Today we bring you another set of crochet stitches. These are a little more elaborate, but just as useful for all crochet charts. In this case we will work the stitch in several steps, combining several of the basic stitches that we saw in the previous installment. This time we are going to see the stitches with the symbol used for them, a description of how to work it and a video tutorial 🙂 Let’s get started!
Bobble stitch
The bobble stitch is made by working five double crochets together into the same stitch. To do this, we work a double crochet and leave it unfinished, that is, *wrap the yarn around the hook, insert the hook into the corresponding stitch of the previous row and wrap the yarn around the hook again. Pull up a loop, you will have 3 strands in your hook. Wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it through the first two strands on the hook*. Repeat from * to * four more times, inserting the hook into the same stitch. Wrap the hook with the yarn and pull it through the rest of the strands that you have on the hook
Front post double crochet
The front post double crochet is worked the same as the double crochet, but instead of inserting the hook through the stitch, the hook is inserted through the “post” (the body of the stitch) as follows: insert the hook from front to back so that the post is in front of the hook.
Back post double crochet
The back post double crochet is worked the same as the double crochet, but instead of inserting the hook through the stitch, the needle is inserted through the “post” (the body of the stitch) as follows: insert the hook from back to front so that the post is behind the hook.
5-stitch Fan
To make a 5-stitch fan, work the same stitch five times, that is, knit five stitches in the same stitch. You can make this “fan” with the number of double crochets you prefer. In this case, we worked five of the same stitch, but you can do it with six, seven, or eight 😉
Cross stitch to the left
Skip the first stitch, in other words, pass over the first stitch without working it. Work a double crochet in the next stitch. Then work the stitch you skipped as follows: move the hook to the right in front of the stitch you just worked and work the skipped stitch in double crochet. You will see that there is a stitch in the front leaning to the left and a stitch behind it leaning to the right.
Cross stitch to the right
Skip the first stitch, in other words, pass over the first stitch without working it. Work a double crochet in the next stitch. Then work the stitch you skipped as follows: move the hook to the right behind the stitch you just worked and work the skipped stitch in double crochet. You will see that there is a stitch in the front leaning to the right and a stitch behind it leaning to the left.
It’s much easier this way, isn’t it? We hope this post is useful to you and that you keep it safe for future quick consultations. As always, we are delighted that you show us your projects on social networks with the hashtag #weareknitters 🙂
