Crochet Puff Stitch Pattern – Drifting Puffs
Last Updated on June 3, 2025
The Drifting Puffs is a beautifully textured crochet puff stitch pattern. This pattern uses a slanted puff stitch to create a braided-like crochet stitch, but more lacy than the classic braided puff stitch.
This pattern is the first section of the Springtime Journey Blanket. You can use this pattern to create a puff stitch blanket of your own, or follow the instructions for the Springtime Journey blanket.
Scroll down for the instructions and detailed photo-tutrial.
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The Puff stitch has such a beautiful texture, and I enjoyed playing with it in this blanket pattern. In this pattern, I used the slanted Puff stitch so the puffs will be tilted to the side.
I love using the Puff stitch in my patterns to add texture to the design. This stitch adds so much depth and interest when making crochet blankets, It adds coziness when added to a warm crochet wrap, and delicate textured details when using it in a lightweight shawl!
How to change the width of this pattern – this pattern can be easily changed to any width you want, just follow this stitch multiple: chain a multiple of 3, then add 3 more chains, and then add 2 more chains for the turning chains. For example, 35= 30+3+2.
This beautiful crochet Puff stitch pattern can be used for many projects:
- Blanket, of course
- Table runner
- Shawl – Use a thin yarn for a delicately textured shawl
- Hot pad
- Lacy rectangle crochet bag – use the instructions of this bag to learn how to fold and seam a rectangle into a stunning bag
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The Springtime Journey Blanket
This pattern is part of the Springtime Journey Blanket Crochet-Along. This is the first part of a 12-part blanket crochet pattern.
The Springtime Journey crochet blanket is a co-design blanket by Shannon from The Loophole Fox and Agat from Made by Gootie, that can be made either as a baby blanket, lapghan or a throw.
The free crochet along blanket is hosted through June 3rd-30th. The pattern is free to view on the designers’ blogs as every part released.
If you prefer a cohesive, ad-free full blanket PDF pattern, you can purchase it HERE
Materials
– Crochet hook 4.5 mm (I love the Etimo Hooks).
– Worsted (#4) weight yarn – I used We Crochet- Comfy Worsted – You can use this pattern to make a blanket with a different yarn weight and a suitable hook size.
Total amount of yarn needed for the first part of the Springtime Journey Blanket:
For Section 1 (color A) – 75gr/ 164yds/ 150m
Gauge – In pattern: 17 sts x 10 rows will result in a 4×4 in (10×10 cm) square.
Finished Size – If you’re making the Springtime Journey blanket:
Section 1 – Approx. 11.5×11.5 in (29×29 cm) square – after blocking.
Abbreviations (US)
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- Ehdc – extended half double crochet: Yo, insert your hook into the indicated st and pull up a loop, yo and pull up a loop through 1 loop only, yo and pull up the yarn through all 3 loops.
- hdc – half double crochet
- Puff – (yo, insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop) x 3 times working into same st, yo and pull through 6 loops, yo again and pull through 2 remaining loops.
- RS – right side
- sp – space
- st – stitch
- STsc – stacked single crochet: work 1 single crochet in the first st, then work another single crochet into the left leg of the single crochet you just worked.
- WS – wrong side
- […] – crochet the instructions within brackets into the same indicated st/sp.
- * – Repeats are shown via asterisks. Repeat begins at * and ends at ;
How to crochet the Stacked Single Crochet (STsc):
This stitch is an alternative to extended half double crochet, its intention in this pattern is to replace the ch3, or ch2 + dc at the beginning of the pattern and get a straighter edge.
At the beginning of the row, do not chain, keep your yarn behind your hook and work 1 single crochet in the first stitch, then work another single crochet into the left leg of the single crochet you just worked.
How to Crochet the Extended Half Double Crochet (Ehdc):
Yo, insert your hook into the indicated st and pull up a loop (pic 2), yo and pull up a loop through 1 loop only (pic 3), yo and pull up the yarn through all 3 loops (pic 4).
How to crochet the Puff Stitch:
(Yo, insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop) x 3 times working into same st (pic 1), yo and pull through 6 loops (pic ), yo again and pull through 2 remaining loops (pic 3).
Notes
- Stitch Multiple: multiple of 3 + 3 (+ 2 turning chains, if starting on chains).
- STsc is an alternative to the 1st Extended half double crochet, its intention in this pattern is to get a straighter edge. If you prefer, you can replace it with ch3, or ch2 + dc at the beginning of each row.
- Stitch Multiple: multiple of 3 + 3 (+ 2 turning chains, if starting on chains).
Drifting Puffs – Crochet Puff Stitch Pattern
If you are making the Spring Journey Blanket –
For section 1 – chain 50 (Or alternatively work 48 Foundation dc and skip row 1).
If you are not making the Spring Journey Blanket – chain a multiple of 3 plus 3+2 (turning ch’s) = after making a multiple of 3, add 3 chains, then add 2 more chains for turning ch. Ignore the stitch count at the end of the rows.
Row 1 (RS) –Work 1 Ehdc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn.
(Section 1 – 48 Ehdc)
Row 2 (WS) – Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st here and throughout), [1 hdc, ch 1, 1 Puff] in
1st Ehdc (pic 1), skip next 2 Ehdc (pic 2).
* [1 hdc, ch 1, 1 Puff] in next Ehdc (pic 3), skip next 2 Ehdc; repeat from * until last 3 sts (pic 4), [1 hdc, 1 Puff] in next Ehdc (pics 5-6), skip next Ehdc, 1 hdc in last Ehdc (pic 7), turn.
(Section 1 – 48 sts = 17 hdc, 16 Puff, 15 ch-1 sp)
Row 3 (RS) – Ch 2 (doesn’t count as a st here and throughout), skip 1st hdc, [1 hdc, ch 1, 1 Puff] in next Puff (pic 1).
* Skip next hdc & Puff, [1 hdc, ch 1, 1 Puff] in next ch-1 sp (pic 2); repeat from * until last
ch-1 sp (pic 3), [1 hdc, 1 Puff] in last ch-1 sp (pic 4), 1 hdc in last hdc, turn.
(Section 1 – 48 sts = 17 hdc, 16 Puff, 15 ch-1 sp)
Row 4 (WS) – STsc in 1st Ehdc, 1 Ehdc in each st & ch-1 sp to the end of the row (don’t work into beginning ch-2), turn. (Section 1 – 48 Ehdc)
Row 5 (RS) – Repeat row 2.
Rows 6-7 – STsc in 1st Ehdc, 1 Ehdc in each st & ch-1 sp to the end of the row, turn.
(Section 1 – 48 Ehdc)
Rows 8-11 – Repeat rows 2-5.
Rows 12-13 – Repeat rows 6-7.
Rows 14-23 – Repeat rows 2-11.
Row 24 (WS) – Repeat row 4.
If you are making the Springtime Journey Blanket: Change to Color E and continue to work the Transition Rows for Section 1.
More Crochet Stitch Patterns that Use the Puff Stitch
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