How to Double Crochet; the Tallest Stitch!

Important note: I crochet right handed, but if you follow the directions in the way that works for you you'll end up with beautiful double crochet!

To double crochet you will need yarn and a crochet hook. Currently I'm making a mermaid blanket during this tutorial I'm using blanket yarn, and a 16 mm crochet hook.

Start by looping over the hook.

Dip your hook underneath the next stitch. At this point in the stitch you should have three loops on your hook.

Loop over your hook again, at this point in the stitch you should have four loops on your hook.

Loop over once more, then pull the second and third loop over the new loop.

Loop over your hook and bring the next two loops over your hook.

Loop over once more after this you should have only two loops left on your hook.

You should begin with two loops then loop over one final time and bring over the final two loops.

This is a hard stitch to learn so be patient, this is the tallest crochet stitch like I said at the beginning and it adds some nice bulk to a project when partnered with a thicker yarn and a big hook you can make progress super fast!