Surface Slip Stitch (surface sl st) — crochet stitch tutorial

Draws crisp lines, smiles and outlines on a finished piece without any sewing.

UK terminology: surface slip stitch

How to work it

1. With the working yarn behind the fabric, pull a slip knot to the front through the starting gap, leaving the knot behind and a loop on the hook. Keep a tail to weave in.
2. Insert the hook through the next gap from the front, catch the working yarn behind the fabric, and draw it through the gap and the loop on the hook.
3. Continue — it looks like an embroidered chain line.
4. At the end, cut the yarn, pull the tail through the last loop, take it to the back and weave in both ends.

Tips

• Keep it loose or the fabric will gather along the line.

Patterns that use it

• Pocket Bunny
• Sleepy Kitten
• Axolotl Buddy

← Whip Stitch & Mattress Seam Safety Eyes & Embroidered Eyes →