Easy Mosaic Crochet Pattern – Washcloth 1 Wildflower Collection

You’ll find below the easy mosaic crochet pattern used in both the washcloth and the blanket patterns. Find the full written pattern for the washcloth in this post, or you can make the Wildflower mosaic crochet blanket pattern using this post and the other 5 posts that accompany it.

You can also find the full crochet along launch schedule on the blanket blogpost so that you can get organised and collect all of the charts as you go 🙂

Easy Mosaic Crochet Washcloth Supplies

Yarn Quantities

To make each wash cloth you will need approx 85yds of yarn A and 25yds of yarn B.

Yarn Substitutions

You can use any yarn that you like bearing in mind that you need to make sure you meet the gauge. Some other great options are:

• Dishie by WeCrochet, 100% cotton, 190yds/174m/100g
• Twister Solid XL, 55% Cotton, 45% Acrylic, 218yds/200m/100g

Check our handy yarn weight chart and guide to find out more about yarn weights and categories.

Crochet Hook and Notions

Skill Level

Intermediate

Washcloth Construction

• The wash cloths are made in turned rows.
• Each section of Mosaic Crochet is preceded by a number of rows of single crochet, then more afterwards.
• To complete, the contrast yarn colour (used for the Mosaic Section) is used to add a border to the top and bottom of the wash cloth.

Size

The finished crochet washcloths measure 10.5″ by 10.5″

Gauge

How to Crochet a Gauge Swatch

Making a crochet gauge swatch is particularly important when crocheting projects (and even more so for garments) to ensure that it ends up the desired size. It will help you practice your stitches and make sure your drape is perfect too.

Adjust your hook size to get your swatch as close to the gauge measurements as you can.

Glossary and Abbreviations

ch(s) – chain(s)

ch-sp(s) – chain space(s)

rep – repeat

RS – right side

sp – space

ss/sl st – slip stitch

st(s) – stitch(es)

WS – wrong side

Stitches

The pattern is written in standard US terms and uses the following crochet stitches:

sc – single crochet (UK dc – double crochet)

Mdc – Mosaic double crochet (UK Mtr – Mosaic double crochet)

Special Stitches

Mdc – Mosaic Double Crochet

Mosaic stitches are used throughout the pattern and create the pattern on the right side of the blanket. They are worked into the empty stitches that you leave 3 rows below when working the inset mosaic crochet technique.

This will always be in the same colour of yarn you are currently working with.

To work a Mdc:

Yarn over and insert hook into empty stitch three rows below. Yarn over and pull through the stitch. Yarn over and pull through two loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through remaining two loops on the hook.

Fsc – Foundation Single Crochet

Step 1: Ch2, insert hook into second ch from hook, yarn over and pull up a loop. [2 loops on hook]

Step 2: Yarn over and pull up another loop i.e. ch1. This creates the first “chain” in your foundation row. [still 2 loops on hook]

Step 3: Yarn over and pull through both loops to complete the first Fsc.

Step 4: Next stitch and subsequent stitches: Insert hook into “chain” created in Step 2, yarn over and pull up a loop. [2 loops on hook]

Step 5: Yarn over and pull up another loop i.e. ch1. This creates the next “chain” in your foundation row. [still 2 loops on hook]

Step 6: Yarn over and pull through both loops to complete the next Fsc.

Repeat Steps 4, 5 and 6 as required.

• A ch1 at the beg does not count as a st.
• The pattern is worked in turned rows throughout.
• Read through the entire pattern before beginning.
• Make sure that you are familiar with all of the stitches in the abbreviations list before you begin.
• Colour changes are not in the written in each Mosaic Section to allow you to interchange colours as you like in the pattern.

Inset Mosaic Crochet Technique

The technique for inset mosaic crochet may look quite complicated and fiddly but I promise it isn’t once you get the hang of it!

In this version you work two rows of crochet in one colour leaving spaces wherever stated in the mosaic chart or pattern and then work a further two rows in another colour.

This second colour allows you to ‘fill in’ the spaces you left using a Mosaic Double Crochet to create the design whilst then also leaving new spaces for subsequent rows.

With inset mosaic crochet, rows are worked as a pair e.g. Row 1a, Row 1b, Row 2a, Row 2b etc.

A row “a” will be on the right side of your work, a Row “b” will be on the wrong side.

You will always change colour after working a pair, and all rows start and end with a single crochet (sc).

This means that you do not need to cut the yarn between pairs. You can simply float the new yarn up as required for each colour change. Be sure to watch the video tutorial for how to do this!

Mosaic Crochet Chart

If you would like to follow along with the written pattern then you’ll just need to make yourself familiar with the technique and know what a Mosaic Double Crochet stitch is. Other than that it will read just as a regular crochet pattern would.

Each of the mosaic sections have a short repeat of between 6 and 16 stitches that you will work across the blanket.

If you have upgraded to the course or Ebooks then you will have access to all of the mosaic charts. People often love working from charts once they know how easy it is! 

I remember learning and thinking just how overwhelming and tricky it seemed at first though so please don’t worry – I know how you feel!

I’ve put together a video tutorial to talk you through how to read a mosaic crochet chart so you can see how they work.

Easy Mosaic Crochet Pattern Ad-Free PDF

Mosaic Crochet Washcloth Pattern

There are a few options for you to access and enjoy this crochet pattern:

US Terminology

Easy Mosaic Crochet Pattern

See above for how to begin and finish off if you are making a washcloth.

To use mosaic pattern as part of a blanket as shown in the image below, head to the blanket blogpost to get all of the details, including yarn recommendations, sizing, stitches and rest of the pattern. The following rows 1a-11b are for Mosaic Section 1 of the blanket.

Written Mosaic Crochet Pattern

Reminder – See above for beginning and ending instructions for the washcloth.

Row 1a: ch1, sc in each st across, turn.

Row 1b: ch1, sc in each st across, change colour, do not break yarn A but carry up the back of your work (see video for tutorial), turn.

Row 2a: ch1, sc in first st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 5 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 2b: ch1, sc in first st, *sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 5 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, change colour, turn.

Row 3a: ch1, sc in first st, *sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next st, (ch1, skip next st, sc in next st) twice, ch1, skip next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 3b: ch1, sc in first st, *sc in next 4 sts, (ch1, skip next st, sc in next st) twice, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, change colour, turn.

Row 4a: ch1, sc in first st, *ch1, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts, (Mdc in next st, ch1, skip next st) twice, Mdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip next 2 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 4b: ch1, sc in first st, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, (sc in next st, ch1, skip next st) twice, sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next st; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, change colour, turn.

Row 5a: ch1, sc in first st, *Mdc in next st, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, Mdc in next 2 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 5b: ch1, sc in first st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 7 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next st; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, change colour, turn.

Row 6a: ch1, sc in first st, *ch1, skip next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 6b: ch1, sc in first st, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 4 sts, ch1, skip next st; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, change colour, turn.

Row 7a: ch1, sc in first st, *Mdc in next st, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next st, Mdc in next 2 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 7b: ch1, sc in first st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 7 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next st; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, change colour, turn.

Row 8a: ch1, sc in first st, *ch1, skip next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next st, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next st, ch2, skip next 2 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 8b: ch1, sc in first st, *ch2, skip next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next st, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next st; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, change colour, turn.

Row 9a: ch1, sc in first st, *Mdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, (ch1, skip next st, Mdc in next st) twice, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next 2 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 9b: ch1, sc in first st, *sc in next 4 sts, (ch1, skip next st, sc in next st) twice, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, change colour, turn.

Row 10a: ch1, sc in first st, *sc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip next st, (Mdc in next st, sc in next st) twice, Mdc in next st, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 10b: ch1, sc in first st, *sc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 5 sts, ch1, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, change colour, turn.

Row 11a: ch1, sc in first st, *sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.

Row 11b: ch1, sc in each st across, turn.

Now you can either continue with the washcloth pattern in this post or work on the next section of your blanket!

As part of the Wildflower Collection, I will be launching the rest of the sections soon! You’ll find the rest of the sections (with washcloth instructions) here soon: Section 2: Inset Mosaic Crochet Pattern, Section 3: Free Mosaic Crochet Pattern, Section 4: Simple Mosaic Crochet Pattern, Section 5: Mosaic Crochet Free Pattern.

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