Mosaic Crochet Square
Mosaic crochet is so interesting to look at and to work up. Looking at the intricate patterns that you can create with simple stitches can seem intimidating at first. Truth is, they are way easier than they look. Get started in mosaic crochet with this great beginner pattern. Included with this FREE mosaic crochet square pattern is a video tutorial.
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Mosaic Crochet Square Materials
Yarn: Red Heart With Love 3 colors
Hook: J/6mm
Gauge: 32 sts in mosaic pattern = 12”
Pattern Notes
- Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
- Change color with two loops left on hook of last st.
- Carry yarn up the side of the square
- Work dc on odd rows of Mosaic Section in front of previous ch-sps.
- Work the edging around the floats of yarn along the edge to hide them
Mosaic Chart
Mosaic Crochet Square Pattern
With A, ch 33.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (32 sc)
Rows 2-8: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. At end of Row 8, change to color B [see pattern notes], fasten off A, turn.
Rows 9-10: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. At end of Row 10, change to color C. Do not fasten off B.
Row 11: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sc, *ch 2, skip 1 sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch 2, skip 1 sc, sc in next 4 sc; repeat from * across to end, turn.
Row 12: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sc, *ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 3 sc, ch 3, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 3 sc, ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 4 sc; repeat from * across to end, change to color B, turn.
Row 13: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *ch 2, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below (in front of ch-sps), sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip 1 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip 1 sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip 1 sc, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 14: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 2 dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, change to color C, turn.
Row 15: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below; repeat from * across to last 3 sts, ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 16: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 3, sc in last sc, change to color B, turn.
Row 17: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 4 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 18: Ch 1, sc in next 5 sts, *ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 6 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in last 5 sts, change to color C, turn.
Row 19: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 20: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *[ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts] twice, ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, change to color B, turn.
Row 21: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below; repeat from * across to last 3 sts, ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 22: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 2 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 3, skip last ch-sp, sc in last sc, change to color C, turn.
Row 23: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 24: Ch 1, sc in next 5 sts, ch 3, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts, ch 3, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 6 sts, ch 3, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts, ch 3, skip next ch-sp, sc in last 5 sts, change to color B, turn.
Row 25: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2 skip next sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last 3 sts, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 26: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 2 sc ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 3, skip last ch-sp, sc in last sc, change to color C, turn.
Row 27: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 3, skip 2 sc; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 28: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, *[ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts] twice, ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 2 sts; repeat from * across to last st, sc in last sc, change to color B, turn.
Row 29: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 30: Ch 1, sc in next 5 sts, *ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 6 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in last 5 sts, change to color C, turn.
Row 31: Ch 1, sc in first sc *ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 4 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last 3 sc, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 32: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sc, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in last sc, change to color B, turn.
Row 33: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 34: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sts, *ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 2 sts; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, change to color C, turn.
Row 35: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 36: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sts, *ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 st; repeat from * across to end, change to color B, fasten off C, turn.
Row 37: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sc, *dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 3 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 3 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 4 sc; repeat from * across to end, turn.
Row 38: Ch 1, sc in each st across, change to color A, fasten off B, turn.
Rows 39-45: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 46 (WS): Ch 1, sc in each sc across, fasten off.
Weave in all ends.
Edging
With color A
Round 1 (RS): Join yarn with a slip stitch to the last stitch at the corner of the square, working along the outside edge of the square, 2 sc in corner, evenly space another 30 sc to the next corner, 2 sc in corner (creates corner), join with a slip stitch to the stitch at the edge. Fasten off — 34 sc.
Repeat for the other outside edge.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Pin square to 12” by 12”. Spray with water to block.
Video Tutorial
This video tutorial was for another project but it is the same mosaic pattern. You will need to follow the start and ending of this pattern but you can watch the video for the mosaic section.
If you love this stitch pattern be sure to check out the 2020 Tournament of Stitches to see the full project.
Tournament of Stitches: https://marlybird.com/tournament-of-stitches-2020/
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