Crochet alphabet letter B
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This crochet letter pattern is a easy to follow along with written pattern row by row and a diagram and for just in case a YouTube video tutorial if you want to double check how a stitch is made or joined.
This letter is 30 rows high. With my 3mm crochet hook it comes out around 13cm (5inc) high.
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Add your wall area, shelf or a mantle word expressions of love, family and happiness.
You can use the crochet letters for education purposes also. The kids love to play with these large and soft crochet amigurumi letters to spell their and other names or words.
The stitches used in this pattern / letter diagram are:
- sl st – slip stitch
- ch – chain stitch - o
- sc – single crochet stitch - X
- inc – single crochet increase stitch (make 2 in 1) - V
- dec – single decrease crochet stich - upside down V
Materials and supplies needed for the project:
- crochet hook (pick your size regarding the yarn)
- yarn (cotton)
- scissors
- needle
- fiberfill / stuffing / filling
The pattern for the letter B
Crochet letter B is made in 3 parts. Bottom, first belly and the second belly.
You can use the letter just as it is (blocking it) but I will be making 2 of each and crochet them together with a single crochet stitch and stuffing them for more puffy look.
The above diagram is explained below row by row. The crochet letter B is done in 3 parts - steps.
Part 1: red and black - bottom part
- R0: ch19
- R1: ch1, inc, 18sc
- R2: ch1, 19sc, inc
- R3: ch1, inc, 20sc
- R4: ch1, 21sc, inc
- R5: ch1, inc, 22sc
- R6: ch1, 24sc
- R7: ch1, 24sc
- R8: ch1, 8sc
- R9: ch1, 8sc
- R10: ch1, 8sc
- R11: ch1, 8sc
- R12: ch1, 8sc - finish off
Part 2: dark blue and green - start in the 10th stitch form the end of R7
- R8': ch1, dec, 8sc
- R9': ch1, 7sck, dec
- R10': ch1, 8sc
- R11': ch1, 8sc
- R12': ch1, inc, 5sc, dec
- R13': ch1, dec, 5sc, inc, ch6, 8sc (the last 8sc are worked in R12)
- R14': ch1, 20sc, dec
- R15': ch1, dec, 19sc
- R16': ch1, 18sc
- R17': ch1, inc, 17sc
- R18': ch1, 8sc
- R19': ch1, 8sc
- R20': ch1, 8sc
- R21': ch1, 8sc
- R22': ch1, 8sc
Part 3: black and red - stark working in the 9th stitsh from the end of R17'
- R18'': ch1, dec, 6sc, inc
- R19'': ch1, 7sc, dec
- R20'': ch1, 8sc
- R21'': ch1, 8sc
- R22'': ch1, inc, 7sc
- R23'': ch1, 8sc, inc, ch4, 8sc (the last 8sc are worked in R22')
- R24'': ch1, 22sc
- R25'': ch1, dec, 20sc
- R26'': ch1, 21sc
- R27'': ch1, dec, 19sc
- R28'': ch1, 18sc, dec
- R29'': ch1, dec, 17sc
- R30'': ch1, 16sc, dec - finish off
The instructions for making the letter B - my free form drawing and explaining while filming a video tutorial.
The YouTube video tutorial with row to row, no speeding forward, real time crochet-a-long, where you have timestamped the crucial points of making the crochet letter B (introduction, start, adding, finishing, joining the letters and the finished letter):
Happy crafting
Alex xx
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