Slanted Ridge Stitch Crochet Pattern for Beginners
If you love textured crochet stitches that are easy to learn yet look beautifully intricate, you’re going to fall in love with the Slanted Ridge Stitch. This brand-new stitch creates subtle diagonal ridges that add amazing depth and dimension to any project.
Equipment
1 Crochet Hook: size that matches your yarn weight. Such as a size H 5.0 mm crochet hook or I 5.5 mm crochet hook.
1 Scissors:
1 Tapestry Needle
Materials
YarnWhile you can use any yarn weight for this pattern. I suggest a worsted weight yarn to practice.
Estimated Cost 5
Instructions
Start with a Slip Knot. Place a slip knot on your crochet hook.
Yarn
Work a starting chain using any number of stitches.
Row 1
Insert hook into the second chain and work a SC and in each stitch across. Turn
Row 2
CH 2 (Counts as a DC). In the next ST work 1 DC. [In the next ST, YO and insert the hook into the front bottom loop on the left lower leg of the DC ST you just worked, then in the next ST. YO and pull up a loop. There should be 4 loops on the hook, YO and pull through 3 loops. YO and pull through the last two loops on the hook. Repeat between [ ] to the end.
Rows 3 and beyond
Repeat row 2.
Finishing
When you have reached your desired length, cut the yarn leaving about a 12-inch yarn tail. Pull the yarn tail through the last stitch.
Notes
Abbreviations
CH = Chain
DC = Double Crochet
SK = Skip
SL ST = Slip Stitch
ST = Stitch
STs = Stitches
[ ] = Repeat Between
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