How to Work the Inverted Crochet Technique

Have you ever wished your stitches would all face the same way when working in rows just like they do when you’re crocheting in the round? That’s exactly the challenge that led me to come up and start using what I call the Inverted Crochet Technique. You can read all about it in my previous post.

Whether you’re working on an amigurumi piece that needs a consistent look or you’re just after a clean, uniform texture, this method is a simple trick that gives beautiful results.

Normally, when we crochet in rows, each row ends up showing a different side of the stitch: front, then back, then front again, and so on. But sometimes you want all the stitches to face forward, like in amigurumi worked in the round when you want that neat, classic “V” stitch to appear the same across the whole fabric.

The Inverted Crochet Technique solves that by alternating rows:

• On odd rows, you crochet as usual.
• On even rows, you invert the the way you work so that the stitches face the same side as in the previous row.

Follow the written instructions or the video tutorial below to learn how to single crochet!

1. Start as usual: chain, work on the chain as usual, chain and turn your work;
2. Bring the working yarn to the front of your work;
3. With the help of your thumb keep the working yarn always to the right side of your hook;

   

4. Insert the hook into the next stitch from the back to the front;

   

5. Yarn over: make the hook go under the working yarn and grab it;

   

6. Bring up a loop: after grabbing the yarn pull it through the stitch and to the back of the piece;

   

7. Yarn over once more;
8. Pull the yarn through the two loops on the hook. You just completed a single crochet worked with the Inverted Crochet Technique

   

It may feel a little awkward at first, but with some patience and practice, it becomes second nature!

This technique is perfect for:

• Flat amigurumi pieces worked in rows.
• Decorative panels where texture consistency matters.
• Projects where all the stitches to face the “right way”.

• Go slow at first: It’s like learning to write with your non-dominant hand, but it clicks quickly.
• Practice on a swatch before trying it on your final project.

I used the Inverted Crochet Technique in the tummies for all the Wild Kids: Dragon, Frog and Fox.

Give it a go in your next project and see the difference it makes! I’d love to hear about your experiments and creations using the Inverted Crochet Technique. Drop a commet bellow!