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The Herringbone Double Crochet Stitch Pattern is another way to add a unique texture to your crochet project.
Last week, we took a look at the herringbone half double crochet which gives a mesmerizing look to your crochet project. The Herringbone double crochet stitch pattern today gives this same look with a taller stitch.
One thing to not when working this crochet stitch is that the fabric that it creates is a lot looser than that of the herringbone half double crochet stitch. Your fabric is going to have a lot of drape depending on the fibre used and it’s also going to have a little bit of stretch.
Also note that if you are working it from a foundation chain, then your swatch will turn out a little wider than the simply foundation chain you started with. It may take a little experimentation to get the desired length.
Still, you may wish to try this stitch in many projects including blankets, shawls, scarves and more!
The Materials:
For this tutorial today, I will be using a small amount of Heatherly by KnitPicks and WeCrochet in a single colour. You are also able to work this stitch in a single colour or more. The Heatherly yarn is a medium/worsted weight yarn that is a wool blend. Along with my worsted weight yarn, I will also be working with a 5 mm (H/8) crochet hook.
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Herringbone Double Crochet Stitch Pattern:
Stitches and Abbreviations:
Ch – Chain
Herdc – Herringbone Double Crochet (Yo, insert your hook into the indicated stitch, yo and draw up a loop and draw it through the 1st loop on your hook. Yo and draw through one loop, yo and draw through the remaining two loops on your hook. Herringbone Double Crochet Stitch made.)
Rpt – Repeat
Sk – Skip
Sl st – Slip stitch
Sp – Space
Yo – Yarn over
Pattern Notes:
This stitch is worked in rows in this tutorial and it may be worked in one colour or many. I will be working this pattern in a single colour.
This pattern is written in American crochet terms.
The turning ch does not count as a stitch.
To begin, make a slip knot and make a foundation chain. For this stitch pattern, you may use any number of stitches for your foundation chain.
For example, ch 31.
Row One:
In the 3rd ch from your hook work your first HerDc (See “Stitches and Abbreviations” above), HerDc in the next st and in each st across. Ch 2 (does not count as a st), turn.
Row Two:
HerDc in the 1st st at the base of your turning ch, HerDc in the next st and in each st across (leaving the turning ch-2 unworked). Ch 2 (does not count as a st), turn.
And that’s it!
For the rest of the pattern simply repeat row 2. Fasten off, weave in your ends.
