Crochet Textured Square Stitch Tutorial

This Crochet Textured Square Stitch step-by-step guide, allows you to learn a new crochet stitch quickly and easily.

You will have more confidence with your crocheting, less stress throughout the process, and you will have a new simple, amazing, versatile stitch in your repertoire. Enjoy!

Techniques used in this pattern (British term / American term):

Chain Stitch – ch

Double crochet / Single crochet – dc/sc Front Post dc/sc – FPdc/sc

Treble / Double crochet – tr/dc

Front Post tr/dc – FPtr/dc

Half tr/dc – htr/hdc

Front Post htr/hdc – FPhtr/dc

Double treble / treble – dtr/tr

Front Post dtr/tr – FPtr/dc

Stitch – st

Instructions

Foundation Chain: Multiples of 8 + 7

Row 1: Skip 5h, * 1dtr/tr in each of next 2ch, 1tr/dc in next ch, 1htr/hdc in next ch, 1dc/sc in next ch, 1htr/hdc in next ch, 1tr/dc in next ch, 1dtr/tr in next ch; rep from*, 1dtr/tr in each of next 2ch, turn.

Row 2: Make 2ch and skip first st, * make 1FPdc/sc over next st, 1FPhtr/hdc over next st, 1FPtr/dc over next st, 1FPdtr/tr over each of next 3sts, 1FPtr/dc over next st, 1FPhtr/hdc over next st; rep from *, make 1FPdc/sc over next st and 1dc/sc in fifth ch, turn.

Row 3: Make 2ch and 1dc/sc in first dtr/tr of row 1, * 1htr/hdc in post htr/hdc below, 1tr/dc in next st, 1dtr/tr in each of next 3sts, 1tr/dc in next st, 1htr/hdc in next st, 1dc/sc in middle dtr/tr of row 1; rep from*, make 1dc/sc in second ch and turn.

Row 4: Make 4 ch, * 1dtr/tr in FPdc/sc of row 2, 1FPdtr/tr over htr/hdc of row 3, 1FPtr/dc over next st, 1FPhtr/hdc over next st, 1FPdc/sc over next st, 1FPhtr/hdc over next st, 1FPtr/dc over next st, 1FPdtr/tr over next st; rep from*, 1dtr/tr in FPdc/sc of row 2, 1dtr/tr in second ch.

Row 5: Make 4ch, skip first st, * 1dtr/tr in each of next 2sts, 1tr/dc in next st, 1htr/hdc in next st, 1dc/sc in middle dtr/tr of row 3, 1htr/hdc in next st, 1tr/dc in next st, 1dtr/tr in next st; rep from*, 1dtr/tr in next st, 1dtr/tr in fourth ch, turn.

Row 6: Make 2ch and skip first st, * make 1FPdc/sc over next st, 1FPhtr/hdc over next st, 1FPtr/dc over next st, 1FPdtr/tr over next st, 1dtr/tr in FPdc/sc of row 4, 1FPdtr/tr over htr/hdc of row 5, 1FPtr/dc over next st, 1FPhtr/hdc over next st; rep from *, make 1FPdc/sc over next st and 1dc/sc in fifth ch, turn.

Repeat rows 3 - 6 until you have reached your desired length.