Welcome to a new blog series where I have asked makers to share their favorite stitches! I have recruited a handful of makers to work with me in the following year and am calling them my "Dream Team"! They are a unique group of talented makers who have been featured several times on the blog. This summer I have asked, THN Dream Team member, Brianna Iaropoli, to share some of her favorite stitches starting with the Diamond Stitch!
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Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations
Chain Stitch – ch – yarn over, pull yarn through stitch on hook.
Slip Stitch – sl st – Insert hook into stitch or space, yarn over, pull yarn through both
loops on hook.
Single Crochet – sc – Insert hook into stitch or space, yarn over, pull up a loop, (2
loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook.
Double Crochet – dc – Yarn over, insert hook into stitch or space, pull up a loop, (3
loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through remaining
loops.
Foundation Single Crochet – Fsc – Chain 2, insert hook into 2 nd chain from hook, yarn
over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook,
yarn over and pull through both loops, (1 foundation single crochet with chain at the
bottom) *Insert hook to the bottom of the stitch you just made, it will look like the top
or “V” of a stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull up a loop (2
loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all loops* repeat for desired amount of stitches.
Front Post Treble Crochet – FPtr – Yarn over hook TWICE, insert hook from front to
back around the SC of the previous row, yarn over, pull up a loop, (4 loops on hook),
yarn over, pull through 2 loops, (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loop, (2
loops on hook), yarn over and pull through last 2 loops on hook.
FPtr2tog – Work your first FPtr round the designates stitch, then when you have 2
loops left, begin your next FPtr around the next designated stitch, then finish the
stitch as one.
* – Designates a repeat.
Ch 1 does not count as a stitch.
Ch 2 does count as a stitch.
Materials
6.00mm Crochet Hook
Yarn Needle
Scissors
#4 Worsted Wt. Yarn
Lion Brand Wool-Ease - Gold
Gauge
14 sts x 16 rows is 4”x4” in sc
Swatch – Worked in multiples of 4 + 2 for a Fsc or 4 + 3 if working with a starting chain.
Stitch
Row 1
Fsc 30, 30 total stitches.
Row 2
Ch 2, turn, dc in next 29 sts.
Row 3
Ch 1, turn, FPtr around third sc of Row 1, *sc in next 3 sts, FPtr2tog around last stitch
worked, skip 3-sc sts and FPtr around next sc-st. Repeat from * to end. Sc in next 3 sts, FPtr
around last FPtr worked, place sc in turning ch-2.
Row 4
Repeat Row 2
Row 5
Ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 sts, FPtr 2 TOG around first and next FPtr, *sc in next 3 sts, FPtr 2
TOG around last FPtr worked and next FPtr. Repeat from * to end. Sc in last 3 sts.
Row 6
Repeat Row 2
Row 7
Ch 1, turn, FPtr around first FPtr 2 TOG, *sc in next 3 sts, FPtr 2 TOG around last FPtr
worked and next FPtr. Repeat from * to end. Sc in next 3 sts, FPtr around last FPtr worked,
place sc in turning ch-2.
Row 8 and on
Repeat Rows 4 to 7 to desired length.
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