The Ribbon crochet stitch needs at least 2 colours of yarn but is a great crochet stitch for beginners who are looking to try something new. This stitch is hole free and quite thick in places but works up quickly and easily. In this stitch guide I will show you how to crochet the Ribbon 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 Ribbon stitch as one of the pieces in the Country Garden Crochet Along– a sampler blanket pattern made to look like a country garden scene and containing dozens of different crochet stitches. You can access the entire pattern for free here

The Ribbon stitch is a unusual but beautiful stitch that can be used to create an ombre look with several colours of yarn. You need at least 2 colours to create this crochet stitch, but it is a very easy stitch to make. The second colour is carried underneath the first which then peeps through the bottom of the stitches. All of the detail will show through the back of stitches with the front looking much plainer.

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 Caron Simply Soft. A soft acrylic yarn that is available in a large range of colours.

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 Ribbon Stitch

Click here for the left hand video

This pattern is written in US terms

Abbreviations

• St = Stitch
• Ch = Chain
• Sc = Single Crochet
• Sc2tog = Single Crochet Two Together
• YO = Yarn Over

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

You will need at least 2 colours of yarn to make this stitch.

Row 1. Hold a thread of Colour A, and work your sc2tog stitches over the top of this in Colour B.

In the first stitch insert your hook, YO, pull up a loop, in the next stitch insert your hook then YO pull up a loop. YO pull through all 3 loops. 

*working in the same stitch that you just finished your last stitch YO, pull up a loop, in the next stitch, insert your hook then YO pull up a loop. YO pull through all 3 loops*

repeat between *and*

You will finish the row in the 1st corner stitch. Make a sc in the last stitch to finish – this will be in the same stitch you finished your last sc2tog.

Drop Colour A and cut off. Keep Colour B attached 

All the detail will be on the back of the stitch, and you should see the carried thread between your stitches

Row 2. Turn and chain 1. Make a sc in each stitch across.

Row 3. Repeat row 1 but carry Colour B, and join either colour A or your next colour.

Row 4. Repeat row 2 in the colour you used for row 3.

Repeat rows 3 and 4 until you have as many rows as you need.

How To Add A Border To The Ribbon Stitch

To add a border to the Ribbon stitch you need to make a single crochet in each stitch across the top and bottom, and make 1 st into each row down the sides. When you get to the corners add an extra stitch into the corner

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 Ribbon stitch. I’d love to see what you created with this crochet stitch. 

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