Crochet Feather Stitch – Free Tutorial
The Feather Crochet Stitch is a beautiful and dense stitch that resembles a feather, which makes it a fun stitch to learn and use for your projects!
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The crochet feather stitch can be used to create a variety of projects from thick and quick pot holders to warm and cozy coats!
This stitch is the April 2024 New Year’s Resolution CAL stitch!
This stitch is quite the yarn eater, which yields a very dense fabric, so there may be some limitations on where this stitch can be used, but there still are many great uses!
You can also play around with hook sizes and yarn weights! Try a N/10mm hook with a worsted weight yarn to thin it out a bit, or maybe use a K/6.5mm hook with a super bulky weight to make a thick and stiff project!
And don’t forget you can use color changes! This would be a gorgeous stitch in stripes!
The Feather Stitch is considered an intermediate stitch, as it requires some experience with crochet basics, but don’t worry, with some practice, you’ll master it in no time!
How to get the Feather Stitch Afghan Square Crochet Pattern:
Feather Stitch Afghan Square Crochet Pattern
Option 1: Continue scrolling for free pattern instructions on this site
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Option 3: Purchase the “12 Crochet Stitch Afghan Squares” ebook.
What is the Crochet Feather Stitch?
This unique stitch is similar to working three joined puff stitches or a forked puff stitch. The three puff stitches are worked in different spaces, giving it a fun “feather” effect.
What materials do I need?
To make the crochet feather stitch you will need yarn and a crochet hook. To determine the pairing of these two supplies, you can either use the hook listed on the yarn label, or play around with different hook and yarn combinations as mentioned above!
What do I need to know about the Crochet Feather Stitch?
Some highlights about this stitch are: it is a thick yarn eater stitch, so it will use up a lot of yarn.
It is also reversible, so there is no right or wrong side.
What are the stitch multiples?
The crochet feather stitch is worked over an odd number of stitches, so the beginning chain needs to be an even number.
To work a gauge swatch, chain 14 then work the pattern below for 14 total rows.
The Crochet Pattern
Keep reading for a list of what you need to make this stitch, including the stitch pattern instructions!
Gauge
11 feather sts x 12 rows = 4”
Finished Measurements
14.5” x 14.5” without border
Block to 15” after border
Stitch Guide
ch = chain
FS = See Special Stitches
hdc = double crochet
sc = single crochet
sl st(s) = slip stitch(es)
YO = yarn over
Skill Level
Intermediate
Written in U.S. Terms
Pattern Notes
- Beginning chains do not count as stitches.
- This square is worked from the bottom up.
- Where asterisks appear, repeat the instructions between them.
- There is a complementary video coming to YouTube soon!
Special Stitches
Feather Stitch (FS) [R3 only]: YO, insert hook in ch-1 space from previous row, YO, draw up a loop, YO, insert hook in skipped sc 2 rows below (just below the ch-1 space), YO, draw up a loop, YO insert hook in next unworked ch-1 space from previous row, YO, draw up a loop, YO, draw through all 7 loops on hook.
Feather Stitch (FS) [R4 and remaining rows]: YO, insert hook in ch-1 space from previous row, YO, draw up a loop, YO, insert hook in ch-1 space 2 rows below, YO, draw up a loop, YO insert hook in next unworked ch-1 space from previous row, YO, draw up a loop, YO, draw through all 7 loops on hook.
Instructions
R1. Working in the back bump of the chain across:
Ch 40, sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each ch across, turn (39 sc)
R2. Ch 1, hdc in 1st st, *ch 1, skip 1, hdc in next* across, turn (21 hdc, 20 ch-1)
R3. Ch 1, hdc in 1st hdc, ch 1, *FS, ch 1* across to last ch-1 space, YO, insert hook in last ch-1 space from previous row, YO, draw up a loop, YO, insert hook in skipped sc 2 rows below (just below the ch-1 space), YO, draw up a loop, YO, draw through all loops on hook, ch 1, hdc in last st, turn
R4. Ch 1, hdc in 1st hdc, ch 1, *FS, ch 1* across, hdc in last st, turn
Repeat R4 until fabric measures 14 ½ – 14 ¾ ; Break Yarn.
R5. Ch 1, sc evenly down the side, sc in each st and ch-1 space across the bottom, sc evenly up the side, sc in each st and ch-1 space across the top, sl st to join; Fasten.
Finishing
- Block square to 15″ x 15″
- Hide all strings.
And that’s how you crochet the Feather Stitch!
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