crochet stitches

Crochet stitches

Looped Shell

Looped Shell - Crochet StitchChain multiple: 8 + 2

Stitch Guide

Cluster (CL): Keeping last lp of each st on hook, 2 dc in specified st; YO and draw through all 3 lps on hook: CL made.

Cluster shell (CL shell): In specified st work (CL, ch 3, CL, ch 3, CL): CL shell made.

Instructions

Bitty Buttons

Bitty Buttons - Crochet StitchChain multiple: 6

Stitch Guide

Popcorn stitch (PC): Work 4 dc all in same st; drop lp from hook, insert hook from front to back in top of first dc made, insert hook in dropped lp and draw through: PC made.

Shell: Work 5 dc all in same st: shell made.

Instructions

Fences

Fences - Crochet StitchChain multiple: any even number

Instructions

When making star sts, draw up each lp to height of a dc.

Row 1 (RS): Insert hook in 2nd ch from hook, YO and draw up a lp; draw up a lp in each of next 3 chs, YO and draw through all 5 lps on hook, ch 1 for "eye" of star: 1 star st made; *draw up a lp in eye of star st just made, draw up a lp only in front and back lps of last lp on same star st, draw up a lp in each of next 2 chs, YO and draw through all 5 lps on hook, ch 1 for eye; rep from * across, dc in last ch; ch 3, turn.

Fanciful Fans

Fanciful Fans - Crochet StitchChain multiple: 10 + 2

Stitch Guide

Shell: In specified st work (dc, ch 1) twice, dc in same st: shell made.

Instructions

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch; *ch 3, sk 3 chs, shell in next ch, ch 3, sk 3 chs, sc in each of next 3 chs; rep from * across, ending last rep with sc in last 2 (instead of 3) chs; ch 1, turn.

Tied Doubles

Tied Doubles - Crochet StitchChain multiple: 4

Instructions

Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch, ch 1, turn.

Row 2: Sc in first 2 sc; *ch 2, sk 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc; rep from * across; ch 3 (counts as first dc of following row), turn.

Row 3: Dc in next sc; *sk next 2 sc, 3 dc in ch-2 sp, dc in 2nd skipped sc; rep from * across; end last rep with dc in last 2 sc; ch 1, turn.