The Wishbone stitch is an interesting one with its strings of chains at the front of the fabric, but it’s surprisingly easy to make. In this stitch guide I will show you how to crochet the Wishbone 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 Wishbone 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 Wishbone stitch looks like it should be complicated to make with all those chains on the front of the fabric. But as long as you take care with your stitch placement, it is surprisingly easy to make and will always look impressive.

The Wishbone is a one sided stitch with all of the detail on the front of the fabric, and would make a great stitch for adding some eye catching detail to your project.

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 Wishbone Stitch

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• Chsp = Chain Space
• St = Stitch
• Slst = Slip Stitch
• Sk = Skip
• Sc = Single Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain in multiples of 12 plus 5 (plus 1 for your turning chain)

Row 1. In the 2nd ch from your hook make a sc. Make a sc in each of the next 2 st. *Ch1, sk the next st and then make a sc* repeat between *and* When you have 3 st left, make a sc in each of them.

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in each of the first 3 st. *Ch1, sk the chsp and then make a sc* 

Repeat between *and* when you have 3 st left make a sc in each of them.

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in each of the first 3 st, and then ch1. Sk the ch1 and then make a sc.  *Ch 5 and then make a slst in the chsp 2 rows below and 3chsp across.

Ch5 and make a sc in the st 3 sc across. 

Ch1, sk the chsp and then make sc in the next st*

Repeat between *and* and then make a sc in each of the last 2 st. 

Row 4. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in each of the first 3 st.  ch1. Sk the next st and then make a sc. 

*(ch1, sk the chsp and make a dc in the sc 2 rows below in front of the ch) x4, ch1, sc in the next sc, ch1, sk the chsp, make a sc in the next sc,* x 4

(ch1, sk the chsp and  make a dc in the sc 2 rows below in front of the ch) x3, ch1,sc in the next sc, ch 1, sk the chsp and  then make a sc in each of the last 3 st.

Row 5.  Turn and ch1. Make a sc in each of the first 3 st, and then ch1. Sk the ch1 and then make a sc.  *Ch 5 and then make a slst around the chsp 2 rows below and 3chsp across.

Ch5 and make a sc in the next sc, ch1, sk the chsp and then make sc in the next sc*  Repeat between *and* and then make a sc in each of the last 2 sc.

Repeat rows 4 and 5 until you have as many rows as you need

How To Add A Border To The Wishbone Stitch

The Wishbone stitch is only made up of sc rows, so to add a border you need to make 1 stitch 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 Wishbone stitch. I’d love to see what you created with this crochet stitch. 

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