How to crochet waffle stitch
Published on 16 April 2020 By Yaz 1 min readIn this fun and easy tutorial Hopeful Honey will teach you how to crochet the fabulous waffle stitch! This tutorial uses US terms.
The waffle stitch is a beautifully textured stitch that’s just fab for giving depth and bringing heaps of design interest to crocheted accessories and garments.
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The waffle stitch creates a wonderfully dense and snuggly fabric, heavenly when crocheting cosy cushion covers, snuggly scarves or sturdy washcloths. This combination of US double crochet (dc)/ UK treble crochet (tr) and US front post double crochet (fpdc) / UK front post treble crochet (fptr), creates an adorable ‘waffle texture’. Yes! Like the kind you drizzle with syrup and eat for breakfast.
Materials
Abbreviations
st - stitch
ch – chain stitch
dc - double crochet US (tr - treble crochet in UK)
fpdc - front post double crochet (fptr - front post treble crochet in UK)
Foundation
Chain in multiples of 3 + 2.
How to waffle stitch
1
![step 1](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/7a6272e4-2c31-423a-a0df-1ec9cf8f06a5_Waffle_stitch_01.png?auto=compress,format&rect=45,0,426,426&w=226&h=226)
Make your foundation chain, counting multiples of 3, plus 2.
2
![step 2](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/774cae29-3dfe-45d9-8597-4d6a85446539_Waffle_stitch_02.png?auto=compress,format&rect=3,0,380,380&w=226&h=226)
Row 1. Skip 3 ch (counts as 1st dc), 1 dc in 4th ch from hook.
3
![step 3](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/50b5ebcd-6aa5-43d2-bcc4-149d3ded3437_Waffle_stitch_03.png?auto=compress,format&rect=13,0,422,422&w=226&h=226)
1 dc in every ch. When you get to the end of your row, turn your work.
4
![step 4](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/3c36de65-8f10-4b77-bd2f-6fa6cce324db_Waffle_stitch_04.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,14,354,354&w=226&h=226)
Row 2. Ch2 (as this counts as first dc in row 2).
5
![step 5](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/2a587e1b-3882-45d2-a459-29518d6f212d_Waffle_stitch_05.png?auto=compress,format&rect=35,0,421,421&w=226&h=226)
*1 fpdc in next st, 1 dc in next 2 sts. Repeat from the * all across until you get to the last 2 sts.
6
![step 6](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/e1f1e270-cdaa-402e-9298-409ce18e26f4_Waffle_stitch_06.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,368,368&w=226&h=226)
When you get to the last two stitches of row 2, 1 fpdc and 1 dc. Turn your work.
7
![step 7](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/67007d6d-945f-4bd3-8658-f751f6cd3344_Waffle_stitch_07.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,5,309,309&w=226&h=226)
Row 3. Ch2 (counts as 1st dc), 1 dc in next st. *1 fpdc in next 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. Repeat from the * all across till last st. 1 dc in next st. Turn your work.
8
![step 8](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/262c5a54-5c0c-49c0-9b4e-42fda2aece28_Waffle_stitch_08.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,8,311,311&w=226&h=226)
Row 4. Ch2 (counts as 1st dc), *1 fpdc in next st, 1 dc in next 2 sts. Repeat from the * all across till last 2 sts. 1 fpdc in next st, 1 dc in next st. Turn your work.
9
Repeat row 3 - 4 until you reach your desired length.
![step 9](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/fdcc646f-9cfb-46af-94cf-a2de82ecd1ec_Waffle_stitch_09.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,46,1318,659&w=636&h=318)