How to Crochet the Waffle Stitch

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials

• Crème Cotton Yarn by Loops + Threads
• J-10 6 mm crochet hook
  • You can use any yarn weight such as worsted weight yarn or chunky yarn as well as any brand you’d like to make this stitch. Use the yarn label to figure out the crochet hook size the yarn calls for.

• Yarn needle / tapestry needle to locate stitches (optional)
• Tape measure (to measure gauge)
• Scissors

Crochet Stitches + Abbreviations

• dc(s) = double crochet(s)
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• ch(s) = chain(s)
• fpdc(s) = front post double crochet(s)
• rep = repeat

Notes

• Ch 2s at the beginning of the rows count as a st
• Written in standard US terms
• A waffle stitch is created by chaining a multiple of 3 such as 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, etc. and adding 2 more stitches to that multiple. You’ll always use a starting chain of 3 + 2 when crocheting a waffle stitch.
• You may see some designs that use a ch 3 instead of a ch 2 at the beginning of the rows. I prefer the ch 2s because it makes for cleaner edges. If you’d like to use a ch 3 it would still work perfectly.

Gauge Swatch

• 3″ x 3″ = 11 sts x 3 rows using a J 6 mm hook + four weight yarn
• I am including the gauge swatch, so you can use it to create a pattern with the waffle stitch in our blanket calculator or scarf calculator if you’d like.

Waffle Stitch Pattern

Written Instructions

To Start: Ch multiple of 3+2

Row 1: dc in 4 ch from hook and in each st across, turn.

Row 2: ch 2, *fpdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, repeat from * until the last 2 sts, fpdc in next st, dc in top of ch, turn.

Row 3: ch 2, *dc in next st, fpdc in the next 2 sts, repeat from *until the last 2 sts, dc in next st, dc in top of ch, turn.

Row 4 -?: Rep rows 2 and 3

Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

Use this photo tutorial to make a swatch to practice the waffle stitch. Once you get the hang of this stitch, you then can apply it to make bigger projects by using a starting ch in a multiple of three plus two additional stitches added on at the end of that multiple.

Reminder: The ch 2s at the beginning of the rows count as a stitch throughout the pattern. Keep that in mind with the stitch counts.

Step 1

Ch 11 (a multiple of 3 + 2 sts)

Step 2 (Row 1)

Locate the 4th ch from the hook

Step 3

Dc into the fourth ch from the hook

Step 4

Double crochet (dc) into each of the remaining chs in the row

Step 5 (Row 2)

Turn the work, ch 2 and locate the next st to fpdc around.

Step 6

Fpdc around the stitch

Step 7

Dc into the next st

Step 8

Dc into the next st

Step 9

Fpdc around the next st

Step 10

Dc once into each of the next two sts

Step 11

fpdc around the next st

Step 12

Locate the turning ch

Step 13

Dc into the top of the turning ch (9 total sts across the row)

Step 14 (Row 3)

Turn the work, ch 2

Step 15

dc in the next stitch, fpdc around each of the next two sts

Step 16

dc in the next stitch, fpdc around each of the next two sts

Step 17

dc in the next stitch

Step 18

Locate the top of the turning ch

Step 19

Dc into the top of the turning ch.

Step 20

Rep rows 2 + 3 for to the desired length of the pattern or crochet project. You will see the waffle stitch start to form with the row repeat.