How to crochet alpine stitch
Published on 1 February 2022 1 min readThe alpine stitch is bursting with texture. It looks complex, but if you can crochet double crochet, treble crochet & front post trebles, then you can alpine stitch crochet. You can use any weight of yarn, as long as you use the corresponding hook! The alpine stitch is perfect for blankets, cushions, garments, accessories & bags.
Amazing alpine stitch patterns
Abbreviations
Ch – Chain.
Sl st – Slip Stitch.
St –Stitch.
Sp – Space.
Sk – Skip.
DC – Double Crochet
TR – Treble Crochet
FPTR – Front Post Treble Crochet
Notes
- This tutorial uses UK crochet terms.
- Ch1 does not count as a stitch.
- Ch2 does count as a stitch.
- Needle depicts stitch placement in the step by step photos.
- FPTR stitches will go around the post of the TR st two rows below it, the stitch behind the FPTR gets skipped and you move onto the next stitch, the TR goes into the next regular space along the row.
How to do alpine stitch in crochet
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Row 1: TR in the 3rd ch from the hook, make a TR in each st across, ch1 and turn your work.
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Row 2: DC in the rst st, and in each st across, ch2 and turn your work.
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Row 3: FPTR around the 2nd TR from row 1, (not the 1st TR directly underneath the ch 2).
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TR in the next regular sp.
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*FPTR around the next stitch from row 1.
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TR in the next regular sp.
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Now repeat from * along the row.
You will end the repeat with a TR & have one stitch remaining, TR in that last st. So your last two stitches of that row will be TREBLES, ch1 and turn your work.
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Row 4: DC in the rst st, and in each st across, ch2 and turn your work.
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Row 5: TR in the next st.
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FPTR around the TR from row 3, (It’s the TR in between two FPTRs)
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TR in the next regular sp.
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FPTR around the next stitch from row 3, (It’s the TR in between two FPTRs)
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Now repeat from * along the row, ch1 and turn your work
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Repeat rows 2 - 5.
