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In Crochet what is the difference between yarn round hook and yarn over hook?

I have been reading a crochet magazine and trying to learn how to read patterns. There are some 'how to' sections in the magazine but both yrh and yoh apear to be taking the yarn the same way over the hook. I thought one would loop the yarn the opposite way over the hook to the other otherwise there would be no point in using both terms. I'm a lttle confused and any help with this would be appreciated - thanks

Public Comments

1. Yarn over hook takes you from the back to the front or from the front to the back. Yarn around the hook means you wrap the yarn around the hook and end up where you started. That way you will make an extra stitch or a double stitch in that place.
2. There really isn't much difference. Basically, it is wrapping the yarn around the hook. But one tends to imply that the yarn goes around in this direction, and the other in that direction. As long as you do it the same all the time, then you will be fine. There is a slight difference in the way the resulting stitch looks -- do a few samples so you can see them -- but as long as you are consistent in your work habits, you will do fine.