Braided Puff Crochet Stitch Photo Tutorial

Learn how to crochet Braided Puff Stitch with this photo tutorial.

This elegant stitch is versatile enough to be featured in garments, accessories, and more. With a design that’s reversible and free of large holes, it’s the perfect stitch for blankets as well. It’s easier than it looks to add this elegant stitch to a pattern of your own.

Size

The pattern is written for a 15cm by 15cm / 6” by 6” square.

Stitch Multiple

The pattern needs a multiple of 2 number of stitches; your starting chain will be a multiple of 2 + 1 for an extra turning chain.

Gauge

The gauge for this pattern is 12 st by 11 rows in stitch pattern for a 10 cm by 10 cm square (4” by 4”).

Abbreviations

st = stitch

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

hdc = half double crochet

dc = double crochet

yo = yarn over

skip = miss

Special Stitches

Puff stitch = yo, pull up a loop in the indicated st, [yo, pull up a loop in the same st] 4 times, yo, pull through all 11 loops.

The Braided Puff Stitch Crochet Pattern

With your 5.5mm / US I- 9 hook ch 18 + 1.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc across, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3 (2 st of the turning chain (doesn’t count as a st) + 1 ch over st skipped), [skip 1, dc, make a puff stitch in the skipped stitch (working around the dc post you just made), ch 1 to close,] until last 2 st, skip 1, hdc, turn. <8 puffs>

Row 3: Ch 2, [dc in the puff closing chain of the previous row, make a puff st in the space right before that, ch 1 to close] repeat across, hdc in the 2nd ch of the turning ch below, turn. <8 puffs>

Row 4: Ch 2, dc in the 1st st, skip puff closing chain below, [dc 2, skip puff closing chain below] repeat across, dc in the 2nd ch below, turn. <18 st>

Row 5: Ch 1, sc across, turn.

Repeat Rows 2 to 5 until you reach 15 cm / 6″.