The Wattle stitch is a single crochet based stitch with a strong texture, but it is a flat stitch. It works up slowly but it has a pretty look that would suit a huge range of crochet projects, especially as it is a hole free stitch. In this stitch guide I will show you how to crochet the Wattle stitch with all the pictures that you need along with a video guide that you can follow along with too.

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I first used the Wattle stitch in the FrankenScrap crochet along as one of the pieces of the quilt like blanket. You can access the whole pattern for free here.

The Wattle stitch is a crochet stitch with a delicate texture. It is made up entirely of mostly single crochet stitches, so is a slow stitch to make up. So if you are using the Wattle stitch for a larger crochet piece you may want to consider using a chunky yarn so it works up quicker.

The Wattle stitch is a hole free stitch that fairly dense. It would suit a wide variety of projects including clothing, and accessories like scarves and snoods.

For the sample in the picture below I used Rico Cotton Essentials DK. This is one of my go too yarns, and I have several balls of it in my stash. It’s 100% cotton and is lovely and silky and soft to the touch. It is a really nice cotton to work with and doesn’t split overly much.

This how to guide is part of Froggity Frog’s Stitch Vault collection. Have you seen all the other stitches in there? You can take a look here all the guides are free to access and maybe you will discover some new stitches to create for yourself.

The yarn I used in the pictures of this stitch guide below is Stylecraft Cotton Classique DK, a 100% cotton yarn. It’s a non mercerised cotton that is lovely and soft, but it can get a bit splitty if you frog it a couple of times. It does makes lovely cosy blankets though and is the yarn that got me hooked on cotton as my fibre of choice. I think I first got a ball of this yarn in a mystery bag I got off ebay, and it was a great yarn discovery for me and I’ve been loving using this yarn ever since.

I also used my trusty Clover Amour hooks which are perfect if you are looking for a good value ergonomic crochet hook that won’t cause your hand to ache if you are crocheting for long periods of time. I’ve tried many different crochet hooks over the years, but I always end up coming back to my trusty Clovers. They just sit so well in my hand and never let me down.

How To Crochet The Wattle Stitch

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• St = Stitch
• Sk = Skip
• Sp = Space
• Sc = Single crochet
• Dc = Double crochet

Start by making a foundation chain in multiples of 3 plus 2 (plus 1 for your turning chain)

Row 1. In the 3rd ch from your hook (your turning ch counts as the first st of the row) *make (sc, ch1, dc) all in the same stitch. 

sk the next 2 st and then in the next st* repeat between *and* Finish the row by making a sc in the last st

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Skip the first 2 st and then *in the ch 1 sp make (sc, ch1, dc) all in the same space* 

repeat between *and* Finish the row by making a sc in the turning ch 

Repeat row 2 until you have as many rows as you need.

How To Add A Border To The Wattle Crochet Stitch

The rows of the Wattle stitch are all a single crochet in height. Which means adding a border is simple as you just make a single stitch into the side of every row.

I always recommend that you make a round of single crochet stitches around your piece first before adding any border pattern that you have planned, as doing this just helps to even your stitches out and make a nice solid round to add any further stitches into.

I used the Wattle stitch as one of the pieces in the scrappy quilt like FrankenScrap crochet along – find out more about this free pattern here, and join in and access the entire pattern for free.

You can find more free crochet stitch guides here in Froggity Frog’s stitch vault. Come on over to our Facebook group – Froggity Frog’s Ribbit And Stitch and show us what you made with the Wattle stitch. I’d love to see what you created with this crochet stitch. 

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