The Little Arches crochet stitch is a beautiful stitch. It has slight lace like qualities and I think it would be a beautiful baby blanket stitch. Consisting of double crochet and chains, this stitch is really easy to work up and is a simple one row repeat.
Pattern use ideas
- Blankets
- Scarves
- Home decor
MATERIALS & TOOLS
Feel free to play around with yarn weights and hook sizes for this stitch pattern, but I have used:
Yarn: I used Scheepjes SoftFun in Rose
Hook: I have used a 4.5mm Athena Hook
PATTERN NOTES
Written in US terms
This pattern gives you the basic principles for the little arches stitch, designed to help you create your own projects.
Video tutorial can be found at the base of the post.
Chain(s): Ch(s): Yarn over and pull up a loop.
Double Crochet(s): dc(s): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
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Little Fans Stitch Pattern
Foundation chain in multiple of 4 plus 4 for turning.(I’ve done 32 in my sample)
Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook. *ch 3, dc in next ch, ch 3, miss 2 sts, dc in next ch; repeat from * to the end. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 3, miss first dc, *(dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-3 sp, ch 3, miss (dc, ch-3, dc); repeat from * across. Dc in beginning ch-3 sp. Turn.
Repeat row 2
Final row: Ch 1, dc in first ch, *ch 1, dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch-3 sp; repeat from * across until you have one ch-3 sp remaining. Ch 1, dc in ch-3 sp.
Tie off, sew in ends.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
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