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.
About the Reviewer: Jody Richards
I’m the knitting-obsessed, crochet-loving, math-geeky, web-dev girl behind Knotions. I’m passionate about helping crafters become even better at what they love, whether that means understanding why a stitch works a certain way or discovering their next favorite yarn.
Crafting runs deep in my roots—my mom was an avid embroiderer and sewist, and she sparked my lifelong love of all things crafty. Since those early days, I’ve combined my degrees in Math and Computer Science with over two decades of experience in digital marketing to build Knotions into a place that’s both fun and informative.
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