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I call this the S-Method because that is what it was referred to when I first heard about this handy trick of getting a thicker yarn (3x thicker) from thin yarn. And I continue to call this the S-Method because it serves as a useful reminder for how we start this process.
This is one handy and short video (by Briana K / YouTube)
The different yarn weights and thicknesses. To be used only as a quick, handy guide – not as a limiting definition.
This is not a lengthy, definitive article. There is no fixed universal terms and suggested hooks/needles. I am just jotting down these info as I am fed up with not remembering and having to Google for this info each time.
This article is incomplete. I will add more when I can find more standardised crochet hook sizes.
I call this the Clean Mosaic Crochet method because it is truly clean in a number of important ways. We do away with the pesky cut yarns at the end of every row that is typical in the overlay mosaic crochet method. We do away with the boring second row in the 2-row Chain-Space MC method (also known in places as the Inset method). And as a added bonus, we can have a clean border edging: you won’t see the yarns being caught and brought up along the edges.
BENEFITS OF CLEAN MOSAIC CROCHET
So let’s get to the tutorial immediately … or rather after I set out some clarifying notes so we are all on the same page.
The main aim of this Mosaic Crochet overview is to clear up some persistent confusion I have noticed in crochet groups and discussions regarding the different ways of making mosaic crochet.
I wrote my first article of Mosaic Crochet (MC) in April of 2017. At that time, I had a hard time finding any reference articles or how-to tutorials on Mosaic Crochet. So I had to cobble together what I could and through trial and error, work out how to do Mosaic Crochet. Since then, Mosaic Crochet seems to have magically exploded on the internet – spawning dedicated Facebook groups, YouTube videos, and specialist divisions in various forums. And with that spread in use and popularity, Mosaic Crochet has also sprouted confusion as it evolved.
Here, I hope to clear some of that confusion by:
This is not a definitive guide. Mosaic Crochet will, I am sure, keep on evolving. This article is specifically directed towards someone who is already familiar with MC in one form or other, and is trying to grapple with the differences in techniques.
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Wassily01 Jacket – the colours and illustration on this jacket are my abstractions from some of Wassily Kandinsky’s fabulous abstract art. Hence the name.
The shape was inspired by the easy, casual, and comfy Japanese-style boxy jackets. It is generally free sizing, which is very convenient.
I made this using LC2C (Linked C2C). LC2C is like C2C (Corner to Corner) crochet – except I like my LC2C so much better. Why? Because it produces a nice, dense, drapable, cushy fabric. The standard C2C crochet produces too many large holes in the fabric and worse, the holes keep getting larger with use!!
You can find out how to crochet LC2C in my photo tutorial.
Wassily01 Japanese Boxy Jacket (CHO526)
This tutorial is another way of doing Mosaic Crochet. I am calling this the OVERLAY Mosaic Crochet because this method employs the main characteristics found in Overlay Crochet: namely, working in the BLO (back loop only) and dropping down to pick up the front loop of stitches in lower rows.
FYI: In Overlay Crochet, we take advantage of the fact that by laying stitches over other previous rows, we can create lovely and intricate textural patterns.
And thanks to a comment by chipnanna (comments section), let me just state explicitly: this Overlay Mosaic Crochet method does not use the chain-spaces employed in my earlier mosaic crochet tutorial (which I have now named the Chain-Sp Mosaic Crochet {see Mosaic Crochet Overview – the Differences, for a fuller explanation}).
I didn’t “create” this method but I am assigning the name, “Overlay Mosaic Crochet (OMC)” as a clear and easy way to refer to this and differentiate from the first method I documented before.
I don’t have a name for this particular crochet join but I do like it.
And you can clearly see, it yields a dense & lovely line of raised chains. So for simplicity I just refer this to as the Raised Chains crochet join.
Raised Chains Crochet Join features:
In C2C Crochet, how do you make a straight diagonal edge? That was exactly what I had to do recently to make pockets that had a slanting top edge. Here is a quick tutorial on how to make a straight diagonal edge in Corner to Corner crochet.
This is a double layer, cushy crochet border (aka crochet edging, crochet trimming) I used in my Artist Trio Blanket. This crochet edging gives a firm yet flexible border, and offers a professional finish.
