😘How to Mosaic Crochet Square-Detailed Instructions🌺🌸💖😍

That is a wonderful choice! Mosaic Crochet is a technique that uses two contrasting colors (worked one color per row) to create intricate, geometric patterns.¹ The magic happens when you use the Drop Down Double Crochet (ddc) stitch to cover stitches from two rows below, “painting” the pattern onto the surface.²

This tutorial provides detailed instructions for a simple Geometric Diamond Mosaic Square, perfect for beginners to learn the fundamental technique.

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🔶 Geometric Diamond Mosaic Square Tutorial

This pattern is worked in rows to create a panel, and then a border is added to square it off.

Materials You’ll Need

• Yarn: Medium-weight yarn (worsted/size 4). It is essential to choose two highly contrasting colors (e.g., White and Navy, or Black and Yellow).
  • Color A: Background Color
  • Color B: Pattern Color
• Crochet Hook: The size appropriate for your yarn (e.g., 5.0 mm).
• Scissors, Tapestry Needle.

Key Crochet Terms

Abbreviation	Stitch Name
ch	Chain
sc	Single Crochet
dc	Double Crochet
ddc	Drop Down Double Crochet (Special Stitch)

Special Stitch: Drop Down Double Crochet (ddc)

This is the only stitch that uses the non-working color. It is always worked into the Front Loop Only (FLO) of the skipped stitch two rows directly below.

1. Yarn over (YO).
2. Insert your hook into the Front Loop Only of the specified stitch two rows directly below (skipping the chain spaces and the single crochet of the row directly below).
3. Complete the stitch as a regular dc.

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Part 1: Crocheting the Mosaic Panel (The Pattern)

The pattern repeat for this diamond is 10 stitches. We will make a sample panel of 20 stitches. Crucially: Do NOT turn your work at the end of the row. Cut the yarn after every row and rejoin the new color to the start of the row.

Foundation Chain

1. With Color A (Background), ch 21 (20 stitches + 1 turning chain).

Row 1 (Color A): Setup

1. Work sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and sc in every chain across. (20 sc).
2. Cut Color A. Do not turn the work.

Row 2 (Color B): First Color Block

1. Join Color B (Pattern Color) into the first sc.
2. ch 1 (does not count as st). Work sc in the Back Loop Only (BLO) of every stitch across.³ (20 sc).
3. Cut Color B. Do not turn the work.

Row 3 (Color A): Starting the Diamond Base

Join Color A back into the first sc stitch. Work all sc stitches in the BLO of the previous row.

1. Join Color A. ch 1. Work sc (BLO) in the first 9 sts.
2. Work ddc in the next stitch (dropping down into the FLO of the corresponding st from Row 1).
3. Work sc (BLO) in the next 9 sts.
4. Work sc (BLO) in the last st.
5. Cut Color A. Do not turn.

(The first central spike of the diamond is now created.)

Row 4 (Color B): Expanding the Diamond

Join Color B. Work all sc stitches in the BLO of the previous row.

1. Join Color B. ch 1. Work sc (BLO) in the first 8 sts.
2. Work ddc in the next st (dropping down to the FLO of Row 2).⁴
3. Work sc (BLO) in the next st (over the ddc from R3).
4. Work ddc in the next st (dropping down to the FLO of Row 2).⁵
5. Work sc (BLO) in the next 8 sts.
6. Work sc (BLO) in the last st.
7. Cut Color B. Do not turn.

Row 5 (Color A): Widening the Shape

Join Color A. Work all sc stitches in the BLO of the previous row.

1. Join Color A. ch 1. Work sc (BLO) in the first 7 sts.
2. Work ddc in the next st (dropping down to the FLO of Row 3).
3. Work sc (BLO) in the next 3 sts.
4. Work ddc in the next st (dropping down to the FLO of Row 3).
5. Work sc (BLO) in the next 7 sts.
6. Work sc (BLO) in the last st.
7. Cut Color A. Do not turn.

(Rows 3-5 complete one-half of the diamond. You would continue this increasing/decreasing pattern to create larger/repeating motifs.)

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Part 2: Squaring and Finishing

To turn this geometric panel into a finished square motif, we add a simple border.

Border Setup (Color A)

1. Join Color A to the top right corner of the panel. ch 1.
2. Work a border of sc evenly around all four sides.
   • Top/Bottom: Work 1 sc into every stitch/chain.
   • Sides: Work 1 sc into the side of each row-end sc stitch.
   • Corners: Work (sc, ch 2, sc) in each of the four corners to maintain the square shape.
3. Join with a sl st to the first sc.

Border Round 2 (Color A)

1. ch 3 (counts as dc).⁶ Work dc in every sc across the side until you reach the corner.
2. Corner: Work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) into the ch-2 corner space.
3. Repeat: [dc in every st across the side, Corner (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)] 3 more times.
4. Join with a sl st. Fasten off.

Final Step: Weaving in Ends

The most challenging part of this technique is managing the ends. Since you cut the yarn after every row, you will have many tails. Use your tapestry needle to carefully weave all tails securely into the corresponding color on the back of the work. Do not carry the yarn, as this will show through the lacier structure.

Your Geometric Diamond Mosaic Square is complete!

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