I love a good crochet edging! It’s firm, pretty, and less-impacted by gauge. You can work it in whatever yarn you like! And the hook size depends on the yarn weight and what you’re looking for it to be.

Like our Small V Edging, this one is working one motif at a time, so you don’t need to worry about some crazy-long starting chain.

Start

Ch4, dc in 4th ch fr hk to form ring

Begin setup rows

Setup Row 1 (RS): Ch3 (counts as dc now and throughout), (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ring; 5 dc and 1 ch-2 sp.

Setup Row 2: Ch5, turn; (2dc, ch2, 2 dc) in ch2 sp; dc in last 3 dc; 7 dc and 1 ch-2 sp.

Start repeat

Row 3: Ch3, turn; dc in next 4 dc, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 sp; leave rem unworked; 9 dc and 1 ch-2 sp.

Row 4: Ch5, turn; (2dc, ch2, 2 dc) in ch2 sp; dc in last 7 dc; 11 dc and 1 ch-2 sp.

Row 5: Ch4, turn; sk first 2 dc, sc in next dc, (ch3, sk next dc, sc in next dc) 3 times, (sl st, ch3, 2 dc, ch2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp, leave rem 2 dc unworked; 4 dc, 4 sc, 1 ch-2 sp, 4 ch-3 sp

Row 6: Ch5, turn; (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in first ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 dc and in next ch, leave rem 4 sps unworked; 7 dc, 1 ch-2 sp

Repeat rows 3-6 for desired length, ending by working Row 4.

Little Loop at the top of each row

See the Ch5 that’s at the start of every even row? That’s what creates those little loops that you see.