Learn how to make the treble crochet stitch in this step by step tutorial. Wondering what “tr” means in your crochet pattern? It’s the abbreviations for the treble crochet stitch.

This tutorial will show you how to crochet the treble crochet stitch. The step by step tutorial includes photos and a video tutorial demonstrating the stitch.

Three rows of treble crochets in grey yarn and peach hook on blue background.

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You may also hear this one by the name triple crochet stitch. This name makes sense because you repeat the pull through three times.

The treble crochet is a tall stitch, the tallest of the basic stitches.

Yarn

The yarn I’m using in this tutorial is Joann’s Big Twist cotton. This variegated grey color is pewter. Its a #4 worsted weight yarn.

I’m using cotton yarn, but you can choose any acrylic and fiber. The treble is a taller stitch, so it tends to be looser.

You can use any weight yarn and hook to learn this stitch. If you’re following a pattern then likely you already have a yarn and hook specified.

Stitch

The treble crochet is one of the tallest crochet stitches. It’s taller than the double crochet. This means it works up even faster than double crochets and half double crochet.

The treble crochet stitch can lend beautiful drape to your crochet projects. It’s also great for creating texture when you pair it with shorter stitches like the single crochet.

Crochet Stitch Patterns That Use The Treble Crochet Stitch

The Mila Shawl features that texture using treble stitches, this color block shawl works up sideways.

The Emilia Ear Warmer uses the alpine stitch, which means the treble stitch as a front post stitch. This makes the Emilia a more advanced pattern, but I include those tutorials to help!

The Platinum Cowl from FiberFlux is a cozy and squishy use of the treble crochet stitch!

Materials

any weight yarn; pictured is Joann’s Big Twist Cotton in pewter, a #4 medium weight yarn.
compatible hook with your yarn; pictured here is Furl’s Odyssey* hook size 5mm US Size H-8 in Peach*.

Notes

After the foundation row we’ll start the subsequent rows with a chain 4. This chain 4 will count as the first treble crochet in the row. This also means when you get to the last stitch of a row you will work into the top of this chain 4, as if it were a stitch because it counts as one.

Stitches/Abbreviations (US Terms)

ch – Chain-click the link for a tutorial on how to crochet a chain

tr – treble crochet

rep – repeat

Slip Knot – patterns will assume you know this, click the link for a tutorial.

st – stitch

Gauge

Gauge is a measure of how many stitches per inch/cm and how many rows per inch/cm. This is usually measured over a 4″/10cm square.

Checking gauge is not necessary to learn this stitch. It’s important to check gauge when working patterns, especially for fitted items.

Level

Beginner

Construction

The treble crochet stitch works up in rows here. You’ll turn your work at the end of each row. Then your crochet back across that row, placing the new stitches in the top of the previous row’s stitches.

Adjustment

To start with a different number of treble crochet stitches than shown here, use any number for your foundation chain. Make note that for these instructions the first 3 chain stitches will be skipped.

Those skipped chains will not count as a stitch. They are considered the turning chain. They help us get to there correct height.

So if you want 12 treble crochet stitches, then chain 15. If you want 19 stitches, then chain 22.

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Video Tutorial

Watch the video tutorial on this stitch on my YouTube Channel.

Scroll down for the step by step instructions for the (triple) treble crochet stitch

How to Treble Crochet Stitch Tutorial

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Prep Time: 1 minute

Active Time: 5 minutes

Additional Time: 1 minute

Total Time: 1 minute

Difficulty: Easy

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Learn how to crochet the treble stitch in this step by step tutorial with photos and video.

Materials

Any weight yarn, I'm using a #4 medium worsted weight yarn for this treble stitch tutorial.

Tools

Choose a hook that matches your yarn, I use my 5mm US Size H-8 Odyssey hook here.

Instructions

To work a swatch of treble stitches, chain 3 more than the desired number of stitches.
For this tutorial, I chain 15.
Skip the first 3 chains, and work into the next chain.
Yarn over two times.
Insert hook into the ch.
Yarn over again and pull up a loop.
Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3 loops left on your hook).
Yarn over and pull through 2 loops again (2 loops left on your hook). Here it looks like a double crochet, but we're not done yet.
Yarn over one last time and pull through the last two loops (1 loop left on hook).
You've made one tr, or treble stitch. This is the first stitch of the row, since we're not counting the skipped chains as a stitch.
Rep Step 4 - 9 in the next ch,
And continue in each ch across to the end of the row, and then turn your work.
Ch 4 to start the next row. This ch 4 will count as the first treble stitch of row 2.
Work into the next stitch and follow Steps 4 - 9 to treble in each stitch across, turn.
When you end row 3, you'll work into the top chain.
Continue to repeat Steps 13-14 for the length of the project.