The bean stitch is a beautiful stitch that leans, giving it a zig-zag appearance. It’s a puffy stitch created by making several loops for one stitch.
Check out the rug I made with the bean stitch:
Once you get to row 3 of a bean stitch pattern, it’s a repeat of row 3.
Chain any even number
Row 1
Skip the first chain.
Single crochet in the back bump ( horizontal bar behind the chain) of the next chain. Single crochet in the back bump of each chain across.
This gives you a nice foundation row.
After the last stitch, chain 1, turn.
Row 2:
Every row will begin and end with a single crochet.
Single crochet in the first stitch.
Skip a stitch
Now start making a bean stitch.
Go into the next stitch, pull the yarn through.
You have 2 loops on your hook.
Put your yarn in the same stitch, pull the yarn through.
You have 4 loops on your hook. Keep the loops loose.
One more time, put your hook in the same stitch. Pull the yarn through. You have 6 loops on your hook.
Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops.
Chain 1 to hold the loops together. That’s your first bean stitch!
Skip 1 stitch.
Bean stitch in the next stitch.
Continue to skip 1 stitch, bean stitch in the next until the last 2 stitches.
Skip the next to last stitch and single crochet in the last stitch.
skip 1 stitch
Chain 1, turn.
Row 3:
This will be your repeat row.
Single crochet in the first stitch.
Put your hook in the space just to the left of the bean stitch and make another bean stitch.
You’ll go into the the space to the left of each bean stitch with a bean stitch.
Single crochet in the last stitch.
Chain 1, turn.
That’s it!  I adore this pattern for blankets, rugs, sweaters and bags.  You can’t go wrong with unique puffy zig zag texture of a bean stitch in any number of color combinations!
