Making Double slip stitches
These are easy to crochet once you get your head around the fact that one double slip stitch is made over two stitches.
Here’s how you make them:
Step 1 – Hook through first stitch, yarn around hook.
Step 2 – Pull up a loop so you have two loops on the hook.
Step 3 – Hook through next stitch, yarn around hook and pull up a loop. There should be three loops on the hook.
Step 4 – Loop closest to hook is pulled through two other loops on hook. That completes the first double slip stitch.
Repeat double slip stitches:
The same steps are used, but the hook is initially placed into the last used stitch:
Step 1 – Hook into last stitch used, yarn around hook and pull up a loop (two loops on hook).
Step 2 – Hook in next stitch (unused), yarn around hook and pull up another loop (three loops on hook).
Step 3 – Loop closest to hook is pulled through two other loops on hook. That completes the repeat double slip stitch.
Because each double slip stitch uses two stitches, when you have double slip stitched to the end of your row, you will be minus one stitch. If you started with 10 stitches, you will end up with 9 double slip stitches, 75 initial stitches will make 74 double slip stitches.
To complete the row, make 1 double crochet (US single crochet) in the final stitch ( it will ahve just been used for the last double slip stitch.
Tips for crocheting double slip stitches
- For the slip stitch Vs to show on the right side of your work, the double slip stitch rows should be the wrong side rows.
- Alternate the double slip stitch rows with something like a double crochet (US single crochet), as I have done above. For a slightly wider affect, try alternating with half treble crochet (US half double crochet). The alternate row should always be the Right Side row.
- Part of the reason the double slip stitch stays squishy and elastic is because of the alternating rows. Repeat rows of just double slip stitch become a lot more rigid.
- If you find that you are pulling your double slip stitches really tight, move up a hook size just for those stitches.
- DON’T FORGET to make 1dc (sc) in the last stitch to get back to your original row count.
Prefer a video tutorial?
Just click here to be taken to my blog post on crocheting double slip stitches.
Patterns that use double slip stitch
- Strata Cardigan – click here for more details
