How to Do a Left Handed US Double Crochet

US Double Crochet (DC) is also known as UK Treble Crochet (TR or TRC)

How to do a US Double Crochet: you should already have your foundation chain done, or have the row you’re working into ready. For this stitch, you’ll either be working underneath ‘V’ you can see pointed out by the arrow in step 1 (the stitch) or into a space between stitches, depending on what your pattern calls for.

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Step 1: you should already have your foundation chain done, or have the row you’re working into ready.
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Step 2: Yarn Over (YO) your hook.
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Step 3: Insert hook into stitch or space as instructed.
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Step 4: YO your hook again.
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Step 5: Pull back through the stitch or space you just inserted the hook into.
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Step 6: you should have 3 loops on the hook.
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Step 7: YO your hook again.
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Step 8: pull your hook back through the first two loops on the hook.
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Step 9: you should have 2 loops left on your hook.
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Step 10: YO your hook again.
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Step 11: pull your hook through the 2 loops you have left on your hook.
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Step 12: your US Double Crochet/UK Treble Crochet is complete!