UK / US crochet term:

Chain stitch – ch

Double crochet / single crochet – dc / sc

Double treble / Triple crochet – dtr / tr

Long loop stitch with 4dc/sc on top – llp4

Long loop stitch with 2dc/sc on top – llp2

Front Post double crochet / single crochet – FPdc/sc

Stitch – st

Please see a video tutorial of the long loop stitch:

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Row 1: skip 1ch, 1dc/sc in next ch, * 3ch, work llp4 over next 5ch: [Yarn over hook, insert hook into next st and draw up a long loop] – make 5 times. Yarn over and draw through first 10 loops,

yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops on hook. Insert hook into middle space of long loop stitch and work 4dc/sc.

Make 3ch and 1dc/sc in next ch; rep from *, turn.

Row 2: make 5ch and 2dtr/tr in first dc/sc, * 1dc/sc in top of next llp4, 5dtr/tr in next dc/sc below; rep from *, 1dc/sc in top of next llp4, 3dtr/tr in last dc/sc, turn.

Row 3: make 4ch and work llp2 over 3dtr/tr below: [yarn over hook, insert hook into next st and draw up a long loop] – make 3 times. Yarn over and draw through first 6 loops, yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops on hook. Insert hook into middle space of long loop stitch and work 2dc/sc.

Work 3ch, * 1FPdc/sc over dc/sc below, 3ch, llp4 over 5dtr/tr below, 3ch; rep from *, 1FPdc/sc over dc/sc below, 3ch, work llp2 over last 2dtr/tr below and 5th ch, turn.

Row 4: make 1ch and 1dc/sc in firsr st of llp2 below, * 5dtr/tr in next dc/sc of Row 2, 1dc/sc in top of next llp4; rep from; rep from *, 5dtr/tr in next dc/sc of Row 2, 1dc/sc in last st of llp2, turn.

Row 5: make 1ch and 1dc/sc in first dc/sc below, * 3ch, llp4 over 5dtr/tr below, 3ch, 1FPdc/sc over dc/sc below; rep from*, work 1dc/sc in last dc/sc instead FPdc/sc and turn.

Row 6: make 5ch and 2dtr/tr in first dc/sc, * 1dc/sc in top of next llp4, 5dtr/tr in next dc/sc of Row 4; rep from *, 1dc/sc in top of next llp4, 3dtr/tr in last dc/sc, turn.

Repeat rows 3 - 6 until you have reached your desired length.

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