Before inserting the hook in the stitch to be worked, put the thread around it. Throw thread around hook and draw the thread through the stitch and you will have three loops on hook. Throw thread again around hook and draw thread through two loops. Throw thread again around hook and draw through the remaining two loops.
Fig. 229. Double crochet
Treble crochet (tr c). See [Figure 230].
Fig. 230. Treble crochet
Put the thread around the hook twice, insert in the work. Draw a loop through work, making four loops upon needle. Draw the thread or loop through two loops on needle, then again through two loops and the third time through the remaining two loops.
Shells (sh). See [Figure 231].