How to Crochet the Sable Stitch Photo Tutorial

The Sable Stitch crochet pattern is a design with a subtle texture that you are going to love!

The texture in the Sable stitch is not too overpowering and is gentle in appearance. It creates a solid fabric that is not too thick. It can also be worked using any multiple of stitches making it quite versatile and ready to be used in almost any crochet project.

Learn how to crochet the Sable Stitch with this photo tutorial.

Materials

• worsted-weight yarn
• 5 mm (H/8) crochet hook

Abbreviations

• Blo – Back Loop Only
• Ch – Chain Stitch
• Hhdc – Herringbone Half Double Crochet (Yo, insert your hook into the next st, yo and draw up a loop and draw through one loop on your hook, yo and draw through 2 loops on your hook. Herringbone Stitch made)
• Rpt – Repeat
• Sc – Single Crochet Stitch
• Sl St – Slip Stitch
• Yo – Yarn Over

Notes

• This stitch is worked in rows in this tutorial and it may be worked in one colour or many. I will be working this pattern in a solid colour.
• To begin make a slip knot and make a foundation chain. For this stitch, you may use any number of stitches for your foundation chain. For example, ch 31.

Instructions

Row One: Hhdc in the 4th ch from your hook and into each st across. Ch 1, turn.

Row Two: Sl st in the 1st st, *ch 1, sl st in the next st; rpt from * across. Ch 2, turn.

Row Three: Working in the blo all the way across, sk the 1st sl st and ch-1, hhdc in the next sl st and in each sl st across (skipping the ch-1 sps) across (you will skip the 1st sl st and ch-1). Ch 1, turn.

And that’s it!

For the rest of the pattern, simply repeat rows two and three for the pattern. Fasten off and weave in your ends.