The Annoying stitch is slow crochet stitch to make and can be a little frustrating to make until you get into the swing of how it is made. In this stitch guide I will show you how to crochet the Annoying stitch with all the pictures that you need along with a video guide that you can follow along with too.

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I had to try out the Annoying stitch as soon as I saw it’s name – surely no stitch is that bad to get labelled with this as a name?! I don’t think it’s that bad, I can think of a couple of other crochet stitches that are far more frustrating to make – the Abacus stitch is at the top of that list!

The Annoying stitch gets it’s name because you have to slip stitch through 3 loops to make every single stitch. This makes this stitch very slow to make, but the resulting stitch is very thick – the Annoying stitch is also a yarn eater, and very dense and textured.

I don’t think I would ever recommend using this stitch for an entire project, but it could be a good final round or row for a plainer, flat stitch just to add a bit of texture and lift up a simple project.

For the sample in the picture below I used Paintbox 100% cotton aran. A beautiful non mercerised 100% cotton yarn that comes in a good variety of colours that are amazingly saturated with pigment for wonderfully vibrant colours that will make your crochet grab every ones attention.

This how to guide is part of Froggity Frog’s Stitch Vault collection. Have you seen all the other stitches in there? You can take a look here all the guides are free to access and maybe you will discover some new stitches to create for yourself.

The yarn I used Paintbox 100% cotton aran. A beautiful non mercerised 100% cotton yarn that comes in a good variety of colours that are amazingly saturated with pigment for wonderfully vibrant colours that will make your crochet grab every ones attention.

I also used my trusty Clover Amour hooks which are perfect if you are looking for a good value ergonomic crochet hook that won’t cause your hand to ache if you are crocheting for long periods of time. I’ve tried many different crochet hooks over the years, but I always end up coming back to my trusty Clovers. They just sit so well in my hand and never let me down.

How To Crochet The Annoying Stitch

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• St = Stitch
• YO = Yarn Over
• Slst = Slip Stitch
• Dc = Double Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain in any multiple of stitches plus 2 (plus 1 for your turning chain)

Row 1. In the 3rd ch from your hook make a dc (this counts as your first st of the row). In the next st make an Annoying st

To make an Annoying stitch – YO, insert your hook into the next ch and pull up a loop. YO and pull through 2 loops.

YO insert hook back into the same ch and then YO and pull up a loop. Make a slst through the last 3 loops on your hook.

Make an annoying st in each ch across and finish the row by making a dc in the last ch.

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st of the row. Make an annoying st in the next st and then in each st across. Make a dc in the last st of the row.

Repeat row 2 until you have as many rows as you need

How To Add A Border To The Annoying Stitch

The Annoying Stitch is made entirely of double crochet rows. So to add a border you need to make 2 stitches into the side of every row.

I always recommend that you make a round of single crochet stitches around your piece first before adding any border pattern that you have planned, as doing this just helps to even your stitches out and make a nice solid round to add any further stitches into.

You can find more free crochet stitch guides here in Froggity Frog’s stitch vault. Come on over to our Facebook group – Froggity Frog’s Ribbit And Stitch and show us what you made with the Annoying stitch. I’d love to see what you created with this crochet stitch. 

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