Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! Today's stitch pattern is the Falling Leaves Stitch. This stitch has such a beautiful texture and design. This stitch is in The Complete Photo Guide to Crochet Book.
I used Lion Brand's Color Made Easy (Bulky) for one of the swatches. I used Lion Brand's Scarfie for the Video Stitch Tutorial. You can definitely use any worsted weight yarn. The variegated blue yarn is Walmart's Basic Yarn. Not the best but it was under $2. I have a hard time saying no to yarn!
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Yarn - Yarn I used: Lion Brand's Color Made Easy in the color Pomegranate (for photos) & Lion Brand's Scarfie in video
US J/6mm Crochet Hook - I used Tulip Brand Crochet Hook
ABBREVIATIONS
ch - Chain
yo - Yarn Over
st(s) - Stitch(es)
rem - Remaining
rep - Repeat
sc - Single Crochet
dc - Double Crochet
Special Stitch Leaf Stitch - [yo, insert hook in indicated st] twice (Photo 2-3). yo & pull through 4 loops (photo 4), yo & pull through last 2 loops on hook (photo 5).
PATTERN NOTES
The ch1 does not count as a stitch. The ch3 counts as a dc st.
FALLING LEAVES STITCH PATTERN
Foundation: ch in multiples of 4 + 2. 1sc in 2nd ch st from hook and in every ch st across
Row 1: ch1, turn, 1sc in every st across.
Row 2: ch3 (counts as a dc st), 1dc in each of the next 3 sts, *1 leaf st (see special stitch above) around the sc post st from 2 rounds below, sk next st in current row, 1dc in each of the next 3 sts. Rep from * until last st. 1dc in last st.
Note: Try the Chainless Double Crochet Stitch at the start of row 4 & 6
Row 3: ch1, turn, 1sc in every st across.
Row 4: ch3, 1dc in the next st, *1 leaf st around the dc post st from 2 rounds below (around post of dc st), sk next st in current row, 1dc in each of the next 3 sts. Rep from * until last 4 sts. End with 1 leaf st, sk next st, 1dc in each of the last 2 sts.
Repeat rows 3-6 until desired size ending on a double crochet row, row 4 or 6.
Falling Leaves Stitch Video Tutorial
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Hello, Phanessa. There's a wee problem with the pattern instructions: the directions say to repeat rows 3-6, but there are only directions for four rows. Thank you. It's a very pretty stitch though, and I really appreciate you introducing it to us. 😺
Niamh