Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
When it comes to joining panels and closing up the sides of projects, one way I like to do this is by slip stitching the layers together, especially if it's a top and I want to try it on as I go.
Sometimes I change the seam out later to something like a mattress stitch, and sometimes, I just leave it as a slip stitch seam - just depends on the look I'm going for. It does add a little bit of bulk, but usually doesn't bother me.
When it comes to slip stitching layers together, you'll line up your stitches so they match each other - you can use stitch markers to "pin" the fabric in place. As you work, you insert your crochet hook into the next stitch of the top layer as well as into the corresponding stitch of the next layer (and the next layer if it's 3 layers). Yarn over and pull all the way through the layers and the loop on your hook.
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When it comes to joining panels and closing up the sides of projects, one way I like to do this is by slip stitching the layers together, especially if it's a top and I want to try it on as I go.
Sometimes I change the seam out later to something like a mattress stitch, and sometimes, I just leave it as a slip stitch seam - just depends on the look I'm going for. It does add a little bit of bulk, but usually doesn't bother me.
When it comes to slip stitching layers together, you'll line up your stitches so they match each other - you can use stitch markers to "pin" the fabric in place. As you work, you insert your crochet hook into the next stitch of the top layer as well as into the corresponding stitch of the next layer (and the next layer if it's 3 layers). Yarn over and pull all the way through the layers and the loop on your hook.
🖱Free Crochet Patterns 👉 EyeLoveKnots.com | Cre8tionCrochet.com | YarnCraftsandCoffee.com
