The HoneyComb stitch is a challenging crochet stitch but it looks absolutely stunning and like no other crochet stitch you’ve ever seen. In this stitch guide I will show you how to crochet the HoneyComb 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 Honeycomb is a challenging stitch and is undoubtably one of the harder stitches you will come across. I would say that it is important that you really focus on getting your stitches placed correctly in the first few rows. Once you get the hang of where your hook needs to go in order to bring your spike stitches together, it will work out just fine.

The Honeycomb stitch is a slow stitch to make, but the finished look is simply stunning. I’ve never seen another stitch like it. It would look amazing no matter what type of pattern you chose to use it for, giving plenty of delicate surface texture.

I used the Honeycomb 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 sample in the picture below was made with Grundl Nizza 02 for this piece a 100% cotton yarn with a very pretty marled look that also has an almost ombre finish to it as it worked up, getting brighter and fading to create a lovely final look. Unfortunately this yarn has now been discontinued, which is a great pity as I love the marled gradient look of it.

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 this stitch guide 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 HoneyComb Stitch

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• Yo = Yarn over
• St = Stitch
• Sk = Skip
• Sp = Space
• Sc = Single crochet

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

I recommend watching the video for this stitch to see where your hook placements need to be, as they can be tricky to figure out.

Row 1. In the 2nd ch from your hook make a sc. Make a sc in each st across

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st and in each st across

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st. *Next make a spike st 2 rows below – insert hook into the next st 2 rows below. Yo and pull up a loop to the height of your last st. Yo and pull through. Make a sc in the next st*

Repeat between *and* the last st of the row is a spike (pictured below)

Row 4. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st of the row. *Make a sc, but working in the 2 spike loops. You will be working in the left hand loop of your 1st spike stitch and in the right hand loop of the next spike stitch (if you are left handed it will be the right hand loop of the 1st spike and the left hand loop of the 2nd spike)

The picture below shows how you need to insert your hook into the loops of the 2 spike stitches (watch the video above if you are struggling to envision this)

Make a sc in the next st* repeat between *and* and make a sc in the last st

Row 5. Turn and ch1. *Make a spike st 2 rows below making sure you come through the middle of the spike st on the other side (watch the video above if you’re not sure what that looks like). Make a sc in next st* repeat between *and*. Make a sc in the last st of the row.

Row 6. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first and 2nd st. *Next make a sc working through the 2 loops of spike stitches like you did in row 4. Make a sc in the next st* repeat between *and* Make a sc in the last st of the row

Repeat rows 3-6 until you have as many rows as you need.

I used the HoneyComb stitch in the 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 HoneyComb stitch. I’d love to see what you created with this lovely looking crochet stitch. 

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