Midterms!

How many stitches are in this chain?

A – 12

B – 14

C – 16

D – 10

What stitch is this?

A – Half Double Crochet

B – Single Crochet

C – Triple Crochet

D – Double Crochet

What is the shortest stitch you’ve learned so far?

A – single crochet

B – half double crochet

C – slip stitch

What is the stitch seen above?

A – half double crochet

B – single crochet

C – double crochet

How many turning chains does a single crochet row need to start?

A – None

B – One

C – Two

D – Three

Which stitch is this?

A – Triple Crochet

B – Double Crochet

C – Half Double Crochet

In this double crochet piece.. where would you stitch next?

A – Second chain from the hook.

B – Second stitch of the row.

C – First chain from the hook.

D – First stitch of the row.

What part of the hook determines the size of your stitch?

A – Head

B – Throat

C – Shaft

D – Thumbgrip

Which stitch is this?

A – half double crochet

B – single crochet

C – slip stitch

Which stitch is this?

A – half double crochet

B – single crochet

C – slip stitch

A!

There are 12 stitches.

D!

This is a double crochet. It may look confusing because the middle row is the “back side” so it looks very different from the front side. Let’s look at the first and third rows. They are the front side. Notice the 2 Vs out front, and the single line? Yep! Double crochet!

C!

The slip stitch is the absolute shortest stitch we’ve learned!

B!

This is a single crochet! I mixed it up on you a little bit. This is 5 rows of single crochet, but it starts on the back side. The first, 3rd and 5th rows are backward. You can tell by where the yarn starts and ends. So you’ll need to use row 2 and 4 to see what stitch it is. Notice the very prominent V.

B!

Just one! It’s a shorter stitch so you don’t need that much height to keep the row even.

A!

The middle row is the front side, so let’s look at that a little closer. How many Vs can you see? I count 3! Triple crochet it is!

C!

A throwback to an earlier lesson! Haha. The shaft is what determines the size of your stitches.

A!

Half double crochet! You can tell by that extra line above the V. The single crochet doesn’t have that. 🙂

B!

Since this is a double crochet piece the proper way crochet a new row is by stitching in the 2nd stitch of the row.

Why is it so important to recognize stitches?

In order for you to correctly identify your mistakes you really need to know the ends and outs of each stitch. You should be able to identify what a correct stitch looks like so you can easily identify the bad stitch that is throwing off your work. It’s easy to get frustrated when you don’t understand what or how something went wrong. Mistakes are okay! They happen! Everyone makes them! But you can minimize that frustration by learning the ends and outs of every stitch. So don’t skip this part! You’ll be a better crocheter in the end!