How to Crochet the Primrose Stitch - Free Tutorial

The crochet primrose stitch is a beautiful combination of basic crochet stitches. This stitch is lovely for lacy crochet tops, blankets, or anywhere you want an open stitch with a dainty and pretty feel. This primrose stitch crochet tutorial will tell you everything you need to know about how to make this stitch.

Swatch created for the Crochet Primrose Stitch Tutorial

The Primrose Blouse: A Primrose Stitch Crochet Pattern

Primrose Blouse – This babydoll style lacy crochet top I use the primrose stitch all through the bottom and the sleeves in the Primrose Blouse. This pattern also uses the Herringbone Double Crochet.

Yarn and Hook Used in the Crochet Primrose Stitch Tutorial

For this tutorial, I used Knit Picks Comfy Worsted, a soft and squishy cotton/acrylic blend that’s perfect for clothing like this. You can use any yarn you have on hand for learning the stitch. But if you want to crochet the Primrose Blouse, this is a great yarn for it!

I also used a Furls Streamline Wood Crochet Hook in size I/5.5 mm.

Crochet Primrose Stitch Created in this Tutorial

Written Instructions for the Primrose Stitch

Notes

Stitch count is worked in multiple of 3+2
If working with chainles foundation single crochet (fsc), you can find a video tutorial for the fsc here.
If working chains, you will ch a multiple of 3+2, but you will start with the (sc, ch 2, sc) in 3rd ch from hook
Long chain (lch) – pull up a loop about the height of a dc, ch 1 (see the video tutorial for the lch here)

Written Instructions

Row 1: fsc 14

Row 2: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in first st, skip one st, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next, *skip 2, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next; repeat across to last 2, skip one st, sc in last. (14 sts)

Row 3: lch, turn, 1 dc in first st, *3 dc in next ch-2 sp; repeat across to last st, 1 dc in last. (14)

Row 4: ch 1, turn, sc in first, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in 2nd dc of 3dc set; repeat from * across to last at, sc in last. (14)

Repeat rows 3-4 to desired height.