single double crochet (sdc)

[needsomehelp]

A friend has come across this stitch in a pattern and I don't have a clue..can anyone help..thanks..

[Catana]

Not a clue here, either. Maybe a misprint? Any idea where the pattern comes from? Maybe it's a European or other term.

[needsomehelp]

she got the pattern from www.crochetpatterncentral.com (http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/) don't know which one but I to think it is a miss print..thanks Hey I went there and found this



Double Single Crochet Stitch (dsc)
This stitch is a variation of the Single crochet. It is thicker than the ordinary single crochet and would be best used in dishcloths, heavy afghans, sweaters, scarves and even preemie blankets. It can be used in any pattern that uses single crochet but it would make the item thicker.

As far as I know, this stitch does not exist anywhere else. But I could be wrong. If I am, let me know. :)

This is what is called a stand alone stitch. You do not need to do a multiple of stitches to create a pattern of this stitch. Like a double crochet or a single crochet. It is a stitch all by itself. :)

When you do this sitch in the round, it would be a very good idea to turn your work around at the end of each round after joining. It is very difficult to insert the hook into the stitch if you do not turn the work around. To do this stitch:
Insert hook in back loop of next stitch, draw up a loop, insert hook through both loops of same stitch, draw up a loop and then draw through all 3 loops on hook. That's it.

[Catana]

dsc sounds interesting. I'll have to try it. Seems like a combination of single and half double.

[thecrochetdude]

Hmm, sounds like doing two sc in the same st without creating a big hole. Velly interestink. I may have to go a swatchin'.... :wink

[crochetfun]

Thanks for posting this!

This should make a fairly dense fabric. Could be a useful stitch for potholders, bags.:)

[crochet.sandie]

I was intrigued with the double single crochet and went googling. Here are my results:

I found it at these places:
http://www.jpfun.com/reference/stitches/dsc.shtml
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/stitches.php (link to the above site)
http://members.fortunecity.com/hazeliz/id21.htm

It was also mentioned here as part of the index of the book Crochet Your Way by Susan Levin and Gloria Tracy:
http://www.taunton.com/store/pages/070425_tcpg.asp

Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/phrase/ref=sip_top_0/103-1381197-2744615?%5Fencoding=UTF8&src=1561583103&checkSum=%2F2krS8pBs9a01S6l%2BRfJEgTatSNc6xkmppsHC v3x2maAICPhXEXBRA%3D%3D&phrase=double%20single%20crochet) says
"double single crochet" appears in the book above, also Crocheting in Plain English by Maggie Righetti, and Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Crochet, which has gone missing in my house.

It's also possible the pattern was European as I found another site that had "dc (US sc)" meaning her pattern calls it a dc, but in the U.S. it is sc.

That was just a cursory search, so the stitch is a stitch and available in more than one place.

Hope that helps or at least helps those of you who were, like me, curious.

[faithpa76]

Very interesting. Sounds like it would be nice and thick.

[benee16]

I kind of use that stitch when I make pants for my daughter. Only I do it in a double crochet. I'll stitch into the back loop and make a dc, then do it in the front loop across the waist row. Then I do a row of dc in the back set of dc, and join yarn to make a row of dc in the front dcs, then I dc through both front and back dcs and it ends up holding the string I use to keep my daughter's pants up.
Denise

[Catana]

I did a swatch of the dsc and even though it is thicker than regular single, it also has much bigger holes between the stitiches. I guess this is because you're pulling two loops through the stitches instead of one. I hoped it would be something I could use where I wanted real warmth, like a hat that will keep out the cold wind, but the large holes knock it out of the ball game. My favorite stitch for density is still hdc. It's faster than single, thicker, but still flexible. The dsc seemed stiffer to me.

[crochetfun]

I did a swatch of the dsc and even though it is thicker than regular single, it also has much bigger holes between the stitiches. I guess this is because you're pulling two loops through the stitches instead of one. I hoped it would be something I could use where I wanted real warmth, like a hat that will keep out the cold wind, but the large holes knock it out of the ball game. My favorite stitch for density is still hdc. It's faster than single, thicker, but still flexible. The dsc seemed stiffer to me.
I did a mini swatch, too and I must agree. What it might be good for though is a hotpad, or for those who crochet for animal shelters, this stitch could make a nice little pad for a dog or a cat.

If you want a nice dense stitch, you should try slipstitch (Bosnian) crochet.
It's incredible.

[crochet.sandie]

I have found my Donna Kooler book. Yay! It was in a place I'd looked already a hundred times. LOL Anyway, the double single crochet is on p. 45 in my copy, (c2002 paperback) and it shows 3 pictures demonstrating the stitch. It is considered part of the extended stitch family. If you don't have this book, perhaps you could get it at the library.

[crochet.sandie]

I am cracking up. I went to add the double single crochet to my crochet dictionary - and saw that it was already there. I just called it the extended single crochet. It apparently is also called the locked single crochet, and knotted single crochet. I researched this quite a long time ago when a visitor asked a question, and had forgotten about it. But I see the instructions are just like the dsc. I listed it in both spots.

[Renata]

To Catana:

It may be a little more complicated than the hdc, however, both sides
of the stitch are thicker that the reverse side of hdc. Try doing some
samples; dsc for a few stitches then hdc. You should see a difference
on the reverse side.