Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

16 Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Aligned

This unassuming stitch pattern makes a lovely fabric for garments

with its mixture of double and single crochet stitches.

Ch an odd number of sts.

Row 1 (RS): 2 dc in 5th ch from hk (sk ch counts as dc), *sk 1 ch, 2

dc (dc group made) in next ch; rep from * across to last 2 ch, sk 1

ch, dc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in 1st dc, *ch 1, sc in sp btw next 2 dc (center of dc

group); rep from * across to t-ch, ch 1, sc in top of t-ch, turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in ea sc across to last sc, dc in last

sc, turn.

Rep rows 2 and 3 to desired length.

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Jacquard

When alternating colors in this stitch pattern, you get a great jac-

quard-like tweed. Because the stitch pattern is a combination of

double and single crochet, it is light enough even for garments.

Ch an odd number of sts.

Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hk, *ch 1, dc2tog in same ch and 2

ch away (sk 1 ch); rep from * across to last 2 ch, ch 1, dc2tog in

last 2 ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in dc2tog, *sc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk dc2tog; rep from

* across to last ch-1 sp, sc in last ch-1 sp, sc in dc, turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc2tog in 1st sc and ch-1 sp, *ch 1,

dc2tog in same ch-1 sp and next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last

ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc2tog in last ch-1 sp and last sc, dc in last sc, turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in dc, *ch 1, sk dc2tog, sc in ch-1 sp; rep from *

across to last ch-1 sp, sc in last ch-sp, ch 1, sk dc2tog, sc in top of

t-ch, turn.

Row 5: Ch 2, dc in ch-1 sp, *ch 1, dc2tog in same ch-1 sp and next

ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc2tog in last ch-1

sp and last sc, turn.

Rep rows 2–5 to desired length.

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