How to Crochet Round Edges
Adding a rounded border to a crocheted item requires a special stitch that wraps the yarn around the edge of the crocheted piece. While most edging stitches create a border with a straight or decorative flat edge, the crab stitch, also called the reverse single-crochet stitch, forms a rounded edge that looks and feels like corded welt. The crab stitch is a variation of the basic single-crochet stitch. It is worked in the opposite direction of most crochet work: left-to-right for right-handed crocheters and right-to-left for left-handed crocheters.
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Instructions
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Insert the hook under two loops of an edge crochet stitch. The crab stitch will be worked under both loops, throughout the border. Draw a loop of yarn through the two loops. Yarn over and tie the border yarn to the crocheted piece.
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Pivot the hook and insert it under two loops of the adjacent stitch. Remember to work in the opposite direction of your regular crochet work. Yarn over and draw the hook through the both loops of the stitch. Yarn over and draw the hook through the both loops on the hook.
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Make sure to keep consistent yarn tension. This is especially important for the crab stitch. Continue stitching into adjacent stitches along the edge. As with basic single crochet, put 3 stitches in the corners.
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Crochet until you reach the knot made by tying on the edging yarn. Do a crab stitch in that stitch. Slip stitch into the side of the first crab stitch. Tie off the yarn and remove the hook. Weave in loose threads.
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