Abbreviations

CH	Chain
HSC	Herringbone Single Crochet
RS	Right Side
SC	Single Crochet
WS	Wrong Side
YO	Yarn Over
*A* × B	Repeat “A” for a number of B times
( X )	Work all of “X” in ONE stitch
{ }	Notes

HSC – RS

• Insert hook into left stem of previous SC,
• Insert hook into next stitch, YO, pull up a loop {3 loops}
• YO, pull through all 3 loops

HSC – WS

• From the back, insert hook into right stem of previous SC,
• From the back, insert hook into next stitch, YO, pull up a loop {3 loops}
• YO, pull through all 3 loops

• Turn after each row.

Multiples

• CH up to preferred length (+2 cm) (+1)

Base

• Working in back bumps of CH,
• SC in 2nd CH from hook
• HSC(RS) in each CH across

Pattern repeat

1 – WS, work all stitches from the back

• CH 1. SC in 1st stitch.
• HSC(WS) in each stitch across

2 – RS, work all stitches from the front

• CH 1. SC in 1st stitch.
• HSC(RS) in each stitch across

• Stitches are only worked from one side i.e. RS
• The Herringbone’s plait like pattern also only appear on the RS
• The stitches get pulled together as we hook each new stitch to the previous, hence create more length for the foundation CH
• Keep a loose tension and consider going up a stitch to prevent work from curling/shrinking