How to Crochet The Lotus Stitch Photo Tutorial
The Lotus crochet stitch is an easy and fun stitch to learn! A perfect stitch for adventurous crochet beginners who want to add to their stitch library. This stitch consist of chains, single crochet, and puff stitches.
Learn how to crochet the Lotus Stitch with this photo tutorial.
The lotus crochet stitch is a very pretty, yet sturdy stitch. This stitch is also a bit dense and uses up a lot of yarn. I hope I haven’t scared you away, just being honest. One thing that I love about this stitch though is that it creates a beautiful border. The border of this stitch reminds me of the little tiny waves at the beach. What do you think?
Anyhow, if you want to learn how to crochet the lotus stitch and add it to your library. Then let’s get started!
Materials Used For This Tutorial
- I Love this Cotton Yarn by Hobby Lobby in the color Warm Blush
- 4.0 mm crochet hook (U.S)
Abbreviations
- sts – stitch
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- 3-puff sts – puff stitch (yo, insert hook into stitch, yo, draw yarn through stitch) 3 times in same stitch. yo, draw yarn through 6 loops on hook. yo, draw yarn through last 2 loops.
Lotus Stitch Pattern
Chain a multiple of 6, plus 5
R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, * skip next 2 ch (3-puff sts, ch 2, 3-puff sts, ch 2, 3-puff sts) in 3rd ch. Skip next 2 ch, sc in next ch. Repeat from * across to within last 3 ch, skip 2 chain, (3-puff sts, ch 2, 3-puff sts) in last ch.
R2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sts, skip next 3 sts, (3-puff sts, ch 2, 3-puff sts, ch 2, 3-puff sts) in next ch, skip 3 sts, sc in next ch. * skip next 3 sts, (3-puff sts, ch 2, 3-puff sts, ch 2, 3-puff sts) in next stitch, skip 3 ch, sc in next sts. Repeat from * across within last 4 sts, skip next 3 sts, (3-puff sts, ch 2, 3-puff sts) in last stitch.
Repeat row 2 for however long you want your project to be.
Guided Photo Tutorial
Steps 1 – 6 show in detail how to create your first puff stitch. Start by chaining a multiple of 6, plus 5. Single crochet into second chain, skip 2 chain and in the 3rd chain create your first triple puff stitch. Skip 2 more chains and single crochet in the third chain. Continue to repeat this sequence until the very last 3 chains. In the last chain, you want to only create 2 puff stitches. Once this is done, you’re finished with the first row.
Steps 7 – 12 show you what the end of row 1 of the lotus stitch will look like. Continue onto row 2, in this row you will skip every 3 stitches and create your triple puff stitch in the 4th chain. Then you will skip another 3 stitches, and create a single crochet in the fourth chain. Continue to repeat this pattern until the very last 4 stitches. In the last chain, you want to only create 2 puff stitches. Once this is done, you’re finished with the row 2.
Continue to repeat row 2 for the stitch pattern.
