The fans and eyes crochet stitch, is a lace stitch crochet pattern I’m sure you’re going to love.
It’s a stitch high on my list to include in crochet designs, that’s why it’s great to have a crochet stitch tutorial for it.
The stitch is characterized by having tiny eyes, stacked on top of each other, as well as multiple fans stacked the same way.
I’ve also included a way for you to grab the printable version in a bundle, more details about that further down.
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What are the fans and eyes crochet stitch pattern?
The fans and eyes crochet stitch pattern is a great lace crochet stitch combination that offers small eye-shaped holes, combined with crochet fans.
The stitches you will need to know is chains, slip stitches & double crochet stitches.
You will also need to know how to crochet into chain spaces.
The stitch pattern works with 4 stitch multiple & it is a 2 row repeat.
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.
Materials Needed
To crochet the fans and eyes crochet stitch pattern 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.
- Crochet hook: 6 mm / US: J – 10 / UK: 4
- 4 Medium Yarn
- Lion Brand Yarn – 24/7 Cotton
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Crochet Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- ch-space – refers to chain or space previously made
- dc – double crochet
- sk – skip
- sl st – slip stitch
- st – stitch(es)
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.
To make a 15 cm x 15 cm / 6 x 6 inch square
With the hook & yarn given, I crocheted:
- Ch 27 st, for a total of 25 stitches per row.
- 18 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:
Fans and Eyes Crochet Stitch – Crochet Stitch Tutorial
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Tools
Materials
- skein Yarn
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- ch-space – refers to chain or space previously made
- dc – double crochet
- sk – skip
- sl st – slip stitch
- st – stitch(es)
Instructions
- Ch a multiple of 4 st, add 3 for base chain. Row 1: dc 3 in 5th ch from hook (counts as 1 dc & sk 1 st), sk 1 st, *sl st in next st, sk 1 st, dc 3 in next st, sk 1 st*, repeat from *to* until you have 1 st left, dc 1 in last st, turn.
- Row 2: ch 2 (counts as 2 st), sk 1 st, sl st in next st, *ch 3, sk 3 st, sl st in next st* repeat from *to* until you have 2 st left, ch 1, sl st in next st, turn.
- Row 3: ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), sk 1 st, dc 3 in sl st from prev row, *sl st in ch-space from prev row, dc 3 in sl st from prev row*, repeat from *to* until you have 2 st left, sk 1 st, dc 1 in last st, turn.
- This is how it loos after finishing row 3. Repeat row 2-3 until project is desired size. To end with a straight edge, crochet a repeat of row 2 as the last row.
Want the Printable Version?
If you like the Fans and Eyes Crochet Stitch – crochet stitch tutorial, I’m sure you’re going to love the other 29 stitches me & two of my blogger friends, Knitting with Chopsticks & E’Claire Makery have made as well.
We’ve gathered the collection of 30 crochet stitch tutorials in a super affordable e-book.
