatch with me practising this that I uploaded to show someone else. This swatch has some increases and some rows of half treble (American half double) but it’s largely done in the linked stitches in the way I learned from her:

    Not shown in this swatch are her methods for working Tunisian lace in this method, because I’m still getting my brain round that. Well worth checking out, though!

    I ended up back on Moogly again (I always end up here!) because I was trying to figure out the difference(s), if there are any, between these two styles. Either way, I really love the fabric it produces. I worked that swatch in a mercerised cotton and it has the most gorgeous feel and drape to it.

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      Sarah says

      July 22, 2014 at 8:00 am

      Huh, evidently embedding the image didn’t work – here’s the link instead:

      http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/sarahce/8D3B3CEF-4A68-41DB-B22D-F77212DE0987_zpsxajbpv2i.jpg

      Hope that works.

      And I also forgot to mention that the yarn is fingering weight.

      Reply
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    Wendy J says

    September 27, 2014 at 8:37 am

    Thank you for all your posts! This is great! I had started looking around to see if you had standing HDC, like the standing DC, but this looked good, so I meandered over here. I’m so tempted to frog the baby hat I just finished! I’ve alternated my rows between HDC & DC, because of the holes; this stitch is so nice! I won’t have to do that any more. I love your site, and your many hints. (Off to find the standing HDC.)

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      Tamara Kelly says

      September 27, 2014 at 10:36 am

      Standing HDC is a little different than the dc, but there’s a video at http://www.mooglyblog.com/standing-half-double-crochet/ πŸ™‚ Thanks so much Wendy!

      Reply
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    Irene says

    October 28, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    It looked like you crocheted in the ridge of the chain. Is it easier to do it that way or to crochet in the chain?

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    • 21

      Tamara Kelly says

      October 28, 2014 at 7:02 pm

      I think it’s easier, and I like the finished bottom edge it creates – but everyone has their own preference!

      Reply
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    Rosaerona says

    July 22, 2015 at 5:41 am

    Thank you so much for this tutorial- I finally understand this stitch and can make a pattern I bought with it in but didn’t explain it. Huzzah!

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    • 23

      Tamara Kelly says

      July 24, 2015 at 6:51 pm

      Yay! Glad to have helped!

      Reply
  12. 24

    dawn bsrber says

    August 25, 2015 at 10:21 pm

    That is so cool! Can’t wait ti fry it!

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    • 25

      Tamara Kelly says

      August 26, 2015 at 8:49 am

      πŸ˜€ Thanks Dawn!

      Reply
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    Kim says

    September 14, 2015 at 7:44 am

    Tamara, I have tried & tried to decrease in ldc, but I’m not getting much of a bend in the valley. I’m trying to make a wave/ripple baby blanket using this stitch ’cause I like “no holes” in baby blankets. Is there any further explanation you can give or a video. I would really appreciate any help. Thank you.

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      Tamara Kelly says

      September 14, 2015 at 10:51 am

      Hm, I can’t say I’ve ever tried to decrease with this stitch before! I know you said you like no holes, but maybe skipping a stitch in the middle of the linked decrease would give the look you’re going for? Or a decrease over 3 sts, instead of 2? It’s something you’d have to play with a bit for sure.

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  14. 28

    muneer says

    October 20, 2015 at 2:27 am

    Very interesting, i have not tried, surely i will, very straight forward tutorial thank you very very much

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      Tamara Kelly says

      October 20, 2015 at 8:43 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
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    Beth says

    October 31, 2015 at 8:48 pm

    This is awesome! YOU are awesome beyond belief! Thank you thank you for your tutorial! (I just pdf’d it!)

    I came across a pattern with (ldc) abbreviated, but no full explanation of the stitch itself, just some cryptic nonsense about “insert hook, pull up loop, then into stitch, pull up loop, then yo and pull loop through 2 loops and then 2 more”… I was doing a modified cluster!

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      Tamara Kelly says

      November 1, 2015 at 12:30 pm

      πŸ™‚ I’m so glad it helped!

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      • 32

        Beth says

        November 2, 2015 at 11:56 am

        Oh, it did, absolutely πŸ˜€ thank you again!

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  16. 33

    Simone Neumann-salva says

    May 8, 2017 at 5:07 am

    This is an outstanding explanation! I really love it… in fact I love it so much I would like to link it on my blog. I’ve written a simple free pattern for a crochet sweater completly in linked double crochet and would like to refer to your great blog. The text is not yet online, but you can see my patterns (and texts) on ravlery. At the moment my blog text are mostly in german, but on ravlery they are in english.
    http://www.ravelry.com/designers/simone-neumann-salva
    http://www.blissandblisters.com/category/haekeln/

    I would really be glad, to link you! And I hope you excuse my bad english

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      Tamara Kelly says

      May 8, 2017 at 10:40 am

      Hello Simone! Please do link it if it will help! Thank you! πŸ˜€

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        Simone Neumann-salva says

        May 9, 2017 at 9:09 am

        Wundervoll πŸ˜€ and thank you for your great work

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    Catherine says

    January 30, 2018 at 6:42 am

    I found the treble version of this stitch in the book, “Victorian Fancy Stitchery: Techniques and Designs” by Flora Klickmann, Oct. 17, 2003. I believe it’s on page 80 and is called “treble connected stitch.” The explanation of the stitch, though, is severely wanting and took me hours to figure out. When I did, I then worked out the dc and hdc versions myself. I’ve been trying to find online what other crocheters call this stitch, since we are such an innovative group, I was sure others have come up with this great stitch and are using it. I finally found your site and am very impressed with your great tutorial, explanations and pictures. This stitch is such an improvement on the regular dc stitch, because it removes the holes and makes a really tight fabric.

    I recently made a beret with it – spiral technique – and instead of going into the previous row as usual, I went into the back loop on the previous row AND into the horizontal bar behind and below the back loop. It’s kind of awkward and slow, but it makes the fabric even tighter.

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