Crochet Harlequin Stitch Tutorial with Video – Day 5 of Advent Calendar MCAL 2024
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Learn how to create the harlequin stitch; quite the mesmerizing stitch. This tutorial includes step-by-step pictures, written instructions, and a video tutorial.
Welcome back to this year’s Advent Calendar Mystery Crochet Along. As you already know, each day, from today until December 24th, I’ll release one stitch tutorial on all odd days and 1 free pattern on all even days for Christmas gifts right here on my blog. Each day will be a fun holiday surprise for yarn lovers!
In the last stitch tutorial, you learned the thermal half double crochet stitch, and this time you’ll be learning the crochet harlequin stitch. This is such a fun one and is similar to Catherine’s wheel stitch. You’ll soon become hooked on this stitch! It gives a lovely design no matter what you use the stitch for.
Don’t be intimidated, as this stitch is easy to catch onto once you get going. You won’t be able to put it down once you get the hang of it. It mostly consists of double crochet stitches, so it’s so easy to follow!
It’s important to practice color changes, especially because tomorrow’s Advent Calendar Mystery CAL pattern will include not only this crochet harlequin stitch but also include color changes. You’ll either get free-to-view access to the Pillow with Book Pocket or the Cowl. If you want BOTH, grab the ebook here to get all 24 patterns with the 12-stitch tutorials instantly.
All Advent Calendar Mystery CAL Stitches + Patterns
This Holiday Season is very special! The Advent Calendar Mystery Crochet Along includes 12 free stitch tutorials (with videos) and 12 free crochet gift patterns. But there are actually 24 patterns. But you don’t know which odd day each stitch tutorial and which 1 of 2 stitch-related patterns gets published on the following even days.
But you can get all of them (12 stitches and 24 patterns) with instant access right now as an AD-FREE and PRINTER-FRIENDLY ebook. Use the code GIFTS10 to save $10 until December 24th, 2024 HERE!!!
Now let’s start this mesmerizing harlequin stitch tutorial with a video tutorial, written instructions and step-by-step pictures.
Video Tutorial of the Crochet Harlequin Stitch
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Crochet Harlequin Stitch Written Tutorial
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Instructions for the Crochet Harlequin Stitch
Before you start crocheting the Cowl and Pillow with Book Pouch (only ONE of these two will get published for FREE tomorrow via the Advent Calendar MCAL), let’s first go through the stitch tutorial and learn how to crochet this stitch.
To make a swatch to practice this stitch, crochet a chain with a multiple of 8+1 (with color A)
Drop yarn after every color change (cut and weave in is optional)
Row 1 – Color A
In the 5th chain from the hook, place [3 DC, 1 CH, 3 DC], skip 3 ch’s, 1 SC in the next ch, *skip 3 ch’s [3 DC, 1 CH, 3 DC] in next ch, skip 3 ch, 1 SC in next ch, repeat from * to the end
Change colors if you like here, I stayed with white for 2 more rounds,
When you crochet sc sts you typically go in the SPACE below the TOP V (shown by the middle arrow).
Row 2
1 ATC (stacked sc st), skip first SC, DC3TOG over next 3 DC, *CH 7, skip 1 ch, DC6TOG over next 6 DC (leaving the SC between unworked), repeat from * ending with DC3TOG over last 3 DC, 1 DC in the top of the last ch.
Row 3
1 ATC, 3 DC in the first space (hole that formed between the DC3TOG and dc) from row below, *1 SC around the ch 1 space of the row below, (enclosing the 7 ch’s), [3 DC, 1 CH, 3 DC] in the center space of the DC6TOG’s, repeat from * ending 3 DC in top of last DC3TOG’s, 1 DC in top of the turning chain.
Change colors during last yarn over pull through in R3.
Row 4
1 sc, ch 3, skip first DC, *DC6TOG over next 6 DC (leaving the SC between unworked), ch 7, skip 1 ch, repeat from * ending with ch 3, 1 SC in top of the turning chain
Row 5
1 sc, skip first SC and the ch 3’s, *[3 DC, 1 CH, 3 DC] in center of the 6 DCTOG’s, SC in ch space one row below, (enclosing the 7 ch’s), repeat from * ending with 1 SC in the last st.
Change colors during last yarn over pull through in R5.
Get practicing this fun Harlequin stitch and you will be ready to crochet one of these patterns (get both in the ebook here) published for free as part of the Advent Calendar Mystery CAL. You now have access to the Pillow free-to-view here.
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