Stitch Tutorials: tr, dtr and trtr

Learn how to crochet the tr, dtr and trtr crochet stitches with these handy photo tutorials.

Treble Stitch

Triple Stitch or Treble Stitch (tr): Yarn over the hook 2 times. Insert your hook into the specified stitch and yarn over the hook. Pull up 1 loop. You now have 4 loops on the hook. Yarn over the hook and pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 3 loops on your hook.  Yarn over the hook and pull through 2 of the loops on your hook.  You now have 2 loops on your hook.  Yarn over the hook and pull through the remaining 2 loops on your hook to complete the stitch.

Step 1: Yarn over the hook two times. Insert your hook into the specified stitch (under both loops of the stitch unless otherwise indicated). Yarn over the hook.

Step 2: Pull up 1 loop. 4 loops on the hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 3: Pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 3 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 4: Pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 5: Pull through the 2 remaining loops on the hook to complete the stitch.

Double Treble Stitch

Double Treble Stitch or Double Triple Stitch (dtr):  Yarn over the hook 3 times. Insert your hook into the specified stitch and yarn over the hook. Pull up 1 loop. You now have 5 loops on the hook. Yarn over the hook and pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 4 loops on your hook.  Yarn over the hook and pull through 2 of the loops on your hook.  You now have 3 loops on your hook.   Yarn over the hook and pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook and pull through the remaining 2 loops on your hook to complete the stitch.

Step 1: Yarn over the hook 3 times. Insert your hook into the specified stitch (under both loops of the stitch unless otherwise indicated). Yarn over the hook.

Step 2: Pull up 1 loop.  You now have 5 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 3: Pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 4 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 4: Pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 3 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 5:  Pull through 2 of the loops on your hook.  You now have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 6: Pull through the 2 remaining loops on your hook to complete the stitch.

Triple Treble Stitch

Triple Treble Stitch or Triple Triple Stitch (trtr): Yarn over the hook 4 times. Insert your hook into the specified stitch and yarn over the hook. Pull up 1 loop. You now have 6 loops on the hook. Yarn over the hook and pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 5 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook and pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 4 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook and pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 3 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook and pull through 2 loops on the hook.  You now have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook and pull through the remaining 2 loops on your hook to complete the stitch.

Step 1: Yarn over the hook 4 times. Insert your hook into the specified stitch (under both loops of the stitch unless otherwise indicated). Yarn over the hook.

Step 2: Pull up 1 loop. You now have 6 loops on the hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 3: Pull through 2 of the loops on your hook.  You now have 5 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 4: Pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 4 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 5: Pull through 2 of the loops on your hook. You now have 3 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 6: Pull through 2 of the loops on your hook.  You now have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over the hook.

Step 7: Pull through the 2 remaining loops on your hook to complete the stitch.