DROP CROCHET STITCH

The Drop Crochet Stitch is a creative way to add lengthened stitches to your project, resulting in a visually striking texture. It's a versatile stitch, perfect for blankets, scarves, and more. The best way to make a uniform drop stitch is to use a dowel to make sure the stitches are the same size and all facing the same direction.

Instructions U.S. Terminology

1. Category: Decorative Stitches
2. Difficulty: Intermediate
3. Foundation Row: make any multiple of stitches.
4. Row 1: Try having a number of solid crochet stitch rows at the beginning of your wor and evenly between rows and at the end of your work, the drop stitch creates a very loose texture. sc in each ch to the end of the row, ch 1 , turn.
5. Row 2: sc in each ch to the end of the row,
6. Row 3: ch 1 , turn. Keep this chain small, Pull up the loop and wrap around the dowel rod. Pull tight. Insert hook into next open stitch, and chain one. Again, keep this chain small, Pull up the next loop and wrap it around the dowel rod. Pull tight, Continue to the end of the row.
7. Row 4: To work the Drop Loop stitches off the dowel rod, turn. Move loops up to the end of the dowel rod so that you can knock them off one by one, For the first loop, hold the base of the loop so that it does not “get any longer”, Yarn over and pull through, then make a single crochet in the back bar only. (If you’ve ever done the Solomon’s Knot, this is essentially the same technique). For all of the rest of the loops you’ll insert the hook under the next loop and single crochet into it. Continue to the end of the row. (Tip: don't make those single crochets too tight!) ch1, turn.
8. Row 5: sc in each st to the end of the row, ch1 turn. (if you wanted to, you could make these rows of sc, hdc or dc or even tr)
9. Row 6: sc in each st to the end of the row, ch1 turn.
10. Repeat: Repeat these rows in any order until the length you want is achieved. Remember to make solid stitch rows at either end of your work for stability.