Essential Crochet Techniques: Short and Long I Cord Patterns

You'll Need:

Red Heart With Love in bluebell and white colors;

Crochet hook 2.5 mm.

Special Stitches

Short I Cord:

Chain 24, skip 2 stitches and slip stitch 22 in next stitches below.

Long I Cord:

Chain 32, skip 1 stitch and slip stitch 31 in next stitches below.

Instructions

First, make the foundation chain of (multiples of 12) + 3.

In the video I’ve made 27 chains.

Row 1:

Skip 3 and make half treble crochet (htr) 1 in each chain below.

Row 2:

Chain 3, * htr 3 in next stitches below, chain 1, skip 1 stitch, htr 3 in next stitches below, chain 1, skip 1 stitch and htr 4 in next stitches below **. Repeat * to ** till the end of the row.

Row 3:

Make chain 4, skip 1 stitch, * htr 3 in next stitches below all joined together.

Crochet a Short I Cord (1). Insert the cord in Row 1, below the first empty space of the Row 2 (2-3). Slip stitch to join the start of the cord with the end of it (4).

Make htr 3 in next stitches below. Crochet a Short I Cord.

Pull it below the first cord (1). Then, insert the cord in Row 1, below the second empty space of the Row 2 (2-3). Slip stitch to join the start of the cord with the end of it (4).

Make htr 4 in next stitches below **. Repeat * to ** till the end of the row.

Row 4:

Same as Row 2.

Row 5:

Make chain 3, skip 1 stitch, * htr 3 in next stitches below all joined together.

Crochet a Long I Cord.

Spin it twice in the right side of the cord below (1-2-3). Slip stitch to join the start of the cord with the end of it (4).

Make htr 3 in next stitches below. Crochet a Long I Cord.

First, insert the cord in the blue cord alongside (1). Then, spin it twice in this side of the cord below (2-3-4). Slip stitch to join the start of the cord with the end of it (5-6).

Make htr 4 in next stitches below **. Repeat * to ** till the end of the row.

Repeat Row 4 and Row 5 until you reach the desired size for your pattern.