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If you are looking for an impressive decorative stitch suitable for a crochet bag, worked in the round look no further. Cause you are about to fall in love with a rich, voluminous, breathtaking stitch. The Balloon Stitch.<\/p>\n

This second part of my crochet stitches for bags Guide specified to decorative stitches is all about the balloon stitch. For those of you who missed the first chapter of decorative stitches click on the following to discover another stunning crochet stitch, the Slanting Bead Stitch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But let’s go back to star of this article. The Balloon stitch strongly resembles the bobble stitch but in a much bigger proportion and with a very different structure that takes 7 rounds to complete. So it is a 7 round repeat pattern that is only worked in joined rounds, in a multiple of 8 plus 3.<\/p>\n

The beautiful effect this stitch results in is formed by the combination of simple double crochet, front post double crochet, and back post double crochet. So if you are a beginner I would recommend that you practice and make sure to master the above-mentioned basic stitches before attempting to work the balloon stitch.<\/p>\n

The Balloon Stitch in Joined rounds<\/span><\/h2>\n

Abbreviations<\/strong><\/p>\n

ch \u2013 chain<\/p>\n

slst \u2013 slip stitch<\/p>\n

sc \u2013 single crochet<\/p>\n

dc \u2013 double crochet<\/p>\n

fpdc \u2013 front post double crochet<\/p>\n

bpdc \u2013 back post double crochet<\/p>\n

st \u2013 stitch<\/p>\n

Pattern<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foundation: Chain a multiple of 8 plus 3. Insert into the 4th chain and place a dc. Place 1 dc in each ch until the end of the chains. Join the 1st and the last st. of the round with a slst into the 3d ch.<\/p>\n

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  • 1st round: Ch.3, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 dc into the 8th st. and then 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 dc into the 8th st. until the end of the row. In the end slipstitch into the 3d ch. of the beginning.<\/li>\n
  • \u00a02nd round: Ch.3 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc and then 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc. until the end of the row. In the end slipstitch into the 3d ch. of the beginning.<\/li>\n
  • 3d round: Ch.3 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc and then 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc. until the end of the row. In the end slipstitch into the 3d ch. of the beginning<\/li>\n
  • 4th round:. Ch.3 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 dc into the same st., 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc half worked (pull only 2loops from each, gather 7 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through all and ch. 1) and then 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 dc into the same st., 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc half worked (pull only 2loops from each, gather 7 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through all and ch. 1) until the end of the row. In the end slipstitch into the 3d ch. of the beginning.<\/li>\n
  • 5th round: Ch.3, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1fpdc. and then 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1fpdc. until the end of the row. In the end slipstitch into the 3d ch. of the beginning<\/li>\n
  • 6th round:. Ch.3, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1fpdc. and then 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 1fpdc. until the end of the row. In the end slipstitch into the 3d ch. of the beginning.<\/li>\n
  • 7th round: Ch.3, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc half worked (pull only 2loops from each, gather 7 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through all and ch. 1), 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 dc into the 8th st and then 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 fpdc half worked (pull only 2loops from each, gather 7 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through all and ch. 1), 1 bpdc, 1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, 6 dc into the 8th st. until the end of the row. In the end slipstitch into the 3d ch. of the beginning.<\/li>\n
  • 8th round and on: Repeat Rounds 1-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    You can watch how you can work the balloon stitch in the following video!<\/p>\n