How to Crochet the Suzette Stitch
If you’re looking for a dense yet elegant stitch that is fantastic for nearly every project you can think of, you will love the Suzette Stitch. The crochet Suzette Stitch is a stitch pattern that is accessible to beginners and is loved by experienced crocheters for it’s texture and density.
What is the Crochet Suzette Stitch?
The crochet Suzette Stitch is a beautiful and dense stitch that is worked in small clusters which gives it the beautiful sort of zig zag pattern you can see in the image above. If you haven’t worked a “cluster” before, don’t worry! This one is easy; we just work two stitches into one stitch.
You’ll love how fast and simple the Suzette Stitch is to crochet and the beautiful texture it creates. Perhaps the best part of the crochet Suzette Stitch is that it’s completely reversible, so that beautiful texture is on both sides of your project. Win!
What stitches should I know before I try this stitch pattern?
Before you try working this crochet stitch pattern, you should know how to chain, single crochet and double crochet. These are three of the first crochet stitches you would learn as a beginner.
The crochet Suzette Stitch does also require skipping a stitch, which might be new to you if you’re still learning to crochet. It’s a fairly basic, straight forward technique that you’ll come across often in crochet patterns and stitches.
Don’t worry if you haven’t skipped a stitch before, though. If you haven’t already learned how to skip a crochet stitch, this tutorial will teach you how!
What can I use the Crochet Suzette Stitch for?
The Suzette Stitch is so versatile in crochet that you can use it for almost anything you can dream up. Because the stitch is dense and textured, you can control the outcome of this stitch with the yarn fiber you choose to use.
Choose cotton yarn to make pretty, textured kitchen/bath items or usable items like wash cloths or bags, or choose a cozy, warmer yarn like acrylic or wool to create gorgeous scarves or blankets.
As long as it makes sense for your project to be quite dense in it’s structure, the crochet Suzette Stitch is a great choice.
Does this stitch look best with any specific yarn?
Nope! This is one of the crochet stitches I have found that looks fantastic regardless of the yarn weight, fiber or color used.
A fluffy, cozy yarn will bring a ton of dreamy luxury to the stitch pattern or a structured, cotton yarn will force the texture to stand out.
Make sure to use a yarn that makes sense for the project you’re wanting to create and choose the color(s) that look best to you and you’re all set!
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How to Crochet the Suzette Stitch
This tutorial for the crochet Suzette Stitch will show you step-by-step how to work this stitch with photos along the way.
First, I’ll show you how you’d find the stitch written in one of my patterns for each row and then I’ll break down the steps in full sentence instructions.
I’ll also explain the stitch multiple required for the crochet stitch and go over what that actually means in practice.
Ready to get started? Let’s go over the technical stuff first!
YARN AND HOOK USED IN THIS TUTORIAL
To practice the Suzette Stitch, you can use any yarn you like! Choose a hook size that corresponds with the yarn weight you’re using and you’re good to go.
In my tutorial photos, I’m using Bernat Maker Home Dec in colorway Aqua and my Furls Ebony Streamline Wood 8mm (M).
THE ROW REPEAT
The crochet Suzette Stitch pattern begins with a foundation row. This foundation row (Row 1) is only worked once. Then, this stitch only has a 1 row repeat. This makes the stitch pattern very fast, easy and meditative to crochet!
TERMS & ABBREVIATIONS
- Ch – Chain
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Dc – Double Crochet
- St(s) – Stitch(es)
- Sk – Skip
- Sts – Stitch(es)
In my crochet patterns, you will also find the following symbols:
- […] – Repeats are listed inside brackets
- (…) – Stitch counts are listed at end of row in ( ) and bold italics.
CROCHET SUZETTE STITCH PATTERN NOTES
- You can alter the size of this swatch or stitch pattern if you prefer by adding or removing 2 chains from your beginning chains.
- Chain 1 at the beginning of rows never counts as a stitch.
- All stitches are placed in the single crochets of the previous row, with the exception of the first row which is worked into chains.
STITCH MULTIPLE (& WHAT THIS MEANS IN PRACTICE)
The crochet Suzette Stitch can begin with any even amount of chains. As long as you have more than 2 chains and an even amount of chains, this stitch pattern will work properly.
Technically speaking, this stitch pattern has multiple of 2 stitches + 1 stitch. When we create our chain, though, we just need an even amount.
What this means is that when you begin with an even number of chains, you will have an odd stitch count. So, for example, if you were to chain 28, you would have a stitch count of 27 stitches.
Step by Step Instructions
Now that we have the technical stuff out of the way, let’s walk step by step through how to work the crochet Suzette Stitch.
For this practice swatch, chain 16. As stated previously, you can chain any even amount you prefer.
ROW 1 – The Foundation Row
To begin the crochet Suzette stitch, we first have to create the foundation row. This foundation row is worked basically the same as the rest of the rows. The only difference is we will be working into chains instead of stitches.
Written in one of my patterns, this row will look like this:
Row 1 – In second ch from hook, place (1 sc, 1 dc). Sk 1 ch, [ (1 sc, 1 dc) next ch, sk 1 ch]. Repeat inside brackets 6x until 1 ch remains. Place 1 sc in last ch. (15)
Here’s how to follow this row step by step:
To start the foundation row after creating our starting chains, we will place 1 single crochet in the second chain from the hook.
A black arrow points to the second chain in the top image.
Then we place 1 double crochet into the same chain we just placed our single crochet into.
A black arrow points to the second chain, now with a single crochet in it, in the bottom picture.
Now we will skip 1 chain and begin our stitch repeat for the row (a black dot indicates the chain to skip in this image).
If you’re unfamiliar with skipping chains or stitches, what this means is you will completely ignore the indicated chain and work directly into the next chain.
Now we will Place 1 single crochet and 1 double crochet in the next chain (a black arrow points to it in the image). Then, we will skip 1 chain.
With the first stitch repeat of the row completed, your work will look like this.
We will continue working the repeat across the row until we have 1 stitch remaining.
So, to finish the first repeat, we will skip 1 chain. Then begin the repeat again.
We will: [ (Place 1 single crochet and 1 double crochet) in the next chain and skip 1 chain].
At the end of the row, you should have 1 chain remaining.
It will technically be 2 chains but remember that the repeat instructs us to skip 1 chain (marked with a black dot in the image) so we aren’t counting it when considering the remaining stitches.
In the last chain of the row (marked with a black arrow in the image), place 1 single crochet.
This completes Row 1. You should now have 15 stitches if you’re following the swatch instructions.
If you chained more or less than 16, you will have 1 stitch less than your starting chains.
ROW 2 (And all rows)
We can now begin our second row of the project. This is the row we will repeat for the entirety of the crochet Suzette Stitch pattern.
Written in one of my patterns, this row will look like this:
Row 2 – Ch 1 (doesn’t count here or throughout), turn. Place (1 sc, 1 dc) in first st, sk 1 st. [ (1 sc, 1 dc) next st, sk 1 st]. Repeat inside brackets 6x. Place 1 sc in last st. (15)
Here’s how to follow this row step by step:
To begin Row 2, chain 1 and turn. This chain 1 does not count as a stitch.
In the first stitch of the row, we will place 1 single crochet and 1 double crochet.
This first stitch of the row is the single crochet from the previous row.
For the crochet Suzette Stitch, you will always place your stitches in a single crochet from the row below and you will always skip the double crochet from the row below.
Now we will skip 1 stitch and begin our stitch repeat for the row (a black dot indicates the chain to skip in this image). The stitch we are skipping is the double crochet from the previous row.
Remember, to skip a stitch you will completely ignore the indicated stitch and work directly into the next stitch.
Now we will Place 1 single crochet and 1 double crochet in the next stitch (a black arrow points to it in the image). Then, we will skip 1 chain.
With the first stitch repeat of the row completed, your work will look like this.
We will continue working the repeat across the row until we have 1 stitch remaining.
So, to finish the first repeat, we will skip 1 chain. Then begin the repeat again.
We will: [ (Place 1 single crochet and 1 double crochet) in the next chain and skip 1 chain].
At the end of the row, you should have 1 stitch remaining. It will technically be 2 stitches but remember that the repeat instructs us to skip 1 stitch (marked with a black dot in the image).
In the last stitch of the row (marked with a black arrow in the image), place 1 single crochet.
This completes Row 2. You should have 15 stitches if you’re following the swatch instructions.
If you chained more or less than 16, you will have 1 stitch less than your starting chains. Your stitch count for this row should be the same as your first row.
This completes both the foundation row (worked on chains) and one row of the stitch repeat of the crochet Suzette Stitch! Super simple and pretty, right?
So, what do I do now?
To continue crocheting the Suzette Stitch, you will simply repeat Row 2 for as many rows as you like until your work reaches your desired size.
You can continue practicing the Suzette Stitch as we have in this crochet stitch tutorial or you can make your own project based off of what you’ve learned here.
Or you can check out The Casey Scarf pattern which uses the Suzette Stitch… but modified!
Easy peasy!
I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial and that you can move forward crocheting all you can think of with the Suzette Stitch in confidence. Thanks so much for hanging out with me today!
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