58 Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia
Arcade
When crocheted in a large piece, this stitch pattern looks like little
teardrops sprinkled all over a gentle lace.Shell (sh): [(Dc, ch 1) 3 times, dc] in st indicated.Single Crochet Spike (sc spike): Insert hk into st indicated 1 row
below last, yo and pull up lp around prev row, yo, draw through lps
on hk.Ch a multiple of 6 sts plus 2.Row 1 (WS): Sc in 2nd ch from hk, ch 1, sk 1 ch, *sc in next ch,
ch 3, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, ch 3, sk 3 ch; rep from * across to last
5 ch, sc in next ch, ch 3, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, ch 1, sc in last ch,
turn.Pistachio Shell
This classic stitch pattern always reminds me of cracked-open pis-
tachio shells when I block it open.Shell (sh): [(Dc, ch 1) 3 times, dc] in st indicated.V-Stitch (v-st): [Dc, ch 1, dc] in st indicated.Ch a multiple of 8 sts plus 2.Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hk, *ch 1, sk 3 ch, sh in next ch, ch
1, sk 3 ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across to end, turn.Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same sc, *ch 2, sk 2 ch-1 sps,
[sc, ch 1, sc] in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, sk next 2 ch-1 sps, v-st in next
sc; rep from * across to last sc, 2 dc in last sc, turn.Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), [dc, ch 1, dc] in 1st dc, ch 1, *sk ch-2
sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk ch-2 sp, sh in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; rep
from * across to last ch-1 sp, sc in last ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk ch-2 sp,
[dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in top of t-ch, turn.Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st dc, *ch 2, sk 2 ch-1 sps, v-st in next sc, sk
2 ch-1 sps, ch 2, [sc, ch 1, sc] in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to
last sh, ch 2, sk 2 ch-1 sps, v-st in last sc, sk 2 ch-1 sps, ch 2, 2 sc
in top of t-ch, turn.Row 5: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, *ch 1, sk ch-2 sp, sh in next ch-1 sp, ch
1, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last sc, sc in
last sc, turn.Rep rows 2–5 to desired length.13579246810