Side Saddle Stitch

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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

Unsure of the differences between UK and US terms? Need a refresher on how to do your stitches? In my ‘How to crochet: A handy reference guide’ EBook I help you with all of these terms and you can always have them to hand! You will also get exclusive access to free video instructions. You can find my EBook HERE.

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.

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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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