How to Crochet a Puff Stitch in the Round
Crocheting in the round means working on a crochet piece in a circular fashion, either as a flat circle or as a three-dimensional tube. The crochet puff stitch is a combination stitch formed from three, four or five double crochet stitches worked together. Because puff stitches have a wide width, they sit best when alternated with a normal width stitch, such as a double crochet stitch, to avoid overcrowding. To crochet with puff stitches in the round, start with an even number of stitches, so you distribute the puff stitch evenly around the circle.
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Instructions
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Make three chain stitches.
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Double crochet 11 times into the first chain stitch. The chain-three counts as your first double crochet, so you will have 12 stitches total at the end of the starting round.
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Slip stitch into the first double crochet stitch to join the round into a circle.
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Chain three stitches to start the next round. This chain always serves as your first double crochet stitch.
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Double crochet in the base of the starting chain-three, then make two double crochet stitches in each stitch around for a total of 24 stitches in the round. Join with a slip stitch in the first double crochet stitch to end the round, as you did before.
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Chain three to start round three.
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Make a puff stitch into the next stitch as follows. Wrap the yarn around the hook, also known as a "yarn over." Insert the hook into the next stitch and pull up a loop. Repeat the yarn over and loop pull up twice more for a total of seven loops on the hook.
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Yarn over and pull through all seven loops on the hook to complete the puff stitch. Chain one stitch to secure the puff stitch.
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Double crochet in the next stitch.
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Repeat Steps 7 through 9 to alternate a puff stitch and a double crochet stitch around the circle. Join with a slip stitch in the first double crochet stitch when you reach the end of the round.
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Tips & Warnings
For a fuller puff stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop four or five times, instead of three, before you yarn over and pull through all the loops on the hook.
