30+ Free Crochet Stitches and Tutorials
There is always something new in Crochet Stitches. Thousands of designs from different communities all over the globe serve a wide platter of innovative and traditional designs to try your hands on and enhance your skills, which can be used both commercially and for private use. You can use crochets to weave various products ranging from tops to shawls and scurfs, which are not only in fashion, but also serves as an eye grabbing attire for you.
To educate you with the 30 most popular designs of Crochet Stitches those are in fashion, the following speaks of the different designs that you can use to enhance your skills and upgrade your attire, which can be perfected in the comfort of your home!
1. Slip Stitch Crochet
This style is one of the basics and most popular Crochet stitches. For this style, all you need is yarn and a size H or I crochet Hook. You can produce a thick crochet fabric by simply repeating the slip stitch over and over again. This design is best for scarves for men. However, this style requires a loose hand as you don’t have to make tight stitches in this style.
Project Tutorial – dreamalittlebigger
2. V Double Crochet Stitch
This is perhaps one of the most popular designs all over the world and has been in fashion since its discovery. This style of Crochet Stitching requires tight stitches and you can use any fabric and crochet hook. The V-designs starts getting prevalent once you work towards the finish.
Project Tutorial – dreamalittlebigger
3. Cable Stitch
Cable Stitch, also known as 3-dc cross-over, is another popular style in the list of top graded Crochet Stitches designs. It is however complicated to stitch into a foundation as you have to work over 4 st’s. For best results, you can try working in rounds or spirals and in rows.
Project Tutorial – lookatwhatimade
4. Braided Cable Crochet Stitch
The designs of this particular style may look deceiving, but in reality, are not. Put together a chain in multiples of 8+4 (obviously depending upon how wide you want your art to be) and boom! You will have your own hand woven Braided Cable Crochet Stitch fabric.
Project Tutorial – katiescrochetgoodies
5. Basket Weave Stitch
This style is a special one, in the sense that it creates a basket finish to the hand woven fabric. To get the best basket effect, bare naked wools are the best. The finished fabrics are somewhat velvety and are thick in nature, best for Afghans and heavy weight sweaters.
Project Tutorial – newstitchaday
6. Crochet Star Stitch Pumpkin Coffee Cozy
This style of Crochet Stitch acts as an agent of anti-boredom cup wraps. Besides being easy to weave, this fabric is one of the cutest accessories. Although, pumpkin is used in its main design, you can use any of your favorite fruits.
Project Tutorial – thestitchinmommy
7. Ribbed Half Double Crochet Stitch
With this style, you can add some excitement in your Half double Crochet Stitches. Implementing this design is easy and simple. All you have to do is insert the hook into a different loop. The rows done with a different loop, creates a ribbed effect on the other side, and that’s what you want.
Project Tutorial – littlemonkeyscrochet
8. Granite or Moss Stitch
The Moss Stitch is another design that has always been interesting to experienced and expert crocheters, but at the same time, is easier for beginners. All the crocheter has to know is the chaining and single crochet style. You can use any yarn and hook that would best suit your requirements and expectations.
Project Tutorial – mooglyblog
9. Grit Crochet Stitch
There are many styles of Grit Stitch that you can try. Once you have learned any one of the styles, you will be able to master the others too. There is a variety of Grit stitches, the extremes being the Single Grit Stitch and Mixed Grit Stitch.
Project Tutorial – mooglyblog
10. Dropped double Stitch Pattern
This stitch pattern serves the base of many designs, which include Fingerless Mitts, Hat and Sunset Shawlette. Basically, the stitch pattern is worked in manifold of 8, plus 3. It uses two rounds or rows, one woven to offset another.
Project Tutorial – mooglyblog
11. Diamond Lace Stitch
The Diamond Lace baby afghan garment design is one of the most popular ones in the whole world. It is made with a very unique stitch pattern. It is quite easy to make this design and the look is also very impressive.
Project Tutorial – suziqcreations
12. Spike Stitch
You can learn to do the spike stitches in the crochet with simple online tutorials. This stitch looks great with any type of color combination. Two colors are used to make this stitch design. The materials used for this stitch include a yarn with 2 different colors and a Crochet hook.
Project Tutorial – rescuedpaw
13. Red Spiral Crocheted Stitch
The crochet stitch or the spiral stitch looks very good on the cushions. A good color combination can be used for an ideal stitch of this type. A magic ring is to be used for making a loop around the fingers.
Project Tutorial – thejollystitch
14. Blanket Stitch
The crochet stitch is an easy one for the blanket or an Afghan. It is a set of three stitches, 1 crochet and 2 doubles. It can be used as a baby blanket with pink or blue or even brighter colors.
Project Tutorial – crochetspot
15. Crossed Double Crochet Stitch
For making a double crochet stitch you need Red Heart with Love yarn and a 5.0 mm Hook. The stitches are to be made as simple multiples of 2. The finished size is 8×8 square. The Cross Double Crochet Stitch is a very special one that can be applied to it.
Project Tutorial – oombawkadesigncrochet
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