In this tutorial I show how to make the modified caramel stitch (or the modified caramel cone stitch, I don’t know the exact name, so if you do, please let me know 🙂 ). The modified caramel stitch requires to know how to make a chain and a single crochet. This stitch is composed of single crochets rows and a modified caramel stitch row.
In the tutorial I use two colors, but the stitch also looks great working with only one color. In addition, it is reversible and both sides are beautiful.
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Good luck!
Photo instructions for the modified caramel stitch
Row 1
1. Start with an even number of chains. You will start working in the second chain from your hook like it is shown in the picture.
2. So, make a single crochet in the second chain from your hook. I am working in the back of the chain, but it is not that important to this stitch.
3. Continue making single crochets until the end of the row.
Rows 2-3
4. Then make the second and the third row of single crochets.
5. Now you will make the caramel stitch. In this example I am changing yarn color, but you don’t have to. If you do want to change color, chain one with your other yarn (brown). Pull the end of the white yarn to secure the brown yarn. Now your brown yarn is ready to use.
Row 4
6. Chain one and turn your work around. (If you don’t want to change color, then when you are done with three rows of single crochets, chain one, turn your work around and follow the next steps.)
7. Make a single crochet in the very first stitch (here chain 1 that you made in the beginning does not count as a stitch).
8. Next you will be working in the next stitch, then in between two single crochets one row below and in between two single crochets two rows below like it is shown in the picture.
9. So, yarn over.
10. Insert your hook in the next stitch, grab the yarn and pull it through. Now you have three loops on your hook.
11. Yarn over.
12. Insert your hook in between two single crochets one row below.
13. Grab the yarn and pull it trough. Now you have five loops on your hook.
14. Yarn over.
15. Insert your hook in between two single crochets two rows below.
16. Grab the yarn and pull it through. Now you have seven loops on your hook.
17. Yarn over.
18. Pull the yarn through all seven loops. Now you have one loop on your hook.
19. Make a single crochet in the next stitch and then a caramel stitch in the next one. Keep alternating them until the end of this row.
20. You should finish the row with a single crochet.
Row 5
21. Then chain one, turn your work around and make a row of single crochets (this is your fifth row).
Rows 6-11
22. Then make four rows of single crochets in white (row 6-9), caramel stitch row in brown (row 10) and one row of single crochets in brown (row 11). Keep repeating rows 6-11.
Finished modified caramel stitch
23. Done!
24. This is how the “bad” side looks like.
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trish
November 10, 2021 at 1:44 pmI am having difficulty getting the ends to work up evenly. I am counting stitches to make sure that each row has the same number of stitiches. Do you by chance, have a video tutorial? I have seen several other videos but they are not the same as your stitch and yours is so much prettier.
Nordic Hook
November 10, 2021 at 3:33 pmHi, thank you for writing. I am sorry to hear that the ends don’t work up as they should. Unfortunately, I don’t make video tutorials yet. Maybe try to check if in the row, where you make the caramel stitch, your first single crochet is in the very first stitch (see photo in step 8). Then make the caramel stitch in the next stitch (the arrows indicate where you should insert your hook) and then make sure that the next single crochet is in the next stitch (the third stitch in this row). Sometimes it might be hard to see where that “next stitch” is because the caramel stitch is a bit wide and it can hide the stitches that are next to it. It might be that accidentally you skip one stitch along the way. But this is just my guess… I hope that this helps. If not, please feel free to send me some photos to my email ieva@nordichook.com and I will try to figure out where the problem could be.
Reem Faissal
March 5, 2022 at 10:54 pmPlease i want to make a crochet wallet using your pattern for the modified caramel stitch ,is it allowed to make a video for YouTube while crocheting the wallet ??
Nordic Hook
March 18, 2022 at 1:58 pmYou are most welcome to do that 🙂
Sara
November 19, 2022 at 1:41 amHi. What weight yarn and size needle do you recommend ? Thank you
Nordic Hook
November 25, 2022 at 1:34 pmHi! I made this sample using cotton yarn 8/4 (I think it is equivalent to fingering yarn weight) and a 2.0 mm hook. But this stitch will also work for other weights of yarn. Just choose a hook size that is recommended on the yarn label 🙂