The Braided Puff stitch is a beautiful interlocking pattern that looks like your puffs have all been braided together. The thick puffs maintain their shape by having a double crochet inside, so they will always look thick and puffy even after long use. In this stitch guide I will show you how to crochet the Braided Puff 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 Braided Puff stitch is a stunning stitch that looks like an interlocking plaited fabric made up of wonderfully big, thick puffs. This stitch works well in solid colours, multicolour yarn and with changing colour each row. No matter what yarn you choose, this stitch will always look stunning.

I first used the Braided Puff stitch in the FrankenScrap crochet along as one of the pieces of the quilt like blanket. You can access the whole pattern for free here.

The Braided Puff stitch would suit any project that you need to thick and warm such as snoods, scarves, blankets and the like. I wouldn’t recommend using it for any item that will be heavily used as the strands of the puffs can pull or get caught, but as a bed cover for those cold winter nights, it would be perfect.

For the sample in the picture below I used a hand dyed 100% cotton yarn. Unfortunately I lost the label and can’t remember where I got it from, which is a great shame as the colours look so beautiful together.

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 in the pictures of this stitch guide below is Stylecraft Cotton Classique DK, a 100% cotton yarn. It’s a non mercerised cotton that is lovely and soft, but it can get a bit splitty if you frog it a couple of times. It does makes lovely cosy blankets though and is the yarn that got me hooked on cotton as my fibre of choice. I think I first got a ball of this yarn in a mystery bag I got off ebay, and it was a great yarn discovery for me and I’ve been loving using this yarn ever since.

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 Braided Puff Stitch

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• Sk = Skip
• St = Stitch
• Chsp = Chain Space
• Dc = Double crochet

You will need to make your foundation chain in multiples of 2 plus 1 (plus 2 for your turning chain)

Row 1. In the the 5th ch from your hook make a dc (your turning ch will count as the first stitch of the row)

Go back to the 4th ch from your hook *and make a puff by working around the dc so that it ends up inside of your puff. To make your puff – YO and pull up a loop. YO, and working in the same ch, insert your hook and pull up a loop. Repeat this twice more until there are 9 loops on your hook. YO and pull through all of the loops on your hook. Your dc should no longer be visible on either the front or back.

Ch 1. Sk the next ch and then make a dc. Go back to the skipped ch*

repeat between *and* make a dc in the last st of the row – 6 puffs

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st. Make a dc in the top of the puff in the row below. 

Go back and make a puff between the 1st puff in the row below and the turning chain *dc in the next chsp, make a puff in the previous chsp working around the dc* 

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

Rows 3 – 16. Repeat row 2 until you have as many rows as you need.

I used the Braided Puff stitch as one of the pieces in the scrappy quilt like FrankenScrap crochet along – find out more about this free pattern here, and join in and access the entire pattern for free.

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 Braided Puff stitch. I’d love to see what you created with this lacey looking crochet stitch. 

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