Loop Stitch Crochet Tutorial

Loop stitch is exactly what it sounds like: a stitch that creates extra loops. This can be used to add texture to a project. There are several different versions of loop stitch, but this one seems simplest to me.

Note: Loops are formed on the back side of the work. So for the loops to be on the outside, you will have to work inside-out relative to most amigurumi.

The stitch is worked just like a sc, except we trap an extra loop of yarn on the back side of the work.

Here we have the start of a project in sc, and want to switch to loop stitch.

Insert your hook into the previous row as for a sc. Wrap the yarn up and around the back of something the size you want the resulting loop. This can be your finger, a pen, or in this case, the handle of another crochet hook. I like using a tool with a bit of grip so it doesn't slide out mid-stitch.

 Grab the yarn on the far side of the tool with your hook.

 Draw the loop on the hook through as for a sc.

 Yo and draw through as if you were completing a sc. Note the tool is still holding the extra loop in place.

You have completed one loop stitch! You can now safely remove the tool from the extra loop. I prefer to do several stitches in a row before repositioning my tool, because the previous loop(s) holds it in place to more easily wrap the next stitch.

 Here's what it looks like after two rounds of loop stitch. These are fairly small loops, only 1" in circumference. Note again that the loops are formed on the back side of the stitch, so this is inside-out relative to most amigurumi.