Herringbone Double Crochet (Hbdc) – video tutorial. Herringbone patterns are always popular and often used in household items and accessories. Special stitch Hbdc (herringbone double crochet): 1. Yarn over, insert hook into chain. 2. Yarn over and pull through the chain and the first loop on the hook. 3. Yarn over and draw through 1 more loop on the hook. 4. Yarn over and draw through both loops on hook. Multiple any number of sts, plus 2 for the foundation chain. 1. Skip first 3ch, 1Hbdc in next and every ch to end, turn. Herringbone Double Crochet on Subsequent Rows. 2. Ch2 (counts as 1dc), skip first st, 1Hbdc in next and every Hbdc to end of row, working last Hbdc in the turn chain (tch), turn.