Almond Crochet Stitch

“ALMOND CROCHET STITCH” – BY HILARIA FINA

STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES USED

CHAIN (abbrev. ch)
YO and pull through the loop on hook.

SLIP STITCH (abbrev. sl st)
Insert hook in stitch, YO and pull through stitch and loop on hook.

HALF DOUBLE CROCHET (abbrev. hdc)
YO, insert hook in stitch, YO and pull up loop (3 loops on your hook), YO and pull through all 3 loops on the hook.

THROUGH BACK LOOP (abbrev. tbl)
The back loop is furthest away from you.

CROCHETING INTO THE BACK BUMP OF A CHAIN ⇒ VIDEO
When you turn your chain, you’ll see a small ‘bump’ on the wrong side of each stitch.

START CROCHETING | ALMOND STITCH

• Turning chain at the beginning of row does not count as a stitch.
• Number of rows in pattern repeat : 4
• Not reversible.

TO BEGIN | multiple 8  + 4 + 1 turning chain.

R1 | Starting in 2nd ch through back bumps, 4 slst, [4 hdc, 4 slst] to end.

R2 – 03 | 1 ch, turn, 4 hdc-tbl, [4slst-tbl, 4 hdc-tbl] repeat to end.

R4 – R5 | 1 ch, turn, 4 slst-tbl, [4 hdc-tbl, 4 slst-tbl] repeat to end.

Repeat R2 to R5 until you reach desired size.

TO FINISH | crochet R2 to maintain the symmetry of the swatch.

TIPS

1- Try your best to make the slip stitches as loosely as possible, making it easier to insert hook for the next rows.

2- To get straighter edges without holes the last stitch is worked through the back loop and the turning chain.

CHART | STITCH ALMOND

You can check the symbols used in the chart in the post “Crochet Symbols”.

PATTERN MADE WITH THIS STITCH

VIDEOTUTORIAL

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