The Glover stitch is a hole free but loose stitch that has a lovely texture to it that is almost flat. It has some stretch to it and the fabric will open up if it is pulled tight. In this stitch guide I will show you how to crochet the Glover 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 first used the Glover 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

The Glover stitch is a lightly textured and loose stitch that is made in a slightly unusual way. You need to make sure you count the last chain of the row when checking your stitch count, otherwise you can spend a lot of time trying to figure out why your stitch count is off.

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 Glover Stitch

Click here for the left hand video

https://youtu.be/U2TiHaR-QuI

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• St = Stitch
• YO = Yarn Over
• FLO = Front Loop Only

Start by making a foundation chain in multiples of 2 (plus 1 for your turning chain).

Row 1. Starting in the 2nd ch from your hook insert your hook into the ch and pull up a loop – the first ch from your hook is going to count as the first st of your row.

YO, insert your hook into the next ch and pull up a loop (you will have 4 loops on your hook). 

YO and pull through all loops on your hook. 

*Ch 1, insert your hook into the next ch and pull up a loop. YO, insert your hook into the next ch and pull up a loop (you will have 4 loops on your hook). YO and pull through all loops on your hook.* 

Repeat between *and* After your last repeat chain 1 – this chain 1 counts as a stitch and brings the stitch count to what you expect it to be.

Row 2. Turn and ch 1 (this is an extra ch1 after the one that finished the previous row so you should have 2 chains in total). Insert your hook into the 2nd ch from your hook and pull up a loop. YO, Insert your hook into the next st (the first st of the row) and pull up a loop. YO and pull through all loops on your hook. 

*Ch1 and then insert your hook into the FLO of the next st and pull up a loop. YO, Insert your hook into both loops of the next st and pull up a loop. YO and pull through all loops on your hook*

Repeat between *and* then chain 1 after your last repeat at the end of the row

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

How To Add A Border To The Glover Stitch

The rows of the Glover stitch has rows that are all the height of a single crochet. So to add your border you need to make 1 st 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 Glover stitch. I’d love to see what you created with this crochet stitch. 

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