Half Double Crochet Stitch Tutorial: Learn How to Hdc With Ease

Learn to make a half double crochet with this video, written instructions, and photos. You will learn how to make the half double crochet, how to turn to start a new row, and how to make a half double crochet into the previous row. This is a great resource for crochet beginners! To learn the starting chain, see this post. To learn how to work into the starting chain, see this post.

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Written Instructions with Photos

Abbreviations:
ch: chain
hdc: half double crochet
st(s): stitch(es)
yo: yarn over

To make a hdc:
Yo, insert hook into st, yo, pull through the st only (3 loops on hook), yo, pull through all 3 loops. Half double crochet made.

Here’s those photos again, showing the hdc step by step:

Half Double Crochet (hdc) Video Tutorial

Half Double Crochet Square Chart

Here is a sample of a hdc chart as well:

Half Double Crochet Square Pattern

The chart shows the following pattern:

Row 1: Ch 11, hdc in third ch from hook and each remaining ch across (2 skipped chs count as first hdc. [10 sts]
Row 2: Turn, ch 2 (counts as the first hdc), hdc in the next st and each st across. [10 sts]
Repeat row 2

*note, because the ch 2 at the beginning of row counts as the first hdc, the final row count is 10 hdc, not 9.