Creating beautiful crochet lace square motifs can be both a rewarding and therapeutic craft, especially for beginners.
🌸 Full Crochet Lace Motif Pattern — Detailed Step by Step
📌 Materials:
- Cotton crochet thread No. 10
- 1.25 mm steel hook (adjust as needed)
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle for finishing
🧶 Pattern Instructions:
🌼 Center Flower
Round 1:
- Start with a magic ring (or ch 4 and sl st to form a ring).
- Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), then work 8 single crochets (sc) into the ring.
- Join with a slip stitch (sl st) to the first sc.
[8 sc]
Round 2:
- Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 double crochet (dc) in same stitch, ch 3, sl st in same stitch — this makes 1 petal.
- Repeat in each of the next 7 sc.
- You will have 8 petals around.
- Join with sl st to base of first ch-3.
🔳 Mesh Background
Round 3:
- In any ch-3 space:
Ch 5 (counts as sc + ch 5 loop), sc in next ch-3 space. - Repeat ch 5, sc in next ch-3 space around.
- Join with sl st to 1st sc.
Round 4:
- In each ch-5 loop:
Ch 5, sc in next ch-5 loop around. - You can adjust corners by skipping this round if the motif shape is already forming.
🟩 Square Formation
Round 5 (Corners and Sides):
- Find 4 loops equally spaced around (they will become corners).
- In those loops: sc, ch 5, sc (corner made).
- In all other loops: sc, ch 5, sc
Check spacing carefully to balance the shape.
🌀 Decorative Scallop Edge
Round 6:
- In each ch-5 loop on sides:
[sc, ch 3, dc, ch 3, sc] - In each corner loop:
[sc, ch 5, dc, ch 5, sc]
Creates that nice picot-like arch edging you see in your photo.
🔗 Joining Motifs Together
When making multiple motifs:
- In the final round, when working into a corner or side loop:
Instead of ch 3 or ch 5, ch 1, sl st into corresponding loop of adjacent motif, ch 1, then continue.
This method gives a neat, connected lacework.
📏 Blocking
- Lightly wet or steam your finished motifs.
- Pin them out to shape (keeping corners sharp and sides straight).
- Let dry completely.
📋 Abbreviations:
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ch | chain |
| sc | single crochet |
| dc | double crochet |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| st(s) | stitch(es) |