Textured Stitch
Basketweave Stitch
Used For
- Blankets
- Pillows
- Textured panels
- Sturdy woven-look fabric
Blocks of front post and back post double crochet arranged to mimic a woven basket texture.
Instructions
- Work a base row or two in double crochet.
- On the pattern rows, work front post double crochet around the post of each of the next 4 stitches, then back post double crochet around the next 4 stitches; repeat across the row.
- On alternating tiers of rows, shift the grouping so the front post and back post blocks swap places — where you worked front post before, work back post, and vice versa.
- Repeat the block pattern, alternating groupings every set of rows, to build up the woven checkerboard look.
Tips & Notes
- Front post stitches pop toward you and back post stitches recede, so alternating 4-stitch blocks of each is what creates the illusion of an actual woven basket.
- This texture uses noticeably more yarn than plain double crochet, since post stitches wrap around an extra loop of the stitch below.
- Basketweave crochet pairs naturally with basketweave knitting as a technique name, but the actual mechanics — front and back post stitches versus knit and purl blocks — are completely different.