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Making an Edge with Reverse Crochet

Rcvcrsc crochet i> rhe “classic" siitch for crochcted nccklines. hccausc tliis siitch makes the edge hołd logcthcr wcll. Rcvcrse crochet is single crochet worked from Ich to nght. in contntst to cvery other tcchniquc in crochcting.

Revcr$c crochet can hc worked Jirccdy otuo che edge. However, in mo't instanccs, ir looksbctrci if you work I or 2 rows of single crochet first.

When reverse crochet is worked on rhe right sidc ot the work. the stitches wrap around the binding-off edge like little ropes (top photo). If they are worked on the wrong sklc of rhe work, they form a cłecorańve edge th.it is somewh.it reminiscent ot cross sritch (bonom photo). It the crochetcd edge of rcvcrsc crochet worked on the wrong side ot the work is not supposed to be very high, you can Jo without the tirsi row ot single crochet Work 1 row of'inglc crochet on the wrong side of the work, and then work the row ot reversc crochet. without turning.

Reverse crochet stitches are single crochet stitches worked from left to right. Bring the yarn through the first stitch from back to front, and bring the working stitch through the loop. *One stitch over to the right, insert the hook and bring a loop through. Rut the yarn around the neodle and puli it through both loops. Keep repeating from *. going into 1 stitch farther to the right each time.

For reverse crochet worked on the right side of the work, work a row of single crochet first. Don't turn

the work. Work a row of reverse crochet going into each stitch of the previous row, from left to right.

For reverse crochet worked on the wrong side of the work, first crochet a row of single crochet on the right side of the work, then

turn the work with a cham stitch and work another row of single crochet. Then work a row of reverse crochet without turning.

Working single crochet: Insert crochet hook betwcen the selvedge stitch and first stitch, from top to bottom, and puli yarn through to the top. Bring the second loop through to the top 1 or 2 rows farther to the left, put yarn around the hook again, and bring <l through both loops.

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