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Picot edge crochet adds a fun little decorative element to your projects without a lot of work. If you can single crochet and chain you already know everything you need to know in order to make this fun edging.
I used this edging on my crochet shorts pattern, but it’s great for washcloths, baby blankets, really anything that you want to add a little frill to.
Picot Edge Crochet at the End of a Project
The easiest way to add a picot crochet edge is when you are finishing a project because you can just start with the same yarn and working in the same stitch you would normally.
Here I’m working on the edge of a swatch of single crochet, but of course you can use this edging on any stitch pattern you like.
To begin the picot stitch, work a single crochet in the first stitch.
Chain 3. You can do more or fewer chains if you like, but 3 makes a nice size picot on medium/worsted weight yarn.
Work another single crochet in the same stitch.
Some picot edge crochet tutorials have you then also work a slip stitch into the same stitch for extra stability. I did that here but I’m not sure it’s totally necessary. Try it both ways and see what you prefer.
To continue working the edging, work a single crochet in a stitch or two before working the next picot. You can spread them out as much as you want, but at least one stitch between the picots is good so they don’t cover each other up.
Continue in this manner across the row.
I happened to have 2 stitches after my last picot, which I just single crocheted, but if you were working a project you’d probably want to work a picot in the last stitch even if there’s only one stitch between the last 2.
If you were planning ahead more than I did (which was not at all) you’d figure out how many stitches you had to work with and what number you can divide by evenly to make your picots fit nicely. Or you can wing it.
Working a Picot Edge on a Finished Edge
Of course you can work picot edge crochet on any side of a project. If you don’t have a piece of yarn to work with, you can join it in as you would in any other project. I made a single crochet in the first stitch (and used a contrasting color just for fun).
You can start your picots straightaway if you want, but this time I made my first picot in the second stitch. Here I’m working along the chain edge but not in the chain itself.
This time I ended up with a picot right at the end.
If you want to go all the way around a project, you can play with how you want the picots to land. I did a picot kind of on each side of the corner in the swatch shown.
You can also work a single crochet, a picot and a single crochet all in the corner stitch. Again you can play with it and see what you like. It’s such a quick stitch it’s no problem if you need to rip it out and try again.
Have you ever worked a picot edge crochet stitch on a project? I’d love to hear about it!
