To make the That’s A Wrap Shirt by Karen von Kluge, you’ll need to know how to do the Foundation Half Double Crochet to get started. Follow along with this photo tutorial to help you make the perfect shirt!
Foundation half double crochet (Fhdc): Ch 2, yo, insert hook into 1st ch, yo, pull up a lp (3 lps on hook), * yo, pull through 1st lp on hook to create the 1st ch st (pinch this stitch between the thumb and forefinger of your non-hook hand to hold it open and make it easier to work into; it is the space below the 1st and 2nd lps on the hook), yo, pull through all 3 lps on the hook to complete the 1st foundation hdc. To begin the 2nd foundation hdc, yo and insert hook into the ch st you were pinching, repeat from *.
First, chain 2.
Then yarn over and insert hook into first chain. Yarn over and pull up a loop (three loops on hook).
Next, yarn over and pull through the first loop on the hook to create the first chain stitch.
Pinch this stitch between the thumb and forefinger of your non-hook hand to hold it open and make it easier to work into; it is the space below the first and second loops on the hook.
Yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook to complete the first foundation hdc stitch.
To begin the second foundation hdc stitch, yarn over and insert the hook into the chain stitch you were pinching, repeat from step three.
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Pattern notes
After creating the foundation hdc, all stitches are placed in between the posts rather than in the top two loops of the stitch.
Pattern
Row 1: Fhdc 90.
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As for the problem of Patti L : Try using a smaller hook for just the foundation, then go to the regular hook on the pattern row. This might help.
most patterns will say like: Chain 27 but you start you Row after the chain Row in the 2nd ch from the hook which will leave you with 26 (sts) at end of 2nd Rd
I don’t like foundation stitches as I can never get them to look neat on the very bottom. They’re bigger holes, stretched out, even if I try to do it tightly.
you’d need to do the 27 stitches to make it so you have the 27 chain, check out this video on makeing the FHDC https://youtu.be/N8GqXynQXso
I love the way it looks so finished at the end but have a problem understanding what to do when reading a review pattern. A pattern will say ch 27 and then at the end say you should have 26. Why !! What should I be doing to wind up with the 26 the pattern calls for?
The last chain is your upright post of the first stitch (kinda like a turning chain) so that on coming back you have one fewer stitches.