Learn the picot stitch in this easy crochet tutorial. Add picot to edgings and borders of your crochet projects for a beautiful design.

The Picot Stitch is one of my favorite crochet techniques. I love the little detail it can add to an otherwise simple fabric.

The picot is several chains that are then slip stitched together. Usually a picot is written as chain 3, slip stitch to first chain made.

This forms a little bloop, bump, bobbly thing. You get the idea. It’s much prettier in practice than any of those words might have you think.

Sometimes I like to change up the number of chains for a large picot. But the standard is 3.

Designs that use the Picot Stitch

There is a picot stitch edging on the Merletto Crochet Poncho. I love the little detail especially on this one since it’s a rectangle poncho. This free poncho pattern includes multiple size for children and adults.

The Juliet Crochet Coaster Pattern has a picot border that really adds to these simple single crochet coasters. My favorite part about these coasters is that the picot border is worked at the start of each row. So when you’re finished, so is the border!

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Yarn

In this tutorial I’m using Loops n Threads Impeccable Glitter. The color is Ice Queen White. You can crochet the picot stitch in any weight yarn and compatible hook.