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Thank you for checking out my free step-by-step photo tutorial showing you how to create vertical stripes with the crochet moss stitch! Scroll down for the tutorial.
Recently I shared a photo to my Instagram (@SarahFaithCrafts :)) showing my progress on a simple blanket I’m making for my sister. She loves golden yellow, and her bedroom is yellow, so she requested a yellow and white blanket. I decided to do moss stitch stripes, alternating rows of white and yellow. Alternating single rows of moss stitch in two colors actually creates vertical stripes because of how the stitches are staggered, and looks pretty cool!
I was SO lucky to have my post shared by Yarnspirations! And to my surprise, so many people were asking for a pattern and what stitch I was using. So I decided to make a quick tutorial showing how it’s done!
Scroll down for the free tutorial.
Materials
I’m using a US H/8 – 5.00mm hook (I use these) and Redheart Super Saver in Saffron and White for this tutorial, but you could do this technique with any weight of yarn, fiber, and hook size.
How to Crochet Vertical Stripes with Moss Stitch:
Note: If you don’t know how to do moss stitch, check out my tutorial here!
1.) Chain any even number of stitches. I chained 22 for this tutorial.
2.) Single crochet in the 4th stitch from your hook, chain 1, skip the next stitch, then single crochet. This is the foundation row for moss stitch. Repeat until the end of row, ending with a single crochet. However, since we will be alternating rows of yellow and white, this is the stitch we will use for our color change.
Do not “finish” the last single crochet with white (or whatever color you’re using for that row). Instead, leave two loops on the hook, as seen below:
Instead, using the contrasting color (yellow, in my case), yarn over and pull up a loop. It will look like this:
3.) Chain 2.
4.) Turn your work. At this point, I also line up my ends so I can carry them across the row instead of having to weave in a lot of ends later.
5.) Single crochet in the first chain 1 space. Then chain 1, and single crochet in the next chain 1 space. Repeat these steps until the end of the row, ending on a single crochet.
Just as we did with the first row, we’re going to finish the last yellow single crochet with our contrasting color.
Pull up a loop with white, and chain 2.
6.) Turn your work.
7.) Repeat step 5, ending with an unfinished single crochet.
Keep repeating row 5 in contrasting colors, changing colors at the end of each row. Pretty soon you’ll start to see clear vertical stripes!
I love this technique for larger projects like blankets because it’s more noticeable the more rows you alternate.
I hope you find this tutorial helpful. If you give this stitch a try, let me know! I would love to see what you create with it. Share with me on Instagram @SarahFaithCrafts. 🙂
Happy making,
