Fans and Eyes Crochet Stitch Photo Tutorial

The fans and eyes crochet stitch is a lace stitch crochet pattern I’m sure you’re going to love.

It’s a stitch high on my list to include in crochet designs, that’s why it’s great to have a crochet stitch tutorial for it.

The stitch is characterized by having tiny eyes, stacked on top of each other, as well as multiple fans stacked the same way.

Learn how to crochet the Fans and Eyes Stitch with this photo tutorial.

Materials

• Crochet hook: 6 mm / US: J – 10 / UK: 4
• 4 Medium Yarn (Lion Brand Yarn – 24/7 Cotton)

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• ch-space – refers to chain or space previously made
• dc – double crochet
• sk – skip
• sl st – slip stitch
• st – stitch(es)

Notes

This pattern is a stitch multiple of 4 stitches. Add 3 for base chain.

TO MAKE A 15 cm x 15 cm / 6 x 6 INCH SQUARE

With the hook & yarn given, I crocheted:

• Ch 27 st, for a total of 25 stitches per row.
• 18 rows.

Instructions

Ch a multiple of 4 st, add 3 for base chain.

Row 1: dc 3 in 5th ch from hook (counts as 1 dc & sk 1 st), sk 1 st, *sl st in next st, sk 1 st, dc 3 in next st, sk 1 st*, repeat from *to* until you have 1 st left, dc 1 in last st, turn.

Row 2: ch 2 (counts as 2 st), sk 1 st, sl st in next st, *ch 3, sk 3 st, sl st in next st* repeat from *to* until you have 2 st left, ch 1, sl st in next st, turn.

Row 3: ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), sk 1 st, dc 3 in sl st from prev row, *sl st in ch-space from prev row, dc 3 in sl st from prev row*, repeat from *to* until you have 2 st left, sk 1 st, dc 1 in last st, turn.

Repeat row 2-3 until project is desired size.

To end with a straight edge, crochet a repeat of row 2 as the last row.