Crossed Stitches and Ripples – Crochet Stitch Tutorial

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The Crossed Stitches and Ripples, is a stitch combination I’m sure you’re going to love.

This is the stitch used for the lovely hat pattern called the Løv Slouchy Beanie.

The stitch is characterized by rippling waves & small bubbles created by crossed stitches.

I’ve also included a way for you to grab the printable version in a bundle, more details about that further down.

Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial

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What is the crossed stitches and ripples stitch pattern?

The crossed stitches and ripples is a crochet stitch where you cross stitches to create texture.

You will also crochet in the front and back loop to get a even more textured result.

The stitches you will need to know is chains, single crochet stitches and slip stitches.

The pattern is a stitch multiple of 8 stitches.

Stitch Exploration CAL:

This crochet stitch pattern is released together with 29 other stitch pattern during the Stitch Exploration CAL.

All stitches are created to challenge you to test new stitch patterns, either in our patterns or you can make them as squares & join together as a blanket.

Find the list of stitch patterns here.

Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Materials Needed

To crochet the crossed stitches and ripples you can use any crochet hook size and weight yarn. If you’re following a crochet pattern, use the crochet hook and yarn suggested to get the correct gauge.

For this tutorial I used:

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Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Crochet Abbreviations

We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet stitch pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.

Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.

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Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial

To Make a 15 cm x  15 cm / 6 x 6 Inch Square

With the hook & yarn give, I crocheted:

  • Ch 24 st, for a total of 23 stitches per row.
  • 31 rows.

Crochet a blanket!

Use this crochet stitch pattern to crochet a blanket! Learn more about crochet blanket sizes & making one with any size crochet hook & yarn:

  1. Crochet Blanket Sizes
  2. Any Yarn & Hook Blanket Calculator
  3. Other Crochet Stitches for Blankets

Stitches You Will Need

Extended Single Crochet:

Written description: draw up a loop from stitch given, you have 2 loops on the hook, yarn over, pull through 1 loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

Techniques You Will Need

Crocheting In The Back And Front Loop

This means that you will not crochet through the whole stitch as usual. A typical stitch contains two loops. One in the front, nearest you, and another stitch in the back, furthest away from you. One is called the front loop (the one nearest you), the other one the back loop, the one furthest away from you.

For this stitch you will crochet both in the front & back loop.

Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Crossed Stitches and Ripples – Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Janne Kleivset Janne Kleivset
Learn how to crochet the Crossed Stitches and Ripples crochet stitch. The stitch is characterized by rippling waves & small bubbles created by crossed stitches.
Cost 5
Total Time 20 minutes
Gauge Depends on the crochet hook and yarn you use
Sizes Depends on how many crochet stitches you crochet.

Skill Level

Intermediate

Materials

Abbreviations

  • BL – back loop
  • ch – chain
  • FL – front loop
  • FLesc – front loop extended single crochet
  • prev – previous
  • sc – single crochet
  • sk – skip
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • st – stitch(es)

Instructions

Base row

  • Ch a multiple of 8 st. Sc 1 in 3rd ch from hook, sc 1 in each ch from previous row.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Row 1

  • Row 1: Ch 1 (counts as 1 sl st), sl st in FL of the next 2 st, *sk 1 st, FLesc 1 in next st, FLesc 1 in prev st, sk the 2 FLesc st just made, sl st in FL of the next 6 st*, repeat from *to* until you have 4 st left, sk 1 st, FLesc 1 in next st, FLesc 1 in prev st, sk the 2 FLesc st just made, sl st in FL of the next 2 st, turn.
    Ch 1 (counts as 1 sl st), sl st in FL of the next 2 st
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • 1 stitch skipped and pull up a loop from the front loop of next st.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Yarn over and pull through the first loop on hook.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Draw up a loop of front loop of the skipped stitch.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Loop pulled up.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Yarn over and pull through first loop on hook.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • Yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial
  • First row finished.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Row 2

  • Ch 1 (counts as 1 sl st), sl st 1 in BL of each st from prev row, turn¨.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Row 3

  • Ch 1 (counts as 1 sl st), sl st in FL of the next 6 st, *sk 1 st, FLesc 1 in next st, FLesc 1 in prev st, sk the 2 FLesc st just made, sl st in FL of the next 6 st*, repeat from *to* until end of row, turn.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Row 4

  • Repeat row 2.
    Repeat row 1-4 until project is desired size.
    Crossed Stitches and Ripples - Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Crochet Patterns Using This Stitch

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Janne Kleivset

Janne Kleivset

Founder, Crochet Pattern Designer & Owner of Joy of Motion Crochet.

Janne has helped millions of crocheters find their next crochet project with more than 250 free crochet patterns and 110 crochet tutorials on her blog.

With more than two decades of crochet experience, and crochet designing since 2011, she's been featured on multiple prominent sites such as Lion Brand Yarn, in crochet magazines and the OML "Make" book.

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