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Our crocheted candy cane square in wine red and cream on green, on a white desk with a wine red ball of yarn and a cream skein above it.
The photo: the candy cane square we crocheted from this pattern.

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Candy cane tapestry crochet square

22 × 26 stitches (572 in all), 3 yarns, single crochet. About 3.9 × 4 in (10 × 10.2 cm) when your gauge is 22 stitches and 26 rows in 4 in (10 cm).

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A wine red and cream candy cane curves to the left on a dark green background. We crocheted this small Christmas square and use it as a coaster. Take care with the single stitches at the stripe ends and the curved top, where some rows change color eight times. Try it if you want to practice carrying three colors and counting short color runs.

The chart

The candy cane square chart: 22 stitches by 26 rows in 3 yarns, with row and stitch numbers
  • Dark green 430 stitches
  • Cream 72 stitches
  • Wine red 70 stitches

Other sizes

Your gaugeFinished size
16 stitches in 4 in (10 cm)5.5 × 5.6 in (14 × 14.2 cm)
18 stitches in 4 in (10 cm)4.9 × 5 in (12.4 × 12.6 cm)
20 stitches in 4 in (10 cm)4.4 × 4.5 in (11.2 × 11.3 cm)
22 stitches in 4 in (10 cm) (this pattern)3.9 × 4 in (10 × 10.2 cm)

Working at a different gauge? Enter it in the size calculator with 22 stitches and 26 rows.

How to make it

Yarn and hook

Start with sport or DK weight yarn of about 160 m (175 yd) per 50 g and a 3 mm hook. You need three colors: Dark green, Cream and Wine red. One 50 g ball of each color is more than enough for this square. Dark green uses the most.

For a square about 10 cm (4 in) across, aim for 22 stitches and 26 rows in 4 in (10 cm). Make a swatch using all three colors, carrying the unused strands as you will in the square. Measure both stitches and rows. If you get more than 22 stitches in 4 in, try a larger hook; if you get fewer, try a smaller hook. Check both measurements again after changing hooks.

Reading the chart

Each box in the chart is one single crochet stitch. Work the square flat in rows, using US crochet terms.

  • Row 1 is at the bottom.
  • Read odd rows (right side) from right to left and even rows (wrong side) from left to right.
  • Row numbers sit on the side where that row starts; stitch numbers count from the right.
  • Left-handed? Read every row the other way, on the chart and in the rows written out, and the picture still comes out as charted.

Chain 23 in dark green for row 1. Starting in the second chain from the hook, work 22 single crochet stitches in dark green.

Chain 1 and turn between rows. The turning chain does not count as a stitch. Work into the first single crochet and keep 22 stitches in every row. Finish after row 26.

The rows written out list the colors in right-handed working order. For left-handed work, reverse the order of the color runs in each row.

Carrying the colors

Lay the unused colors along the top of the row below and crochet over them, so they ride inside the stitches. Change color on the final pull-through of the stitch before the new color begins: with two loops on the hook, pull the new color through both. Keep the carried strands relaxed so the fabric does not pucker.

Check the stripe ends carefully, as many are a single stitch. The curved top has up to eight color changes in a row.

Finishing

Weave in the tails, then gently block the square to about 10 cm (4 in) across, following the care instructions on the yarn label. Your finished size will depend on your gauge.

Use it as a coaster, add a hanging loop at one corner for an ornament, or join it with other squares for a cushion or blanket.

The rows written out

Show all 26 rows
  1. Row 1 (RS): 22 Dark green
  2. Row 2 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  3. Row 3 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 13 Dark green
  4. Row 4 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 5 Dark green
  5. Row 5 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 13 Dark green
  6. Row 6 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  7. Row 7 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 13 Dark green
  8. Row 8 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 5 Dark green
  9. Row 9 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 13 Dark green
  10. Row 10 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  11. Row 11 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 13 Dark green
  12. Row 12 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 5 Dark green
  13. Row 13 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 13 Dark green
  14. Row 14 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  15. Row 15 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 5 Dark green, 1 Cream, 1 Wine red, 6 Dark green
  16. Row 16 (WS): 5 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 4 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 5 Dark green
  17. Row 17 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 4 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 5 Dark green
  18. Row 18 (WS): 5 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 4 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  19. Row 19 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 4 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  20. Row 20 (WS): 5 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 4 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 5 Dark green
  21. Row 21 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 5 Dark green
  22. Row 22 (WS): 6 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 6 Dark green
  23. Row 23 (RS): 6 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 6 Dark green
  24. Row 24 (WS): 7 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 7 Dark green
  25. Row 25 (RS): 9 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 9 Dark green
  26. Row 26 (WS): 22 Dark green

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Candy cane tapestry crochet square

22 × 26 stitches (572 in all), 3 yarns, single crochet. About 3.9 × 4 in (10 × 10.2 cm) when your gauge is 22 stitches and 26 rows in 4 in (10 cm).

The candy cane square chart: 22 stitches by 26 rows in 3 yarns, with row and stitch numbers

You are welcome to sell items you make from this pattern. Please share a link to the pattern's web page. Please do not redistribute the pattern itself.

The rows written out

  1. Row 1 (RS): 22 Dark green
  2. Row 2 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  3. Row 3 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 13 Dark green
  4. Row 4 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 5 Dark green
  5. Row 5 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 13 Dark green
  6. Row 6 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  7. Row 7 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 13 Dark green
  8. Row 8 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 5 Dark green
  9. Row 9 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 13 Dark green
  10. Row 10 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  11. Row 11 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 13 Dark green
  12. Row 12 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 5 Dark green
  13. Row 13 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 13 Dark green
  14. Row 14 (WS): 13 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  15. Row 15 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 5 Dark green, 1 Cream, 1 Wine red, 6 Dark green
  16. Row 16 (WS): 5 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 4 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 5 Dark green
  17. Row 17 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 4 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 5 Dark green
  18. Row 18 (WS): 5 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 4 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  19. Row 19 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 4 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 5 Dark green
  20. Row 20 (WS): 5 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 4 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 1 Cream, 5 Dark green
  21. Row 21 (RS): 5 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 5 Dark green
  22. Row 22 (WS): 6 Dark green, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 6 Dark green
  23. Row 23 (RS): 6 Dark green, 1 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 6 Dark green
  24. Row 24 (WS): 7 Dark green, 1 Wine red, 2 Cream, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 1 Wine red, 7 Dark green
  25. Row 25 (RS): 9 Dark green, 2 Wine red, 2 Cream, 9 Dark green
  26. Row 26 (WS): 22 Dark green

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