Basket Weave Stitch
Blankets, pillows, bags
Basket weave alternates blocks of front-post and back-post double crochet, swapping which side faces out every 4 rows, for a woven, three-dimensional texture worked entirely in double crochet.
Stitch Chart
Written Row Repeat
Base: Ch 18.
- 1Row 1: Dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across. (16 sts)
- 2Row 2: Ch 3, turn. *fpdc in next 4, bpdc in next 4; rep from * 1 times. (16 sts)
- 3Rows 3–5: rep Row 2
- 4Row 6: Ch 3, turn. *bpdc in next 4, fpdc in next 4; rep from * 1 times. (16 sts)
- 5Rows 7–9: rep Row 6
- 6Row 10: Ch 3, turn. *fpdc in next 4, bpdc in next 4; rep from * 1 times. (16 sts)
- 7Rows 11–13: rep Row 10
- 8Row 14: Ch 3, turn. *bpdc in next 4, fpdc in next 4; rep from * 1 times. (16 sts)
- 9Rows 15–16: rep Row 14
Pick your own size and colors — every row is checked so it always works.