DIAMOND WAFFLE CROCHET STITCH

The Diamond Waffle Stitch creates an intricate, textured diamond pattern with raised sections that resemble a waffle texture. It's ideal for projects like blankets, pillows, and warm clothing items. You will be working FPdtr2tog in this pattern, but for ease it’ll be referred to as Diamond St.

Instructions U.S. Terminology

1. Category: Texture Stitches
2. Difficulty: Advanced
3. special Stitches: (Diamond St): working around same st as the previous FPtr or FPtr2tog, work FPtr but leave last 2 loops on hook, sk next 3 sts from two rows below, begin FPtr around next FPtr until there are 3 loops on hook, yo and pull through all 3 loops.
4. Foundation Row: Chain a multiple of 4 + 2.
5. Row 1: (RS): sc in second ch from hook (skipped ch does not count as st), sc in each ch across. Turn.
6. Row 2: (WS): 2 ch (does not count as a st here or throughout), dc in first st and across. Turn.
7. Row 3: 1 ch (does not count as a st here or throughout), FPtr around third sc of Row 1, skip st covered by the FPtr and sc in next 3 sts, *Diamond St, skip st covered by Diamond st, sc into next 3 sts, rep from * until 1 st rem, FPtr around same post as previous FPtr leaving 2 loops on hook, sc in last st, pulling through all 3 loops on the hook. Turn.
8. Row 4: 2 ch, dc in each st across. Turn.
9. Row 5: 1 ch, sc into first 2 sts, *Diamond St working around the FPtr and Diamond St from two rows below, sc into the next 3 sts, rep from until 2 sts rem, sc in last 2 sts. Turn.
10. Row 6: 2 ch, dc in each st across. Turn.
11. Row 7: 1 ch, FPtr around top of Diamond St from Row 5, skip st covered by FPtr, sc in next 3 sts, *Diamond St, sc into next 3 sts, rep from * until 1 st rem, FPtr around same post as previous FPtr leaving 2 loops on hook, sc in last st, pulling through all 3 loops on the hook. Turn.
12. Repeat: Repeat rows 4-7 until the length you want is achieved.