A step-by-step full photo tutorial of how to work the crochet crocodile stitch. This is a complicated stitch, but makes a beautiful pattern. It adds a third dimension to your crochet projects!
I used this stitch to create an adorable clutch! This stitch was quite tricky for me at first, and I had to really study several YouTube videos to figure it out. I really wanted a nice photo tutorial because videos drive me crazy – it’s so hard to rewind and impossible to watch in slow motion. So, if you also prefer photo tutorials, then you are in luck!
This is quite a tricky stitch, so I’ve broken it down in two parts. When you’re done with this one, go to part 2!
Crocodile Stitch Tutorial
Step #1
Make a chain however long you want, as long as it’s multiples of 6. For a clutch, I made a 36 chains.
- In the third chain from the hook, work 2 half double crochets (in the same chain).
- Chain 1, skip 2 chains and work 1 half double crochet.
- *Chain 1, skip 2 chains and work 2 half double crochets in the same chain.
- Chain 1, skip 2 chains and work 1 half double crochet.*
Here’s how the first 2 half double crochet will look, with the last 3 chains.
Step #2:
On the first of the two half double crochets, work 4 half double crochets from top to bottom.
Step #3:
Once you finish step #3 and turn your work right side up, the first completed crocodile stitch will look like this!
Step #4:
Work a slip stitch on the next single half double crochet.
Step #5:
Completed step #5 – now you’ve finished two crocodile stitches!
Continue working steps #2 to #4 for the length of your work, working a crocodile stitch on each pair of half double crochets and a slip stitch on each single half double crochet. You will end with a crocodile stitch and it should look like this!
