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| How To Count Crochet Stitches |
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You Will
Need
- Yarn
- A crochet hook
- Place markers
- A crochet pattern (optional)
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| Steps |
 Examine
stitches
Examine the last row of stitches. Determine which type of stitch you have by looking at the front and back of the series of loops.
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Consult the pattern for your project to find
out how many stitches you are supposed to have. |
 Don’t
count the hook
Don’t count the loop on the hook. The stitch next to it is the first stitch.
 Count
Count each stitch, or loop, moving away from the hook, until you get to the end of the row.
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Keep your work untangled so that the loops
are lined up nicely. If it gets twisted the loops won’t
look the same, which might mess up your count. |
 Look
for the "V"
Count each v-shaped stitch as one stitch for foundation chains and single crochet rows.
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Don’t count the knot at the end if you
are counting along a foundation chain. |
 Look
for the "post"
Count each post, or vertical set of stitches, as one stitch for double-crochet rows.
 Mark
it
Place a stitch marker on the first stitch, if you are working in a circle, or anywhere you may need to increase or decrease.
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| Re-Printed with permission
from Howcast Media, Inc © 2009 |
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