Half treble crochet (half double crochet in the US) is a core crochet stitch to learn as a beginner, but the placement of the hook has to be right!
It is abbreviated to:
- Htr in UK terminology
- Hdc in US terminology
Prefer a photo tutorial?
Just click here to be taken to my blog post on how to make half treble (half double in US terminology) stitches.
Other Useful Tutorials
- Double Crochet (US Single Crochet) is here as a video tutorial, OR here as a photo tutorial.
- Extended Double Crochet (US Extended Single Crochet) is here as a video tutorial, OR here as a photo tutorial.
- Treble Crochet (US Double Crochet) is here as a video tutorial, OR here as a photo tutorial.
Patterns that use Htr/ Hdc stitch
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