Extended Single Crochet (ESC)

This tutorial will show you how to make the extended single crochet. This stitch adds one additional step the regular single crochet to make a taller stitch.

Video Tutorial

Left Hand Video Tutorial

6 Comments

  • Marny CA

    If I make another sc chevron afghan but want to use the esc, is there anything else I have to do? Hope my question is understandable.

    BTW, so glad you’ve included the esc – it’s not a stitch I knew about but only find out about and thought it might work for my next sc chevron.

    Thank you!

  • Isla

    Hi Deja! I was wondering if you could explain color changes with ESC. I assume you would just change when the last 2 loops are on the hook, but just need clarification. Thank you.

    • Deja Jetmir

      That is exactly what you would do. 🙂 Since you are just adding essentially an extra chain before the last step, once you reach those last two loops, just bring in the new color and drop the old.

  • Victor

    hi Deja, thank you for sharing this tutorial on the ESC, it was very detailed and well explained. I’m on Ravelry and showed a link (I mentioned your name) back to your website to view this tutorial. If you would rather that I remove it, please let me know.

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