Things You'll Need

Instructions

Make a Three Half Double Crochet Puff Stitch

1

Yarn over.
2

Put your hook through the desired base stitch.
3

Yarn over.
4

Pull the hook back through the base stitch. You should now have 3 loops on your hook.
5

Repeat steps one through four twice more. You should end up with 7 loops on your hook.
6

Yarn over.
7

Pull the last yarn over through all 7 loops on your hook. This is technically the end of the puff stitch.
8

Make a single crochet stitch to finish off the puff stitch if you desire. Some patterns call for this added step, some don't.

Alternate Finish For a Puff Stitch

1

Pull the yarn through 5 of the 7 loops on your hook.
2

Yarn over.
3

Pull your hook through the last 2 loops on your hook.