Crochet Tips: Standing Stitches

Standing Stitches help to improve the look of your work and are so simple to do. There is no need to join a new yarn with a slip stitch and chain stitches.

Here I demonstrate a Standing Treble Stitch but the technique works the same with any size of stitch.

Start with a slip knot on the hook,

Yarn over the hook and insert in the starting position,

Complete the stitch as normal, and move on to the next stitch as normal.

 It's that simple but makes crocheting so much easier! This technique is for use when joining a new yarn. There is another technique for moving from one row or round to the next without the use of chain stitches, so we'll look at that next.