how do I do a tr between stitches in crocheting?
I am making a towel topper for a dish towel I have just finished 11 rows of dc. No the pattern says I am to work between the 3rd &4th dc on row 22,work 8tr in that space.Sl st in the last st.
Row 24 *ch3 sc in next st. Rep. from * across the tr sts.Sl st in the last st
If you look at a double crochet, it consists of a post and a hat. Ordinarily, you would insert the hook into the top two strands of the double crochet which form the hat. But if you poke a finger between the two stitches, you’ll find there is a space between the posts as well. When they want you to work between the stitches, they mean between the posts. The only difference really is that you are inserting the hook below that third strand just below the hat. It’s a little like a chain stitch in that regard (there are two strands on top and one below).
One reason for asking you to do this is it will give you a bit more space to stuff all those tr’s in place. Another is it will shorten the tr’s slightly. It sounds like with the slip stitch that you’ll be making a fan with those tr’s. Assuming the piece is six stitches wide at this point, there would probably be either no turning chains, or just one before you start the row, so the first end of the fan would be anchored, and then a slip stitch is used to anchor the second end.
When you come back along with row 24, you’ll just be working over the fan. When you ch3 and sc in each stitch, you’ll get little ch-3 spaces or tiny arches all across the top of the fan. It might be the start of a pineapple. Or it might be the start of a half-circle sort of doily motif.
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