Step 3: After you've inserted your hook, wrap your yarn around it so that the hook can grab the yarn.
Double Crochet Stitch Instructions – How to Double Crochet
By Amy Solovay, About.com
Working a Double Crochet Stitch
In this view, I have shifted the work so you can see what is happening with the top and back. I don't usually hold my crochet work this way, but I thought it would be helpful for you to see this view.
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- Double Crochet
- Wrap Your Yarn Over Your Crochet Hook
- Working a Double Crochet Stitch
- Pull the Loop Through
- Wrap the Yarn Around Your Hook Again
- Pull the Wrapped Yarn Through Two Loops
- Wrap the Yarn Around the Hook Again
- Grab the Yarn and Pull It Through
- Double Crochet Stitch Completed
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