Reverse crab stitch crochet

The Crab Stitch or Reverse Single Crochet (RSC) makes the perfect finishing border or edging for your crochet blankets, baskets, potholders, or really any project! Learn how to crochet this beautiful and easy stitch with my free, step-by-step photo tutorial. And if you're more of a visual learner, enjoy my quick video tutorial too!

Do you like the look of the crab stitch border, but crocheting in reverse is awkward, slow, and difficult to maintain tension? By adding a simple step to your single crochet stitch, you can make the crab stitch by crocheting forward instead!

Learn how to work the reverse single crochet stitch (crab stitch crochet). From awkward to amazing with this detailed reverse sc tutorial!

Reverse Single Crochet is a neat, modern edging for your work. Perfect for everything from blankets to bags, it gives a firm edge with real visual interest.

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The crochet Crab Stitch or the Reverse Single Crochet is such a beautiful crochet stitch to finish of crochet projects or even knit projects. It creates the crochet crab stitch border and it is really simple, but at the same time looks really good. The reverse single crochet edging has the same steps as regular single crochet stitches, however you are working the stitches backwards or in the opposite direction.

Reverse Single Crochet is a neat, modern edging for your work. Perfect for everything from blankets to bags, it gives a firm edge with real visual interest.

Learn how to work the reverse single crochet stitch (crab stitch crochet). From awkward to amazing with this detailed reverse sc tutorial!