Crocheting Puff Stitches in Rows

Puff stitches are one of the most fun ways to make a bulky, padded stitch when crocheting. They can be used for all kinds of fun projects from individual flowers to being incorporated into bigger designs.

Today I’ll give you some simple steps to make the puff stitch itself, then look at a way you can incorporate it into rows to allow you to make a bigger project like a scarf or blanket.

A Step By Step Puff Stitch

To make a puff stitch you will need to follow these steps:

Step 1

Yarn over, insert your hook into the next stitch, yarn over again. You should have three loops on the hook.

Step 2

Repeat step one two more times, so that you end up with seven loops on your hook.

Step 3

Yarn over, and pull through all seven loops on the hook.

Step 4

Make a single chain to close the stitch

Other Stitches

The instructions I’ll give below use a few other stitches. If you aren’t familiar with them follow the links here for instructions:

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

PS – puff stitch

Puff Stitch Rows

Your foundation row can be any even number, plus two chains. In the example sample I’ve made up today, I used a chain of 22 (so 20 + 2).

Row 3 onwards

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you’ve reached the desired length, and make sure you finish on row 2 for the best look.