Dear Artsy Craftsy Friends,
This post will show you how to crochet a variation of the Arcade Stitch, which is one of the easiest stitches, even if it looks fancy and complicated. However, this particular variation is not for those of you who are faint at heart, because it requires a lot of attention and following many steps. But, if you try your best and practice, practice, practice you will end up learning an awesome stitch and creating lots of crochet items such as sweaters, cardigans, ponchos, shawls, scarves and purses.
Take a look at the picture below to see how this variation of the Arcade Stitch looks like.
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
ch-x-sp – chain x space
dc – double crochet
sc – single crochet
Level: intermediate
Tip: This variation of the Arcade Stitch is a yarn eater. Please make sure you have enough yarn to complete a project.
Work a loose chain from multiples of 8, plus 7 extra chains to complete the pattern.
Row 1: work 1sc in 8th ch from hook; * 5ch; skip next 4 ch; 1sc in next ch; 5ch; skip next 2ch; 1sc in next ch *; repeat from * to *; to finish: work 2ch, skip next ch, 1dc in last ch, 1ch to turn.
Row 2: work 1sc in 1dc from previous row; * work 9dc in next ch-5-sp; 1sc in next ch-5-sp *; repeat from * to *; finish the row: 1sc in last ch-sp, 5ch to turn.
Row 3: * skip 3dc in 9dc from previous row; 1sc in next dc; 5ch; skip next 2dc from same 9dc group; 1sc in next dc; 2ch; skip last 2dc of the same 9dc group; 1dc in next dc; 2ch *; repeat from * to *; finish: 1dc in last sc, 3ch to turn.
Row 4: work 4dc in first ch-2-sp from previous row; * 1sc in next ch-5-sp; 4dc in next ch-2-sp; 1dc in next dc; 4dc in next ch-2-sp *: repeat from * to *; finish: 5dc in last ch-sp from the row, 5ch to turn.
Row 5: work 1sc in 3rd dc from previous row; *2ch; skip next 2dc; 1dc in next sc; 2ch; skip first 3dc of the 9dc group; 1sc in 4th dc; 5ch; skip next 2dc of the same 9dc group; 1sc in next dc*; repeat from * to *; finish: 2ch, skip 2dc from last 5dc group, 1sc in 3rd dc, 2c, 1dc in last ch of the row, ch 1 to turn.
Row 6: work 1sc in dc from previous row; * skip next sc; work 4dc in next ch-2-sp; 1dc in next dc; 4dc in next ch-2-sp; 1sc in next ch-5-sp*; repeat from * to *; finish: 1sc in last ch-sp, 5ch to turn.
Repeat rows 3 to 6 to complete the pattern.
We hope that our instructions were helpful. We kindly ask you to upload photos of your finished items using this crochet stitch on our Facebook page that you can find in the side bar.
Happy arcading,
The Coolorburbians.
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Catalina I love your instructions. They are always so clear and you try and use your camera to show us newbies exactly which stitch you’re talking about. A lot of other videos fail to do this, and I end up frustrated because my project looks nothing like the one in the video. Keep sharing and keep being explicit. Thank you!!