How to crochet the Iris stitch- beginner-friendly steps

The Iris stitch is an easy crochet stitch for beginners who have learned the basic stitches. It has just a one-row repeat and is easy to remember. Placing the stitches into the chain spaces is also simple, which makes the process time of completing it faster. This stitch is reversible, which means it looks good on both sides. This post contains affiliate links. Purchasing through them will help me earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

What you will need

Any yarn and hook size should work fine with this crochet stitch. In this tutorial I used

100% cotton Yarn. I love this cotton

5mm hook. https://amzn.to/4ffTLSZ

5mm Hook

Abbreviation used

Ch=chain

Dc=double crochet

St=stitch

Sts=stitches

Sc=single crochet

How to chain stitch

1. Start with a slipknot onto the hook, make sure that the knot is loose enough to pull a strand of yarn through it.

2 Yarn over the hook, Hold the knot under the loop on the hook with your thumb and index finger.

3 Gently pull the loop of yarn through the knot on the hook.

4 Repeat steps 2-3

How to double-crochet

1. Yarn over the hook

2. Insert the hook into the ch/st

3. Pull through and yarn over again

4. Pull through the first two loops.

5. Yarn over and pull through the two remaining loops on the hook.

The yarn I used

The yarn I used in this tutorial is “I love this cotton yarn in Khaki.” This yarn has become one of my favorite yarn to work with. https://amzn.to/3YHlyoF

This stitch requires a multiple of 4+1 and 2 extra stitches. In this tutorial, I chained 16+1+2=19 chains.

Row 1: (2dc,ch1,2dc) in the 5^th ch from the hook.*Skip 3 sts (2dc,ch1,2dc) in the next ch. Repeat from * across until 2 ch remains. Sk 1 ch, dc in the last ch. Turn yarn

Row 2: Ch3,( counts as 1 dc) skip 2 sts *(2dc,ch1,2dc) in the ch sp, Skip 2 4 sts. Repeat * across until 3 sts remain. Skip 2 sts, dc in the last st. Turn yarn