Learn the Crochet Arcade Stitch

Hands holding a white arcade stitch crochet lace swatch and a wooden crochet hook. Text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio.

The crochet Arcade Stitch

There are many beautiful lace stitches that can be crocheted. One of these is the crochet Arcade Stitch. You can see a small swatch of this pattern stitch in the photo above. This is a variety of shell stitch, that makes a pretty eyelet lace type fabric.

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What can I make with the crochet Arcade Stitch?

You can use the crochet Arcade Stitch for almost anything! With the written stitch pattern instructions below, you could easily make a scarf, shawl, or blanket.

With more planning and figuring it could be used for a hat, sweater, shawl, or skirt. I’ve designed a crochet poncho for children that uses this pretty lace crochet stitch. Roland Poncho is a crochet pattern in sizes 2-10.

A young girl sitting on a fence rail wearing a fuchsia and white crochet poncho over a long-sleeved t-shirt and jeans. Text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio.

I’ve made a series of tutorial video for the Roland Poncho crochet pattern. You can see the others at the links below:

See how to make the side panels here.

See how to assemble and sew the panels together here.

See how to crochet the ribbed edging here.

Written instructions to crochet the Arcade Stitch

Notes

This pattern is written in standard US terms. For help with crochet abbreviations, get my free, printable abbreviations list here.

See this post for help with basic crochet stitches.

Ch a multiple of 6 sts, ch 2 more.

Row 1 (WS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, sk next ch, *sc in next ch, ch 3, skip next ch, sc in next ch**, ch 3, skip 3 chs, repeat from * to last 2 chs, ending last repeat at **, ch 1, skip next ch, sc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, *(dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-3 sp**, working over next ch-3 sp, sc in middle ch of 3 skipped chs of foundation ch, repeat from * to last 2 sts, ending last repeat at **, skip next st and final ch sp, sc in last st, turn.

Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), skip first 2 sts, *sc in next ch sp, ch 3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next ch sp**, ch 3, skip 3 sts, repeat from * to last 2 sts, ending last repeat at **, ch 1, skip next st, dc in last st, turn.

Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), (dc, ch 1, dc) in first st, *skip next st, working over next ch-3 sp, sc in middle ch sp of fan underneath, skip next st**, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-3 sp, repeat from * to last 2 sts, ending last repeat at **, skip next st, skip ch-1 sp, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in last st, turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, skip next st, *sc in next ch sp, ch 3, skip next 3 sts, sc in next ch sp**, ch 3, skip next 2 sts, repeat from * to last 2 sts, ending last repeat at **, ch 1, skip next st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in first st, *skip next st, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-3 sp, skip next st**, working over next ch-3 sp, sc in middle ch sp of fan underneath, repeat from * to last st, ending last repeat **, sc in last st, turn.

Repeat Rows 3-6 for pattern.

Video tutorial for the crochet Arcade Stitch

Learn to crochet the Arcade stitch with this video tutorial.

Photo of a young girl sitting on a fence rail wearing a fuchsia and white crochet poncho with a crochet arcade stitch panel on the front. A white banner over the photo with text reads: Crocheting the arcade stitch. Banana Moon Studio. A red and white play button is centered over the photo. — Click to watch it on YouTube

That finishes up this tutorial for learning the crochet Arcade Stitch. What will you crochet with it? I’d love to see pictures of your project! You can share them with me in my Facebook group or on Instagram, tagging me @bananamoonstudio and I will see them in either place.

Happy crocheting!