How to the Crochet the Single Crochet Drop Stitch

Rachel — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 19:00:41 +0000

I have an awesome new crochet color work stitch to share with you all! There’s so many color options with this stitch, so I hope you’ll have fun experimenting. Let’s learn together how to crochet the extended single crochet stitch!

Another color-work stitch! Color work can be both exciting but also scary. I promise, this stitch makes it very simple. It uses the same technique as the Americana Stitch, which was the first stitch released in July!

The Extended single crochet stitch is made up entirely of single crochet (in case you couldn’t tell by the name ) but it uses a special kind of single crochet—an extended version.

Follow the tutorial in the pattern to see how to work this stitch!

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Last thing before we get started on this stitch: I created a bundle of 4 stitch patterns on Etsy which can be found here. Included is the Extended Single Crochet Stitch, plus 3 OTHER stitch patterns (all of the ones that will be released in July!) The stitches are written out for easy printing. Find this bundle HERE!

Other stitches included in the bundle!

How to Crochet the Extended Single Crochet Stitch

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Notes

Stitch pattern is a multiple of 3+2
Ch 1 at beginning of rows does NOT count as st
This stitch changes color each row. See tutorial for how to transition
Be sure to carry unused colors throughout rows. This way you will not have a ton of ends to weave in at the end!

Materials

You can potentially use ANY yarn and hook for this stitch. However, here’s what I used:

Red Heart Super Saver Yarn
H/8 Crochet Hook

Special Stitch:

Extended Single Crochet: YO, insert hook in next st from the PREVIOUS ROW. Draw up a loop to same height as regular sc. YO, pull through two loops.

Tutorial Below:

Hook is pointing to space where you will insert your hook

Pull up a loop as normal, but extend it up to the current row you’re working on. Complete the sc as usual

Instructions

Fsc a multiple of 3+2 (to start with a chain stitch, you will need a multiple of 3, and then a row of single crochet).

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in ea st until one fsc left. Begin last sc, but YO with new color to change colors seamlessly. Pictures below:

YO with new color

Pull through. Now you should have a blue sc but a red loop on hook with which to continue.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc. Sc in next sc. Extended sc in next st. *Sc in next 2 sc, extended sc in next st. Rep from * until 2 sts left. Sc in last 2 sc, changing colors on last sc. Turn.

You should have 2 regular sc, and then 1 extended sc

Continue doing 2 regular sc, and then 1 extended sc.

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc and ea sc across. Change colors on last sc. Turn.

Row 3 close up (this is the wrong side of the stitch)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first sc. *Extended sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts. Rep from * until 1 st left. Sc in last st, changing colors as usual. Turn.

At the beginning of row 4, there is only ONE sc before the extended sc

At the end of row 4 there are 3 regular sc after the extended sc

Row 5: Rep row 3.

Row 6: Ch 1, Sc in first sc. *Sc in next 2 sts, extended sc in next st. Rep from * until 1 sc left. Sc in last st, changing colors as usual. Turn.

At the beginning of row 6 you should have 3 regular sc before the extended sc

At the end of row 6 you should have only ONE sc after the extended sc.

Row 7: Rep row 3.

Rep rows 2-7 for stitch pattern!

I hope you have enjoyed learning this fun stitch pattern.

If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

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Happy Crocheting!

—Rachel

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