Understanding the Special Stitch in Crochet

Special Stitch

Popcorn = work 5 dc all into the same stitch, remove hook from current stitch being careful not to lose the loop; insert hook into 1st dc of 5 dc set from right side to wrong side. With hook, grab loop from 5th dc and pull through.

The quantity of sts is multiple 10 + 1 + 4 chain sts increase.

Row Instructions

1st Row (RS)

sc into 9th ch from hook, sc into each of next 2 ch, *ch 3, sk 3 ch, popcorn into next ch, ch 3, sk 3 ch, sc into each of next 3 ch; rep from * to last 4 ch, ch 3, sk 3 ch, dc into last ch, turn;

2nd Row

Ch 1, sc into first st, *sc into next arch, ch 3, popcorn into 2nd of next 3 sc, ch 3, sc into next arch, sc into next popcorn, rep from * ending last rep at **, sk 2 ch of tch arch, sc into each of next 2 ch, turn;

3rd Row

Ch 6 (count as 1 dc and 3 ch), *sc into next arch, sc into next popcorn, sc into next arch, ch 3, popcorn into 2nd of next 3 sc, ch 3; rep from * ending last rep at **, dc into last sc, sk tch, turn.

Repeat 2nd-3rd rows.