How to Create a Crochet Pattern with Chain Stitches

Getting Started with Your Crochet Project

Begin your piece by making a chain 25 chains long (as in the sample).

Row Instructions

1st Row

Start by working a single crochet into the second chain from your hook. Next, work a double crochet stitch in the next chain. Continue in this pattern alternating single crochet and double crochet stitches until you get to the end of the row.

2nd Row

Follow the same pattern in the next row, making sure that you always work a single crochet stitch into a double crochet stitch and vice versa. Since the first stitch is a double crochet stitch, work a single crochet first. Start by chaining one, and then work a single crochet into the first stitch.

Understanding Stitch Patterns

Since your sample has an even number of stitches, each row begins with a single crochet. If you have an odd number of stitches in rows, then the rows would alternate beginning with single and double crochet stitches.

Continuing Your Crochet Design

Next, work a double crochet into the next stitch (which is a single crochet). Continue the pattern until you get the desired size.