Learn how to crochet the leaping stripes and blocks stitch!
The leaping stripes and blocks stitch is very easy and beginner-friendly since it only uses chains and double crochet stitches.
The result is a beautifully textured solid and soft fabric, which is perfect for blankets, warm accessories for Winter and Fall, and any home decor project.
The leaping stripes & blocks stitch looks great in a solid color but using multiple colors will definitely give the most fun results!
I used the leaping stripes and blocks stitch in these patterns:
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Serenity Blanket CAL
The pattern of the leaping stripes and blocks stitch is featured in the Serenity Blanket Crochet Along (CAL) hosted by Shannon of The Loophole Fox and Agat of Made by Gootie.
The Serenity Blanket CAL was a collaborative event, meaning that it was designed together by 12 different designers, each contributing a beautifully textured stitch to the final blanket!
The CAL ran between October 16, 2023, and November 27, 2023, but you can still get the Serenity Blanket eBook with the complete pattern HERE!
MATERIALS
- Yarn of choice
- Appropriate hook
For the solid-color square in this tutorial, I used fingering weight (1, Super Fine) DROPS Safran (175 yds / 160 m per 50 g) and a 3.5-mm (E/4 US, 9 UK) crochet hook.
For the sample in multiple colors, I used DROPS Loves You 8 (93 yds / 85 m per 50 g) and a 5.5-mm (I/9 US, 5 UK) hook.
ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
- Ch – Chain
- Dc – Double Crochet
- Hdc – Half Double Crochet
- Sk – Skip
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- St – Stitch
- Yo – Yarn over
Pattern Notes
- If the pattern says “hdc 2”, it means that you have to crochet 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts.
- (…) – Repeat the instructions within brackets for the indicated number of times.
leaping stripes and blocks stitch – Free Crochet Pattern
Ch a multiple of 4+2.
Row 1
Starting from the fourth ch from hook (the turning ch-3 counts a dc), (dc 2, ch 2, sk 2) until you have 3 ch remaining, dc 3 (photos 1 and 2).
Row 2
Ch 1 (does not count as a st here and throughout), turn. Hdc in first st, *ch 2, sk 2, dc 2 working in corresponding skipped st of foundation ch (see arrows in photo 3, and photo 4).
Repeat from * across until you have 3 sts remaining. Ch 2, sk 2, hdc 1 in the last st (photo 5).
Row 3
Ch 1, turn. Hdc 1, *dc 2 working in the corresponding dc sts two rows below (see arrows in photo 6), ch 2, sk 2 (photo 7). Repeat from * until you have 3 sts remaining.
Dc 2 working in the corresponding dc sts two rows below, hdc 1 in the last st (photo 8).
Row 4
Ch 1, turn. Hdc 1, (ch 2, sk 2, dc 2 in corresponding dc sts two rows below (photo 9). Repeat from * across until you have 3 sts remaining. Ch 2, sk 2, hdc 1 in last st.
Repeat rows 3 and 4 to grow your work to the desired length.
Last Row
For the last row, the pattern is slightly different depending on which row repeat you worked last.
- If your last row was a repeat of row 3:
Ch 1, turn. Hdc 1, *hdc 2 in next 2 sts, dc 2 working in the corresponding dc sts two rows below. Repeat from * across until you have 3 sts remaining. Hdc 2 in the next 2 sts, hdc 1 in the last st.
- If your last row was a repeat of row 4:
Ch 1, turn. Hdc 1, (dc 2 working in the corresponding dc sts two rows below, hdc 2 in next 2 sts. Repeat from * across until you have 3 sts remaining. Dc 2 working in the corresponding dc sts two rows below, hdc 1 in the last st.
Fasten off and weave in all your ends.
And your Leaping Stripes & Blocks stitch is ready!
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