![]() ![]() Mosaic crochet has been around for a long time, I remember coming across it in my friend’s vintage crochet magazine. The tutorial includes pictures and video just showing you the technique. In this tutorial I want to walk you through the basics of it while making a small swatch, so you can all crochet the Clean Lines shawl and fall in love with mosaic. Mosaic crochet is an amazing technique that might look very complicated, but in fact it’s very easy to achieve. Every skein is hand dyed goodness, I went for the semi solids in Luna and Atlantis, but I do want to make this shawl again and I’m thinking of semi solid and speckled. For yarn, I’ve chosen Manos del Uruguay Marina, it’s a gorgeous lace weight single-spun yarn, made from superwash merino wool. I have been obsessed with mosaic crochet lately and just had to design a shawl in it. Lily, in fact, shows some incredible garments and accessories at the very end.Some of you would have already seen the beautiful ‘Clean Lines’ shawl I designed for Inside Crochet magazine, this month’s issue 124. There are also so many possibilities for incredible afghans and even garments. You can easily apply all the stitch variations you learn from this video to the Mosaic Snowflake Hood if you want to include an added challenge. She even covers how to apply the mosaic-crochet techniques to Tunisian crochet! The possibilities are endless, and Lily offers so many incredible examples! You won’t want to miss this incredible video, which shows you all the potential for mosaic crochet! As the class progresses, she shows you how to create X-stitches and “chicken foot” stitches, as well as how to work each with a post-stitch variation. Not only does Lily demonstrate these basic stitches, she also shows you different ways to combine color, ways to combine the stitches, and what the different stitch combinations look like with varying kinds of yarn. You can create all kinds of intricate patterning by mixing and matching these slanting stitches. You can also create right- or left-slanting stitches that make up just one half of the V-stitch. Lily Chin’s V-stitch CREDIT: Sara Dudek Right- and left-slanting stitches Take a look at the swatch below to see layered V-stitches. ![]() The V-stitch creates a visual “V” that allows for layering of different colors, and it creates a great texture. Check out this swatch to see what a series of I-stitches looks like. The I-stitch is a way of dropping down to create a line of vertical color. She features several stitches that are essential in creating mosaic-crochet patterning. ![]() If you’ve tried the Mosaic Snowflake Hood and want to learn more, be sure to check out the video from Lily. Mosaic Crochet Snowflake Hood CREDIT: Sara Dudek But That’s Only the Beginning Then you can get started with the Mosaic Snowflake Hood from Interweave Crochet Winter 2019. Wondering whether mosaic crochet is a technique you would enjoy? This post includes a small tutorial. Instead, color work is created by working into stitches 3 rows below. Mosaic crochet is a way of making unique color patterns and textures without needing to switch colors mid-row. She has been my go-to resource for 2-color Tunisian crochet, and now I’m excited to learn more about mosaic crochet. When I think of some of the greatest leaders in crochet-those who are developing incredible techniques and making innovative patterns-I always think of Lily Chin. ![]()
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