How To Half Treble Crochet – HTR Crochet Stitch

How To Half Treble Crochet – HTR Crochet Stitch

The HTR stitch is one of those stitches that sits precisely in the middle of the fundamentals of how to crochet. HTR lies between DC and TR stitches, much as HDC does between SC (single crochet) and DC (double crochet). It’s taller than the DC stitch but not as tall as the TR stitch.

What is an HTR Crochet Stitch?

Half Triple Crochet (HTR) is a crochet stitch that stands for half triple crochet. It’s almost as tall as the TR stitch, but it’s not quite there.

Because this stitch is on the taller side, you’ll see it in pieces with a lacy texture, wider holes, and greater movement.

What can you make with HTR stitch?

Doilies, scarves, shawls, valances, and other crochet patterns may benefit from the half triple crochet stitch.

At the same time, because the HTR stitch is tall, it works up swiftly and is ideal for oversized items that need to be completed quickly, such as ponchos and blankets.

These crafts, made with a thicker yarn, may provide a rapid crochet job while also concealing the holes.

Things to know about HTR stitch

1. Because it is essentially a mix of HDC and DC stitches, the Half Triple Crochet stitch should be relatively simple to master if you already know how to crochet those two patterns.
2. It’s important to realize that the HTR we’re discussing is American dollars.
3. Half treble crochet in the United States differs from half treble crochet in the United Kingdom.
4. HTR is a stitch in the UK comparable to the HDC stitch in US crochet terminology.
5. When the Double Crochet stitches aren’t tall enough, but you don’t want the huge holes that the TR crochet stitch makes, the HTR crochet stitch is ideal.

How to do half triple crochet

Starting with the chain, here’s how you crochet HTR.

1. Create a slip knot and crochet a chain as long as you need it when starting with a foundation chain (plus four chains.)
2. Double the yarn and place the crochet hook into the fifth chain from the hook (this will count as your first Half Treble stitch).
3. Turn the loop around and pull it through. On the hook, you have four loops.
4. Turn the yarn over and draw a line across the first two loops. On the hook, you have three loops.
5. Reverse the yarn and pull through all three remaining loops simultaneously. The first HTR is over.
6. The initial stitch is distinct when crocheting on top of a starting chain.
7. Make the next stitch by yarning over two times, inserting the hook into the next available chain (front to back), yarning over, and pulling the loop through. On the hook, you have four loops.
8. Turn the yarn over and draw a line across the first two loops. On the hook, you have three loops.
9. Reverse the yarn and pull through all three remaining loops simultaneously.
10. The second HTR has been completed! Just keep going in the same direction until you reach the end of the first row.

How to crochet HTR on top of another row in crochet

1. Ch 4 (this turning chain counts as the first HTR) and turns to start the following row of HTR stitches.
2. You can begin at the top of a row of the same stitches or a row of different stitches, such as half double crochet.
3. Insert hook into first available stitch (front to back), yarn over, and pull loop through. On the hook, you have four loops.
4. Turn the yarn over and draw a line across the first two loops.
   On the hook, you have three loops.
5. Reverse the yarn and pull through all three remaining loops simultaneously.
6. This first HTR in the series would be a little different from the others.
7. For the rest of the row, this is how we do the HTR.
8. Insert hook into first available stitch (front to back), yarn over, and pull loop through. On the hook, you have four loops.
9. Turn the yarn over and draw a line across the first two loops. On the hook, you have three loops.
10. Reverse the yarn and pull through all three remaining loops at the same time.
11. Just keep going in the same direction until you reach the end of the row.

The HTR crochet stitch is an excellent stitch to know and utilize, even if you don’t see it used very often in patterns.
It expands on the stitches you already know and adds to your ever-expanding crochet vocabulary. You may attempt to spice things up a little with this new stitch and add a fun contemporary touch to your next project.

How do you crochet a HTR?

How do you do a half treble crochet stitch?

Is there a half treble crochet stitch?

Half treble (htr) Half trebles are stitches that are the next height up to a double crochet stitch. The yarn is wrapped round the hook first before going into the stitch (or space) and then once pulled through the stitch (or space) there will be three loops on the hook. Pull the yarn through the chain.

What does HDC mean in UK?

The imaginative abbreviation for a double crochet is dc, and for a half double crochet is hdc. (UK treble is tr and half treble is htr.)

What is HTR in US terms?

Check the actual stitches. Same with a half treble crochet (htr), that stitch does not exist in US terminology, only in UK terminology. In US terms it’s a half double crochet (hdc).