Looking for a bit on the side? Keep calm, I’m talking about crochet! 😂 The Side Saddle Stitch is such a beautiful textured crochet stitch that’s perfect for building up soft, tactile fabric with a fun texture. Let’s chat about technique. It’s a little tricky to master (definitely not TV crochet!) but once you’ve got the hang of stitch placement you’ll find it becomes a fairly easy repeat.
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MATERIALS
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in the colour Sage
Hook: 5mm
Scissors
Darning Needle
CROCHET TERMS
Chain (ch): Yarn over, pull through one loop on hook
Double Crochet (dc): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through two loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through both loops.
Treble Crochet (tc): Yarn over and insert your hook into the chain or stitch, yarn over and pull through (you will have three loops on the hook) yarn over and pull through two loops (you will have two loops on your hook) yarn over and pull the yarn through both of the remaining loops on the hook
Treble Crochet 4 Together (tr4tog) yarn over and insert your hook into the first stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through two (two loops remaining on hook); yarn over and insert your hook into the second stitch; yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through two (three loops remaining on hook); yarn over and insert your hook into the third stitch, yarn over and pull through; yarn over and pull through two (four loops remaining on hook); yarn over and insert your hook into the fourth stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through two (five loops remaining on hook); yarn over and pull through all five loops together, and then chain one to secure.
Stitch(es) (st(s))
*__*- Repeat instructions
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SIDE SADDLE STITCH PATTERN
Foundation chain: This stitch is worked in multiples of 5 + 2
Row 1: dc in 2nd ch from the hook, *ch3, tr4tog into the next 4chs, ch1 , dc into next ch; rep from * to end; turn.
Row 2: ch5, dc into top of first cluster, *ch3, tr4tog into ch3 space from previous row, ch1, dc into next cluster* repeat to the end. tc into last stitch from previous row, turn.
Row 3: ch1, dc into top of first cluster, *ch3, tr4tog into ch3 space from previous row, ch1, dc into next cluster* repeat until you reach the last cluster. You will be left at the chain 5 space from the previous row. dc into ch5 space, turn
Repeat rows 2 & 3 unit you reach your desired length.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Row 2:
Instructions Working you treble into the last stitch of the previous row. Photo Needle indicates the stitch to work into.
Row 3:
Instructions You will be left at the chain 5 space from the previous row. Photo How your row will look.
Instructions dc into ch5 space. Photo How you work will look once you have done the double crochet into the chain 5 space.
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10 Comments
Colleen Pimm
March 26, 2019 at 1:16 amWhy can’t you do more rows I have a had to redo mine a million times cause I’m not good enough at crocheting to be able to repeat 2 and 3 how are you supposed to go from ro 3 to row to again I don’t understand why you can’t do a few more rose to make it easier on us
BellaCocoTeam
May 21, 2019 at 7:13 amHi colleen I am so sorry that you are finding this difficult, I think it’s just a matter of keep going and practicing and i’m sure it will soon get easier 🙂
Crocheter
May 7, 2021 at 3:03 amThere’s no description for the tr4tog stitch, which is the most important part. I’m having trouble finding this part written down anywhere, can you add a description please?
BellaCocoTeam
May 11, 2021 at 2:27 pmI’m sorry the description for the tr4tog stitch is missing; to make this stitch you need to: yarn over and insert your hook into the first stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through two (two loops remaining on hook); yarn over and insert your hook into the second stitch; yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through two (three loops remaining on hook); yarn over and insert your hook into the third stitch, yarn over and pull through; yarn over and pull through two (four loops remaining on hook); yarn over and insert your hook into the fourth stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through two (five loops remaining on hook); yarn over and pull through all five loops together, and then chain one to secure. 🙂
Thaissa
June 21, 2021 at 1:03 amHi Bella, how are you?
First of all I want thank you for this amazing blog full off interesting materials. I’m in love.
Now let me ask you something, is it possible to make this stitch in circle so I would not back, just keep it going?
Kisses and hugs ♡☆
BellaCocoTeam
June 22, 2021 at 1:21 pmHi Thaissa
Thank you for your kind words, I’m glad you find my blog helpful I’ve not worked this stitch in the round before but it would involve reworking the pattern quite significantly. You could always work a flat piece and them seam along one side.
Akilamok
June 16, 2022 at 11:37 pmCan you advise if the terms (double crochet, treble etc) are English or American terms.
BellaCocoTeam
June 17, 2022 at 8:29 pmI work in UK terms, this handy chart maybe of help to you :- https://blog.bellacococrochet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Conversion-chart.png 🙂
Carol Sims
August 20, 2022 at 1:17 pmI would like to use the side saddle stitch in place of the C2C pattern I am making which is a wall hanging for a count down to Christmas. I just cannot get the C2C but this stitch looks close enough to it. I would be changing colors for the graph. Is this possible?
BellaCocoTeam
September 2, 2022 at 4:16 pmYou could certainly try using the side saddle stitch in place of the c2c but as it gives a zigzag pattern you will find that it looks slightly different. Another option would be to work plain trebles and count three stitches as one block. If you haven’t already I would definitely watch my tutorial for the c2c stitch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5G9IM24LFU – it’s worth persevering with as it’s super simple once you get the hang of it