Crab Stitch

Facts & handy tips

In this video we will show you how to work in Crab Stitch, this stitch creates a really neat decorative edging.

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Step By Step

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1.

Draw the yarn through the first edge stitch just like you would if working a single crochet edging.

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2.

Chain 1 stitch.

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3.

Take your crochet hook through the stitch to the right of your first stitch. (This may feel a little bit weird as normally you work from right to left with a crochet edging).

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4.

Draw the yarn through the edge stitch, just like a normal single crochet stitch.

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5.

Wrap the yarn around the hook once more.

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6.

Draw the yarn through both loops on the hook. You have completed your first crab stitch!

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7.

Keep working in this way from left to right across the edge of your work to make your crab stitch edging.

This is how you do it

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