{"id":3693,"date":"2010-10-20T10:59:27","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T14:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2025-03-16T14:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T18:37:50","slug":"how-to-crochet-an-i-cord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/how-to-crochet-an-i-cord\/","title":{"rendered":"how to crochet an i-cord"},"content":{"rendered":"
Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns<\/a>: www.planetjune.com\/icord<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Have you ever tried to crochet a really tiny tube or cylinder? I find that single crocheting in a ring with 5 stitches is challenging enough; let alone trying to make a 4-sc cylinder, or, almost impossibly, a 3-sc tube. <\/p>\n

Knitters are lucky; they have a great way to make a very fine tube – it’s called an i-cord and it’s really easy to knit up on dpns (if you knit). But I have great news for you: you can also make i-cord using your crochet hook!<\/p>\n

\"how<\/p>\n

It’s very simple once you get the hang of it, and it’s an easy way to make fine tubes, as long as you like. You can use i-cord in amigurumi, as trim, or even to make bag handles. It’s versatile and works up quickly. <\/p>\n

Note: <\/strong>you can also make a wider i-cord tube, by starting with more chains and dropping all but one loops off the hook. I’d recommend you don’t go too wide though, as it’s easier to accidentally pull out one of the dropped loops when you have more of them in play. I’d recommend you stick with a 3-ch or 4-ch crocheted i-cord. For anything wider than that, make a sc spiral (or learn to knit it on double pointed needles).<\/p>\n

The easiest way to explain it is to show you, so I’ve made a video showing how to crochet an i-cord. And because I’m nice like that, I’ve done right-handed and left-handed versions.<\/p>\n

Crochet an i-cord (right-handed)<\/h2>\n