Excellent — thank you for the image! This is a spike stitch pattern (sometimes called a long double crochet spike stitch) often used in baby blankets, scarves, or throws. It creates that beautiful zigzag, arrow-like texture with alternating colors. Let’s go through exactly how to make it:
🧶 How to Crochet This Spike Stitch Pattern
📌 Materials:
- 3 yarn colors (Color A = white, Color B = pink, Color C = green in your photo)
- Crochet hook size appropriate for your yarn
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
📋 Pattern Instructions
🌸 Foundation Row
- With Color A: Chain a multiple of 2 + 1 (for example, 31 chains for practice)
Row 1 (Base Row):
- Dc (double crochet) into the 4th chain from hook.
- Dc in each chain across.
- Turn.
🌸 Row 2 (Plain Double Crochet Row)
- Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc)
- Dc in each stitch across.
- Turn.
🌸 Row 3 (Spike Stitch Row — Color B)
- Attach Color B.
- Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc)
- Dc in next st
Now, work a spike dc:
- Yarn over, insert hook into the stitch 2 rows below (skip the current row and the row before it — work into the base row)
- Yarn over, pull up a long loop to the height of your working row
- Yarn over, pull through 2, yarn over, pull through 2 (complete like a normal dc)
- Dc in next st, spike dc in next
Repeat: one regular dc, one spike dc across row.
End with a dc in top of turning chain.
🌸 Row 4 (Color A)
- With Color A
- Ch 3, dc in each st across.
🌸 Row 5 (Spike Stitch Row — Color C)
- Attach Color C
- Ch 3
- Dc in next st
- Spike dc in next (work into same base row as Color B stitches, 2 rows below current row)
- Continue 1 dc, 1 spike dc across
- End with dc in turning chain.
🌸 Repeat Rows 2–5
Alternate your colors and repeat to desired length.
✅ Pro Tips:
- Keep the spike stitch tension a little loose so the pattern doesn’t pucker.
- Block your piece lightly after finishing to even out the spike rows.
- Always count stitches to keep edges straight — spikes and regular dc together should equal the total stitch count per row.
📏 Abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ch | chain |
| dc | double crochet |
| spike dc | long double crochet into a row below |