In this Crochet 101 tutorial, I’m walking you through one of my favorite “instant texture” stitches: the puff stitch. If you’ve ever looked at a pattern and thought, “Okay… but how do I actually make that cute little puff?”—this is for you. I show you the exact rhythm of the stitch (and how to keep it from looking sad and flat), because the secret is all in how many partial half double crochets you build and how tall you pull those loops. We go step-by-step: yarn over, insert your hook, pull up a nice tall loop, and repeat that into the same stitch until you’ve got that classic “about 9 loops on the hook” moment (that’s a super common standard puff). Then I’ll show you how to yarn over and pull through all those loops without panicking, and how the chain 1 at the end is what closes and secures the puff. My big takeaway: you can absolutely customize puff stitches—more repeats = puffier, fewer repeats = flatter—so you can match the vibe of your project.