{"title":"How to Crochet the Moss Stitch (Linen Stitch)","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crochet/how-to-crochet-the-moss-stitch","category":{"slug":"crochet","name":"Crochet"},"creator":{"name":"Ginger Knots","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu9FeXqFcIInXLJk0-znmaw","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaLh53JOPnc"},"tldr":"Crochet the moss stitch, or linen stitch, in easy steps: single crochet, chain one, skip one. Soft woven texture for scarves and blankets.","quickAnswer":"Crochet the moss stitch, or linen stitch, in easy steps: single crochet, chain one, skip one. An easy project: about 30 minutes. You need 5 things, including yarn needle, scissors and stitch markers. The 9 steps start with chain an Odd Number for the Moss Stitch Foundation, work a Row of Single Crochet Across the Moss Stitch Chain, chain One and Turn the Moss Stitch Work and chain One and Skip a Stitch in the Moss Stitch Row.","totalDurationSeconds":448,"videoDurationSeconds":448,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":30,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":30,"estimatedCost":null,"yield":null},"tools":["crochet hook one size up from the yarn label","yarn needle","scissors","stitch markers (optional)"],"materials":["yarn, worsted weight or gradient yarn"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Chain an Odd Number for the Moss Stitch Foundation","text":"Make a slip knot and chain an odd number of stitches. The video uses 9 for a small sample. For a blanket you might chain 101 or 151. The odd number matters. You skip the first chain on the next row, which leaves an even number of stitches, and an even count is what keeps every moss stitch row the same."},{"number":2,"title":"Work a Row of Single Crochet Across the Moss Stitch Chain","text":"Skip the first chain and single crochet into each chain across. To single crochet, insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again and pull through both loops. Ginger likes this solid foundation row because it gives the bottom edge of a blanket more structure. Her sample ends with 8 stitches."},{"number":3,"title":"Chain One and Turn the Moss Stitch Work","text":"Chain one and turn your work. Single crochet into the very first stitch, under both loops, the ones Ginger calls the bunny ears. Every row of moss stitch starts this way from now on. That first single crochet keeps the edge straight and gives the row a firm start before the pattern begins."},{"number":4,"title":"Chain One and Skip a Stitch in the Moss Stitch Row","text":"Now the pattern begins. Chain one, skip the next stitch and single crochet into the stitch after it. Repeat across the row: chain one, skip one, single crochet. The chain one sits over the stitch you skipped. That little bridge is what gives moss stitch its woven look, row after row."},{"number":5,"title":"Finish the Moss Stitch Row With Two Single Crochets","text":"When you reach the end, only one stitch is left. There is nothing to skip, so do not chain one. Work a single crochet into that last stitch, so the row ends with two single crochets side by side. This sets up the next row. When you turn, the extra stitch becomes one you can skip."},{"number":6,"title":"Start the Next Moss Stitch Row in the First Stitch","text":"Chain one and turn. Single crochet into the first stitch, the same as the last row. Then chain one, skip the next stitch and single crochet into the chain-one space from the row below. From here on, every single crochet goes into a space and every chain one sits over a single crochet."},{"number":7,"title":"Tug the Moss Stitch Fabric to Find the Chain-One Spaces","text":"The spaces can be hard to see, especially in thin yarn. Give the edge of your work a gentle tug upward. The holes open up and show you where to put the hook. Ginger shows this on a finished scarf. It is the most common question she gets about moss stitch, so do not worry if it takes a few rows to see them."},{"number":8,"title":"Single Crochet Into Each Moss Stitch Chain-One Space","text":"Insert your hook into the chain-one space, not into a stitch. Look at the back of the single crochets: each one has two little lines that look like a pair of pants. Go between the pants. Single crochet, chain one, skip one, and keep going. At the end, single crochet into the last space and then once more into the final stitch."},{"number":9,"title":"Repeat the Moss Stitch Rows Until Your Piece Is Done","text":"That is all of it. Chain one, turn, single crochet in the first stitch, then chain one, skip one and single crochet across. Repeat until your piece is the size you want. No counting is needed once the rhythm sets in. Fasten off and weave in the ends with a yarn needle."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-11-01T14:00:58.214Z","published":"2026-11-01T14:00:57.847Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure. 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