How to Crochet - The Herringbone Double Crochet Stitch
I just love textured crochet stitches. They are such an easy way to make a simple sweater/cardigan look interesting. So you can make an easy construction on the garment but still that little extra cause of the stitch. Of course you can use the stitch also for more advanced projects. But for me it is often all about making a modern fashionable garment as easy as possible, and then textured stitches works great. I usually want the easy project cause I rather just relax and crochet than count, but that is just my preference.
Oatfield Cardigan (still to be released)
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In this post we will go through how to make the herringbone double crochet stitch. This stitch is used in my Oatfield Cardigan and will definitely be used in many more of my designs. It is just so fun to make! We will go through how to make it and the post also tells how you start using it, so that you can use it for any project or ideas you might have. It is perfect also for blankets since it is reversible.
Swatching
To try out the stitch you only need a hook and some yarn. If you’d like to make the swatch for the Oatfield Cardigan, then you’ll need:
Yarn: Tweed Delight from Hobbii Yarn (85% Wool, 10% Acrylic, 5% Viscose), 109 yds (100 m) per 50-g skein
or other Aran / Worsted / 10 ply / 9 wpi / 4-weight yarn as long as you meet gauge.
Crochet Hook: US H-8 (5 mm)
The Stitch
This tutorial is written using US terminology.
Turning chains do not count as stitches.
This stitch is reversible i.e. it doesn’t have a right or wrong side.
Gauge (4x4” / 10x10 cm) - for the Oatfield Cardigan: 12 hbdc x 9 rows, blocked.
Abbreviations
ch - Chain
st(s) - Stitch(es)
hbdc - Herringbone double crochet
Herringbone Double Crochet
Yarn over, insert your hook in the stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop and pull directly through first loop on hook, yarn over, pull through one of the loops on the hook, yarn over, pull through the remaining two loops on the hook.
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Stitch
Ch 17
Row 1: In the 3rd back bump from the hook, hbdc. Hbdc in every ch across. Ch 2. Turn. (15 sts)
Row 2: Hbdc in every st across. Ch 2. Turn.
Oatfield Cardigan - crocheted in the herringbone double crochet stitch.
Repeat Row 2 until you’ve made a total of 9 rows (including row 1) to make it the gauge swatch for the Oatfield Cardigan. Block!
Note! In the video tutorial there are detailed instructions to help you count the rows and stitches if you find it to be a bit tricky on this stitch.
Happy Making!
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