It’s been a while but I am back with another stitch tutorial for all you lovely hookers on how to crochet the waffle stitch. If you aren’t familiar with this stitch already, I am here to tell you how cute this stitch is for blankets, scarves….. all sorts of projects. It is super textured and, of course, gets it’s name from the fact that it looks like a waffle with it’s pattern of squares.

I have taken a bit of a hiatus, due to some major things going on in my personal life but I am excited about getting some serious hook time in and to get back to bringing you some new content with this here baby blog of mine. I am determined to watch it grow, just like my actual babies, my youngest of which turns a whole year old tomorrow!!

I chose to post a tutorial on how to crochet the waffle stitch because although it is still summer time and we all know summer is the slower crochet season where we don’t mess with heavy crochet items much….. fall is just around the corner and it’s time to start getting inspired for all the new projects we will be starting soon for the season change.

Here is an example of a cute waffle stitch project I’ve done. This is a “Mommy and Me” Set I did for myself and my youngest daughter. The adult size has a messy bun beanie with matching scarf and the baby set has a beanie with pom pom and matching scarf. This pattern set will soon be available in my Etsy pattern shop so keep an eye out for it.

How To Crochet The Waffle Stitch

Grab some yarn and a hook of your choice. If you’d like to follow along and use the same hook and yarn that I did…… you will need a J hook (5.75 mm) and a worsted weight yarn (#4 medium). This stitch, however, looks good with other size hooks and yarn. It all depends on what look you are going for. We are only going to be making a large rectangular swatch so that you can practice with the stitch.

To do the waffle stitch you will need to know how to do the DC (Double Crochet) and the FPDC (Front Post Double Crochet). This tutorial is in American crochet terms.

St/ Sts – Stitch/Stitches
Ch – Chain
DC – Double Crochet
FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet

Each beginning Ch 3 counts as a DC

To begin……
Ch 35, insert hook into 3rd Ch from hook, DC in each St across = 33 DCs

You will always need to use multiples of three for this stitch pattern. You will soon see why.

Row 1 Ch 3 (counts as 1st DC of row), DC in next St, FPDC in next St, *DC in next 2 Sts, FPDC in next St* Rep* 9 more times untill you reach end of row, Ch 3 and turn your work around. {See #1 in photo}

Row 2 *FPDC in next 2 Sts, DC in next St* Rep* 9 more times, FPDC in last 2 Sts, Ch 3, turn work around. {See #2 in photo for what row 2 should look like (back of swatch)}

{See #3 in photo for what the front of swatch should look like after Row 2}

Row 3 DC in next St, FPDC in next St, *DC in next 2 Sts, FPDC in next St.* Rep * 9 more times to end of row, Ch 3, turn work. {See #4 in photo for what row 3 should look like when complete}

So, as you may have noticed by now, the pattern is alternating rows of 2 DC 1 FPDC, and rows of 2 FPDC 1 DC. Keep going for as many rows as it takes to get comfortable and familiar with the alternating row sequence that gives the piece it’s waffle appearance. You will eventually get a swatch that looks like #5 in the photo above.

Conclusion

Now that you are comfortable and practiced with how to crochet the waffle stitch, you should be able to take the very simple stitch sequence, and make hats, scarves, blankets, etc…

Just remember when starting your project that you should figure it out to be a multiple of three, and then factor in more stitches if you choose to have any sort of edging or border.

Yassss ladies!! . . . . and Gents of course, you now have a super cute stitch for some new projects. If you enjoyed this stitch tutorial, check out some others here on The Stitch Vixen blog. For example there is the bobble stitch and popcorn stitch tutorial post. Check back often because I have plenty of other stitch tutorials as well as helpful tips and resources in store for you. And as always, I encourage you to subscribe to my mailing list and follow me on Social media to stay up to date with The Stitch Vixen news and content.