Almond stitch

The Almond stitch radiates sophistication to any crochet item whether you use single colour or a spectre of colours. The stitch can be used for women’s and men’s scarfs, hats, blankets, cardigans, jumpers and so on.

Almond stitch UK

The Almond stitch consists of 2 unfinished treble crochet

Yarn over, pool through 2 and leave 2 loops on the hook, yarn over again, pool through 2 loops only, pool through the remaining 3 stitches.

Almond stitch USA

The Almond stitch consists of 2 unfinished double crochet

Yarn over, pool through 2 and leave 2 loops on the hook, yarn over again, pool through 2 loops only, pool through the remaining 3 stitches.

Written pattern

USA terminology

Foundation chain multiples of 2+5

1.      

Make almond stitch in the 5th chain from  the hook

(Ch 1, skip 1 chain

Make almond stitch in the next chain)repeat until the end of the row ending with dc

2.      

Ch 2, and turn your work

(Make almond st in the first ch space, ch 1, skip 1 almond stitch) repet until the last st

Dc in the last st

Note:

If worked in the round the start and end blend the almond stitch with ch 1 and dc in not needed.

UK terminology

Foundation chain multiples of 2+5

Make almond stitch in the 5th chain from  the hook

(Ch 1, skip 1 chain

Make almond stitch in the next chain)repeat until the end of the row ending with tc

Ch 2, and turn your work

(Make almond st in the first ch space, ch 1, skip 1 almond stitch) repet until the last st

tc in the last st

Note:

If worked in the round the start and end blend the almond stitch with ch 1 and tc in not needed.