The Quadruple Treble Crochet Stitch

The quadruple treble is an exceptionally tall crochet stitch. This technique, often used for lace or extreme height, results in a tall, open fabric.

How to work the Quadruple Treble Crochet Stitch.

1. Yarn over four times. Insert the hook into the next stitch.

3. Yarn over and pull up a loop (six loops on hook).

4. Yarn over, pull through two loops (five loops on hook).

5. Yarn over, pull through two loops (four loops on hook).

6. Yarn over, pull through two loops (three loops on hook).

7. Yarn over, pull through two loops (two loops on hook).

8. Yarn over, pull through the last two loops to complete the stitch

Identifying the Stitch in your work

The stitch is very long and narrow, making it easily distinguishable from double (dc) or treble (tr) crochets with multiple horizontal bars. Because you wrap the yarn four times, the completed stitch has 4-5 horizontal "bars" or wraps running down its post.
One has been highlighter in the image above.

 

Reading The Quadruple Treble Crochet in Patterns

In a written pattern the stitch is abbreviated to 'Quad tr' or 'quad'

In a charted pattern its symbol is

Working the Next Row

To start the next row you should do a turning chain of 6 but you can bring that down to 4 or 5 with bulky yarns.

Common Mistakes

Saggy Stitches
Because the stitch is so long, uneven tension can result in messy or loose stitches, which ruins the fabric's appearance. Try keeping your yarn overs slightly tighter than normal, but not overly tight.

Wrong Stitch Height
It is common to miss a wrap, resulting in a treble treble (triple) or double treble instead. Make sure to count your wraps before inserting the hook into the stitch.

Not looking neat after Finishing
Tall stitches, because of their open structure, rarely look perfectly neat immediately after crocheting. Therefore blocking is essential for shaping and evening out the tension of tall stitches in your project.