The Cornerstone Crochet Stitch Photo Tutorial
The Cornerstone Stitch is an easy crochet blanket stitch, that creates a beautiful texture with a few rows repeat.
It uses the contemporary Moss stitch pattern with the addition of the beautiful Bean stitch. This stitch pattern will make a lovely crochet blanket, but it can also be used to many other projects, such as washcloths, hot pads, and pillow covers.
Learn how to crochet the Cornerstone Stitch with this photo tutorial.
Materials
- Crochet hook 5.0 mm / H
- Worsted (#4) weight yarn
Abbreviations
- Bean – bean stitch
- ch – chain
- PM – place marker
- sc – single crochet
- sp – space
- st – stitch
- yo – yarn over
- * – Repeats are shown via asterisks. Repeat begins at * and ends at ;
- (…) – crochet the instructions within brackets as many times as directed.
- […] – crochet the instructions within brackets into the same indicated stitch/space.
How to crochet the Bean stitch in sc 2 rows below (Spiked Bean)
Insert your hook into the unworked single crochet 2 rows below – under the ch-1 sp, yo and pull up a loop – bring your hook to the height of the row. (Yo and insert hook into same st, yo and pull up a loop) x 2 times. Yo and pull yarn through all 6 loops on hook.
Notes
- This pattern is a stitch multiple of 4 chains + 5 chains +1 turning chain.
- Every 3 rows, the Beans are shifted.
Instructions
Chain a multiple of 4 chains, then add 5 + 1 chains.
Row 1 (WS): Work 1 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, 1 sc in next ch.
* Ch 1, skip next ch, 1 sc in next ch; Repeat from * until last ch, 1 sc in last ch, turn.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st here and throughout), 1 sc in 1st sc, ch 1, skip next sc.
* 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next sc; Repeat from * until last sc, 1 sc in last sc, turn.
Row 3 (WS): Ch 1, 1 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp.
* Ch 1, skip next sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp; Repeat from * until last sc, 1 sc in last sc, turn.
Row 4 (RS): Ch 1, 1 sc in 1st sc, ch 1, skip next sc, 1 Bean st in sc 2 rows below, ch 1, skip next sc.
* 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next sc, 1 Bean st in sc 2 rows below, ch 1, skip next sc; Repeat from * until last sc, 1 sc in last sc, turn.
Row 5 (WS): Ch 1, 1 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp.
* Ch 1, skip next st, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp; Repeat from * until last sc, 1 sc in last sc, turn.
Row 6 (RS): Ch 1, 1 sc in 1st sc, ch 1, skip next sc.
* 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next sc; Repeat from * until last sc, 1 sc in last sc, turn.
Row 7 (WS): Ch 1, 1 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp.
* Ch 1, skip next sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp; Repeat from * until last sc, 1 sc in last sc, turn.
Row 8 (RS): Ch 1, 1 sc in 1st sc, ch 1, skip next sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next sc.
* 1 Bean st in sc 2 rows below, ch 1, skip next sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next sc; Repeat from * until last sc, 1 sc in last sc, turn.
Row 9 (WS): Ch 1, 1 sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp.
* Ch 1, skip next sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp; Repeat from * until last sc, 1 sc in last sc, turn.
Repeat rows 2-9.
