Today I will be over on Susan’s blog, crochet addict.
Susan D. of CrochetAddictUk.comHave you ever used multiples in your crochet?
Do you know what they are?
When I started crocheting in ’99 I didn’t know what they were. I happened upon them quite accidently. I purchased a crochet stitch guide and within this book each stitch had Multiples listed. (i.e. Multiples 4 + 2)
I didn’t know what this meant so I googled it and came upon a multiples tutorial by Crochet Geek, Teresa. Now I knew what multiples were.
It opened up a whole new aspect to my work. I was now able to take any stitch and determine how wide to make the beginning chain.
August 1 – November 7 2013
Today’s topic is:
Make Your Own Scarf Using Any Stitch – Explaining Multiples in which I share an example of this. I introduce you to the Trellis stitch which has a multiple of 8 + 2.
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Hi Sara, that was an excellent tutorial – may I ask though how you decide what the + number will be? I saw in the explanation written by Teresa she used +6; I often wonder if there is a rule of thumb for that +number…is it just whatever ‘works’ for the turning chain portion? Or is there a formula used to calculate how many chains should be used?
Thanks!
Rhondda
Rhondda, that is the number of chains needed for your turning chain. I’m not sure if there is a formula for that as it has always made sense to me as the turning chain. (+1, +2, etc)
In Teresa’s example of (+6) it is because her stitch is (3dc, ch1) plus the 2 at the end for turning.
Example: if she chose not to add that ch1 in there, it would be (3dc) plus 2 OR however many chains you use to turn or build up the next stitch in the round or row