Tips & Techniques How to Crochet the Invisible Slip Stitch Updated April 2, 2026 This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, I may earn a small commission. Click to see full details of my Privacy Policy. Pin it now, make later!11Shares I’ve recently shared a few tips on my blog which will help you to take your crochet skills to the next level! Today I’m delighted to bring you the invisible slip stitch. This technique is perfect for keeping your work nice and neat when working in a line and avoiding that unsightly diagonal line.TABLE OF CONTENTS1. MATERIALS AND TOOLS2. INVISIBLE SLIP STITCH3. VIDEO TUTORIALSVIEW MORE▼ Take a look at the other techniques to take your skills to the next level: KNOTLESS FOUNDATION CHAIN CROCHET END CAP MATERIALS AND TOOLS The only things you’ll really need for this project is your selected yarn and your hook which you are using for your project. The yarn that I have used in this sample is Paintbox Simply Chunky in Slate Grey INVISIBLE SLIP STITCH I have demonstrated this technique using UK Double Crochet/US Single Crochet Work your round Work you double crochet round up to the last stitch of the round. Remove hook Pull up some slack on your working loop and remove your crochet hook Insert hook Insert your hook into the first stitch of the round from the wrong side to the right side. Loop yarn Loop your working yarn back around the hook and pull on your tension to reduce the size of the loop Pull through Pull the loop through the stitch and rotate your hook round to position. Your working yarn should now be under your hook from front to back. Double crochet Pull working loop up slightly so that it’s slightly higher than a standard double crochet. Work a double crochet into the base of the chain. Repeat Work around the round and repeat from step 1. VIDEO TUTORIALS You can find the step-by-step video tutorials for the knotless foundation chain below in right and left handed versions. Don’t forget to share with your friends and subscribe! KEEP ON making Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to our newsletter, grab a cuppa and find out about the latest posts and projects. First name Email address Thanks! Please check your inbox (and junk) to confirm your subscription! Pin it now, make later!11Shares Further Reading... 12 Crochet Tips For Beginners April 18, 2020 Super Easy Way to Change Colours in Crochet! June 16, 2023 Indie Yarn Dyer Q&A – Truly Hooked January 27, 2022 6 Comments Anuradha July 20, 2020 at 1:03 pm Thank you for this great tip Sarah Jayne ! How do I adapt this technique to the US Double Crochet ? Reply WENDY July 22, 2020 at 11:59 pm Changing color and pulling through the loop in the back. Slip the stitch with the new color then chain on and continue to work around to the beginning and work the invisible slip stitch. Am I correct? Maybe you can add to this tutorial and show ‘how to ‘ with color change. I have a better understanding now that I have watched your tutorial. Keep them coming for us. Thank You. Reply Em September 21, 2020 at 1:21 am Thanks for another wonderful tutorial. I’m still a beginner at crochet, so I’m sorry if this sounds like a silly question: does this invisible slip stitch replace a typical “slip stitch + chain 1”? I’m working on a mug cozy pattern that ends each row with a “slip stitch + chain 1”, and I was wondering, does your invisible slip stitch would replace that entirely, without the need for the “chain 1”? Reply Em October 5, 2020 at 10:50 pm Got it, it worked perfectly. Thank you!! Reply Technique Tuesday: Crochet Flowers - Bella Coco Crochet August 4, 2021 at 1:55 pm […] Invisible Slip Stitch […] Reply I B. June 25, 2024 at 3:40 pm These instructions never say to pick up the original dropped stitch… Sometime got left out somewhere here. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
