The wattle stitch is a dense, modern looking stitch that’s perfect for adding a fun and free-form style texture to your crochet project. Once you have performed a few stitch repeats, there’s no need to refer to a pattern, making it a perfect stitch to do while watching your favourite TV show. I don’t know about you, but low-key crochet stitches are my favourite. Getting into a good rhythm while hooking is perfect for some mindful crochet.
Mindful Crochet
Mindfulness and crochet are a match made in heaven! It’s great for calming a slightly (or hugely) frazzled soul. I find, the best stitches for self-care have a few things in common, a soothing rhythm, and using basic stitches to build up a pattern but are engaging enough that my brain doesn’t wander off. It’s a balancing act. If you’d like to catch up with my mindful series, why not start here:
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Pattern Use Ideas
Materials & Tools
- Yarn: I used Yarn & Colours Fabulous in the video, but this works with whatever yarn your project calls for
- Hook: I have used a 6.5mm for the video however check the band of your chosen yarn for the required hook size
- Scissors
- Darning Needle
Pattern Notes
- Written in UK terms but switchable to US terms below.
- Skill Level: Beginner
- Stitch Multiple: 3 + 3
- This pattern gives you the basic principles for the wattle stitch, designed to help you create your own projects.
- Video tutorials can be found at the base of the post available in both right and left-handed versions.
Convert Pattern Terms
Here you can quickly switch between UK and US crochet terms. This will make following the pattern easier as all terms will be converted to your preferred version.
Terms & Abbreviations
Chain(s): ch(s): Yarn over, pull through loop on the hook.
Slip Stitch (ss): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull yarn through stitch and loop on hook.
Double Crochet(s): dc(s): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
Half Treble Crochet(s): htr(s): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop. You will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining three loops.
Treble Crochet(s): tr(s): Yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through the remaining two loops.
Unsure of the differences between UK and US terms? Need a refresher on how to do your stitches? In my ‘How to crochet: A handy reference guide’ EBook I help you with all of these terms and you can always have them to hand! You will also get exclusive access to free video instructions. You can find my EBook HERE.
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Wattle Stitch Pattern
You are viewing this pattern in UK terms.
Foundation: Ch in multiples of 3.
Row 1: [dc, 1 ch, tr] in third ch from hook (skipped 2-ch does not count as st), skip 2 ch, *[dc, 1 ch, tr] in next ch, skip 2 ch, repeat from * until 1 ch rem, htr in last ch. Turn.
Row 2: 1 ch (does not count as st here and throughout), skip htr and tr, [dc, 1 ch, tr] in ch sp, *skip next 2 sts, [dc, 1 ch, tr] in ch sp, rep from * until 1 st rem, htr in last st. Turn.
Repeat Row 2 until desired height.
Fasten off and sew in ends.
Video Tutorials
Right-handed
[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id=”feUIb7mZ” upload-date=”2025-03-27T12:25:05+00:00″ name=”CROCHET_ WATTLE STITCH | Bella Coco Crochet.mp4″ description=”null” player-type=”default” override-embed=”default”]Or you can watch on YouTube
Left-handed
[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id=”vQqQR3MY” upload-date=”2025-03-27T12:25:05+00:00″ name=”LEFT HANDED CROCHET_ WATTLE STITCH | Bella Coco Crochet.mp4″ description=”null” player-type=”default” override-embed=”default”]Or you can watch on YouTube
Stitch Library
Explore more stitches from the stitch library CLICK HERE for more or check out some stitches that I have selected below.
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Thank you very much 🙂
It’s a nice stitch, but that isn’t waffle stitch. Waffle stitch typically uses fpdc and has ridges. You might want to rename this to something else.
Hi this video is for the Wattle stitch not Waffle stitch 🙂