Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

142 Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Basketweave Stitch

This basketweave stitch greatly mimics knitting with the

blocks of changing stitches.

Ch a multiple of 10 sts plus 2.

Row 1 (RS) Fwd: Pull up lp in 2nd ch from hk and ea ch

across. Rtn: Yo, pull through 1 lp on hk, *yo, pull through

2 lps on hk; rep from * to end.

Row 2 Fwd: (Lp on hk counts as 1 st.) *Tss in next 5 sts,

Tps in next 5 sts; rep from * across to last st, Tss in last st.

Rtn: Work off lps as normal.

Rows 3 and 4: Rep row 2 twice.

TEXTURED STITCH PATTERNS

Crossed Simple Stitch

This pretty crisscross stitch pattern looks fantastic as a background

to afghan projects.

Ch an even number of sts.

Row 1 (RS) Fwd: Pull up lp in 2nd ch from hk and ea ch across.

Rtn: Yo, pull through 1 lp on hk, *yo, pull through 2 lps on hk; rep

from * to end.

Row 2 Fwd: (Lp on hk counts as 1st st.) *Sk next st, Tss in next st,

Tss in skipped st and pull up a lp; rep from * across to last st, Tss in

last st. Rtn: Yo, pull through 1 lp on hk, *yo, pull through 2 lps on

hk; rep from * to end.

Row 3 Fwd: (Lp on hk counts as 1st st.) Tss in next st, *sk next st,

Tss in next st, Tss in skipped st and pull up a lp; rep from * across

to last 2 sts, Tss in last 2 sts. Rtn: Yo, pull through 1 lp on hk, *yo,

pull through 2 lps on hk; rep from * to end.

Rep rows 2 and 3 to desired length.

Last row: *Sk next st, Tss in next st and pull through lp on hk, Tss

in skipped st, and pull through lp on hk; rep from * across to last

st, Tss in last st and pull through lp on hk, fasten off.

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