The crochet pattern in your image is known as the Puff Stitch (sometimes called the “Popcorn” or “Bean” stitch, depending on the variation). It creates a lovely, textured, puffy look — perfect for blankets, scarves, or cozy garments.
Here’s how to make it:
🧶 Crochet Pattern: The Puff Stitch Texture (Like in Your Photo)
This pattern creates thick, pillowy stitches arranged neatly in rows — perfect for baby blankets, throws, scarves, or even cushion covers.
🧰 Materials
- Yarn: Any medium (worsted weight / category 4) yarn works beautifully. Acrylic or cotton gives good stitch definition.
(In your photo, it looks like soft acrylic yarn in a creamy white color.) - Hook: 4 mm to 5 mm crochet hook (depending on yarn thickness)
- Other tools: Scissors, tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)
🧵 Stitch Guide (US Terms)
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ch | chain |
| sc | single crochet |
| yo | yarn over |
| st | stitch |
| puff st | puff stitch |
✨ How to Crochet a Puff Stitch
Here’s the technique you’ll repeat for each puff:
- Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over again and pull up a loop (you now have 3 loops on the hook).
- Repeat yarn over, insert hook into same stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop 4 more times (you should now have 11 loops on your hook).
- Yarn over and pull through all 11 loops.
- Chain 1 to close the puff stitch (this is important to “lock” it).
👉 Tip: You can adjust puff size by doing fewer or more “yarn over and pull up” repeats — 3 times for a smaller puff, 6+ for extra volume.
🪄 Full Pattern (Swatch or Blanket Base)
- Foundation Chain:
Chain a multiple of 2 + 1 (e.g., 25 + 1 = 26 chains). - Row 1:
- Starting in 2nd chain from hook, single crochet (sc) in each chain across.
- Ch 1, turn.
- Row 2 (Puff Stitch Row):
- Sc in first stitch.
- Puff stitch in next stitch.
- Skip one stitch, puff stitch in next stitch.
- Repeat from * to * across the row.
- End with 1 sc in the last stitch to keep the edge straight.
- Ch 1, turn.
- Row 3 (Single Crochet Row):
- Sc in each stitch and each chain-1 space across the row.
- Ch 1, turn.
- Repeat Rows 2 and 3
- Continue alternating puff rows and single crochet rows until your piece is the desired size.
🧩 Optional: For a More Defined Texture
If you want the puffs to “pop” even more (like in your picture):
- Work your puff stitches between the puffs of the previous row — this creates a brick-like pattern.
So on every puff row, make your first puff in the chain space between the first two puffs of the row below.
🌼 Finishing
- End with a single crochet row.
- Fasten off and weave in ends using your tapestry needle.
- (Optional) Gently block the finished piece to even out the stitches.
💡 Pro Tip
For a super soft baby-blanket feel:
- Use DK or baby-weight yarn with a 4 mm hook.
- Keep your tension relaxed to make the puffs airy and plush.