This pineapple pattern looks very elegant and professional, but it is actually made with simple stitches repeated in a calm order.
Perfect for shawls, runners, blouses, scarves, tablecloths, and lace panels.

Please read once fully before starting 🌸

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🧶 MATERIALS (BEGINNER-FRIENDLY)

Choose light yarn so you can see stitches clearly.

• Yarn:
  • Sport (No.2) or DK (No.3)
  • Cotton or cotton blend is best for pineapple lace
• Hook: 3.0 – 4.0 mm (match yarn label)
• Scissors
• Yarn needle

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📘 CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)

Please keep this list near you:

• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet
• sp = space
• ch-sp = chain space
• rep = repeat

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📌 VERY IMPORTANT NOTES FOR BEGINNERS

• Pineapple patterns are made with chains and dc only
• The shape grows gradually, do not rush
• Count chain spaces, not stitches
• If fabric curls → use bigger hook
• If fabric waves → use smaller hook
• This pattern repeats row by row

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🔗 FOUNDATION CHAIN

Chain a multiple of 6 + 1

Examples

• Small sample: ch 31
• Runner: ch 181
• Shawl panel: ch according to width

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🌟 ROW 1 – BASE SETUP ROW

This row prepares spaces for pineapples.

1. Dc in 4th chain from hook
2. Ch 2, skip 2 chains, dc in next chain
3. Repeat * to * across
4. End with dc in last chain
5. Ch 3, turn

✅ You have dc posts separated by chain-2 spaces

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🌟 ROW 2 – START OF PINEAPPLE FRAME

1. Dc in first dc
2. Ch 2, dc in next dc
3. Repeat across
4. Ch 3, turn

👉 This row keeps spacing neat and even

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🍍 ROW 3 – BEGIN PINEAPPLE SHAPE

Now the pineapple shape begins forming.

1. Dc in first dc
2. Ch 3
3. Skip next dc, dc in next dc
4. Ch 3, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc
5. Repeat across
6. Ch 3, turn

✅ Larger chain spaces start shaping pineapple sides

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🍍 ROW 4 – GROWING THE PINEAPPLE

1. Dc in first dc
2. Ch 4
3. Skip next dc, dc in next dc
4. Repeat across
5. Ch 3, turn

🌸 Pineapple body is becoming visible

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🍍 ROW 5 – WIDEST PART OF PINEAPPLE

This is the largest opening.

1. Dc in first dc
2. Ch 5
3. Skip next dc, dc in next dc
4. Repeat across
5. Ch 3, turn

✅ Pineapple is now at its fullest width

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🍍 ROW 6 – START CLOSING THE PINEAPPLE

Now we slowly close the shape.

1. Dc in first dc
2. Ch 4
3. Skip next dc, dc in next dc
4. Repeat across
5. Ch 3, turn

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🍍 ROW 7 – CLOSING MORE

1. Dc in first dc
2. Ch 3
3. Skip next dc, dc in next dc
4. Repeat across
5. Ch 3, turn

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🍍 ROW 8 – FINISH THE PINEAPPLE

1. Dc in first dc
2. Ch 2
3. Skip next dc, dc in next dc
4. Repeat across
5. Ch 3, turn

✅ One full pineapple motif is complete 🎉

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🔁 PATTERN REPEAT

To continue the design:

• Repeat Rows 3 to 8
• Each repeat creates new pineapples

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🌿 OPTIONAL EDGE (BEGINNER SAFE)

Simple Clean Edge

• Sc evenly around
• Corners: (sc, ch 2, sc)

Decorative Picot Edge

• Sc, ch 3, sl st into same stitch
• Repeat around

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🪡 BLOCKING (VERY IMPORTANT FOR PINEAPPLE)

Pineapple lace must be blocked to look beautiful.

1. Lightly wet or steam
2. Stretch gently so pineapples open
3. Pin edges and tips
4. Let dry completely

✨ Blocking transforms your work!

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👗 PROJECT IDEAS

✔ Shawl
✔ Table runner
✔ Blouse panel
✔ Curtain lace
✔ Scarf
✔ Bedspread strip

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🌸 BEGINNER TIPS (PLEASE READ)

• Use stitch markers for pineapple centers
• Count chain spaces carefully
• Practice with small swatch first
• Don’t pull chains too tight
• Relax your hands 🧡

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🌈 EASY VARIATIONS

• Bigger pineapple → add more chain rows
• Smaller pineapple → reduce max chain
• Dense fabric → replace ch-5 with ch-4
• Elegant look → use mercerized cotton

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❤️ YOU ARE DOING GREAT

This pineapple pattern looks advanced, but you only used:

• Chains
• Double crochet
• Repeating rows

That means you CAN do this, even as a beginner 🌼

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