Hey everyone! Today I’m going to show you how to make the granny stripe stitch. This is a different take on the traditional granny square. The granny stripe is worked up in rows instead of in the round. Do you have a lot of yarn you want to use up? The granny stripe is a […]
How to Make the Basket Weave Stitch
Hey everyone! In today’s Crochet 101 lesson, I’m going to teach you how to make the basket weave stitch. This stitch is made working groups of front post double crochets and back post double crochets along the row. As you work more rows, you will begin to notice that some groups appear to be worked […]
How to Make the Diagonal Shell Stitch
Hey everyone! In today’s Crochet 101 lesson, I’m going to teach you how to make the diagonal shell stitch. This stitch is an extension of the tulip stitch, which I showed you how to do last week. However, the diagonal shell stitch is a little more intricate as we’re adding more paired stitches into the […]
How to Make the Tulip Stitch
Hey everyone! In today’s Crochet 101 lesson, I’m going to teach you how to make the tulip stitch. This stitch is made with clusters of double crochets that offset against each other. The tulip stitch is quick to work up as it only requires one repeat row. Suited for larger projects, such as blankets, the […]
How to Make the Granule Stitch
Hey everyone! In today’s Crochet 101 lesson, I’m going to teach you how to make the granule stitch. This stitch is a good preparation in understanding how bobbles are constructed. The granule stitch has a knobby texture to it, that’s made using the picot stitch. You are working additional chains into these picots as part […]
How to Make the Blossom Stitch
Hey everyone! In today’s Crochet 101 lesson, I’m going to teach you how to make the blossom stitch. This is another beautiful stitch that combines the “V” stitches and the chain stitches. You will need to know how to make chains, single crochets, and double crochets in order to complete the blossom stitch. The pattern […]
How to Make the Half Double Crochet V-Stitch
Hey everyone! In today’s Crochet 101 lesson, I’m going to teach you how to make the half double crochet v-stitch. This is a similar stitch to the double crochet v-stitch as well as the spider stitch I have shown in previous Crochet 101 tutorials. However, the half double crochet v-stitch uses a slightly taller stitch […]
How to Make the Sprig Stitch
Hey everyone! In today’s Crochet 101 lesson, I’m going to teach you how to make the sprig stitch. This stitch is made using chains and single crochets. When worked up in a project, the sprig stitch is a firm, dense pattern that’s closely related to fans and shells. For today’s tutorial, you will need worsted […]
How to Make the Trinity Stitch
Hey everyone! In today’s Crochet 101 lesson, I’m going to teach you how to make the trinity stitch. This stitch has some resemblance to the moss stitch, but it’s worked up in a different way. To make this stitch, you will make small clusters of single crochets linked together by chains. The end result looks […]
How to Make the Even Berry Stitch
Hey everyone! In today’s Crochet 101 lesson, I’m going to teach you how to make the even berry stitch. This stitch is built from a foundation row of single crochet and has two pattern row repeats. The texture is built up from rows and columns of “berries.” Each berry I made from a cluster of […]