The Seesaw Stitch

This is the first crochet stitch that I designed. The picture doesn't really do it justice, you'll just have to try it for yourself to see how you like it. It is a very versatile stitch...check out the many variations you can do with this at the bottom of the instructions.

THE SEESAW STITCH

This is a very elastic stitch. Try a smaller hook or make tighter stitches for a little less elasticity. This stitch produces the same pattern on both sides.

Multiples of 4 chains +1

Row 1—SC in ea. ch across, total of sc's must be multiple of 4
Row 2—Ch. 3 turn (your 1st DC). DC in FLO of 2nd st. DC in BLO of next 2 sts. *DC in FLO next 2 sts. DC in BLO next 2 sts.* repeat from * across ending w/DC in BLO of last 2 sts.
Row 3—repeat Row 2

Variations
The instructions above use DC’s, alternating by two’s—two in FLO, two in BLO, etc. You can vary this in many ways by using SC by three’s, HDC by four’s, TR by two’s, etc. Here are some different multiples:

Alternating by two’s—multiples of 4 +1
Alternating by three’s—multiples of 6 +1
Alternating by four’s—multiples of 8 +1
Alternating by five’s—multiples of 10 +1, etc.

Always do a row of SC for your first row, hence the +1

Row 2 is your pattern row:
Ch. 1, turn for SC
Ch. 2, turn for HDC
Ch. 3, turn for DC
Ch. 4, turn for TR, etc.

See here for standard crochet abbreviations.