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Stitch names match the underlined links in the pattern steps.
A chain is the foundation row of loops you build from the slip knot. Yarn over and pull the working yarn through the loop already on your hook—each repeat adds one chain. Patterns count chains so you can match length and tension before working into them.
Bring the working yarn over the hook from back to front (or front to back, depending on style) before the next motion—often before you insert into a stitch. Yarn overs add height in lace and are the building blocks of taller stitches like double and treble crochet.
Insert the hook where the pattern says, yarn over, and pull that yarn through both the stitch and the loop on your hook in one motion. Slip stitches join rounds, travel invisibly along an edge, or close a ring without adding height.
Insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn over again, and pull through both loops. Single crochet is compact and sturdy—ideal for washcloths, edgings, and firm fabric.
Yarn over once, insert the hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through the last two loops. Double crochet is taller than single crochet and opens up fabric quickly—common in doilies, lace repeats, and textured rows.
Yarn over twice before inserting the hook, then work off the loops in pairs: yarn over, pull through two, repeat until one loop remains on the hook. Trebles are tall stitches used in openwork and pineapple-style motifs where you need extra height inside a loop.
A tiny decorative bump: usually chain two or three, then slip stitch into the first chain you made (or back into the same stitch) to form a rounded point. Picots finish lace edges with a neat, beaded rhythm.