How to Crochet Picot stitch ~ Free tutorial

Picots are often used in Irish Crochet and lace work to create a unique look. It is also often used as a finishing touch on edges of crochet garments. Picots are formed by three or more chains closed into a ring with a slip stitch.

  1. Ch 3, insert hook in 3rd ch from hook, yo and pull through both loops.

picot crochet stitch

Picot stitch in Vintage Crochet Pattern

Special stitch other than Picot: 3-tr Cluster stitch. 

Rice stitch: 2 tr in st keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time.

Star and Picot Doily

This stitch uses US crochet abbreviation.

This pattern was first originally published the American Thread Company’s Puritan Crochet Book.

Materials:

Crochet hook size 1.65

picot crochet stitch in vintage crochet pattern

Ch 8, join to form a ring,

Round 1: ch 4, 2 tr in ring keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, * ch 7, 3- tr cluster st in ring*, repeat between * * 6 times, ch 2,  dtr in 1st cluster st.

Round 2. Ch 1, 3 sc in dtr , ch 7, *3 sc in next 1 ch sp, ch 7*, repeat between ** 6 times, join with sl st in 1st sc.

Round 3. Sl st to 7-ch sp, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 3, 4 sc in same loop, ch 3, * 1 sc, ch 3, 4 sc in next 7-ch sp, ch 3*, repeat between ** all around, join with sl st in 1st sc.

Round 4. Sl st to next 3-ch sp, ch 4, cluster st counting ch 4 as 1st tr of 3-tr cluster st, * ch 7,  rice st in 4th st from hook, sl st in next 3-ch sp, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 3, cluster sl in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 7, rice st in 4th st from hook, sl st in next l3-ch sp ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 3, sl st cluster st.

From now on Ch sps will be referred to as loops.

Round 5. Ch 1, sc in same space, * ch 3, sc in next loop, ch 9, sc in next loop, ch 3, sc in next cluster st*, repeat between * * to end, ending with 1 sl st in 1st sc.
Round 6. Sl st into next loop, sc in same space, * ch 6, 1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc (shell) in center st of next loop, ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 3, sc in next loop*, repeat between * * end, ending with 1 sl st in 1st sc.
Round 7. Sl st to 4th st of next loop, sc in same loop, * ch 5, sc in next shell, ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 9, sk 1 loop, sc in next loop*, repeat between * * to end, ending with 1 sl st in 1st sc.

Round 8. Sl st into next loop, sc in same loop, * ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 6, sc in 3rd st of next loop, ch 6, sk 3 sts of same loop, sc in next st, ch 6, sc in next loop*, repeat between * * to end, ending with ch 2, 1 tr c in 1st sc.

Round 9. Ch 1. 2 sc in same st, * ch 7. 2 sc in next loop*, repeat between ** to end, ending with ch 2, 1 dtr  in 1st sc.

Round 10. Repeat round 9.

Round 11. Ch 1, 2 sc in last dtr made previous row, * ch 7. 2 sc in next loop, ch 2, 3 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 2, 2 sc in next loop, ch 7, 2 sc in next loop*, repeat between * * 6 times, ch 7, 2 s  in next loop, ch 2, 3 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 2, 2 sc in next loop, ch 2, 1 dtr in 1st sc.

Round 12. Ch 1, 2 sc in last dtr made previous row, * ch 8, 2 sc in next loop, ch 8, sk 1 loop. 2 sc in next loop, ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, ch 8, sk 1 loop, 2 sc in next loop*, repeat between * * 6 times, ch 8, 2 sc in next loop, ch 8, sk 1 loop, 2 sc in next loop, ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, ch 3, 1 dtr in 1st sc.

Round 13. Ch 1, 2 sc in last dtr made previous row, * ch 3, 3 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 3, 2 sc in next loop, ch 8, 2 sc in next loop, ch 8, 2 sc in next loop*, repeat between * * 6 times, ch 3, 3 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 3. 2 sc in next loop, ch 8, 2 sc in next loop, ch 3, 1 dtr in 1st sc.

Round 14. Ch 1, 2 sc in last dtr made previous row, * ch 8, skip 1 loop, 2 sc in next loop, ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, ch 8, skip 1 loop, 2 sc in next loop, ch 8, 2 sc in next loop*, repeat between * * 6 times, ch 8, skip 1 loop, 2 sc in next loop, ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, ch 8, skip 1 loop, 2 sc in next loop, ch 3, 1 dtr c in 1st sc.

Round 15. Ch 1, 2 sc in last dtr made previous row, * ch 8, 2 sc in next loop*, repeat between ** to end, ending with 1 sl st in 1st sc.

Round 16. Sl st to next loop, ch 1, 4 sc, ch 3, 4 sc in same loop, ch 2, *4 sc, ch 3, 4 sc in next loop, ch 2*, repeat between * * all around to end, ending with 1 sl st in 1st sc.

Round 17. Repeat row 4 except repeat between ** 30 times.

Round 18. Ch 3, sl st in same space, * ch 3, 1 sc in next ch 3 loop, ch 6, 1 sl st in 4th ch from hook for picot, ch 2, 1 sc over next ch 3 loop, ch 3, sl st in next cluster st, ch 3, sl st in same space*, repeat between * * all around to end, ending with sl st in 1st st.


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