In this step-by-step crochet tutorial I show how to make the parquet crochet stitch. For this stitch you should know how to make a single and a double crochet. It is a very easy stitch to make and it is suitable for beginners. It is a repeat of two rows. The fabric of the parquet crochet stitch is quite light, so it would work great for a light crochet summer top.
For this tutorial I use Hjertagarn DIAMOND mercerized cotton 100% 8/4 50g, color: 1361 (grey), and a 2.0 mm hook.
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Photo instructions for the parquet crochet stitch
Row 1
1. Start by chaining a multiple of three plus two. You will start working in the second chain from your hook.
2. So, make a single crochet in the second chain from your hook.
3. Chain two.
4. Then skip two stitches and make a single crochet.
5. Chain two.
6. Skip two stitches and make a single crochet.
7. Continue working in the same way until the end of the row until you have three stitches left.
8. Skip two stitches and make a single crochet in the last stitch.
9. Chain three.
Row 2
10. Turn your work around. Chain three counts as a stitch.
11. Make a double crochet in the very first stitch.
12. Then skip two chains of the previous row and make three double crochets in the next stitch (in the single crochet of the previous row).
13. Then skip two chains of the previous row and make three double crochets in the next single crochet of the previous row.
14. Continue working in the same way until the end of the row until you have three stitches left.
15. Skip two chains of the previous row and make two double crochets in the last stitch.
16. Then chain one.
Round 3
17. Turn your work around. Chain one does not count as a stitch, so you will start working in the very first stitch.
18. So, make a single crochet in the very first stitch.
19. Chain two.
20. Skip two stitches and make a single crochet in the next stitch (in the middle double crochet of the previous row).
21. Then chain two.
22. Skip two stitches and make a single crochet in the next stitch.
23. Continue working in the same way until the end of the row until you have three stitches left (the turning chain of the previous row counts as a stitch).
24. Chain two, skip two stitches and make a single crochet in the turning chain of the previous row. For the rest of the pattern repeat rows 2 and 3.
Finished parquet crochet stitch
25. Done!
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