Checkerboard Crochet Stitch

“CHECKERBOARD CROCHET STITCH” – BY HILARIA FINA

STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES USED

CHAIN (abbrev. ch)
YO and pull through the 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.

DOUBLE CROCHET (abbrev. dc)
YO, insert hook in stitch, YO and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), YO and pull through the first 2 loops on hook (2 loops on hook), YO again and pull through the remaining 2 loops on hook.

FRONT POST DOUBLE CROCHET (abbrev. FPdc)
YO, insert hook from front to the back and to the front again around the post (vertical bar), YO, pull the yarn through the stitch (3 loops on hook) and finish a dc as usual.

BACK POST DOUBLE CROCHET (abbrev. BPdc)
YO, insert hook from the back to the front and to the back side again around the post (vertical bar) YO, pull the yarn through the stitch (3 loops on hook) and finish a dc as usual.

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

STACKED SINGLE CROCHET

When starting the row in double crochet you can chain 2 (counts as the first stitch) or work a stacked single crochet that mimics the look of the double crochet and creates a nice clean edge throughout your work.

The steps to work the stacked single crochet are:

Turn the work, DO NOT chain at the beginning of the row. Insert your hook into the first back bump,

and make a single crochet.

Insert your hook into the vertical bar below, YO and pull up a loop,

YO and pull through both loops on the hook, stacked single crochet is finished.

NOTE

To start with turning chains (count as st) instead of stacked single crochet, work as follows:

Start each row with 2 turning chains, turn work, skip first stitch and follow the instructions in braces as indicated in pattern. Crochet last stitch of the row in the top of turning chain.

START CROCHETING | CHECKERBOARD STITCH

• Stacked sc at the beginning of row count as a stitch.
• Number of rows in pattern repeat : 12
• Reversible.

TO BEGIN: chain a multiple of 8 + 2 ch.

ROW 01. Crochet in back bumps, starting in first back bump of chain, stacked sc, dc to end. 

ROW 02. turn, stacked sc, fpdc in next 8sts, bpdc in next 8sts, hdc in stacked sc.

ROW 03|06. turn, stacked sc, fpdc in next 8sts, bpdc in next 8sts, hdc in stacked sc.

ROW 07|12. turn, stacked sc, bpdc in next 8sts, fpdc in next 8sts, hdc in stacked sc.

ROW 13|18. turn, stacked sc, fpdc in next 8sts, bpdc in next 8sts, hdc in stacked sc.

ROW 19|24. turn, stacked sc, bpdc in next 8sts, fpdc in next 8sts, hdc in stacked sc.

Repeat ROW 13 to 24  until desired height is reached.

CHART | CHECKERBOARD STITCH

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

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