Suez Crochet Ribbing Stitch

“SUEZ CROCHET RIBBING 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 all 2 loops on hook.

EXTENDED HALF DOUBLE CROCHET (abbrev. ehdc)
YO, insert hook in stitch, YO and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), YO and pull through one loop, YO and pull through all 3 loops on hook

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

THROUGH THIRD LOOP (abbrev. ttl)
The third loop lies right behind the back loop of a stitch.

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

START CROCHETING | SUEZ RIBBING STITCH

• Turning chain at the beginning of row does not count as a stitch.
• Number of rows in pattern repeat : 2

To begin: multiple 1 + 1 turning chain

Row 01. Starting in 2nd ch through back bumps, ehdc to end. 

Row 02. ch, turn, slst-ttl to end.

Row 03. ch, turn, ehdc-tbl to end

Repeat rows 02|03 until desired height is reached.

VIDEO | EXTENDED HALF DOUBLE CROCHET

CHART | SUEZ CROCHET RIBBING STITCH

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

VIDEOTUTORIAL | HILARIA FINA

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