How to Crochet the Silt Stitch

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How to Crochet the Silt StitchGet ready for another beautiful stitch pattern!  Today we’re learning another easy crochet stitch pattern.  The Silt Stitch is another spin on single crochet and double crochet stitches that result in amazing texture!To crochet the Silt Stitch, the double crochets are worked in the double crochet of the previous row and the single crochets are worked into the single crochet of the previous row. Easy right?

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Silt Stitch Crochet Tutorial

The amazing texture of the silt stitch is all in the placement of alternating single crochet and double crochet stitches!  You might notice that the Soft Moss Stitch and the Grit Stitch also use alternating single crochet and double crochet stitches.  The difference lies in the placement.  Make sure to check out each post to see the differences!  I love that we can create decidedly different textures with simple stitch placement!How to Crochet the Silt Stitch

Silt Stitch

Here is what you will need:

Remember, you can make your swatch with any size hook and yarn weight.  Read all about How to Swatch Here.

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet AbbreviationsUS to UK Crochet Conversion Chart.  Find links to stitches on the “Tutorial” menu: Getting Started will show basic stitches used in many patterns and Crochet Stitch Dictionary shows our growing collection of crochet stitch tutorials.

How to Crochet the Silt Stitch

Foundation:

Chain a multiple of 2 + 1  (for information on what this means, please read How to Swatch)

Pattern:

Foundation row:  sc in the 3rd ch from the hook, *dc in the next ch, sc in the next ch*, repeat * to * across to the last 2 ch.  End with a dc in the next ch, hdc in the last ch, turn.

R1:  ch 2 (counts as a hdc here and throughout), skip the 1st hdc, *dc in the next dc, sc in the next sc*, repeat * to * across, ending with a hdc in the top of the turning ch, turn.

Repeat row 1 for pattern.

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