How to Crochet the Raised Ridges Stitch Photo Tutorial

You are going to love the reversible texture in this Raised Ridges Stitch and, best of all, it’s worked using a combination of basic stitches, with a slight variation.

This is a very versatile stitch! The texture of the pattern is present on both sides, however, because of the way the stitches are placed, the back side looks a little more plain than the front.

Learn how to crochet the Raised Ridges Stitch with this photo tutorial.

Materials:

• cotton yarn
• 5 mm crochet hook

Stitches and Abbreviations:

• Ch – Chain Stitch
• Dc – Double Crochet
• Fphdc – Front Post Half Double Crochet (Yarn over, working under the top loops, bring your hook in front of your work, insert your hook from front to back through the first stitch, around back and then insert your hook from back to front under the top loops of the second stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all the loops on your hook. Front post half double crochet made.)
• Fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet (Yarn over, working under the top loops, bring your hook in front of your work, insert your hook from front to back through the first stitch, around back and then insert your hook from back to front under the top loops of the second stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through two loops twice. Front post double crochet made.)
• Rpt – Repeat
• Sc – Single Crochet Stitch
• Sl St – Slip Stitch
• Yo – Yarn Over

Pattern 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 multiple of chain stitches for your foundation chain.

The Raised Ridges Stitch Pattern:

To begin, you will work your foundation chain. For example, work 30 chains.

Row One: Dc in the 4th ch from your hook and in each st across. Ch 2, turn.

Row Two: Fphdc through the top loops of the next 2 sts (see “stitches and abbreviations”), *fphdc beginning in the same st as the previous st; Rpt from * across, hdc in the top of the turning ch. Ch 3, turn.

Row Three: Fpdc through the top loops of the next 2 sts (see “stitches and abbreviations”), *fpdc beginning in the same st as the previous st; Rpt from * across, hdc in the top of the turning ch. Ch 2, turn.

And that’s it!

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