How To: Crochet Staggered HDC Pairs Crochet Stitch

The Staggered HDC (Half Double Crochet) Pairs Crochet Stitch is a gorgeous crochet stitch that creates a beautiful crochet fabric.  The Staggered HDC Pairs crochet stitch is a unique way to create a crochet stitch.  When working this crochet stitch, you are creating it by using a decrease stitch but you never actually decrease your stitch count and it's is so unique.  The Staggered HDC Pairs crochet stitch would be beautiful in a blanket, beanies, garments and more!   What would you make with the Staggered HDC Pairs crochet stitch?

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Beanies that I Love!!

1.  Vintage Ripple Beanie   2. Morgan Beanie   3. Jelly Bean Beanie

One of my most favorite things about crochet, well I have a lot of favorite things that I love about crochet, but I am obsessed with crochet texture, the amazing ability to combine basic crochet stitches to create this gorgeous texture. I could crochet gorgeous texture all day long and the challenge of combining different crochet stitches to see what it may create. When you try that amazing texture with different yarn weights, colors, even trying it with variegated yarn will change the way the crochet stitch comes out and it's amazing!

So grab you yarn, crochet hook and get ready to get hooked on the Staggered HDC Pairs crochet stitch, trust me, you will become addicted and will love making it and guess what?  This crochet stitch is fun to make! So lets dive in! Pin for later!

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Materials

• Yarn: The stitch sample is made with Leither Co. 100% Pima Cotton Yarn in the colorway Seaweed
• Hook Size: Leither Co. G - 4mm
• Tapestry Needle, Scissors and Measuring Tape

Pattern Key

• St/Sts: Stitch(es)
• Ch: Chain
• Sc: Single Crochet
• Hdc: Half Double Crochet
• Dc: Double Crochet

Special Stitch

• Hdc2tog (Half Double Crochet 2 Together): Yarn over, insert your hook into the chain and pull up a loop.  Yarn over and insert hook into the chain and yarn over and pull up a loop.  Then yarn over and pull through all 5 loops on hook. 

Notes:

• Chain 2 will count as 1 hdc and a chain 1 space

Foundation

• Chain in Multiples of 2 + 1

Pattern 

Row 1: Hdc2tog in the 3rd and 4th ch from hook, *Ch 1, hdc2tog over the next 2 chs; repeat from*, across until the last ch, 1 hdc in last ch. 

Row 2: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog in the same ch 1 space and the next ch 1 space, *ch 1, hdc2tog in the same ch 1 space and the next ch 1 space; repeat from*, ch 1, 1 hdc in last st. 

Repeat Row 2 until desired length is reached.

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Projects to make with the Primrose Stitch!!

1.  Primrose Cardigan   2. Primrose Beanie  3. Primrose Blanket

Grab your hook and get ready to get hooked on the staggered hdc pairs crochet stitch!

Need more inspiration? A fun textured blanket to make is the Oliver Blanket!  This blanket can be customized any way you like! ~Ashley