Crochet Video Tutorial: Aligned Puff Stitch Crochet Pattern

Aligned Puff Stitch Pattern with Video

New to my blog is the Crochet Puff Stitch pattern. It's so soft. You alternate between doing a chain 1 and a Puff stitch. After Row 1 you are doing the Puff stitch in the ch1 space from the previous row.

This patterns video is at http://youtu.be/ue0Wr9A9oxU

To learn how to do the Puff stitch watch this video at http://youtu.be/xAk8Qr-n_Hk
or do this:

• Puff Stitch - Wrap the yarn around the hook 1 time and insert your hook into the next chain. Yo and  pull through. (3 loops on hook).  Wrap the yarn around the hook and insert your hook into the SAME chain. Yo and pull through (5 loops on hook) Finally, Wrap the yarn around the hook and insert your hook into the SAME chain. Yo and pull through all 7 loops.

Hook Size I
Chain 16 (correction made..was ch 17)

Size: 4 ½ inches wide and 5 ¼ inches tall (12 rows)

Gauge: 3 ½ chains per inch and 3 3/4^th rows per inch

Abbreviations:
ch1sp = chain 1 space
* =  Repeat instructions between the astericks


Stitches:
Puff Stitch - See above
SC - Single Crochet

Pattern Info:
Hook I

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Foundation Row: Do 1 sc in the second chain from the hook and in each chain across the row. (you made 16 sc)

Row 1: Ch1, turn. Do 1 single in the first stitch *chain 1 skip 1 stitch, 1sc in the next stitch.* Repeat between the * across the row. 

Row 2: Chain 2 (does not count as the first stitch) turn. Do 1 puff stitch in next ch1sp *chain 1, 1 Puff stitch in the next ch1 space* (I chained 2 in the video because it's easier to show you. It won't change the rest of the pattern in any way.) Repeat end with 1sc in the last stitch. 

Row 3: Chain 1, 1sc in the first stitch, Ch1, *1sc in next chain 1 space (between the puff stitches) chain 1 *. Repeat ending with 1sc in the last stitch

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for as long as you need your item to be.

Thanks for watching!! 


For my Puff stitch granny square:
Video is at: http://youtu.be/SmPObd9xkWQ
Pattern is at http://crochetpatterns09.blogspot.com/2013/09/puff-stitch-granny-square-pillow.html