What is Mosaic Crochet?

Mosaic crochet is a type of tapestry crochet that uses 2 alternating colors, the single stitch, and the double stitch. This color work technique creates smooth transitions between each color. Because the colors alternate each row, there are no floats on the back of the work. The floats are on the side of the work, and the back is striped with a faint view of the original pattern.

When Should I Use Mosaic Crochet?

While you can make complex patterns with only two colors, there are limitations with the designs you choose. If your design only needs two colors, mosaic crochet is the better option because it contains floats to the side of the work, and simplifies the color changing process. If you want to crochet an image with more than one color, standard tapestry crochet is the way to go. However, if you prefer the look of mosaic crochet stitches, you can still use the technique while changing yarn mid-row.

How Should I Navigate This Website?

Beginners should start with the basics tutorials page. This includes instructions for chaining, single crochet stitches, and double crochet stitches. After you master those skills, move onto the mosaic crochet tutorial and follow along with the demo project. Once you understand how to read a tapestry pattern, you can either find a pattern online, or make your own with the pattern generator. The pattern generator pixelates images and colors each pixel black or white depending on the RBG values. Photos with high contrast work best for making your own pattern. Increase the width for more complex images. Once you generate the pattern, you have the option of staying on the page and using the row counter, or downloading a png of the pattern.