Photo Tutorial – How To Crochet: The Floating Box Stitch!

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Thanks for visiting my page! Here is a written tutorial with photos on how to make the Floating Box Stitch!

First, with any project you'll need a crochet hook and yarn. Any yarn or hook will do for learning this stitch

For this tutorial you'll need to know how to make Chains (CH), I have a tutorial here! How to make the Single Crochet Stitch (SC), tutorial here! And how to make the Double Crochet Stitch (DC), tutorial here!

To begin make chains in the multiple of 5 + 1

 

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Row 1: Make 1 SC into the 2nd CH from your hook

Make 1 SC into each CH across for Row 1

Row 2: Make 1 CH

Make 1 SC into 1st ST

*Make 5 CHs

Skip 3 STs, make 1 SC into the next ST

Repeat the steps above from * for the rest of Row 2

Row 2: Make 2 CHs

Make 4 DC into the next previous CH 5 space

*Make 3 CHs

1 SC into next previous CH 5 space

Make 3 CHs

Make 4 DC into the next previous CH 5 space

Repeat the step above from * until you reach the last ST of your row

Make 1 DC into the last ST of Row 3

Row 4: Make 1 CH

Make 1 SC into the 1st ST

Make 5 CHs

Skip to 2nd open space, to the left of the previous SC, make 1 SC into that space

*Make 5 CHs

Skip previous 4 DC, make 1 SC into next open space

Make 5 CHs

Skip to next open space, to the left of the previous SC, make 1 SC into that space

Repeat the steps above from * until you reach the last 4 previous DC from your last row

Skip previous 4 DC, make 1 SC into the top of previous turning CHs from last row, to complete Row 4

Row 5: Make 5 CHs

Make 1 SC into the 1st open space

*Make 3 CHs

Make 3 DC into the next open space

Make 3 CHs

Make 1 SC into the next open space

Repeat the steps above from * until you have 1 ST left in your row

Make 1 DC into the last ST of your row to complete Row 5

Row 6: Make 1 CH

Make 1 SC into the 1st ST

Make 5 CHs

Skip to next open space, make 1 SC into that space

*Make 5 CHs

Skip to next open space, make 1 SC into that space

Repeat the steps above from * for the rest of Row 6

You would now repeat rows 3, 4, 5 & 6 in order for however long you want your project

This is what the Floating Box Stitch should look like when completed!

 

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