How to Crochet the Rice Stitch Tutorial
Oh the crochet Rice Stitch. How I love you! This nubby little number is perfect for your next dishcloth! Such a fun easy crochet stitch!
The crochet Rice Stitch is full of delicious thick texture.
This stitch pattern is perfect for placemats, washcloths and pillow covers!
The Rice Stitch is a combination of front and back post stitches and gets its unique look from the placement of the stitches each row.
Learn how to crochet the Rice Stitch with this tutorial.
Materials
- Any size hook. I used US G6/4 mm crochet hook
- A yarn weight that works with your hook size. I used worsted weight yarn.
- tapestry needle and scissors
Abbreviations
- dc - double crochet
- ch - chain
- fpdc - front post double crochet
- bpdc - back post double crochet
The Rice Stitch Pattern
Foundation: Chain a multiple of 2 + 1
Foundation row: dc in the 4th chain from hook and in each chain across, turn.
R1: ch 1 and half double crochet into the first stitch. *Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC) around next stitch, Back Post Double Crochet (BPDC) around next stitch. Repeat from * until there is 1 stitch left in the row. Then hdc in the last stitch.
Repeat row 1 for pattern.
The Rice Stitch Tips
- There should always be an odd number of stitches per row.
- The very first and last stitches are half double crochet stitches; this helps even out the edges.
- The first and last POST stitch of a row should always be a FRONT post double crochet (FPDC).
- The appearance of the finished piece is that the post stitches alternate every row; you’ll achieve this by keeping the previous points in mind.
