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To the left you can see an image showing the right side of the stitch and to the right you see an image showing the wrong side. They are basically the same except for the slant is in the opposite direction.

Right Side

Wrong Side

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Instructions
Step 1:
To make the puffy spike stitch make your stitches up to where the puffy spike stitch is to go. Skip the next stitch and place a stitch marker into the next stitch. I'm lazy when it comes to using stitch markers, but in this case you need a marker there in order to know which stitch to crochet into next. Otherwise the puff stitch will cover the area and you might end up guessing.
The skipped stitch is the center point of where the puff stitch is made and will not be worked into. This is the stitch from where you do all your counting to the right and left.

Skip a Stitch Place Stitch Marker in Next Stitch

Step 2:
Count over 2 stitches to the right and 1 down. You don't need a stitch marker here, but I used one to show where you will make your first spike.

2 Sts to the Right and 1 Down

Step 3:
With yarn over hook, insert your hook into the marked stitch (2 sts to right and 1 row below). Wrap the yarn over and pull through. 3 loops on the hook.

Yo and Pull Up a Lp - 3 Lps

Step 4: Now count over 1 stitch to the right and 2 down. Again, I used a stitch marker, but it's not needed for when you crochet.

1 st to the Right and 2 Rows Down.

Step 5:
With yarn over hook, insert your hook into the marked stitch (1 st to right and 2 rows below). Wrap the yarn over and pull through. 5 loops on the hook.

Yo and Pull Up a Lp - 5 Lps

Step 6:
The third spike is worked straight down 3 rows below.

3 Rows Straight Down

Step 7:
With yarn over hook, insert your hook into the marked stitch (3 rows below). Wrap the yarn over and pull through. 7 loops on the hook.

Yo and Pull Up a Lp - 7 Lps

Step 8:
Moving over to the left now, count over 1 stitch to the left and 2 rows below.

1 St to the Left and 2 Rows Down.

Step 9:
With yarn over hook, insert your hook into the marked stitch (1 st to the left and 2 rows below). Wrap the yarn over and pull through. 9 loops on the hook.

Yo and Pull Up a Lp - 9 Lps

Step 10:
The last spike is worked 2 stitches to the left and 1 row below.

2 Sts to the Left and 1 Row Down

Step 11:
With yarn over hook, insert your hook into the marked stitch (2 sts to the left and 1 row below). Wrap the yarn over and pull through. 11 loops on the hook.

Yo and Pull Up a Lp - 11 Lps

Step 12:
Yarn over pull through all 11 loops.

Yo, and Pull Through All Lps

Step 13:
Chain 1 to close the stitch.

Ch 1 to Close

Step 14:
Work your next single crochet into the marked stitch of current row.

Sc in Marked St of Last Row.

This is the top view of the stitch. When you count your stitches it looks like you have 10 stitches in the row, but really you only have 9. If you look closely you'll see that the one loop is smaller than the rest. This is technically the top of the spike stitch, but it's much easier to skip that one and work into thestitches beside it.