Crochet Ridge Stitch Tutorial

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials

• NEEDED: 2 Colors of Yarn of your choice (I used cotton yarn for my sample)
• Crochet hook size determined by what yarn you are using
• Scissors to cut off the ends
• Yarn needle to weave in loose ends

Notes

• To make your design larger or smaller, chain a multiple of 4 plus 3

The Stitch Pattern

FOUNDATION CHAIN: With a crochet hook and your first color of yarn, Chain multiples of 4 plus 3 (I used 31 Chains on Sample)

ROW 1: Working in the back bar of your chain [tutorial here], Single Crochet in each Chain across, change your color now, chain 1, turn

ROW 2: Single Crochet in each Stitch across, chain 1, turn

ROW 3: Next Single Crochet in each Stitch across, change color to first color in the last stitch, chain 1 , turn

ROW 4: Single Crochet in first two stitches, Skip first 2 single crochets on 2 rows below, then double crochet in around each of the next 2 stitches 2 rows below, Single crochet in the next two stitches 2 rows up, Repeat this pattern until the end of row, chain 1, turn

ROW 5: Next, Single Crochet in each stitch across changing to second color at the last stitch, chain 1, turn

ROW 6: Single Crochet in first two stitches, Skip first 2 single crochets on 2 rows below, then double crochet in around each of the next 2 stitches 2 rows below, Single crochet in the next two stitches 2 rows up. Repeat this pattern until the end of row, chain 1, turn

ROW 7: Single Crochet in each stitch across changing to first color at the last stitch, chain 1, turn REPEAT UNTIL DESIRED LENGTH.

What an awesome looking pattern! Right? Now take a look at the backside and see a cool spike stitch pattern forming!