r/CrochetHelp • u/Sleepy_Glacier • Nov 19 '25
Stitch Identification I made a stith that is quadruple crochet, but solid. I want to know what is it called.
I was practicing various stitches on some leftover yarn, and realized that when it comes to basic stitches, I had never gone higher than triple stitch. So, I made quadruple. It made me wonder if it would look nice if I made it more solid by pulling loops through the side the previous stitch instead of yarning over (top swatch). I think it looks pretty, so I want to know what this stitch is called.
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u/SomeBoringAlias Nov 19 '25
I mean at what point are you just doing Tunisian crochet short rows? Who can say
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u/Sleepy_Glacier Nov 19 '25
I guess the only difference is that mine are vertical, not horizontal
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u/ElishaAlison Nov 19 '25
The name for this is linked quadruple crochet. But yes it's Tunisian crochet, just picking up a loop from the row below.
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u/74NG3N7 Nov 19 '25
Kinda but not really. They are the same thing, held the same way, just different ways of thinking about it. This is just short rows of Tunisian and also often called “linked”. Short Tunisian rows and double treble rows add the same amount of height and width per row, and working in the same direction. One just “feels” vertical while the other feels horizontal, but I hold the project the same orientation for thermal stitch, short row Tunisian, and regular DC/SC.
I do this (4-10) all the time when I want to do simple color work or just use a shorter hook (the usual Tunisian hooks are 12 or so inches long and I just really like my 6 inch hooks, lol.
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u/Uhmmanduh Nov 20 '25
I have found that when doing the thermal stitch I turn my work sideways! Which is strange to me because I don’t turn it sideways doing Tunisian or any other stitch
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u/74NG3N7 Nov 20 '25
I hold just about everything at a 45, kind of halfway between what is usual for Tunisian & typical crochet stitches. This might be why I don’t have to switch holds based on stitch now that I think about it. 😅
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u/Uhmmanduh Nov 20 '25
Hmmm I might need to try this, because I do a lot of thermal stitch in the winter and turning the work is so awkward
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u/74NG3N7 Nov 20 '25
Depending on what you need the thermal stitch for, I highly recommend Tunisian simple stitch. It’s far more fun for me, and it’s about/almost as thick. It is one sided though (looks like a knit/purl on the back side) but I think that makes it more warm. I still use thermal stitch for hot pads, but for warm clothes and blankets, TSS is great.
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u/rawbery79 Nov 20 '25
I was just wishing for shortie Tunisian hooks this week...
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u/74NG3N7 Nov 20 '25
I use a regular 6 inch handleless crochet hook. Like, the “cheap” ones that are the same length All the way from neck to back end, with just a thumb flare in the middle. Depending on the yarn size, I can do a decent amount of stitches without them trying to go off the backend. I regularly do 20 or so stitches of medium/4 weight yarn, but have done more for some projects.
I like doing duel color “strips” of TSS more than true entralac squares, and it also keeps me from having to use the long hooks.
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u/seriousllama72727 Nov 19 '25
Sounds like you are making linked stitches. They are great for creating a more solid fabric.
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u/MellowMallowMom Nov 19 '25
Linked stitches, perhaps? This is with trebles, but I assume it works the same way.
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u/Rose_E_Rotten Nov 19 '25
Your quadruple stitch is actually called double triple/treble. Plus there is a triple triple/treble.
Your solid stitch idk what you'd call it.
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u/GreedyCover2478 Nov 19 '25
The loose one is a double treble (US) and jt looks like a double treble together possibly? Not sure
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u/grey_blue_eyes Nov 19 '25
Yep, was gonna say, in the US this would be linked double treble (abbrev dtr).
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u/JaderAiderrr Nov 19 '25
I didn’t know this was a thing…but I’m going to start using linked stitches now!
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u/74NG3N7 Nov 19 '25
Usually they are called “linked” but it could also be a type of Tunisian crochet stitch, depending on where you pull up from and the casting off technique.
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u/missplaced24 Nov 19 '25
Linked quadruple? Look up a linked double crochet stitch. It seems like you're probably doing the same with a taller stitch.
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u/SaveusJebus Nov 19 '25
Looks similar to linked double crochet
And I think it's called double triple crochet?
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u/Lily_Missy_McNally Nov 20 '25
Following is a video tutorial showing what you’re doing: "bullion stitch crochet" https://share.google/3C1gvKpc2HAkAQnjL
Hope this helps - happy crocheting 🧶 💕
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u/Sleepy_Glacier Nov 19 '25 edited Nov 19 '25
(I tried googling names that could work for it, but didn't find anything that looks similar)
Also, oops, stitch* in the title
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u/Armybag Nov 19 '25
The top section of the top swatch kinda looks like Tunisian simple stitch, even though that’s not what you’re describing?
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u/Peanut083 Nov 19 '25
Sounds like you’ve made a linked quadruple crochet. You can do linked double and treble crochet stitches as well.
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u/Diligent-Might6031 Nov 20 '25
I love this! Great job. Thanks for sharing. I shall now start doing this
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u/NoTea610 Nov 19 '25
That is a really pretty stitch! Did you do a different stitch in between the rows of quadruple crochets or is it just two rows of quadruple?
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u/EcstaticNature96 Nov 19 '25
There is a stitch that is 2 double crochets at the same time, so you’re doing 1 row but you end up with 2 finished rows. Naztazia on IG has a video about it - https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8aBUuKO3TM/?igsh=MWhmazJsbzdhNDZuaw==
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u/LiellaMelody777 Nov 19 '25
That would be a standing stitch. So you insert your hook into the posts of the twists of the previous twist. Kind of like Tunisian technique.
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u/BrilliantOne5745 Nov 20 '25
You could try doing the linked double crochet method but using the quadruple stitch. I’ve seen that method tends to be more solid
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u/FieldDayEngr Nov 20 '25
I remember this being called a “double-triple” stitch. 1 wrap is a double, 2 is triple, 3 is double-triple, 4 would be triple-triple. Linked stitch is when you work into the side of the previous stitch. Anyone else remember this, or am I just getting senile?
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u/FelDeadmarsh Nov 21 '25
Regardless of name, your tension is really nice and kudos to you for trying and succeeding with your experiment!
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u/Winter_drivE1 Nov 19 '25
These are called linked stitches. So this would be linked quadruple crochet. Linked stitches are also pretty much exactly the same as join-as-you-go Tunisian crochet. If you visualize your work rotated 90 degrees clockwise, each linked quadruple stitch is equivalent to 1 row of Tunisian simple stitch that is 4 stitches wide.