How to Crochet the Rice Stitch
The Rice Stitch has a beautifully woven look and creates a thick, dense texture. It’s worked by repeating a single row, which makes it easy to memorize. To crochet this stitch, it’s recommended that you’re already comfortable with double crochet stitches. In the video, I’ll show you how to crochet post stitches, which are key to this technique. The Rice stitch is also known as the Tight Weave Stitch.
Row 3 is worked the same as row 2, though it may look slightly different. If you’re not yet familiar with post stitches, it can be helpful to watch row 3 in the video as well. Otherwise, you simply keep repeating row 2. To start the Rice Stitch, chain a multiple of 2 plus 1.
Stitches and Abbreviations
- Chain (ch)
- Half Double Crochet (hdc)
- Double Crochet (dc)
- Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc)
- Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc)
Below you will find the video tutorial of the Rice Stitch (which includes the crochet chart) and the written instructions.
Related tutorials: Alpine Stitch + Diagonal Raised Stitch
Video Tutorial: How to crochet the Rice Stitch + Chart
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- 0:00 introduction Rice Stitch
- 0:40 Row 1
- 2:07 Row 2
- 7:17 Row 3
- 11:10 Crochet Chart Rice Stitch
Written instructions Rice Stitch
Chain a multiple of 2 + 1 extra.
Row 1
1 dc in the 4th ch from the hook. 1 dc in each ch until the end of the row. Turn.
Row 2
Ch 2 (counts as 1 hdc and the 1st stitch), *1 fpdc in the next stitch, 1 bpdc in the next stitch* Keep repeating from * to * ending with 1 fpdc. At the end of the row work 1 hdc in the chain of the previous row. Turn.
Keep repeating row 2.
