How to Hemstitch With Crocheting
Hemstitching provides a finishing touch to a blanket or other cloth item. Some baby blankets come with holes placed about 1/2 inch from the edge of the blanket specifically designed for this purpose. The holes are spaced about 1/4 inch apart, and you crochet into the holes, around the outside of the blanket, to add a decorative finish and personal touch to a plain blanket. This is often used on baby blankets. If your blanket has no holes, you have to add them with a hemstitch machine. The hemstitch is a simple crochet stitch, providing you with a method to finish a baby blanket in a few hours.
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Instructions
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Make a slip knot with size 10 thread and slide a size 5 metal crochet hook into the loop of the slip knot.
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Place the crochet hook into the first hole in the item you are going to hemstitch, then wrap the thread around the hook. Pull the hook and thread through the hole and bring the hook up to the edge of the fabric. Wrap the yarn around the hook clockwise and pull it through both loops on the hook.
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Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 around the entire outside of the item you want to hemstitch.
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Slip your hook underneath the first stitch and wind the thread around the hook. Pull the thread through all the loops on the hook.
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Cut the yarn 1/2 inch from the hook and weave it in and out of the last few stitches.
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