There’s nothing like good textured crochet stitches to make you realize how cozy crochet is. Especially when the weather starts to turn cold and foggy. Most of them seem complicated, however once you understand the pattern, you will find yourself flying right through the steps. I have here some of my favorite textured crochet stitches for your perusal and practice. The only down side to heavy textured stitches in my opinion is that most of them do take a great deal of yarn to achieve. I do believe that most of them are worth it though, and would make a fantastic stash buster project! because let’s be honest, we all have a few skeins that we don’t remember what we bought them for.
So, without further ado, let’s get to the stitches! If any of the stitches below catch your fancy, just click on the title to be taken to my full tutorial!
1. The United Stitch
The united stitch is a raised texture stitch that is a combination of the V stitch and the waffle stitch. Get it? United stitch! Anyway, it has a whimsical kind of look to it and honestly looks much more complex then it is. It’s a one row repeat that is actually reversible and boy is it easy to get caught up in. This is a perfect stitch for crocheting for relaxation. If you want to know more about it, check out my posts on Crochet Therapy For Anxiety and How To Do: Mindful Meditation While Crocheting
2. The Alpine stitch
The alpine stitch, or the raised ripple stitch, is a beautiful, elegant, and easy stitch with a raised texture. It is wonderful for scarves, blankets, jackets, purses and so much more!
I found this stitch rather recently when I was planning out a Christmas gift. The recipient loved Celtic looking items, but I didn’t want to do a Celtic weave because I only had two skeins of the teal color that they liked so much. The Alpine stitch takes a lot of yarn. However this stitch is definitely worth it with 3 dimensional texture.
3. The Crochet Popcorn Stitch Tutorial
Meet the popcorn stitch! This heavily textured crochet stitch literally “pops” forward, making a ball shaped yarny protrusions. (Yes, yarny protrusions is a technical term.) In my pattern, I make this dimensional stitch entirely out of double crochets and chains, but more about that later..
4. The waffle stitch
You might want to hold the syrup on this waffle, it’s a bit too much fiber for anyone’s diet.. but you’ll want to make everything out of this amazing texture stitch once you see how easy it is to make the crochet waffle stitch!
The crochet waffle stitch is a two row repeat with an awesome raised texture. This one sided stitch is made up of double crochets and front post double crochets, but don’t let that intimidate you. Front post double crochets are easy once you know how to make them and I’ve got step by step pictures to help you out.
5. The Elizabeth stitch
Also known as the mini bean stitch, the crochet Elizabeth stitch is basically worked the exact same way as the bean stitch. The main difference is that you have less loops on your hook thus making it “mini”.
Like it’s counterpart, this stitch is reversible, a one row repeat, and can be worked in any even number (A.K.A. a multiple of 2). Because of the way you make it, it has a lovely woven pattern with a more subtle puffy texture. While it will use a good bit of yarn, the Elizabeth stitch will definitely use less than the other puff like stitches. That makes it a good stitch for larger projects.
Which one was your favorite? I have to say out of all of them I loved the look and texture of the united stitch best. I made a massive shawl out of it once and it has a fantastic feel in your hands. But I want to hear from you! Which of these is your favorite? Or did yours not make it on this list, let me know in the comments below!
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