Boxed Puff Stitch - Crochet Tutorial

Week 1 - Puff Stitch Variations

Day 1 - Boxed Puff Stitch

It's May!! Spring has truly sprung, and with it, we're going to learn 28 new stitches in one month. Get your hooks ready!

I adore the puff stitch, but there are so many variations I've never tried. We're going to dive right in with the Boxed Puff Stitch, a beautiful stitch that creates symmetrical rows of angled puffs. Because of the boxes around the puff stitches, this fabric is a wonderful drape. I used a DK-weight yarn for this swatch, but any weight yarn will do just as well.


What it's good for:

• Shawls
• Scarves/cowls
• Cardigans
• Table cloths

 

Alternate Names: 

• None that I could find

 

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Supplies Used for this Swatch:

Yarn: Bernat Cotton-ish (weight 3), color Cotton Harvest
Hook: USG6/4.00mm
 

Techniques Used and Abbreviations:

(All instructions are given in US terms with UK terms after the slash as applicable, as US/UK.) 
Stitch (st)
Stitches (sts)
Skip (sk)
Chain (ch)
Puff Stitch (puff)
Single Crochet (UK Double Crochet) (sc)
Double Crochet (UK Triple Crochet) (dc)

Stitch Instructions:

Puff Stitch (puff): Yarn over and insert hook in next stitch. Yarn over and pull through. Repeat two additional times. You should have 7 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all 7 loops. Chain 1 to secure. 

For each tutorial I'll include instructions written out long-form for intro-level crocheters and short-form for more advanced crocheters. The instructions are the same but include different levels of detail. Use whichever you prefer!

Intro-Level

Chain a multiple of 3 + 5 additional chains. These chains = a dc and 2 chains.

Row 1: Place a puff into the 5th chain from the hook. 

*sk 2 chains. [dc, ch2, puff] all in the next ch*

Repeat from * to * across until there are 3 sts left in the row.

sk2 chains. dc in last ch.

Row 2: Turn and ch1. sk the first st.

*dc into the skipped st of the row below. sc in puff, sc in ch sp*

For the dc, you're skipping over Row 1 and working the stitch into the 1st chain that you skipped in the foundation row. For row repeats on even rows, this means skipping over the odd-numbered row and working into the 1st skipped sc from the previous even-numbered row.

Repeat from * to * across to the end of the row. Finish with a sc in the top of the turning ch. This is the 3rd chain - skip over 2 chains.

Row 3:  Turn and ch5 (counts as dc and 2 chains). Puff in 1st st.

*sk 2 sts, [dc, ch2, puff] all into the next st (which is a dc)*

Repeat from * to * across.

Finish the row by skipping 2 sts, dc into last dc. sk the turning ch.

Repeat Rows 2-3 until you reach the desired size.

 

Advanced

Chain a multiple of 3 + 5 (dc & 2ch).

Row 1: puff in 5th ch. *sk2, [dc, ch2, puff] in next* Repeat from * to * until 3 sts remain. sk2, dc.

Row 2: Turn and ch1. Sk1, *dc in 1st skipped st, sc into puff, sc in ch sp* Repeat from * to * across. sc in top of turning ch.

Row 3: Turn and ch5. puff in 1st st. *sk2, [dc, ch2, puff], Repeat from * to * across. sk2, dc into last dc.

Repeat Rows 2-3 until you reach the desired size. 

Tips and Modifications:

• Start with a fairly loose foundation chain to prevent the first row from being shorter and tighter than subsequent rows (which you can see in the swatch photo).
• This stitch creates a swatch that slants (to the right if you're right-handed and to the left if you're left-handed).

Helpful Links:

• How-to video by New Stitch A Day