In the picture you can see a crocheted seam. I took a linked treble stitch, and added a chain to make linked DTR sts. at the end of the row I had to adapt the method for joining linked D sts in the round.
I am ok with the result, and on the finished garment it works quite well, but…I would like to know if anyone else has tried to do this and found a tidier method.
This post is because I hate sewing, so I design my pieces with as few seams to sew as possible. 
I really hope there is a trail blazer out there has gone before me, and I can learn from their cleverness and talent.
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I think you are using UK terms, and I am not as comfortable with those as US, so you will have to translate …sorry
This works on any height stitch, but this is what I try to do if I am joining and I want a super clean public side:
round 1- ch2 (not a stitch) , dc in front of ch,(first stitch), dc in each dc to end of round, join to top of first stitch with a slip stitch,
round 2- ch2 (not a stitch), dc in front of ch2 (first stitch), dc in each stitch to the end of the round.
this way you get your turning chains pushed to the back or inside and hidden away and a super clean finish on the public side
I hope that helps 
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Hi,
These are not UK terms. Linked stitches are special, in that there are no spaces at all between the stitches.
What you describe works brilliantly for an ordinary join, just not for these stitches. The seam would still need sewing. Thank you for taking the tine to reply.
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I have seen this, I just never knew what it was called and double treble is not a term I was raised with. (We used half quad) I’m not sure mine are much better since I don’t play with this type of stitch much, but it did come out practically seamless on one side. The other side looks more ridged in the pictures than in real life, it’s a stretchy seam that feels pretty unnoticeable to the touch. I could probably get it smoother if I took my time and worked at a better gauge. I guess it depends on which you consider to be the"right"side
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The bars are the right side, on the dress I have just finished.
I am interested in knowing how you joined your stitches to make the round.
Are you happy to share?
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lol,
I don’t have the right terms, but here it goes
first stitch A last stitch B
join to last stitch to top of first stitch with a slip
now pull up in bar1B then bar1A then bar2B then bar2A then bar3B then bar3A then last anchor stitch between them, yo pull through 2, then (yo pull through 3) 3 times
It occurs to me that you could pull the yarn to the wrong side and do the final stitch on the wrong side and it should be fairly seamless on the right side. That would work if you kind of roll the edges inward so you can see your bars from the wrong side and then give it a little tug when done.
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I’ll give it a shot, thank you.
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