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The Split Single Crochet Stitch
To create a split single crochet stitch, you are going to work an single crochet stitch between the vertical bars of the single crochet stitch in the previous row below instead of working into the top loops of the stitch in the row below like you normally would.
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Changing Yarn Colors
It's so much fun to mix lots of colors into a crochet project, but it can be challenging to change colors without the transition being obvious. The easiest and best way to do that is to finish the last part of a stitch with the new color. For example, if you're doing single crochet stitches and working with Color A, you'd insert your hook, yarn over, pull up a loop of Color A, then yarn over with Color B, and pull through a loop of Color B. You're now ready to work in Color B. With the double crochet stitch, do a yarn over, insert your hook, pull up a loop of Color A, yarn over, pull through a loop of Color A. Now, yarn over with Color B, and pull it through to complete the stitch. The idea is that the last yarn over that you do to finish a stitch should be in the new color that you want to use.
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Treble Crochet
Ok, so you have mastered the single, half-double, and the double crochet stitches and are now ready to add to your repertoire. The treble stitch, also known as the triple stitch, is just a higher double stitch. When starting the stitch, instead of doing just one yarn over before inserting your hook into the stitch below, you are going to "yarn over" twice before inserting your hook (meaning, you will have 3 loops on your hook before inserting your hook into the stitch below). Insert your hook, yarn over, and pull up a loop. At this point you have 4 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull the yarn through 2 loops on your hook (you should now have 3 loops on your hook), yarn over and pull through 2 loops on your hook (you should now have 2 loops on your hook), yarn over and pull through the 2 loops on your hook.
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Extended Double Crochet
Just like the extended single crochet (see tip), the extended double crochet stitch is created by adding one extra yarn over, pull through loop -- yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through a loop (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through one loop on hook (still three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops on hook, yarn over and pull yarn through last two loops on hook.
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Extended Single Crochet
The extended single crochet stitch (also called double single crochet or an Elmore stitch) is a taller and looser version of the regular single crochet stitch. Basically, you can create an extended stitch by adding an extra "yarn over, pull through loop" step to any regular stitch. For example, with the single crochet, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, and pull through loop (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through one loop, yarn over, pull through both loops.
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The Bullion Stitch
The Bullion Stitch is also known as the Roll Stitch. It adds an interesting dimension to trims and edging and can serve as a great center for a granny square or flower motif if performed in a circle.
Start by wrapping the yarn around your crochet hook somewhere between 5 to 10 times, depending on how thick a look you want. Then, insert the hook into the next stitch (or circle loop), yarn over, and pull through a loop. Then, yarn over and pull a loop through all of the loops on your hook (it helps to keep the crochet hook end facing down, and you might need to wiggle the hook as you're pulling the loop through). You should have one loop on your hook. Do a yarn over and pull through a loop to create a chain on top – that will hold your bullion stitch in place. You've just completed a bullion stitch!
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