Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

24 Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Kyla Shell Stitch

Half double crochet clusters make the shells come alive in this

pattern, perfect for afghans.

Shell (sh): [(3 hdc-cl, ch 2) twice, 3 hdc-cl] in st indicated.

Ch a multiple of 8 sts plus 2.

Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hk, *sk 3 ch, sh in next ch, ch

1, sk 3 ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in 1st sc, *ch 2, sk 1 hdc-cl, sc

in next hdc-cl, ch 2, 3 dc in next sc; rep from * across to last

sc, 2 dc in last sc, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, [hdc, ch 2, 3 hdc-cl] in 1st dc, ch 1, *sc in next

sc, sk 1 dc, sh in next dc, ch 1; rep from * to last sc, sc in last

sc, [3 hdc-cl, ch 2, 2 hdc-cl] in top of t-ch, turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in hdc-cl, *ch 2, 3 dc in next sc, ch 2, sk hdc-

cl, sc in next hdc-cl; rep from * across, turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, *sk 1 dc, sh in next dc, ch 1, sc in

next sc; rep from * across, turn.

Rep rows 2–5 to desired length.

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Marguerite Stitch.

The half double stitches make the yarn strands star in this fabric.

Half Double Crochet Five Together (hdc5tog): Yo, insert hk in top

of hdctog just made and pull up a lp, yo, insert hk around post of

hdctog just made and pull up a lp, yo, insert hk into prev sc and

pull up a lp, [yo, insert hk into next sc and pull up a lp] twice, yo,

pull through all lps on hk.

Ch an even number of sts.

Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hk and ea ch across, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, hdc5tog over [2nd ch, 3rd ch, next 3 sc], *ch 1, hdc-

5tog; rep from * across to end, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, *sc in hdctog, sc in ch-1 sp; rep from * across to t-ch,

sc in 1st ch of t-ch, sc in 2nd ch of t-ch, turn.

Rep rows 2 and 3 to desired length.

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