Zig Zag Puff Stitch

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No matter what colour you create it in, texture is always beautiful. Crochet has some absolutely wonderful stitches to add interest to your project – from lacy and delicate to plump and squishy…and everything in between! The Zig Zag Puff stitch is one of my favourites for creating scarves, cowls and hats with eye-catching detail. Not only that, this lovely lofty stitch adds warmth with puffed up stitches.

Using only basic stitches, combined to create an intricate pattern, the Zig Zag Puff is one pattern you need to add to your repertoire.

PATTERN USE IDEAS

• Blankets
• Shawls
• Scarfs and cowls
• Hats and gloves
• Accessories

MATERIALS AND TOOLS NEEDED

Yarn: As this is a stitch tutorial, you can use any yarn. For the pattern swatch shown I used  Stylecraft Special DK

Hook:  5mm hook or size appropriate for your yarn

Scissors

Darning Needle

PATTERN NOTES

Written in UK terms

This pattern gives you the basic principles for the crochet zig zag puff stitch, designed to help you create your own projects.

Video tutorial can be found at the base of the post.

Beginning ch does count as a st

CROCHET TERMS

Puff Stitch: insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and bring up height of loop, [yarn over, insert hook into same stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch] twice, 6 loops on hook, yarn over, draw through all 6 loops on hook, chain 1 to secure the stitch.

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.

Half Treble Crochet(s): htc(s):  Yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through all three loops.

Skip (sk)

Stitch(es) (st(s))

Space(s) (sp(s))

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.

ZIG ZAG PUFF STITCH PATTERN

Row 1: Ch 1, turn, dc in second ch from hook and into each ch across. 

Row 2: Ch 2, turn, skip st at bottom of chain, *skip next st, working into third stitch make puff stitch (insert hook into stitch, yo, draw up a loop, [yo, insert hook into same st, yo, draw up a loop] twice, yo and draw through all 6 loops on hook, ch 1 to secure),  repeat from * across. Last puff should be in second to last stitch. Work 1 htc in last stitch of row.

When you yo, pull your hook up so that the loops are the same height as your ch2

Row 3: Ch 2, turn, skip space before first puff st.  Work puff stitch in each space between puff stitches, across. Work puff stitch in space after last puff stitch. Work htc in top of ch-2.

Repeat Row 3 to your desired length.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

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