Zig Zag Lozenge Crochet Pattern Tutorial

The Zig Zag Lozenge crochet stitch pattern creates such an interesting, textured crochet pattern. I’ve featured this stitch repeat in a number of crochet patterns including the Ides of March Crochet Purse and the corresponding bag too.  The texture is created from crochet clusters being worked into chain spaces.

Zig Zag Lozenge Stitch Tutorial | Free Crochet Stitch Tutorial

This stitch pattern creates one of the most pretty crochet fabrics which when worked with different colours in each row really bring the stitch pattern to life!

As I mentioned, I have already used this stitch pattern in a crochet purse pattern and a corresponding bag patter, but I have plans to use this stitch pattern again as it’s now one of my favourites!

The stitches makes use of the Double Crochet Cluster stitch (UK – Treble crochet cluster stitch) to create  an almost holey, crochet fabric. The cluster stitches are worked in to the chain spaced created in the previous row to create a zig zag effect throughout the stitch repeat.

It’s really important to make sure that the cluster stitches are worked into the chain space, or the zig zag will not be seen.

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For this tutorial I used the following materials: 

• 5mm Furls Streamline crochet hook
• LoveCrafts Simply Aran in shade Pistachio, Stormy Grey & light Lilac

You can use any yarn with the hook size as recommended on the yarn band.

How to Crochet the Zig Zag Lozenge Stitch

Work your foundation chains in multiples of 2 stitches plus 1 (add 2 for foundation chain)

Abbreviations: US Terms (UK Terms in brackets)

St(s)                 Stitch(es)

Ch                     Chain

Sl St                 Slip Stitch

HDc (HTr)      Half Double Crochet (Half Treble Crochet)

Dc (Tr)             Double Crochet (Treble crochet)        

2-Cl                  2 Double crochet cluster (2 Treble Crochet Cluster)

3-Cl                  3 Double Crochet Cluster (3 Treble crochet cluster)

Materials: 

You can use any yarn in 3 shades with the hook size as recommended on the yarn band.

I used:

• I used 5mm Furls Streamline crochet hook
• I used LoveCrafts Simply Aran in 3 shades shade Pistachio, Stormy Grey & light Lilac

Stitch Pattern Notes:

• Work 1 row in each colour alternatively throughout.
• Instructions within square brackets are to be worked into the same stitch e.g. [HTr, Ch1 HTr].

Special Stitches:

2 Double Crochet Cluster – 2-Cl (UK -2 Treble Crochet Cluster) – Click here for a video tutorial

• Yarn over hook
• Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop (3 loops on hook)
• Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook)
• Yarn over hook, insert hook into same stitch
• Draw up a loop, yarn over pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook)
• Yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.

3 Double Crochet Cluster – 3-Cl (UK -3 Treble Crochet Cluster) –Click here for a video tutorial

As 2-Cl plus:

• Yarn over hook, insert hook into same stitch
• Draw up a loop, yarn over pull through 2 loops (4 loops on hook)
• Yarn over, pull through all 4 loops.

Zig Zag Lozenge Stitch Pattern

With Colour 1:

Ch 12.

Row 1: HDc in 2nd chain from hook,* [HDc, Ch1, HDc], skip next chain*. Repeate between * and * to last chain. HDc in last chain. Turn.

Row 2: Change to Colour 2: Ch2, 2-Cl in same St as Chain, * Ch1, in Ch Sp between HDc, 3-Cl*. Repeat between * and * 4 times. Ch1, skip next stitch, 2-Cl in last St. Turn.

Ensure you are working into the chain space between the 2 HDc worked into the same chain in the previous row.

Row 3: Change to Colour 3: Ch1, HDc in same St as Ch. In first Ch Sp *[HDc, Ch1 HDc]*. Repeat between * and * 5 times, to last St, HTr in top of last stitch. Turn.

Row 4: Change to Colour 1: Ch2, Dc in same as Ch. *Ch1, in Ch Sp, 3-CL*. Repeat between * and * 5 times. Tr in last st.

Row 5: Change to Colour 2: Ch1, 2HDc in same st as Ch, skip 1st Ch Sp, in next *[HDc, Ch1, HDc]*. Repeat between * and * 5 times. 2HDc in top of last St. 

Keep Practicing!

You can continue to repeat the stitch patterns working Rows 2-5, changing colours in every row.

I’d love to know if you’ve fallen in love with this textured, open crochet stitch pattern just like I did – let me know in the comments. 

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