The Herringbone stitch (or Herringbone hdc) is a variation on the regular hdc. It’s a sturdy stitch with a lovely V-pattern, and you can feel the difference with a regular hdc! When you crochet multiple rows, the V's are slightly offset to one another. This resembles a herringbone pattern!
Herringbone stitch multiple
As this stitch is a modified version of a half double crochet, you have no stitch multiple to think about!
How to crochet the Herringbone stitch
First Row
Join your colour with a ss in the first stitch. Crochet a ch (photo 1), yarn over and insert your hook in the same stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop (photo 2). Now immediately pull the first loop through the second loop (photo 3). You will find that a horizontal ‘beam’ has appeared in your stitch. Yarn over again (photo 4) and pull through all loops on hook. This is your first herringbone hdc (photo 5). Repeat this for each herringbone hdc. Cut yarn, don’t turn your work (photos 6-7).
Next rows
Join your yarn with a slip stitch in the first stitch of the previous row (the first herringbone hdc). Repeat the steps above for another row of herringbone stitches (photo 8). It's that easy!
Herringbone stitch crochet patterns
Did you like this pattern? I have a couple of patterns the herringbone stitch is used in!
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