How to Crochet the Foliage Stitch Photo Tutorial
Meet the Foliage Stitch, a beautiful crochet stitch designed to look like spring leaves!
I love the lace of this stitch so much! Don’t you? I love how it resembles the green of Spring just beginning to poke its way through.
Learn how to crochet the Foliage Stitch with this photo tutorial.
Materials
- Red Heart Super Saver Yarn
- H/8 Crochet Hook
Abbreviations
- fsc - foundation single crochet
- ch - chain
- dc - double crochet
- sk - skip
- rep - repeat
- st(s) - stitch(es)
- dc4tog - double crochet 4 stitches together
- sp - space
Notes
- Stitch Pattern is a multiple of 3
- Ch 3 at beginning of row counts as dc
Instructions
Fsc a multiple of 3. (to start with a chain stitch, you will need a multiple of 3 + 1, and then a row of single crochet).
Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as a dc, here and throughout) dc in next fsc. *Ch 2, sk 2 fsc, 2 dc in next fsc. Rep from * till 4 sts left. Ch 2, sk 2 fsc, dc in last 2 fsc. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 3, dc in next dc. Ch 1, sk ch-2 sp, *2 dc in next dc. 2 dc in next dc. Ch 1, sk next ch-2 sp. Rep from * till 2 dc left. Dc in last 2 dc. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 2. *Dc4tog over next 4 dc, ch 2. Rep from * until 2 dc left. Dc in last 2 dc. Turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 2. *Sk next ch-2 sp, 2 dc in dc4tog, ch 2. Rep from * until 2 dc left. Dc in last 2 dc. Turn.
Rep rows 2-4 for stitch pattern!
I recommend ending on a row 3.
