Crochet Bean stitch Part 5 of Harmony Throw Blanket
The bean stitch makes a beautiful and textured project. I love the simplicity of this stitch and adding it to projects makes such stands out. To make this part more interesting, I have mixed the bean stitch with a few other stitches.
This was what informed adding it to the amazing Harmony throw blanket is a beautiful throw with detailed texture and you would be thrilled to wrap yourself in this beautiful masterpiece.
How to get your textured crochet squares
The amazing harmony throw blanket is a combination of 10 amazing crochet designers. The free texture blanket is available as a free pattern and would be updated weekly.
The first Six sections are available here
The remaining six sections and the border (squares 8 – 17) would be hosted here
Or grab the whole pattern that included the whole squares needed for this blanket.
Grab the completed throw pattern here
Materials needed for this easy crochet bean stitch throw
Yarn – Brava Worsted Weight, #4 (100% Acrylic, 218 yards per 3.5 oz/100g Ball)
Estimated Yardage – 300 Yards
Hook and other Materials
US size H (5 mm) Crochet Hook
Gauge – 15 sts over 15 Rows = 4 x 4” made in hdc, before blocking.
Pattern Notes
• Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
• Similar #4 weight yarn can be substituted, please check gauge.
• Chains at the beginning of the rows do not count as a stitch.
Difficulty Level – Intermediate
Terms – US Terminology
Stitches Abbreviations
Chain(s) – ch(s)
Single Crochet – sc
Half double crochet – hdc
Double crochet – dc
Special Stitches
Bean stitch – Insert hook into next st and pull up a loop (2
loops on the hook), Yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch, and pull up a loop (4 loops on the hook), next, yarn over, insert hook into the same stitch, and pull up a loop (6 loops on the hook), yarn over and pull through all 6 loops on the hook. Chain 1 to secure the stitch. First bean made. Skip the next stitch then make another bean stitch. Continue skipping a stitch and then making another bean stitch as indicated in the pattern.
Crossed double crochet (xdc) – Skip next st, dc in next st, crocheting over the dc just made into the skipped st, yarn over, insert hook into skipped stitch and yarn over (3 loops on the hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through the remaining 2 loops.
Instruction for the crochet bean stitch throw
(RS) Row 1: Ch 1, sc in st across, turn. 192 sc
(WS) Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in first st, bean st across until last 2 sts, skip next st, hdc in last st, turn. 2 hdc, 95 bean st/ch sps
(RS) Row 3: Ch 1, hdc in first st, bean st in each ch-1 sp of each bean st across, hdc in last st, turn. 2 hdc, 95 bean st/ch sps
(WS) Row 4: Ch 1, hdc in first st, *hdc in next ch sp, hdc in next st, rep from * to last st, hdc in last st, turn. 192 hdc
(RS) Row 5: Ch 2, dc in first st, xdc across until last st, dc in last st, turn 2 dc, 95 xdc
(WS) Row 6: Repeat Row 5
(RS) Row 7: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn. 192 hdc
(WS) Row 8: Ch 1, hdc in first st, bean st across until last 2 sts, skip next st, hdc in last st, turn. 2 hdc, 95 bean st/ch sps
(RS) Row 9: Ch 1, hdc in first st, bean st in each ch-1 sp of each bean st across, hdc in last st, turn. 2 hdc, 95 bean st/ch sps
(WS) Row 10: Ch 1, hdc in first st, *hdc in next ch sp, hdc in next st, rep from * to last st, hdc in last st, turn. 192 hdc
(RS) Row 11: Ch 2, dc in first st, xdc across until last st, dc in last st, turn 2 dc, 95 xdc
(WS) Row 12: Repeat Row 11
(RS) Row 13: Repeat Row 11
(WS) Row 14: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn
Fasten off.
