Crochet Moss Stitch Border For Blankets Photo Tutorial
Today I will show you how to crochet a simple, plain, but elegant crochet border for your blanket: The Moss Stitch Border.
The Moss Stitch Border is a simple one-row repeat crocheted in the round with alternating single crochet stitches and chains, to create a plain, flat texture that looks good from both sides.
Use the Moss Stitch Border on blankets that have a more complicated pattern to them, the contrast between a textured blanket and a plain border is simply gorgeous.
Materials
- Marriner Yarns Aran
- 5mm crochet hook
Abbreviations
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- ch – chain
- sk – skip
- yo- yarn over
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
Notes
- ch1 at the beginning of each row does not count as a stitch
- stitches contained within * * are the repeat section for that side
- stitches contained within ( ) are crocheted in the same stitch or chain space
- Row 1 is where you adjust the pattern in case you don’t have uneven numbers of stitches on each side of your project. Simply adjust the pattern by single crocheting in the following stitch without skipping a stitch (only once per side).
Instructions
Row 1: Make a slip knot and join in the corner stitch with a chain.
Step 1: (Sc, ch2, sc) in the same corner stitch.
Step 2: *ch1, sk1, sc*, repeat from * until you have 1st left before the corner stitch, ch1, sk1
Repeat steps 1 & 2 on each side of your project until you reach the first sc you have made in this row, sl st in that sc.
Row 2: sl st in the ch2 space to bring the yarn in the corner, ch1 (does not count as a stitch)
Step 1: (Sc, ch2, sc) in the same ch2 space.
Step 2: *ch1, sk the next sc stitch, sc in the next ch1 space*, repeat from * until you have crocheted in the last ch1 space on that side and reach the ch2 space of the next corner, ch1
Repeat steps 1 & 2 on each side of your project until you reach the first sc you have made in this row, sl st in that sc.
Repeat row 2 until you have the required border width.
