The Bird Footprint stitch is a pretty stitch that looks like the foot of a bird. It is an open stitch that is lacy but chunky and works up quickly. In this stitch guide I will show you how to crochet the Bird Footprint stitch with all the pictures that you need along with a video guide that you can follow along with too.

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The Bird Footprint stitch is a thick yet open crochet stitch that has stacks of triple clusters. These clusters look like the 3 toes of a birds foot which is how it gets it’s name.

I first used the Bird Footprint stitch as one of the pieces in the Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along – a sampler blanket pattern made up of 48 individual pieces, each made with a different crochet stitch. You can access the entire pattern for free here

This stitch is an easy 2 row repeat, but you do need to bear in mind that the stitch count is different between the two rows by a significant number, which will throw you off if you’re not aware of it.

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 for the pictures in this stitch guide is 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 Bird Footprint Stitch

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• St = Stitch
• Sk = Skip
• Sc = Single crochet
• BPSc = Back Post Single Crochet
• Dc = Double Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain in multiples of 4 plus 1 (plus 1 for your turning chain)

Row 1. In the second ch from your hook make a sc. *Ch 3, sk the next 3 chains and then make a sc* repeat between *and*

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st and then make another dc also in the first st. *Sk to the next sc and make 3dc* 

Repeat between *and*. Make 2dc in the last sc of the row.

You will have significantly fewer stitches in row 2 than your other rows. This is just how the stitch works out.

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st. *ch 3, make a BPSc around the middle st of the 3dc in the row below* 

Repeat between *and* Make a sc in the last st of the row

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you have as many rows as you need. I recommend finishing up on a repeat of row 3 so that you will have the same number of stitches as your first row.

How To Add A Border To The Bird Footprint Stitch

The Bird Footprint stitch has both double and single crochet rows. So for your border you need to add 2 stitches into the side of each double crochet row and 1 stitch into the side of every single crochet 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 Bird Footprint stitch. I’d love to see what you created with this crochet stitch. 

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