How to Convert Seed Stitch to Crochet
Because knit and crochet stitches are worked so differently, you rarely find a direct match between knit and crochet patterns. However, a swatch of single-crochet fabric can be worked up to look surprisingly like the scattered bumps of knitting's seed stitch, although the "scattered bumps" on the crochet swatch run in straight rows, as opposed to diagonally in the seed stitch. A couple of other crochet patterns come close to the seed stitch; make a swatch of each to see which appeals most to you.
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Instructions
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Seed Stitch 1
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Chain an even number of stitches.
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Make one single crochet in the second chain from the hook.
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Work the following pattern until the second-to-last chain: Single crochet, chain one, and single crochet, all in the next chain, then skip one chain and repeat.
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Work one single crochet, chain one, and single crochet in the second-to-last chain, then work one single crochet in the last chain. Chain two and turn your work.
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Work one single crochet, chain one, then single crochet again, all done by inserting your hook underneath one of the chain stitches you made in the previous row. Continue this pattern all the way across, working the single crochet-chain 1-single crochet pattern underneath each chain across, instead of through the chain as would be usual. The final single crochet should be into the top of the turning chain.
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Chain two stitches and turn your work, repeating the last row as many times as necessary, until your work is as long as you want it.
Seed Stitch 2
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Chain an odd number of stitches.
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Alternate single and double crochets across the row, working in every chain.
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Chain one and turn your work. Once again, alternate single and double crochets, working into the top of every stitch. Your single crochets should go into the top of the double crochets from the previous row, and vice versa.
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Chain one and turn your work. Continue alternating single and double crochets across each row, working single crochets into the top of each double crochet, and vice versa, until the piece is as long as you want it.
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References
- "A Treasury of Crochet Patterns"; Liz Blackwell; 1971
- All Free Crochet; Crocheting the Seed Stitch; M.E. Harrington
