Puff Stitch Tutorial for Spring Blooms

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Puff Stitch Tutorial for Spring Blooms

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When I designed the Spring Blooms Bandana Cowl, I really wanted to incorporate the puff stitch, but I wanted to mix it up a bit. So, I decided to take a puff stitch and drop it down 2 rows, similar to a spike stitch. I loved how the stitch turned out! It really gives the project some interesting texture.

A puff stitch is basically a hdc4tog (half double crochet 4 together) all placed in 1 stitch. Then, once you have finished your hdc4tog, you close the top of the puff with a ch1. This will result in a neat little oval-shaped puff. A puff stitch is considered 2 sts. 

For the Spring Blooms patterns, we will be doing puff stitches into the stitch space 2 rows below.

First, you place the specified number of sc. Then:

– *Yarn over, insert your hook into the specified stitch (marked in red in figure 1), yarn over, and draw up a loop. ** You should now have 3 loops on your hook. Note: You want to draw your loop up to the height of the row you are currently working. Don’t make it too tight. 

– Repeat from * to ** 3 more times. You should now have 9 loops on your hook. 

– Yarn over and pull your yarn through all 9 loops (see figure 2). Finish off with a ch1. 

– You have now made a puff stitch. Skip the specified number of stitches, and continue on with your next set of sc. Your work should now look like figure 3. 

Tip: Once you have completed your puff stitch, it can be difficult to tell where to put your next sc, because your skipped st(s) are hiding under a puff. If you’re having trouble with this, try placing a stitch marker in the stitch where you should be placing your next sc. As you can see in figure 1, I have skipped 2 sts and placed my marker in the next st. This is where my next sc will go. 

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

So now you know how to do the Puff Stitch for Spring Blooms. Head on over to the Spring Blooms Bandana Cowl pattern and give it a go!

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Spring Blooms Bandana Cowl - Free Crochet Pattern

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