You can crochet these voluminous little balls using the pineapple stitch! These little “pineapples” brighten up any crochet project! This playful stitch is perfect for many projects, such as blankets, cushions, sweaters, cardigans, scarves, and even as a decorative border on your project. Read on to discover the free pattern and video tutorial.
The pineapple stitch is a fun stitch that's easy to crochet—as long as you keep counting carefully!
We’ve incorporated the pineapple stitch several times into the Dream Blanket 3.0, which creates a playful effect. We’ve also used the pineapple stitch in the ruffled cowl. In short: the pineapple stitch is versatile and adds that little extra something to your projects!
Video Tutorial: How to Crochet a Pineapple Stitch
Tools & Supplies:
Yarn and Colors Happy in the color antique pink (48)
6 mm Crochet Hook
Free Pineapple Stitch Pattern
For this stitch, your number of stitches must be divisible by 2, plus 2 for the cast-on chain.
*Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop* Repeat *-* 3 more times in the same stitch. Yarn over and pull through the first 8 loops on the Crochet Hook, yarn over, and pull through the last 2 loops on the Crochet Hook.
Start with a chain of 16 ch., +2. For a total of 18 ch.
Round 1: 1 pineapple stitch in the 4th ch. from the Crochet Hook, 1 ch., skip 1 ch., *1 pineapple stitch in the next ch., 1 ch., skip 1 ch.* Repeat from * to *. End with 1 sl st.
Row 2: 3 ch. (= 1 st.), *pineapple stitch in the next ch. opening, 1 ch.* Repeat from * to *. End with 1 st. in the top of the 3 ch.
From here on, repeat Row 2.
Have lots of fun crocheting!