How to Treble, Double Treble, Quad, Quint Treble and more You are probably asking yourself, is all this really necessary…YES it is because at one time or another you will use these stitches. Of course you won’t use these as often as you will the ch, sc, hdc, dc but you will have to learn these so get busy,Since there are no pictures with this lesson, please refer to Lesson 5 before proceeding. This includes the explanation, abbreviation and the recommended number of chains that should be skipped to start or turn each row. Usually, remember I said usually, when you are reading a pattern you follow or do what is written up to the coma or period. Below you will see that the pattern requires that you do what is written in parenthesis so many times period. Next you see the asterisks or stars, and a written pattern may tell you to repeat from * to * so many times. Treble Crochet (tr) : yo hook twice, insert hook into 5th chain from hook to start, yo pull through the ch now have 4 loops on hook, (yo pull through 2 loops) 3 times. *yo hook twice, insert into next chain, yo pull through the ch now have 4 loops on hook, (yo pull through 2 loops) 3 times*. repeat from * to * to end of row. ch 5 turn Double Treble Crochet (dtr) : yo hook three times, insert hook into 6th chain from hook to start, yo pull through the ch now have 5 loops on hook, (yo pull through 2 loops) 4 times. *yo hook three times, insert into next chain, yo pull through the ch now have 5 loops on hook, (yo pull through 2 loops) 4 times*. repeat from * to * to end of row. ch 6 turn Triple Treble Crochet (ttr) : yo hook four times, insert hook into 7th chain from hook to start, yo pull through the ch now have 6 loops on hook, (yo pull through 2 loops) 5 times. *yo hook four times, insert into next chain, yo pull through the ch now have 6 loops on hook, (yo pull through 2 loops) 5 times*. repeat from * to * to end of row. ch 7 turn Quadruple Treble Crochet (quad tr) : yo hook five times, insert hook into 8th chain from hook to start, yo pull through the ch now have 7 loops on hook, (yo pull through 2 loops) 6 times. *yo hook five times, insert into next chain, yo pull through the ch now have 7 loops on hook, (yo pull through 2 loops) 6 times*. repeat from * to * to end of row. ch 8 turn Quintuple Treble Crochet (quin tr) : yo hook six times, insert hook into 9th chain from hook to start, yo pull through the ch now have 8 loops on hook, (yo pull through 2 loops) 7 times. *yo hook six times, insert into next chain, yo pull through the ch now have 8 loops on hook, (yo pull through 2 loops) 7 times*. repeat from * to * to end of row. ch 9 turn Homework: Practice the above stitches with both yarn (larger hooks) and thread (smaller hooks). © CrochetQueen Do not copy or distribute in any form without consent