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    Home » Video Tutorials » Techniques and Tips

    Standing Double Crochet: Join Without the Sl St and Ch!

    Published: Apr 17, 2013 · Modified: Mar 29, 2023 by Tamara Kelly · 182 Comments

    The Standing Double Crochet stitch is one I came to late - and I wish I'd known about it years earlier! It's not a stitch that you'll usually find specified in a pattern, and as such it has no standard abbreviation. What it is, is a technique - one that will allow you to start a new row on a crochet project without having to use the telltale "join with a slip stitch and chain 3" - and I can't wait to share it with you!

    Standing Double Crochet - joining without the slip stitch! Photo and Video Tutorials on Moogly!

    Video Tutorial: Standing Double Crochet - Right Handed

    Left Handed

    Photo Tutorial for the Standing Double Crochet

    • Step 1: Hold the yarn end with the last two fingers of your hook-holding hand.Standing Double Crochet Technique Photo Tutorial Step 1
    • Step 2: Holding the hook in your first two fingers and thumb, wrap the yarn around the hook twice.Standing Double Crochet Technique Photo Tutorial Step 2
    • Step 3: Insert the hook into the desired stitch.Standing Double Crochet Technique Photo Tutorial Step 3
    • Step 4: Yarn over and pull up a loop.Standing Double Crochet Technique Photo Tutorial Step 4
    • Step 5: Yarn over and pull through the first two loops on the hook.Standing Double Crochet Technique Photo Tutorial Step 5
    • Step 6:Yarn over and pull through the last two loops on  the hook (completing as for a normal double crochet). Standing Double Crochet Technique Photo Tutorial Step 6
    • Step 7: Continuing to hold on to the yarn end, make the next double crochet in the standard manner.Standing Double Crochet Technique Photo Tutorial Step 7
    • Step 8: You can let go of the tail, and continue to make stitches according to the pattern. If you used this technique on the previous row, crochet over the tail that was left at the top from that row. The loose end at the top of this row can either be woven in with a needle, or crocheted over in the next row! Standing Double Crochet Technique Photo Tutorial Step 8

    So what do you think? Next time you see a pattern that calls for joining with a slip stitch and then chaining to start off a row or round of double crochet stitches, give the Standing Double Crochet a try! You might just never look back!

    NOTE: Several different people have now written to me, claiming that they invented this technique. I don't know who did, I didn't invent it myself, and many crocheters have told me they learned it from their grandmothers. Was it lost in time and then rediscovered? I don't know, and again, I don't claim to have invented it, I'm just sharing it, and I hope you like it.

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    Comments

    1. Janice Morrow says

      April 17, 2013 at 10:59 am

      Love it...thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Paddy B says

        February 08, 2015 at 2:37 am

        That was excellent - very clear - very concise and no waffling chatter. Great stuff!

        Reply
        • Tamara Kelly says

          February 09, 2015 at 7:54 am

          Thank you Paddy!

          Reply
        • Sue Williams says

          June 07, 2017 at 11:06 am

          I agree Paddy! An excellent tutorial!

          Reply
          • June says

            July 07, 2018 at 4:38 am

            Absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much for a clear, concise and easy to follow tutorial.Awesome!

            Reply
            • Tamara Kelly says

              July 09, 2018 at 10:22 am

              Thank you so much June!

        • Marcia Purse says

          October 07, 2023 at 4:16 am

          The only comment box I can find on this page says "reply to Paddy B" and is below Comment 6. Confusing - can't I make my own comment? I guess I have to put it here. This is great for starting a new color - but what if you are working in the round in double crochet and don't want to change colors? Is there a way to do a standing dc to begin the next row above with the same yarn? The technique shown here, although great for changing colors, really doesn't work for sticking with the same yarn, unless I'm missing something. Thanks.

          Reply
          • Tamara Kelly says

            October 09, 2023 at 10:13 am

            Hi Marcia! I'm so sorry you had trouble finding the comment box. The stitch you are looking for is a Chainless Starting Double Crochet. Here's a tutorial - you can make it in rows or in the round, wherever you're starting a new one. https://www.mooglyblog.com/improved-csdc/

            Reply
      • vera says

        September 13, 2017 at 5:29 pm

        I like that! Thank for sharing.

        Reply
      • LuAnn says

        July 22, 2018 at 11:34 am

        Finally, I have .mastered this and the chainless double crochet thanks to your videos!!

        Thank you so much♡♡

        Reply
        • Tamara Kelly says

          July 23, 2018 at 10:17 am

          Yay! Thank you so much LuAnn, I'm so glad to hear it!

          Reply
    2. Penny says

      April 17, 2013 at 11:32 am

      That is awesome! Thank you for sharing it and for making such a wonderful tutorial on it. Much cleaner join for a new color!

      Reply
    3. Laura Darcy says

      April 17, 2013 at 11:34 am

      thank you for all the valuable tutorials and information! I'm so happy I found your blog and have learned quite a bit already. This tutorial about the ability to join without leaving that seam is wonderful!

      Reply
    4. carol edwards says

      April 17, 2013 at 11:53 am

      this is such a much cleaner join----thanks for showing

      Reply
    5. Sarah @ Repeat Crafter Me says

      April 17, 2013 at 12:25 pm

      Wonderful tutorial with a very clear video! I never thought of joining the stitch this way. I love learning something new! Thanks Tamara!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        April 17, 2013 at 1:09 pm

        You're welcome! I wish I'd learned it years ago myself!

        Reply
    6. biz says

      April 17, 2013 at 12:25 pm

      Hi there. I think this is a brilliant idea, but I am wondering how you bring your ends together to close off your row? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        April 17, 2013 at 1:09 pm

        Hi biz! To end a row I’d just break the yarn and finish off. To end a round, I’d break the yarn and use a seamless join (in the 2nd st, to maintain stitch count). There’s a video tutorial on that technique at https://www.mooglyblog.com/crochet-video-tutorial-seamless-finishing-when-working-in-the-round/

        Reply
    7. Beth says

      April 17, 2013 at 12:27 pm

      Wait, how do you end it if not with a slip stitch?

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        April 17, 2013 at 1:08 pm

        Beth, to end a row I'd just break the yarn and finish off. To end a round, I'd break the yarn and use a seamless join (in the 2nd st, to maintain stitch count). There's a video tutorial on that technique at https://www.mooglyblog.com/crochet-video-tutorial-seamless-finishing-when-working-in-the-round/

        Reply
    8. Sonea Delvon says

      April 17, 2013 at 2:12 pm

      Nice tutorial! This technique can be used for any crochet stitch, sc, hdc, dc, tr, dtr, clusters, ... I've been using it for a long time, but I start with a chain instead of a yo. And then I crochet in all ends in every row or rnd and I don't have to weave them in:-)

      Reply
    9. Diane says

      April 17, 2013 at 2:15 pm

      Love learning new tricks! I make a lot of hats so I'll be sure to use this one. Beautifully and clearly done.! Thank you so much, Tamara!

      Reply
    10. The Dragonfly Dutchess says

      April 17, 2013 at 2:22 pm

      GIRL you are a GENIUS!!! GENIUS I SAY!!!

      Reply
    11. Janie Masterson says

      April 17, 2013 at 2:49 pm

      this is so great! thanks so much for sharing with us!

      Reply
    12. Sarah says

      April 17, 2013 at 3:21 pm

      This is great, I have no idea why I haven't been doing this since I started crocheting!
      Thanks a lot!

      Reply
    13. Elizabeth says

      April 17, 2013 at 5:24 pm

      How clever! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    14. Natasha says

      April 17, 2013 at 9:51 pm

      Thank you so much!! Can't wait to try this!

      Reply
    15. Nancy says

      April 18, 2013 at 4:53 am

      Awesome! Looks much smoother!

      Reply
    16. Marnie says

      April 18, 2013 at 11:10 am

      Brilliant! Where has this idea been all my life?? Thanks for sharing. 🙂

      Reply
    17. Nancy Wisseman says

      April 18, 2013 at 11:28 pm

      OMG..that is amazing! I love this and will be using it! Will it work for half double crochet or single crochet too?

      Reply
      • BMarie says

        January 01, 2014 at 4:31 pm

        Can you do a half double crochet standing chain tutorial if its possible?

        Reply
        • Tamara Kelly says

          January 01, 2014 at 8:52 pm

          Sure, I think I could do that! 🙂

          Reply
          • Wendy J says

            September 27, 2014 at 8:58 am

            Have you done a HDC one? I've searched, and come up with a beautiful afghan pattern, which uses the standing DC, and the standing DC tutorial. I still haven't found the HDC, if you have done one. I've tried, using the one for the DC, and pulling through all the loops, but end up with a big ol' mess!! 🙂

            Reply
            • Tamara Kelly says

              September 27, 2014 at 10:36 am

              Hi Wendy! There's an additional step for the hdc version, here's a video: https://www.mooglyblog.com/standing-half-double-crochet/ 😀

            • Wendy J says

              September 27, 2014 at 12:40 pm

              Thanks, Tamara!! I would never have come up with that! I appreciate your response.

    18. Stephanie says

      April 19, 2013 at 7:21 am

      I love love love this!!!

      Reply
    19. Stephanie says

      April 19, 2013 at 7:22 am

      I wish i would have known bout this years ago!!

      Reply
    20. Liz says

      April 19, 2013 at 3:45 pm

      wow! i love lots of colors but hate joining. i always depend on variagated yarn but it never looks as clean and even as i usually like, now i can use this and not dread joins! thank u!

      Reply
    21. Tish says

      April 20, 2013 at 6:13 am

      !Genius! I use this for all dc colir changes now.

      Reply
    22. Crafty Dutchess says

      April 20, 2013 at 8:29 am

      Tell me if I'm wrong but this looks like using a tr to do the work of a dc and therefore as a previous comment says can be used to replace any stitch, just 'go up one'.
      Loving the blog btw, despite the coupons being a useless tease to most European followers! ; )

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        April 20, 2013 at 7:10 pm

        It starts as a tr (two wraps) but you only pull through two twice - but you can definitely replace anything taller than a sc using this basic idea!

        Reply
    23. Mindi says

      April 20, 2013 at 10:14 am

      Sweet!! Thank you. I will use this method forever. 🙂

      Reply
    24. Barbara says

      April 20, 2013 at 10:14 am

      That is fabulous! Thanks!

      Reply
    25. Colleen Blehm says

      April 20, 2013 at 12:24 pm

      Thank you for the tutorial, you made it very clear and understandable. Such a simple stitch. I wish I would have known about this method 45 yrs ago when I started crocheting!! 🙂 Thanks again!!

      Reply
    26. Cora says

      April 20, 2013 at 12:29 pm

      Thanks for sharing...I will never go back to the standard way of joining. Does this also work for half double or triple crochet as well?

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        April 20, 2013 at 7:09 pm

        Cora, absolutely! The only one I think I won't work for is sc.

        Reply
        • Cheryl says

          September 04, 2014 at 10:05 am

          Did you see the tutorial for standing single crochet at Look What I Made? It's from March of this year.

          Reply
          • Tamara Kelly says

            September 04, 2014 at 11:08 am

            I have one here now too: https://www.mooglyblog.com/standing-single-crochet/ 🙂

            Reply
            • Cheryl says

              September 04, 2014 at 1:27 pm

              Well, I must have missed that in my feed. I'm glad you have it too!

    27. diane says

      April 20, 2013 at 3:09 pm

      i can't decide which is more magnificent . . . the foundation stitch or this one!

      thank you so much for opening our eyes!

      Reply
    28. Preeti says

      April 21, 2013 at 12:57 pm

      This is a very useful tutorial! I have never done this before . Thanks for sharing!!

      Reply
    29. Robin says

      April 27, 2013 at 7:28 pm

      I just wanted to thank you so much for taking the time to upload a tutorial video. So....thank you 🙂

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        April 28, 2013 at 11:58 am

        You're very welcome! 😀

        Reply
    30. Sara says

      June 08, 2013 at 2:44 pm

      This is awesome, thanks so much!

      Reply
    31. Kate says

      June 09, 2013 at 11:08 am

      This is wonderful. Thank you so much for this info.

      Reply
    32. Elizabeth says

      June 12, 2013 at 12:00 pm

      Love this tutorial!!!

      Reply
    33. Deb Pacey says

      June 22, 2013 at 2:39 am

      Brilliant. Thank you.

      Reply
    34. Diana Priebe says

      June 28, 2013 at 3:55 am

      Awesome*ness I love it. thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    35. Paula Matos says

      July 03, 2013 at 10:30 am

      Dear Tamara,

      this is really great! Found you on Pinterest. May I show this method in German for my readers with my own fotos and words on my BLOG site?
      Of course, I will mention your site.
      Please let me know.
      Greetings from Germany,
      Paula

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        July 03, 2013 at 11:13 am

        Hi Paula - please do! It's knowledge everyone should have!

        Reply
    36. Mel says

      July 05, 2013 at 2:48 pm

      this is how I've started a new color all along, I didn't know there was any other way.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        July 07, 2013 at 10:04 pm

        Lucky you! I wish I'd learned it from the start!

        Reply
    37. Jan says

      July 11, 2013 at 8:05 am

      Can you please tell me what wool was used in the standing stitch tutorial, looks like some sort if cotton yarn? Thanks x

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        July 11, 2013 at 10:16 am

        Hi Jan! It was Sugar'n Cream and Peaches 'n' Cream - I tend to use them interchangeably, they're pretty much the same and each has colors I like. 🙂

        Reply
    38. Jan says

      July 11, 2013 at 10:21 am

      Ok who makes it? Can I buy it in England ? x

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        July 11, 2013 at 8:04 pm

        I don't know if they are available in England in stores or not - they're "kitchen cotton." I did find them on Amazon UK though: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&index=aps&keywords=sugar%27n%20cream%20yarn&linkCode=ur2&tag=moogly-21

        Reply
    39. Jan says

      July 12, 2013 at 1:13 am

      Ok thank you. I am making a 6ft x 6ft granny for my daughter and am now half way through. Started using the new stitch last night. So much neater and easier. Love it! x

      Reply
    40. Marian says

      July 12, 2013 at 8:21 am

      Sugar & Cream is made by Lily. Here is the link to their site: http://www.sugarncream.com/

      Reply
    41. Marian says

      July 12, 2013 at 8:23 am

      Here is the link for Peaches & Creme: http://www.peachesandcreme.com/

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        July 12, 2013 at 9:26 am

        Ah, direct link to the manufacturers! Didn't even think of it - thank you Marian!

        Reply
    42. Jan says

      July 12, 2013 at 12:38 pm

      Thank you Marian, alas peaches n cream not able to be shipped further than North america

      Reply
    43. beverly byrd says

      July 23, 2013 at 5:12 am

      I learned something new it will make my work look better. Never to old learn a new stitch 🙂 thanks

      Reply
    44. Gabriela Méndez says

      July 23, 2013 at 7:03 pm

      Many many thanks !!
      I aslo tried to get the tutorial: https://www.mooglyblog.com/chainless-starting-double-crochet/
      but I cannot find the link to the video or the tutorial, would you be so kind to send me the right link? thank you so much!! the site keeps sending me ads, and I cannot see it.
      Bye
      Gabriela

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        July 24, 2013 at 11:12 am

        Hi Gabriela! The link to the chainless starting double is https://www.mooglyblog.com/chainless-starting-double-crochet/

        Reply
    45. Lauren says

      August 03, 2013 at 8:48 pm

      This is so cool! Can't wait to try it!

      Reply
    46. Anna-Lee Howard says

      August 07, 2013 at 4:45 pm

      I love this! Is there a way to continue the next round in the same color without using a chain 3? I've been trying to figure it out but can't seem to do it without having to use a brand new piece of yarn.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        August 07, 2013 at 6:46 pm

        Hi Anna! Yes there is! https://www.mooglyblog.com/chainless-starting-double-crochet/ 😀

        Reply
        • Anna-Lee says

          August 20, 2013 at 12:52 pm

          Thank you so much!

          Reply
    47. diane says

      August 16, 2013 at 8:23 am

      This is such a wonderful tutorial and video! Thanks so much for sharing.

      Reply
    48. Cathy - ScrappinCat! says

      August 24, 2013 at 8:21 pm

      OMGoodness! This is amazing. My mind is blown. Thank you so much for this and the chainless starting double crochet. Finding your awesomeness is just one more reason I love Pinterest. Thank you, thank you.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        August 24, 2013 at 9:31 pm

        😀 You're so welcome!

        Reply
    49. Anne says

      September 05, 2013 at 7:56 am

      That is really awesome, and I can't wait to try it. I have always hated leaving that line in the rounds. I also didn't like to re tuck my ends, now I can do it as I go and I know every thing I do will look better. Thanks so much for sharing this..it is very valuable to me!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        September 05, 2013 at 10:21 am

        You're welcome Anne! 😀

        Reply
    50. mary says

      September 06, 2013 at 7:24 am

      Nice!! Makes me wanna crochet. Thank you for showng that technique.
      Mary
      Camaj fiber arts

      Reply
    51. Edie Eckman says

      September 12, 2013 at 9:18 am

      This is beautiful. And where did you learn it? Inquiring minds want to know... 😉

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        September 12, 2013 at 11:42 am

        Wow, hi Edie! Um, gosh, I picked it up years and years ago, possibly through a link on Ravelry? And then I've seen a few videos of it over the years as well. Was it your invention? I'd believe it, it's an amazing technique!

        Reply
    52. Edie Eckman says

      September 12, 2013 at 11:50 am

      I didn't invent the technique--it's been around forever. However, I think I named it. In my opinion, it's easier to disseminate information if we can label techniques, and crocheters haven't done a very good job of that.
      It does seem like the technique started being talked about more on Rav and other places once it got a name.
      Check out my "Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs" for more useful techniques for color changes, and "Connect the Shapes Crochet Motifs" for cool ways to join them.
      Beautiful tutorial, btw!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        September 12, 2013 at 2:24 pm

        Thank you so much! And I agree on the naming - so important!

        Reply
    53. Andria says

      September 19, 2013 at 1:22 pm

      That is going to be so handy for the striped hat I'm crocheting! 🙂

      Reply
    54. Linda says

      September 27, 2013 at 7:18 pm

      Thank you so much! I never like the looks of the chain three.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        September 27, 2013 at 8:46 pm

        😀 Glad you liked it!

        Reply
    55. Diana says

      October 09, 2013 at 5:28 pm

      Nice

      Reply
    56. jessica tingting says

      October 09, 2013 at 6:43 pm

      terima kasih sudah berbagi , hasilnya kelihatan lebih rapi,salam dr kami di bumi indonesia

      Reply
    57. Ruth says

      October 10, 2013 at 2:14 pm

      Such clear instructions as always, thank you so much x

      Reply
    58. Donna Carlen says

      October 13, 2013 at 6:21 pm

      I put a link back to your tutorial on my blog. I neither wanted to copy you, or reinvent what you've done so well. A lot of the ladies I have taught to crochet expressed their dislike of the chain 3 in rounds -- and while I've explained to them that is the traditional way, following your tutorial provides an option.

      Thanks for the tutorial.

      My blog is meant to be an information tank for my students (and anyone who happens to find it). I don't generally post links to tutorials, but this one seemed very useful.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        October 14, 2013 at 8:09 am

        Thank you Donna!

        Reply
    59. Marrie says

      October 30, 2013 at 12:32 pm

      It's really very colorful,attractive AND..remarkable!..thanks for sharing...good bye!......

      Reply
    60. Lynette says

      November 10, 2013 at 4:58 am

      Thank you looks so much better.... 🙂

      Reply
    61. Yanina says

      December 02, 2013 at 8:57 pm

      Hola! Me encanto lo que muestra. Me podría decir que numero de aguja usa, el material de la misma y si es lana o hilo. Comencé a realizar crochet hace muy poquito y me encanta. Saludos!!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        December 02, 2013 at 9:21 pm

        Gracias Yanina!

        Reply
    62. Angela Rueb says

      January 09, 2014 at 4:24 pm

      What a wonderful tutorial! Thank you! I understand perfectly after watching you. GREAT!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        January 09, 2014 at 4:39 pm

        😀 So glad to hear it! Thanks for saying so!

        Reply
    63. Nicky says

      January 12, 2014 at 4:12 am

      Thank you very much Tamara for the wonderful tutorials you have been sharing.
      Very helpful and easy to understand. God bless you and your family 🙂

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        January 12, 2014 at 9:04 pm

        😀 Thank you so much Nicky!

        Reply
    64. Chris Rowley says

      February 24, 2014 at 4:31 pm

      Thanks ! I will use this from now on !

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        February 24, 2014 at 10:05 pm

        You're very welcome! 😀

        Reply
    65. Elena says

      February 25, 2014 at 2:32 am

      Grazie !! Spiegazione molto chiara e dettagliata!

      Reply
    66. Angela says

      February 25, 2014 at 3:15 am

      Thank you so much for this, it is such a neater way of doing things.

      Reply
    67. Barbara says

      February 25, 2014 at 2:36 pm

      You are a genius! Thanks so much!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        February 25, 2014 at 7:25 pm

        😀 You're very welcome!

        Reply
    68. Donna says

      March 17, 2014 at 8:15 pm

      I'm having a hard time finding out what an air crochet stitch is and how to make it. I've been told you have a tutorial.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        March 18, 2014 at 10:12 am

        Air stitch is another name for standing stitches - you're on the right page! 🙂

        Reply
        • Donna says

          March 18, 2014 at 2:27 pm

          Thanks Tamara, I should have known. I'm so new at this I feel your site is where I live. You have the best teaching site in the whole world.

          Reply
    69. harriette white says

      April 22, 2014 at 12:55 pm

      I looked and couldn't find ant tutorial on a starting cluster, so guess what? I figured it out myself and it looks pretty darn good if i do say so myself! 🙂 thank for the tools.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        April 22, 2014 at 1:40 pm

        😀 That's fantastic Harriette! Well done!

        Reply
    70. Sarah says

      May 24, 2014 at 1:50 pm

      Apologies if I'm asking a silly question, but I feel like I saw the answer somewhere... And now I cannot find it, which is bugging me!

      Is it possible to use some form of this stitch when you're not changing colour/starting a new thread? So for example starting a round or row in the same colour and same thread but still getting that look of a double (or treble or etc) stitch instead of the telltale chain which tends to stand out to some degree depending on the stitch or wool.

      I hope this question makes sense. I love this idea - I really dislike the odd man out chain (OCD, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!) but I'd dearly love to be able to apply it to times when I'm not changing yarn as well as when I am!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        May 26, 2014 at 3:48 pm

        Hi Sarah! Yes, what you're looking for the is the Chainless Starting Double Crochet <- click to go to the tutorial. 🙂

        Reply
    71. Mika says

      June 17, 2014 at 7:00 am

      Thank you so much for this amazing kind of doing, it's so simple and because of that a great idea! I've never seen this before. I love your blog, you have a lot of such great ideas.

      greetings from germany

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        June 17, 2014 at 10:15 am

        Thank you so much Mika!

        Reply
    72. Jenny Lawson says

      August 10, 2014 at 2:14 am

      I don't understand. The title says there's no need for a slst, but there is. You still need the slst to join at the end.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        August 10, 2014 at 12:00 pm

        Hi Jenny!
        The "no sl st" refers to the sl st that is usually used to join the new yarn before you chain to create the "first st" of the round. It doesn't refer to the sl st join at the end of the round. Sorry for the confusion!

        Reply
    73. Maryam says

      August 16, 2014 at 4:17 am

      That's very lovely and neat! You chose really funky and beautiful colors!
      Thank you so much for an ADORABLE Tutorial.. BEST teacher is u! U, Tamara, U ♥♥

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        August 18, 2014 at 11:17 am

        😀 Thank you!

        Reply
    74. Amber N says

      August 19, 2014 at 8:12 pm

      I love learning different ways to eliminate the starting chains in my crochet. Your videos are always clear and easy to follow!

      Reply
    75. Elsa Reese says

      August 29, 2014 at 2:32 pm

      Thank you for this handy tutorial!!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        August 29, 2014 at 4:58 pm

        😀 Thank you Elsa!

        Reply
    76. Karen Wing says

      August 30, 2014 at 12:38 pm

      I love that all of your tutorials are clear and easy to follow! I also love your patterns! Your blog is one of my favorites and my first stop for tutorials! Keep up the great work!!

      Reply
    77. Rebecca says

      August 30, 2014 at 1:30 pm

      I just came across this tutorial and thought it was awesome! I'll have to try it sometime. 🙂

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        September 01, 2014 at 11:51 am

        😀 Thanks Rebecca!

        Reply
    78. Katie Cottingham says

      September 01, 2014 at 12:04 am

      Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have been using it for a few months now and I love it! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        September 01, 2014 at 10:56 am

        😀 Thank you Katie!

        Reply
    79. Karen says

      September 01, 2014 at 12:43 am

      Thank you for a great tutorial. Thanks to your video I have finally marred the standing double crochet. Bye bye starting chain, whenever possible!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        September 01, 2014 at 11:01 am

        😀 So glad you like it Karen!

        Reply
    80. cathy Marshall says

      October 11, 2014 at 4:04 pm

      I feel very strongly that you should get some sort of a prize or reward for this new technique. Maybe a Crochet organization wil pick up on this and you can be recognized! You know, years ago I had been doing somewhat of a new thing myself- a Foundation stitch but I never knew to show anyone. Keep up the great work! Cathy

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        October 12, 2014 at 10:40 am

        Thank you so much Cathy! 😀

        Reply
    81. susan m jensen says

      June 17, 2015 at 5:57 pm

      Tamara I Thank You for this Latest Help. Video's are Great as you make well done/listening is easy and well done.

      Thanks

      Susan M J

      Reply
    82. Lana Fink says

      July 08, 2015 at 6:55 pm

      Thank you for doing the demonstration for a left hander. I often feel some patterns need to be altered like front end posts when a lefthanded person is trying to follow a right handed pattern.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        July 09, 2015 at 6:50 am

        Thank you Lana! 🙂

        Reply
    83. Amanda says

      September 11, 2015 at 2:45 pm

      Love this! Really wish I knew about this sooner! Would you mind if I shared a link to this post on my blog?

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        September 11, 2015 at 3:06 pm

        Please do! 😀 Thank you Amanda!

        Reply
    84. Nancy Spoolman says

      December 11, 2015 at 10:24 am

      I am fairly new at crocheting. I have been teaching myself to crochet since I retired in January 2014. I have done quite a few projects. Hobby Horses, Chicago Bulls graphghan (most challenging, I think). I had never heard for the SDC before, but it does make sense. However, I am so used to using the Russian Join or Magic Knot. I think the Russian Join is "cleaner" sometimes. Anyway, if you do use one of these methods, I'm assuming you would just do the Double Crochet for the first stitch.

      I love this pattern of the tree skirt. I was wanting to do a Bernat Blanket yarn, but I am terrible about trying to work a pattern with different yarn. If you have any ideas on how to do that, I would appreciate the help. For now, I'll just continue using my favorite yarn, "I Love This Yarn" from Hobby Lobby.

      Nancy S.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        December 11, 2015 at 9:54 pm

        Hi Nancy! To substitute yarns, it's best to stick with yarn is the same weight whenever possible. Alternatively, you can hold two or more strands of thinner yarn together as one! You could hold 2 strands of I Love This Yarn together to get the same approximate thickness as Bernat Blanket yarn. 🙂

        Reply
    85. M.D. says

      January 13, 2016 at 8:28 pm

      Thank you for the great tutorials. The pictures are great and the instructions clear and concise. You make it a pleasure to try new stitches.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        January 14, 2016 at 11:12 am

        Thank you so much M.D.!! 😀

        Reply
    86. Lydia says

      February 02, 2016 at 6:00 am

      Thank you so much! You just saved my projects from looking tacky to looking fabulous! This is the best tip so far this year! Can't wait to see more from you in the coming year! Again thank you!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        February 02, 2016 at 1:28 pm

        😀 Thank you so much Lydia!

        Reply
    87. Jen smith says

      February 12, 2016 at 8:47 am

      I've been crocheting for 50years and never seen this my mother taught me and she never did it mum was born in 1897 and taught herself to crochet while in service as a cook . I think it's excellent .i will do this in future thank you for showing it love Jen England

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        February 12, 2016 at 10:39 am

        <3 Thank you so much Jen! What a wonderful memory, thank you for sharing it!

        Reply
    88. Robyn says

      February 25, 2016 at 11:57 pm

      Do you have a tutorial for this mandala?

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        February 26, 2016 at 9:38 am

        Hi Robyn! I think you posted on the wrong page... maybe this is what you're looking for? https://www.mooglyblog.com/mini-magic-mandala-square-tutorial/

        Reply
    89. Robyn says

      May 10, 2016 at 6:10 pm

      Thanks for making such a clear tutorial, and EXTRA thanks for making a left-handed version. I just signed up for your newsletter.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        May 11, 2016 at 8:29 am

        Thank you so much! 🙂

        Reply
    90. Rico says

      October 07, 2016 at 10:19 pm

      OMG! This is so amazing! Thank you so much for sharing it with the rest of us. Now I can see the world in different colours.

      A question; do you count this "standing stitch" as ONE DC stitch? I just wondered because I usually disregard ch3 (that's how we learn in Japan where I grew up), but this standing stitch looks considerably thicker than CH3 that it's hard to ignore it.

      Also, would you be able to show us, if possible in photos/a video, how to close the circle if we are to keep crocheting with the same yarn in the next row?
      Thank you so much, and good luck with the world domination!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        October 08, 2016 at 9:57 am

        Thank you so much Rico!

        It's so interesting how other countries do things! 🙂 Here, the ch 3 is usually counted as the first dc, so when you make a stdc it would count as the first dc of the row.
        I'm not sure what you mean by close the circle. You would work into the top of the stdc in the next row as if it were just another stitch. Going under the loops is a little fiddly, but then when you weave in your ends it's locked down alright. 🙂

        Reply
        • Rico says

          October 09, 2016 at 5:53 am

          Thank you, Tamara. 🙂

          Reply
    91. Kris says

      December 02, 2016 at 3:33 pm

      This is brilliant! Your video was so clear and easy to follow, I can't wait to start my next project and put this knowledge to use 😀

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        December 05, 2016 at 9:31 am

        Thank you so much! 😀

        Reply
    92. Tracey Wild says

      December 14, 2016 at 12:14 am

      Thank you so much. What a lovely tutorial! I am so grateful for skilled people who are willing to share their techniques and skills. I wish my granny was still around so I could show her this...she would have loved it!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        December 14, 2016 at 10:29 am

        Thank you so much Tracey! ♥

        Reply
    93. Cindy says

      April 21, 2017 at 3:51 pm

      Thank you for this step by step instruction.
      I have crocheted for years and have never heard of STANDING DC. until this year when I started SOPHIES UNIVERSE.
      I googled to learn what the instructions were talking about.

      Thank you for your help.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        April 24, 2017 at 12:45 pm

        I'm so glad you like it Cindy! Thank you! 😀

        Reply
    94. sgsidekick says

      July 23, 2017 at 9:10 am

      Mind...BLOWN!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        July 24, 2017 at 9:44 am

        😀 I'm so glad you like it!

        Reply
    95. Pat Hollan says

      December 15, 2017 at 9:15 pm

      I really appreciate this! When you spend your valuable time & money on crocheting you want it to be perfect! So thanks again!!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        December 16, 2017 at 5:39 pm

        😀 I'm so glad you like it Pat! Thank you!

        Reply
    96. Lyn bown says

      September 02, 2018 at 3:25 am

      Thank you so much for this. I'm just starting a Zookeepers blanket and this will be really helpful. I've always hated how the chain 3 join looked - this is just perfect! x

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        September 04, 2018 at 10:16 am

        I'm so glad you like it Lyn! 🙂

        Reply
    97. Sue says

      November 19, 2018 at 3:32 pm

      Someone recently "invented" that stitch? Yarn work has been around for millennia. I sure that stitch, and others, have been invented thousands of times over. Those who claim to have invented it should be given credit for thinking outside the box (or circle) . Nothing is ever new under the sun.

      Reply
    98. Ruth says

      March 26, 2020 at 12:52 am

      You show the standing half double crochet at the beginning of a back and forth row and when adding a new color. I need to know how to make one working in the round. Pattern called for this stitch at beginning of each round. Please help me.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        March 26, 2020 at 11:15 am

        Hi Ruth! It's the exact same in the round, just join to the loops at the top when you slip stitch, or work into them as you usually do if working in a spiral. 🙂

        Reply
    99. Kathy Cooper says

      August 21, 2020 at 12:36 pm

      I have started the standing dc by using a slip knot and yo. But now I will try your way as well. Nope no one taught me that. I am self taught on most. I had to look at instructions to know what stitch I was doing because I didn't know. I was taught how to crochet by making a beer can hat. No one told me how to really start a magic circle. The whole thing is done in dc and slip st.
      After many years I can now read patterns.
      Thank you again.

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        August 21, 2020 at 5:37 pm

        Both ways work, so it's just whatever you like best! 😀

        Reply
    100. Cheryl says

      October 28, 2021 at 11:52 am

      Thanks for this tutorial, it will make my crochet projects much neater and easier! Your tutorials are always so easy to follow and I use them a lot! Thanks again!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        October 29, 2021 at 11:13 am

        Thank you so much! ♥

        Reply
    101. Sharon Forakis says

      December 16, 2021 at 10:14 am

      I wanted to watch this tutorial, right handed. But it barely starts, goes to a advertisement, then starts over, so can't see your tutorial, it's done it over an over. It looks like it has worked before, with all comments on here. But not working for me now, I was doing leaping stripes and blocks hat an came to see tutorial, but not working for me. 12/16/2021 thanks, Sharon

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        December 16, 2021 at 10:53 am

        Hi Sharon! They seem to be working for me, but tech can be a mystery sometimes. Here's the link to the video on YouTube, that may work better: https://youtu.be/VBp-bO2EQRE

        Reply
    102. Barrie Barrett says

      February 06, 2022 at 9:34 am

      Standing double crochet video…. Fricken brilliant! The only criticism I have is the video starts running and it ask next or stay… if you don’t press a button quick enough it goes to the next video….UGH!!!! With no way back. If I wanted to watch another video I would of clicked on a link for it. 🙁 took me several times of going round and round. Still brilliant

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        February 07, 2022 at 10:21 am

        Oh gosh, that shouldn't be happening - I'll let the tech guy know, thank you!

        Reply
    103. Beverly says

      March 29, 2023 at 6:25 am

      The video links are not working I need a video it's horrible I am stupidly

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        March 29, 2023 at 9:13 am

        Hi Beverly! I'm so sorry about that, we're fixing them right now!

        Reply
    104. Bertie says

      July 11, 2024 at 8:50 pm

      Thank you! Your tutorials, instructions and videos are the best!

      Reply
      • Tamara Kelly says

        July 12, 2024 at 11:42 am

        Thank you so much, Bertie!

        Reply

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