Puff Stitch Stripes Crochet Photo Tutorial

Alternating rows of puff stitches and half-double crochet create this textured pattern perfect for blankets, hats, and more.

Learn Puff Stitch Stripes Crochet with this photo tutorial.

How to Crochet the Puff Stitch

A puff stitch is a half-double crochet together all worked in the same stitch or space. Technique:

Yarnover, insert hook into stitch indicated, pull up loop.

[Yarnover, insert hook into same stitch, pull up loop] 3 times. 9 loops on hook.

Yarnover, pull through all 9 loops.

Ch 1 to close.

Puff Stitch Stripes Crochet Stitch

Abbreviations

• Ch(s): chain(s)
• St(s): stitch(es)
• Sc: single crochet
• Hdc: half double crochet

Pattern

Row 1: Chain even number, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1, ch 1, *skip 1, puff st in next. Repeat from * across until 2 sts remain. Skip 1, hdc in last. Turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1, hdc in first ch-1 space, 2 hdc in each ch-1 space between puffs across. 2 hdc in last space. Hdc in last st. Turn.

Row 4-5: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1, and each st across. Turn. (35 sts)

Repeat rows 2-5, ending on a row 3.