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I’m so excited to share this tutorial with you. The Royal Ridge Stitch is a wonderfully decorative double sided crochet texture. Ideal for projects that need a thick, dense fabric such as potholders or dishclothes, or projects like scarves where both sides can be visible.
PATTERN USE IDEAS
Potholders
Dishclothes
Scarves
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MATERIALS & TOOLS NEEDED
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft
Hook: Hook to match yarn and your desired gauge. I used a 5mm.
Scissors
Darning Needle
PATTERN NOTES
Written in UK terms
This pattern gives you the basic principles for the Royal Ridge Stitch, designed to help you create your own projects.
The video tutorial can be found at the base of the post.
CROCHET TERMS
Chain (ch): Yarn over, pull through one loop on hook
Double Crochet (dc): Insert your hook into the chain or stitch, yarn over and pull through (you will have two loops on the hook) yarn over and pull the yarn through both loops on the hook.
UK Half Treble (htr): Yarn over and insert your hook into the chain or stitch, yarn over and pull through (you will have three loops on the hook) yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook
Slip Stitch (ss): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull yarn through stitch and loop on hook
Stitch(es) (st(s))
Unsure of the differences between UK and US terms? Need a refresher on how to do your stitches? In my ‘How to crochet: A handy reference guide’ EBook I help you with all of these terms and you can always have them to hand! You will also get exclusive access to free video instructions. You can find my EBook HERE.
ROYAL RIDGE STITCH
Foundation Row: Chain to your desired length PLUS 1
Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, dc across. Turn.
Row 2: 1 ch, htr across. Turn.
Rows 3: 1 ch, *1 htr in 3rd loop; rep from * to last st, 1 htr. Turn.
Repeat row 3 until you reach your desired height.
VIDEO TUTORIALS
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10 Comments
Gisèle
December 6, 2020 at 4:30 pmCould you please explain what is the difference between this stitch and the camel stitch? I don’t see anyone.
Kindregards,
BellaCocoTeam
December 10, 2020 at 3:58 pmHi Gisele, The royal ridge stitch is reversible as the ‘ridge’ is on both sides of the work. With camel stitch we are always working the ridge on one side of the work only
Karen
February 26, 2021 at 11:53 pmWhat stitch would go along with this in terms of stitch height? For example, if I wanted to use this as ribbing on a blanket by stitching 15 in on either side, what would fit for the interior? Thanks!!
BellaCocoTeam
March 2, 2021 at 3:59 pmHi Karen If you wanted to work this as a border on a blanket you can use it with any stitch; as you work the border last the height of the stitches used in the blanket shouldn’t affect it
Pat Case
April 2, 2021 at 12:01 amI ❤️ The pattern Royal ridge stitch. Ive found the caron yarn. I cannot find anywhere how many skeins I need to make a twin size blanket. Please help as I wish to buy all the same dye lot. Thank you!! Pat
BellaCocoTeam
April 8, 2021 at 6:20 pmThis would really depend on your hook size and your personal tension 🙂
Laura
September 16, 2022 at 4:06 pmI love this pattern so much! I used it to make a weighted blanket with an extra chunky yarn and it turned out beautifully. I realized after starting a second blanket that I was accidentally using doubles instead of half-double stitches throughout. Is that going to be a problem? Or can this pattern be done with either? Thanks!
BellaCocoTeam
September 29, 2022 at 1:59 pmIf you’re happy with how the blanket looks with the doubles then I would go ahead and continue – you will just end up with a slightly looser/more drapey texture than if you had used half doubles
Dominika Kisiel
October 27, 2022 at 7:40 amThank you for promoting this beautiful stitch. I love stripy stitches and this one is the perfect replacement for my DC (USA) stripes – less gaps, more texture 🙂
BellaCocoTeam
October 27, 2022 at 8:41 amYou are very welcome, it’s such a lovely stitch 🙂