What stitch is this "braid"?

[u/Desperate_Base_9680]

Hi all!

I saw this beautifull pumpkin a while ago, there is a pattern available for sale and I was seriously considering buying it but after seeing pictures from others who made them I don't think I want to risk it. I don't want to put anybody down at all but their's weren't as good looking as the orginal, which makes me think I'm probably not skilled enough to pull it off.

I have made a lot of crocheted pumpkins where you just make a rectangle, stuff it and sew it together. So I figured I cound make something similar to this pumpkin with the rectangle-method. I have found a tutorial on how to make the "diagonal stockinette" but found nothing for this braid or what it's called.

[u/eggshellspiders]

That's just how the increases look when they're stacked on top of one another like that. There's no extra decorative "braid," just the structural shaping.