Looking for help on how to create a Double Crochet Seam?
A double crochet seam is one of the most popular and accessible joining techniques in crochet. If you don’t fancy picking up a needle, but need to seam something, this may just be the technique for you.
The benefits of the double crochet seam are the ease to create it using a hook, and the strength it provides. The seam does leave a raised ridge, so you will either want to make sure this seam sits on the inside of a garment or the wrong side of your work if you don’t want the seam to be visible. Some patterns may choose to make a feature of the join, and place it one the outside of the work intentionally, but be aware that this is not an invisible join.
If you are following along with the Cloudspotter Tee CAL, this seam is used on the wrong side of the work at the shoulder and sleeve. This tutorial will walk you through joining into the tops of stitches, and also using a double crochet seam to join into the edges of rows.
You Will Need:
- Two pieces of fabric you are looking to join
- Crochet hook required (sometimes the pattern may call for a smaller hook for the seam than the body of the work
- Yarn (typically the MC as the seam in not invisible)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Abbreviations:
- CC: Contrast Colour
- ch: chain
- dc: double crochet (UK terms)
- MC: Main Colour
- Prev: Previous.
You Will Need:
- Two pieces of fabric you are looking to join
- Crochet hook required (sometimes the pattern may call for a smaller hook for the seam than the body of the work
- Yarn (typically the MC as the seam in not invisible)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Abbreviations:
- CC: Contrast Colour
- ch: chain
- dc: double crochet (UK terms)
- MC: Main Colour
- Prev: Previous.
You Will Need:
- Main Colour (MC) and Contrast Colour (CC) yarn
- Crochet hook to match the size of your project
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Abbreviations:
- CC – Contrast Colour
- ch – Chain
- ch sp – Chain Space
- dc – Double Crochet (UK terms)
- MC – Main Colour
- prev – Previous
Stitch Description
Double crochet: insert hook into stitch, yarn over hook and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn over hook and pull through both loops. Double crochet stitch formed.
How to work a double crochet seam – Into the side of rows
Step 1: Place the two pieces of fabric you wish to join on top of each other, right sides together.
Step 2: Attach the yarn you wish to use to make the seam at the corner by first tying the yarn securely to the end of a row. Insert your crochet hook through both layers of fabric you wish to join. If working into the sides of rows, aim to catch the edge of the stitches on both pieces of fabric with your hook. Yarn over with MC and pull up a loop, ch1 to secure the yarn and create a loop on the hook.
Step 3: Now that the yarn is attached, begin making double crochet stitches along the seam to join: Insert hook back into the same sides of rows, and yarn over hook.
Step 4: Pull up a loop to create two loops on hook.
Step 5: Yarn over hook.
Step 6: Pull through both loops to complete the first double crochet.
Step 7: Work along the sides of the rows in this way, repeating steps 3-6 to create double crochet sttiches through both edges of the fabric. Aim to make approximately 1dc stitch into the side of each row, taking care to evenly match up the two pieces of fabric, particularly if you have colour changes.
Step 8: When you reach the end of your seam, cut the yarn leaving a long tail to weave in later, and yarn over and slip stitch to fasten off.
The double crochet seam will be visible as a ridge on the wrong side of the work, but not as noticeable on the right side of the work.
Notes
If you are using a double crochet seam to join into the sides of rows on another pattern which uses a different stitch pattern, you may need to work more than 1dc into the side of each stitch. A treble stitch pattern, for instance, would likely call for 2-3 double crochet stitches to be made into the side of each row. Your pattern should instruct you on the required number of stitches.
How to work a double crochet seam – Into the tops of rows
Working a double crochet seam into the tops of rows will follow the same process as the staps laid out for the edges of rows. The main difference will be that you will work 1dc into the top of each stitch along the seam, rather than working 1dc per side of row.
Notes
If you are working into moss stitch, as for the Cloudspotter Tee, you will need to work 1dc into each dc from the previous row, and 1dc into each ch from the previous row.
The Cloudspotter Tee
The Cloudspotter Tee is available as a PDF pattern, and as part of a kit including Meadow yarn, the PDF pattern and a free project bag.
If you are crocheting a Cloudspotter Tee, we would love to see it! Please tag us @thefibrecompany on Instagram and @thefibreco on Facebook so we can admire your beautiful project!
AND, if you would like to crochet in company, the Cloudspotter Tee crochet-along began on 14th July and continues every week until mid-August!
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