Braided Puff Crochet Stitch Photo Tutorial
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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″.