Pretty Puffs Stitch | How to Crochet

[Music] hello everyone I'm Sarah Rich textures crochet and welcome today we're going to learn how to crochet a pretty puff stitch this is a beautiful crochet stitch lots of texture and features these clean lines of uh favorite puff stitches that run across the top this is the front of your fabric if you turn it over to the back side you're looking at a very plain design so all the texture is to the front side today for the tutorial I'm going to be using a 5 mm or an HH crochet hook this is the bamboo crochet hook by Rowan I'm also going to be using a medium or a worsted weight yarn and this is the Heatherly yarn by we crochet and uh nitpicks I'm going to include links to both of these items in the description of this video also down in the description of this video you'll find a direct link to the free written instructions which are on Rich textures crochet.com so thank you so much for joining me while you're here I invite you to take a look around don't forget to subscribe and I also encourage you to check out my latest Book Barn quilt blankets which features a collection of five beautiful crochet blankets with a geometric design that's also linked down in this description of this video so thanks again for joining me let's grab our Hooks and yarn and get started now our Stitch today is worked in rows you're going to start by making a slip knot and then by working a foundation chain today for our foundation chain you're going to need an odd number of stitches so today I'm going to go ahead and change 21 and 21 once you have that odd number of stitches you're going to begin Row one by working a double crochet into the fourth chain from your hook and then simply double crochet into each Stitch all the way across at the end of Row one once you have worked a double crochet all the way across you're going to chain one and turn your work now for row two we're going to Begin by working a single crochet into the first Stitch your chain one does not count as a stitch you're then going to work a puff stitch into your next to work your puff stitch yarn over insert your hook into the next Stitch yarn over and draw up a loop to the height of your single crochet you're going to do that twice more yarn over insert your hook into the same Stitch yarn over draw a blop Loop and one more time yarn over insert your hook into the same Stitch yarn over and draw up a loop you will then have seven loops on your hook yarn over and pull through all seven Loops that is your puff stitch you're then going to single crochet into the next you're now going to repeat that all the way across puff stitch into your next next Stitch and single crochet into your next all the way across when you come all the way across you're going to finish off with with a single crochet into your final Stitch which is the top of your turning chain that brings you to the end of row two and you're going to chain three and turn your work your chain three will count as a double crochet stitch now for Row three we're going to work in the back Loop only all the way across and you're going to double crochet into the next Stitch and then double crochet into each Stitch all the way across always working in that back Loop now to find your back Loop you're going to look at the top of your Stitch and you have a horizontal bar that runs across closest to you and one that's furthest away that one that's furthest away is your back Loop so double crochet into the next Stitch and then into each Stitch all the way across in the back Loop only when you come all the way across at the end of Row three under the final uh Stitch single crochet stitch you're going to work under both Loops to work your final double crochet you're then going to chain one and turn your work and now for the rest of the pattern You're simply going to repeat te your rows two and three so your row two beginning with your single crochet followed by your puff stitch all the way across and then repeat your Row three once again which was the double crochet row working in the back Loop only all the way to that final Stitch and that's all there is to working this pretty puff stitch so thank you so much for joining joining me once again I invite you to subscribe take a look around and I look forward to seeing you again next time until then Happy crocheting bye [Music]