Half-Double Crochet

Once you get the Single Crochet down, you can head up the Half-Double Crochet. Sounds intimidating? It's not, you're only dealing with Yarns and Hooks.

HALF-DOUBLE CROCHET: At the end of the piece, chain one to make up for the hight of the row you're about to create. (You will have to turn the piece around to continue working in the same direction.) With one loop on hook, Yarn over so you get a complete wrap around the hook and go through the top V of the next sequential stitch. Yarn over and draw a loop back through the V so you get three loops on the hook (the yarn over is the center loop). Yarn over and pull through all three stitches. Volia, you just did a half-double crochet. Makes a great plain pattern, and well hinged so it hangs loose.