Dune Crochet Cord

“DUNE CROCHET CORD” 

STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES USED

CHAIN 
YO and pull through the loop on hook.

SLIP STITCH 
Insert hook in stitch, YO and pull through stitch and loop on hook.

BOBBLE STITCH 
A bobble is a number of stitches, half finished and all worked into the same st. Work each stitch until the last step, omitting this final step. Once the desired number of half finished sts have been completed, YO and then pull through all loops on the hook in one go to complete the bobble.

For this tutorial, we are going to crochet Bobble Stitches that contain 3 double crochet stitches.

How to Crochet Bobble Stitches: YO, insert hook in stitch, YO and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), YO and pull through the first 2 loops on hook, [YO, insert hook in same stitch, YO and pull up loop, YO and pull through the first 2 loops on hook] repeat 2 times working in same stitch, YO and pull through the remaining 4 loops on hook.

THROUGH BACK LOOP
The back loop is furthest away from you.

ABBREVIATIONS

bo = bobble stitch

ch = chain

dc = double crochet

slst = single crochet

START CROCHETING

To begin | make a slip knot and then 4 ch.

R1 | 1 bo in 4th ch from hook through back loop. 

R2 | ch 4, do not turn, 1 bo in 4th ch from hook through back loop.

Repeat R2 until you reach the desired length.

To Finish | ch 1, turn, 1 slst in last bobble stitch.

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CHART CORD

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

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