Crochet the knit stitch! Increase, decrease, flat AND in the round! ( Waistcoat / Split Stitch )

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3 жыл бұрын

How to make crochet look like knitting with the waistcoat stitch, aka the split or knit stitch! This is a variation of the single crochet stitch, so if you haven't
learned that yet, make sure you check out my previous tutorials on foundation chains and single crochet.
This tutorial shows how to increase, decrease, and work this stitch flat AND in the round. Since learning it, it's definitely my favorite stitch to use on crocheted bags and clothing, and it's PERFECT for crocheting hats and double thick scarves!
Thank you guys so much for being here, and I hope this tutorial is helpful for you! I'll admit I had a hard time learning this stitch when I was first getting started, so I understand that it can be frustrating, but once you're able to adjust your tension, I PROMISE this gets so much easier and faster to crochet. If you have any questions or tips you'd like to add, please feel free to add them in the comments! Thanks, and good luck with your crochet projects! :)

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@aidanreed6748 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I am a knitter at heart so crocheting is very confusing without all the tiny details people tend to not mention . Your video helped a ton. The pattern I was following said to single crochet, but hers looked like stockinette stitch! I followed it for a while before tearing it out and researching my theory. You’re a savior!

@Atomicl3itch99 3 жыл бұрын

this is so great!!!!!! i hate it when i find a cool stitch but i can’t use it because i don’t know how to decrease or increase it so thank you so much for including that in your videos! i’m subscribing :)

@rolohooks 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and same!!! I just want all of the information to be organized and in one place, haha!

@cinnamonstix8196 3 ай бұрын

Fortunately, there's music playing and it's very pleasant! I love it when KZfaqrs add a little ambience to the background of their videos. I feel like it helps enhance the viewing experience

@mellhef2637 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I watched a couple of tutorials on this stitch but never was able to do it, because I crochet really tight and no one mentioned that this stitch needs to be loose.

@oliviaedwards7944 Жыл бұрын

Great video Rose! Your voice is clear. Your language precise and you come across as warm yet informative. I learned this stitch your presented so quickly!

@rhondarendon 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u for the detailed tutorial and including the increase and decrease. Greatly appreciate u sharing ur talent and knowledge!

@michele8208 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best tutorial for this stitch. Thank you so much❤️

@noneotherthanemily 2 ай бұрын

thank you! this is so in depth I already feel like I can do this ❤

@ecox1800 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I’m a new crocheter working with this stitch for the first time, and your instructions were so clear and so so helpful!

@rolohooks 3 жыл бұрын

So glad this was helpful for you! 💖

@KarinMurati 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Emily, use a hook one or two hook sizes bigger as recomended on you yarn banderole.

@atomanne 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your clarity!!

@ritaplantamura6027 2 жыл бұрын

You are a Great crocheting Artist. Thank you for sharing. Learning took place

@rhondarendon 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Thank u so much!

@AnnaE949 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips & tutorial. Thanks

@ajtm23 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your video!!! Very helpful!!!❤

@sue5767 Жыл бұрын

Super helpful. Thank you!

@neonelishuax1962 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent and VERY helpful vid. Kudos!!

@AdrianaSD Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have subscribed!

@andreamelara713 2 жыл бұрын

I love this! Can you show this stitch in the round for a raglan to show the increase in that way? And if you can do alternating waist coat to SC that looks like faux brioche that’d be amazing!

@claudieespargeliere7390 2 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup Je ne savais pas faire les diminutions cela va bien m'aider pour faire mes Amigurumis 🤗

@goobernational4805 2 жыл бұрын

Was about to make a cardigan with this stitch! Thank you for warning us that it's a yarn eater! Will look for another stitch type

@kerrybudworth4674 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, you explained everything so clearly.. I only like how the stitch looks in the round & not how in all videos I have seen that it is not as nice or the same when it is done with the flat crocheting.. so I tried something different & it works & looks exactly the same as when you do it in the continuous round .. you just have to finish off at the end of each row .. & start again at the beginning of the row ( a bit like when you change colours, you have loose ends on each side but they can be crocheted in when you do a border) that way you can use it for both ways when making a cardigan etc & the stitches are all exactly the same.

@rolohooks 4 ай бұрын

Yes!!!! It took me a minute to figure out that the stitches will "spiral" in whichever direction you're working if you don't finish and start a new round every time you work a new row. There's a tunisian crochet stitch that can be worked flat and looks just like knitting as well, but I haven't tried it out yet. I'm just glad you found the video helpful, though! Thanks for the comment!

@lj_wolfe Жыл бұрын

Came for the increase/decrease, stayed because I love geek intersectionality :-). Now I'm off to find that Link hat, because hubby is a HUGE LOZ fan!

@rolohooks Жыл бұрын

GOLLY thanks! Glad you enjoyed! I seriously need to finish that hat tutorial…i’ll get right on that!!!!

@redraven_y2k 10 ай бұрын

@rosefiasco yes please please do the hat❤

@kellene1978 4 ай бұрын

Did that tutorial get posted somewhere? I am also interested in it. Thank you for teaching me think knit stitch. I have been crocheting over thirty years and have never used this stitch. I know how to knit but it takes way too long. And once I drop a stitch, oh lawd, it’s all over. Lol.

@messenger3478 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The video that the mittens I'm working on doesn't explain this stich well. I got so confused.

@sarapalarz1566 8 ай бұрын

hiii thanks for the help!! i hope you’re still active:)) i was so excited when you said youd have a link hat tutorial

@rolohooks 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!!! Yes, that tutorial is coming soon haha 🤦‍♀️

@kristylove16 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the brand and color of this yarn? It’s beautiful 😍

@patriciaspaulding3896 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of yarn did you use it looked like Bernal. Decor

@doramos88 2 жыл бұрын

This video was really helpful! I am making a cat eared beanie with this stitch and had to find how to decrease. Only thing is that there are very large holes forming when I did the decrease, any advice on how to fix that? Thanks! 💓

@rolohooks 2 жыл бұрын

Decreases are definitely trickier with the waistcoat stitch, and I haven't found a way to make them totally invisible. I find that I usually have to use more tension on the decreases, but since I don't have time to record a follow-up video, I'd suggest checking out With Alex's tutorial on waistcoat stitch decreasing! 🥰 Good luck, and thanks so much! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdmgoZWL1LKdk3k.html

@Zam1Q 4 ай бұрын

Excellent explanation and demonstration - thank you! I love the shiny super bulky yarn you are using - can you share the brand and where to purchase it?

@rolohooks 4 ай бұрын

It’s the Yarn Bee Scrub-Ology from Hobby Lobby. If you can’t (or don’t want to) get it directly from them, I’ve seen people re-selling it on Etsy! ;)

@beanpots8524 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!! i’ve been looking for a tutorial like this one!! one question though, what yarn are you using?

@rolohooks 2 жыл бұрын

It's Yarn Bee's "Scrubology" Yarn! :)

@mindless706 2 жыл бұрын

What type of yarn is being used in the video? It’s BEAUTIFUL 😍

@rolohooks 2 жыл бұрын

It's Yarn Bee's "Scrubology" Yarn! It's one of my favorites!

@giulia5827 Жыл бұрын

how do you close the foundation row with the tail?? you didn’t show it

@ncguardman 2 жыл бұрын

Any advice for someone trying to use this stitch to make beenie out of 550 cord? It doesn't have the stretch like yarn does so makes it very troublesome to work.

@rolohooks 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't done a lot of work with that kind of cord, but I'd say try experimenting with different hook sizes, and be sure to keep your tension extra loose when you're doing your stitches. Let me know what you figure out, and good luck with your project! 🥰🥰🥰

@Painter931 10 ай бұрын

I have a question for you. If I am crocheting a hat and I go through the increases in the round do I enter both increased stitches. Say I have one sc and 2sc into next stitch. I completed that pattern all around. Now I'm starting new row. I come up to my 2sc in one space do I sc into both SC separately. Or is the SC just once through the double legs because there will be four legs not two.

@rolohooks 10 ай бұрын

Yes, you would enter both stitches! The trick to the split stitch is to NOT crochet between the “v’s” but into the center of each stitch. I HATE counting stitches, but for the first couple of hats I made, it really helped. Increases and decreases still trip me up all the time 😅 just to clarify, sc into both SC separately.

@crystalpaskett7343 8 ай бұрын

Will this work with double crochet? If doing Half double crochet can I join the chain, work the first round of half double crochet then start with the spit stitch in round 2?

@rolohooks 8 ай бұрын

You CAN split a double crochet stitch, but it's not going to look quite the same. You could still get some interesting effects, though!

@crystalpaskett7343 8 ай бұрын

@@rolohooks okay thank you! I'll try it and see!

@Pixxelina Жыл бұрын

This stitch is wonderful with chunky yarn and so relaxing to work with. Now doing this with sock yarn? What a nightmare. Cannot get past the first single crochet round 😭 I’ve tried about 20 times and I fell defeated. Any tips? 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@rolohooks Жыл бұрын

OOF, I have an incredibly hard time with sock yarn in general, so i feel your pain. A smaller hook might help (some of the metal hooks seem to have more pointed ends, which helps to get through that first row of SC's.) Other than that, I'd try loosening your tension as much as you possibly can. Good luck! 😭 And please let me know how it goes!

@attheranch4876 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not clear on how crocheting the stitch flat looks different.

@rolohooks 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I should have clarified better in the video! When you crochet this stitch flat, the "v" shapes in the stitches are less defined, but it's still looks nice! Just not quite as clean as when you work it in the round.

@ipisseduoff5900 2 жыл бұрын

why did you skip how to do the second row? this video was very confusing and didn’t really show you how to do the stitch

@rolohooks 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, sorry this video wasn't helpful for you! I know the stitch can be frustrating to learn at first. It definitely took me some time to get a feel for. I'd recommend doing this stitch in the round first, and then moving on to doing it flat. It's a lot easier to do in rounds. I'm trying to get better at filming and editing these videos, so your feedback really helps! Thanks!

@sherri. 7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately there’s music playing and it’s very distracting! Not sure why youtubers feel the need to add music that does not enhance the viewing experience, but does the exact opposite.

@rolohooks 7 ай бұрын

Note taken 😂

@joixeon6 6 ай бұрын

stop and smell the roses, sherri. the music was a lovely choice, and it doesnt take away from how clear and wonderful this tutorial was, and for how cool of a stitch this is as well!

@kerrybudworth4674 4 ай бұрын

@@rolohooks Thank you, you explained everything so clearly.. I only like how the stitch looks in the round & not how in all videos I have seen that it is not as nice or the same when it is done with the flat crocheting.. so I tried something different & it works & looks exactly the same as when you do it in the continuous round .. you just have to finish off at the end of each row .. & start again at the beginning of the row ( a bit like when you change colours, you have loose ends on each side but they can be crocheted in when you do a border) that way you can use it for both ways when making a cardigan etc & the stitches are all exactly the same.