Crochet Herringbone Single Crochet Stitch & YouTube Tutorial

Learn the Herringbone Crochet Stitch with this Photo Tutorial and Written Instructions alongside the helpful Step-by-Step Video Tutorial! In this blog post you will learn how to create a reverse stitch that is essential to making the herringbone patten. This pattern only needs basic crochet skills.

This beautiful stitch is made using 2 repeat rows and has a right side and a wrong side. For this step-by-step photo tutorial I am using a worsted weight yarn, Lion Brand Wool Ease Roving Origins and a 6.00 mm crochet hook. 

After the tutorial a Free Pattern is included for a Hat and Scarf set using this unique crochet stitch!

NOTE: Each Row will begin with a regular single crochet or reverse single crochet. However, if you continue on to make the hat in the second part of this blog post you will have one side that uses slip stitches to create the brim. The regular single crochet will be in the row before the herringbone stitches start, have fun using this tutorial today and Happy Crocheting! 

Step by Step Photo Tutorial

Chain any number of stitches, the Herringbone single crochet stitch is a one stitch repeat, I used a foundation chain of 13 to create a 12 stitch swatch.

Full stitch descriptions are included below after the tutorial if more clarity is needed.

Row 1 – Create a regular single crochet in the second chain from the hook using the back bump (see first photo for single crochet placement) . *Place your hook under the second (or last) vertical bar of your last stitch (the first single crochet, see photo 2, silver darning needle), insert your hook into the next stitch (Gold darning needle in photo 2, see photo 3 for on your hook), yarn over, pull up a loop, 3 loops on your hook, yarn over, pull through all 3 loops (see completed stitch in photo 4). This creates your first crochet herringbone stitch! Repeat from * to end to complete your row (see photo 5 for further stitch placement and 6), turn and move on to Row 2. Reference photos below.

Row 2 –  Chain 1 (I do not chain 1 since I have a very loose tension, the turning chain 1 does not count as a stitch, you may or may not use it) reverse single crochet (rsc) in the first stitch by working from back to front with your yarn on the side of your work facing you (wrong side of your work, photos 8, 9, 10 and 11), reverse herringbone single crochet (rhsc) picking up the last bar of the last stitch (see photo 12 and silver darning needle for placement) and the next stitch working from back to front to the end of the row (photos 12, 13, 14 and 15), turn and move onto Row 3.

The photos below (16 and 17) show in better detail which bar and stitch you are picking up on the right side of the swatch. Photo 18 shows a completed row, the swatch is flipped so that Row 1 is on the top, remember we worked from the back of the swatch.

Row 3 – Chain 1 (I do not chain 1 since I have a very loose tension, the turning chain 1 does not count as a stitch, you may or may not use it), we are now working a regular single crochet and herringbone single crochet stitches so out working yarn is to the back of the work.

Start by placing a single crochet in the first stitch (photo 19), then place a herringbone single crochet (hoc) in every remaining stitch (photos 20, 21, 22, and 23), remember you have to always pick up the last bar of your last stitch and the next stitch, then turn and repeat Rows 2 and 3!

Photo 24 shows another completed row with right side facing, photo 25 shows the wrong side with Row 1 at the top.

Herringbone Hat and Scarf Set Free Pattern

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Pattern Description 

If you know a few basic crochet stitches like how to make a starting chain and single crochet then you can definitely make this herringbone pattern.

After following the step-by-step photo tutorial above I am confident you will now be able to create this crochet project that uses this herringbone stitch pattern without having to follow the written pattern!

This photo tutorial and free crochet pattern for a hat and scarf were both done with a worsted weight yarn and 6.00 mm hook. You may swatch with any hook size and weight of  yarn you have available to create a beautiful fabric to your liking.

A small project you could use this wide herringbone stitch for would be a mug rug or coaster, wash cloths. dish cloths and so much more!

Yarn Substitutes

• Vanna’s Choice
• Basic Stitch
• Heartland

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Materials

• 6.00 mm Crochet Hook
• 3 Skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Roving in Latte [647-124AC]
• Or any #4 Worsted Weight Yarn – 897 yards

Gauge

• 14 sts by 12 rows in the scarf pattern repeat is 4 by 4 inches.

Sizing 

• One Size Fits Most Adults:
•  – Hat – 20” circumstance x 10.5”- before folding the brim up. 
  – Scarf – 6.5” x 102” perfect to wrap multiple    times or wear folded in half.

Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations

• Chain Stitch – ch 
• Slip Stitch – sl st 
• Stitch(es) – st(s)
• Skip(ped)– sk’d
• Back Loop Only – blo
• Single Crochet – sc
• Herringbone Single Crochet – hsc -Working on the front side of your work, *insert your hook through the last vertical bar of the post of the stitch just created, insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all three loops on the hook, repeat from * for desired amount of stitches.
• Reverse Single Crochet – rsc- Bring your yarn to the side of your work facing you or the front, insert your hook from back to front, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull though all loops, repeat from * for desired amount of stitches always keeping the yarn at the front of your work so that you are essentially working a single crochet backwards. 
• ReverseHerringbone Single Crochet – rhsc – Bring your yarn to the side of your work facing you or the front, *insert your hook through the last vertical bar of the post of the stitch just created on the back (right side) of the herringbone, insert your hook from back to front, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull though all loops, repeat from * for desired amount of stitches always keeping the yarn at the front of your work so that you are essentially working a single crochet backwards. 

Pattern Notes

• * Designates a repeat.
• “sc 1” means to single crochet in the next stitch.
• “sc 2” means to single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches.
• “2 sc” means to single crochet twice in the next stitch to create an increase.
• Row 8 in the pattern has a “short row” to add an extra row in he brim so that it fits property.
• If you are unfamiliar with the Herringbone Stitch, use stitch markers to mark you first and last herringbone stitches so that you do not add or loose stitches.

Herringbone Hat Pattern

Chain 46. 
Row 1 – Sl st in the second chain from the hook, sl st 9, sc in next, hsc 34, turn.
Row 2 – Ch 1, rsc, rhsc 34, sl st blo 10, turn.
Row 3 – Ch 1, sl st blo 10, sc, hsc 34, turn.
Rows 4 to 7 – Repeat rows 2 and 3.
Row 8 – Ch 1, rsc, rhsc 34, sl st blo 10, turn, ch 1, sl st blo 9, turn, ch 1, sl st blo 9, turn.
Row 9 – Ch 1, sl st blo 9, sl st blo in sk’d sl st of previous row, sc, hsc 34, turn.
Rows 10 to 49 – Repeat Rows 2 to 9.
Rows 50 to 53 – Repeat rows 2 and 3.
Row 54 – Repeat Row 2, finish off leaving a long tail.

Herringbone Hat Assembly

1. Fold your hat in half with right sides facing, thread your darning needle or use your crochet hook and seam or sl st Row 1 and Row 54 together.
2. If you have a few inches still remaining use that to close up your hat, if not re-thread your darning needle with a new length of yarn.
3. To close your hat, pinch it together to create an “X” and seam together the center, then bring the ends of the “X” into the center and seam them together.
4. Tie off your end and weave it in.
5. Turn your hat right side out and you are done!
6. Continue on with remains yarn to create your scarf, you may have enough yarn left over to create a pom for your hat if desired.

Herringbone Scarf Pattern

Chain 351
Row 1 – Sc in the second chain from the hook, hsc to end, turn.  [350 sts]
Row 2 – Ch 1, rsc, rhsc to end, turn.
Row 3 – Ch 1, sc, hsc to end, turn.
Rows 4 to 19 – Repeat rows 2 and 3.