Here is a step-by-step tutorial to make the linked half-circle crochet border shown in the image. This pattern creates overlapping arches that look beautiful for edges, straps, or decorative trims.
🌟 CROCHET LINKED ARCHES BORDER — FULL DETAILED TUTORIAL
US crochet terms
✅ 1. FOUNDATION
Step 1 — Make a slip knot
Place it on your hook.
Step 2 — Chain 10
This chain creates the first arch.
✅ 2. FIRST ARCH
Step 3 — Double crochet into the 5th chain from hook
- Count: the 4 skipped chains = act as 1 DC + 1 chain-space.
- Into the 5th chain, work:
👉 10 double crochet (DC) into the SAME chain.
You will now have a half-circle shape.
✅ 3. CREATING THE JOIN FOR THE NEXT ARCH
This is what makes the arches interlock.
Step 4 — Chain 5
This is the new arch’s base chain.
Step 5 — Slip stitch (sl st)
Insert your hook into the side of the arch:
➡ Locate the space between the last 2 DC stitches from the arch.
➡ Insert hook through both loops (or through the gap).
➡ Make 1 slip stitch to attach the chain to the arch.
Step 6 — Chain 3
This works as “height” for the coming DC stitches.
✅ 4. SECOND ARCH
Now you build the next half-circle directly on the arch, not in a chain.
Step 7 — Work 10 DC into the attachment point
Into the same space where you made the slip stitch:
🔸 Yarn over
🔸 Insert hook into the same space
🔸 Make 10 double crochet
As you complete them, they naturally form a curved shape that overlays the previous arch.
You now have 2 linked arches.
✅ 5. REPEAT FOR ALL REMAINING ARCHES
For each new arch:
Step A — Chain 5
(This forms the next loop.)
Step B — Slip stitch into the top-side of the previous DC group
Insert hook into the small gap at the top of the previous arch.
Step C — Chain 3
Step D — 10 DC into the same joining point
Repeat Steps A–D for the whole length you want.
⭐ IMPORTANT NOTES FOR SCULPTED, NEAT ARCHES
✔ Keep tension even
Loose is better than tight.
✔ Always insert in the same gap
This ensures the arches overlap smoothly.
✔ Block finished piece
Light steam or pin-and-spray shaping will make the arches open and align beautifully.
🌟 OPTIONAL — MAKE ARCHES BIGGER OR SMALLER
You can resize it:
To make bigger arches:
- ch 12 at the start
- skip 5 ch
- do 14–16 DC per arch
To make smaller arches:
- ch 8 at the start
- skip 3 ch
- do 8 DC per arch