Spike Stitch Crochet Tutorial

Crochet Spike Stitches Combined With Single Crochet Stitches - Photo © Michael Solovay

Here's an interesting, and easy, variation of single crochet stitch. It's called a spike stitch, otherwise known as long single crochet stitch. You can see the spike stitches in green; they're the longest stitches you see pictured. The other stitches shown are all ordinary single crochet stitches.

Want to learn how to crochet this stitch? If so, click the photo above and you'll be magically transported to the step-by-step tutorial.

Related Resources:

• Timber lily fingerless mitts -- a free crochet pattern for practicing this stitch
• Winter snowflake applique -- another free pattern that utilizes this stitch
• Free instructions for crochet stitches