How to Crochet the Double-Loop Stitch

[@campngirl]

I cannot tell you how many videos I watched trying to learn how to do this stitch!! THANK GOD for you and your video. Your video enabled me to do this stitch after hours of trying. WOOOOHOOOOO!!! Thank you for teaching me!!!

[@sheepishlysharing]

+campngirl What kind words to wake up to this morning! KZbin has taught me so much so it's so nice to know I gave back a little!

[@iambeithe]

I had to come and learn this stitch again as I haven't used it in years. When my daughter was an infant I made her a little hat,mitts,booties,sweater and the leggings in hot pink.......all in loop stitch. Everyone loved it lolol! It was a winter outfit and she looked like a piece of candy in it. You would think that I would never have forgotten how to make this stitch! But 37 years is a long time ago. :) I loved your video. Very nicely done!

[@sheepishlysharing]

Thank you iambeithe! I would LOVE to see that little piece of candy!

[@CraftingwithCrystal]

Wow when I first saw Sheldon that stitch seems so intimidating. Now after watching you I think I could try it. Thank you!

[@RuralCharacter1]

I've had this very pattern for a while and only just now decided to give it a try. Tickled to find yours showing the finished product in the tutorial for the stitch I needed to learn. Thanks!

[@sheepishlysharing]

Trish Schramm I confess, it's a bit tricky to get the hang of it but once you do, you can fly! Enjoy that precious sheep!

[@beautifulbutterfly82]

i am making a loopy cardigan at the moment. I have bee working o it about 3 weeks ow as I havent bee crocheting much. Its great to know how to do the double loop stitch. Thank you for showing me xx

[@lindalou5213]

Thank you, Margaret! I watch and rewind, watch and rewind --- I thought I had it but then thought I didn't like that "loose" .....Then you said " pull the loops and it will tighten everything up" Margaret, you're a mind-reader !! 😊

[@sheepishlysharing]

Hahaha! Not a mind reader... just somebody who had to struggle through the pitfalls before I figured it out!

[@wendybarbas7040]

I was so frustrated trying to figure how to do this stitch from a diagram. I just completed 2 rows following your fingers and I am amazed to find that I finally got the stitch right! I am confident that I can go on to make a small project using your technique.

[@sheepishlysharing]

WENDY BARBAS I'm so glad! I had the same frustration so when I finally figured it out, I put the video up in case someone else was wondering. (At the time, there were no other videos for this stitch!)

[@joanneyoung1081]

Thank you for a clear video. Nicely done

[@northcoastize]

I really like your demonstration! Thks for sharing! Your demonstration method is very precise & well executed!

[@sheepishlysharing]

Thank you! And that's a super compliment to me because it was one of my first ever attempts at a tutorial!

[@danamarie3154]

I wanted to learn this stitch to make a rug, this was the best tutorial, thank you very much.

[@sheepishlysharing]

Dana Marie A rug! What a great idea! I'm so glad you found it helpful.

[@Wendy-zp4wh]

Thank you for this simple and effective tutorial. Really helped.

[@sheepishlysharing]

You're welcome! That was one of the first I ever did and the presentation leaves much to be desired so I'm glad it helped you!

[@jimmikeray]

Thanks Margaret will have to try something with this stitch now .....Sharon

[@angieM1]

Love your beautiful creations! Thank you. Angela, from South America

[@sheepishlysharing]

+Angela Margall Thanks for the sweet words, Angela!

[@danijgirl]

thanks for the tutorial Margaret I wanna try this I love how your sheep came out he's so cute.

[@bacwest57]

Love this idea, but if you wanted to do another row, do you have to do a row of single crochet and then start the loops again?

[@ShelleyLovesYarn]

Great tutorial, Margaret. Love that stitch!

[@ericabates5361]

Hello Margaret, I seen the loop stitch in a book I brought recently for a Hedgehog 😁 & I could not figure the loop stitch out from it 😏 so thank you for this Tutorial 😁 you made it very Easy for Me 😁💜💕 Erica x

[@gaberowan2011]

Great tutorial Margaret

[@journeytools778]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I am busy making this sheep but having a really hard time with the decreasing, I keep landing up with large holes. Please could you do a tutorial on decreasing in the double loop stitch. Im sorry I just checked your pattern and its not the same sheep. But please if you could do a tutorial on decreasing I would really appreciate it.

[@sheepishlysharing]

Ooooo..... I'll add that to my list of things to do but I can't guarantee when I can get it done. Basically it's the same as a regular crochet decrease, just make sure you're pulling tightly.

[@joeysmith1216]

Hi, Margaret thank you so much, visional learning make the understanding of words so much easier * joey

[@sheepishlysharing]

You're so welcome, Joey! This was one of the first tutorials I did yeas ago with a bad camera and no editing skills! Glad you found it helpful!

[@l.jeannebrown7926]

You make it look so easy-- thanx, Margaret! What is the link for the pattern for Sheldon?

[@sheepishlysharing]

Link is in the description box!

[@sheepishlysharing]

Well, apparently Caron did a complete re-do of their web site and I can't find it on there anywhere! Luckily, though, I'm a techno nerd and I found a copy of it on The Way Back Machine. Check the description box again for the new link! (KZbin won't let us post links in the comment boxes.)

[@letyreyna8473]

I'm confused how to get them together please help love your sheep and your vids

[@dianehoelting6311]

Really enjoyed your tutorial but I'm having a difficult time finding the pattern. Can you point me in the right direction? Thank you!

[@SingerPinky]

hello.. I've been trying to do the double loop stitch for some time and I have one question.. my double loop stitches look like I've done them well. but for each double loops, when I pull on one end, the other loops goes smaller until it disappears and the double loop becomes ONE big loop.. is that normal?

[@sheepishlysharing]

Hmmm... when you pull on one "end"...do you mean when you pull on one LOOP or the end of your yarn?

[@arily83]

wow this is awesome...as I have tried other methods, it seems the the stitch could be pulled out if u don't do it right. ur method doesn't look like it would be pulled out easily, and it looks a lot more easier. Once again thanks for sharing. Im hoping I can apply it to the loopy boots that someone posted.

[@sheepishlysharing]

No... it doesn't pull out at all... nice and secure! It's time consuming but once you get the hang of it, you can move at a good clip! I'd love to see your boots when finished!

[@arily83]

Yes its a lil time consuming...I always like trying something new. I don't know how to show finished products on youtube yet. But I will learn. As for the loopy boots, ms. Tanya Naser made a tutorial on them. (in case u would like to take a look at her channel if u haven't already). Its called Loopy Baby Boot. Have a great day and thanks for replying.

[@letyreyna8473]

Hello my friend thank you for the pattern and the is tutorial and for helping me when I got stuck lol. Just wanted to tell you started with one for me to put in my office well long story short someone ask me to sell it to them I did them made another and long story short asked me to sell it to them so gone. Son asksd me to make one for my grandbaby cause he thought I Frist one I made was for him. So made another well was gonna start one for me but asked to make anther lol again I thank you they have made people very happy thank you

[@lindapowel3163]

Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@BeignetBeans]

Still trying to find a pattern similar to Sheldon the Sheep. Is there nothing anywhere?

[@sheepishlysharing]

I provided a link in the description box. (This is a very old video so I just checked and it's still an active link.) Have fun!

[@dumpforstump]

Great tutorial! Super clear and detailed.

[@bubbiemarie30]

This works great this way u explained it so I could understand a lot better then some videos

[@sheepishlysharing]

I'm so glad to hear it, Marie! Thank you! This is an old video and it may have even been my first tutorial so I'm always feeling rather sheepish about those!

[@DelgadoMaritza]

my project finally came out right. Thank you!!!

[@sheepishlysharing]

I'm so glad that tutorial helped you!

[@letyreyna8473]

Hello love and think I'm getting it but one question need help on the double-loop-st2tog please help stuck there

[@sheepishlysharing]

What's the problem, Lety?

[@Tegzee]

you made that look too easy..... am eager to try now. thanks!

[@missmayflower]

Great video! Very helpful. Thank-you very much for sharing.

[@sheepishlysharing]

Glad I could help... it's a tricky stitch and I couldn't find a video tutorial on it when I needed it!

[@Kara-lb5my]

I've learned to crochet over the past few months using KZbin videos, starting with the fold-over potholders, then going to round ruffled ones, then chicken place mats, and a stool cushion cover. I really, really want to try this sheep. I printed the instructions from the site (I've never gone from just printed directions before this), and they say it's of intermediate difficulty. I saw on another one of your videos that you haven't done a sheep tutorial because it would be a big undertaking. That worries me if it would be a big undertaking for you, and I'm just on cushion covers. Do you think I should practice something else first?

[@sheepishlysharing]

+Kim Marie Hmmm.... I do have permission to do a tutorial for Yarnspirations but that sheep IS time consuming. It sounds like you have the skills but I would suggest practicing pattern reading before the sheep. Try some hats as they have some of the same skills. It's easy to make mistakes at the beginning and end of each row that would accidentally add stitches.

[@maelindaj]

Great tutorial!

[@lauraolguin7725]

muchas gracias por compartir... saludos desde mexico

[@sheepishlysharing]

laura olguin De nada! Me alegro de poder ayudar.

[@sheepishlysharing]

no. It finishes just like a regular stitch so you just continue on with the next row in the same fashion.

[@anabellunayfelix]

Love it...thank you so much....very helpful.Thanks.

[@bacwest57]

Thank you

[@dianehoelting6311]

Got it! Thank you again!

[@joelleleonard]

well done ;) and yes I like your Sheldon Sheep too :D

[@eliamorgan8908]

Thank you for the pattern, now I can Perfect my loop making, LOLOLOL

[@sheepishlysharing]

If you do that pattern you really WILL have time to perfect your loop making! :)

[@eliamorgan8908]

Margaret Olander Oh, it did! my sheep cozy came out perfect. thank you so much.

[@SingerPinky]

I mean on one loop..

[@letyreyna8473]

Thank you try lol but hard

[@letyreyna8473]

I did it not as beautiful as yours. Thank you so much wanted to send you pic but don't know how here lol

[@sheepishlysharing]

Look in the description box and you'll see lots of ways to contact me! Our Facebook group is fun because all the people there will be interested, too!

[@sheepishlysharing]

Nope. They can only go so far. They're locked into place.

[@letyreyna8473]

I'm confused how to get them together please help love your sheep and your vids

[@sheepishlysharing]

Pretty much the same as any crochet 2 together.... before complete the stitch, you begin the next. Like this: Right before you do the last yarn-over-pull-through, begin the next double-loop stitch. (You'll have one stitch + the little group of 3 on your hook.) When you get to the point where you do the last yarn-over-pull-through, you just pull through ALL the loops you have left on your hook.