How to Crochet the Pike Stitch Photo Tutorial

This Pike Stitch works up so fast, which is great when you’re making a large piece like an oversized cardigan or blanket.

This stitch gives your fabric a wonderful drape so you can create a cardigan from worsted weight yarn that is beautiful.

Learn how to crochet the Pike Stitch with this photo tutorial.

Materials

• #4 medium worsted weight yarn
• 5.5mm crochet hook

Abbreviation

• ch(s) - chain(s)
• esc - extended single crochet
• rep - repeat
• sc - single crochet
• sk - skip the indicated stitch
• st(s) - stitch(es)

Notes

The ch 3 to start rows 2 and on counts as 2 stitches. I think of it as a sc + ch 1. I prefer to work into the 2nd ch of this ch 3 to keep the edges straight and not too holey.

Instructions

Ch number indicated by your pattern, for this tutorial I’ve chained 12. You want an even number chains.

Sc in 2nd chain from your hook.

Ch 1, sk the next ch

Insert hook in next ch, yo and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook).

Yo and pull through 1 loop

Yo and pull through 2 loops. This makes 1 extended sc, or esc.

Ch 1, and now we have a pike stitch.

Ch 1, *{sk next ch, esc in next ch, ch 1} rep from * across until 1 st left.

Sc in last st, turn. (11 sts)

Ch 3 (counts as 2 sts),

Sk next st, esc in next st, ch 1.

Ch 1, *{sk next st, esc in next st, ch 1} rep from * across until 1 st left.

Sc in last st, turn. (11 sts)

Row 3. Ch 3 (counts), *{sk next st, esc in next st, ch 1} rep from * across until 1 st left.

Sc in 2nd ch, turn. (11 sts)

Continue to repeat Row 3: Ch 3 (counts), *{sk next st, esc in next st, ch 1} rep from * across until 1 st left, sc in last st, turn.