How To Crochet: Moss Stitch - Darn Good Yarn

How To Crochet: Moss Stitch

Before You Start

The Moss Stitch helps create texture in your project. It can also be known as The Linen Stitch, The Woven Stitch, and the Granite Stitch!

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Step By Step

Single Crochet step 1

Step 1

Begin by working a foundation chain 3 stitches longer than your desired amount of stitches.

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Step 2

Find the fourth chain stitch from your hook, this is the chain that you will be working into.

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Step 3

Single crochet into the fourth chain stitch from your hook.

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Step 4

Chain one. You will skip the next chain stitch on your foundation chain and work into the second chain stitch from the single crochet just worked.

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Step 5

Single crochet.

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Step 6

Chain one more. You will continue across the row by chaining one, and working a single crochet stitch into the second chain from the last single crochet worked.

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Step 7

When you reach the end of the row you will finish with a single crochet stitch.

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Step 8

Chain two stitches and turn your work. Find the last chain stitch worked before the final single crochet stitch on the previous row. It will appear as a small hole in your work. Single crochet into this chain stitch.

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Step 9

Chain one. Repeat the single crochet in step 8 followed by a chain stitch across the row.

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Step 10-11

When you reach the end of the row, you will single crochet into the chain stitches worked at the beginning of the previous row.

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Step 12

You should now see your moss stitch beginning to form. Repeat steps 8-10 on each consecutive row.

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Next Weeks Tutorial

In the last part of this How To Crochet Series, we will be going over the Single Crochet Chevron Stitch!