Sunday, April 6, 2014

Crochet stitch: bumpy stripes


My daughter wanted to name this stitch "spring beauty" but I wanted "mister grumpy stripes." She rolled her eyes and went back to her fort on the deck. I came up with it after making a baby blanket with the basketweave stitch, which seems daunting at first but is actually very simple. I looked around and couldn't find anyone who had also invented it, but if I'm wrong let me know! Here it is:

I think it's pretty nice from the back, too. 

All you need to know is single crochet and double crochet. Start out making your chain and single crochet back across it. Chain 1, and sc. 
Then dc, just like in a basketweave stitch:


And repeat.  Once you get the the end of the row, chain one, turn, and either single crochet if you're in a "dip" or do the double crochet from the back, like this 



Pull through and finish your double crochet. 
 

This is my first tutorial so sorry if it's a bit vague... Let me know if it is!





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