Mosaic crochet charts: Greek key, nested diamonds and cushion square

Mosaic crochet changes colour every row and drops long stitches into the rows below, drawing sharp geometric shapes. In the overlay convention, an X marks each dropped stitch. These nine cover a Greek key, nested diamonds and a cushion star. Each comes as a colour chart, a black-and-white symbol chart, or a hand-coloured sheet. Type a different shape and the same convention holds.

• a cushion front
• a blanket with a repeating band
• a scarf panel
• a practice sheet for the overlay technique

Frequently asked questions

What does the X mean?

An X marks the square where a stitch drops into the row below. The colour chart shows it as a black X; the symbol chart shows a white X in a dark square.

Can I use a different pair of colours?

The colour chart uses two flat contrasting colours. A pair you type in is a request for that chart; the samples here keep theirs.

Which style prints in black and white?

The symbol chart. It is drawn in solid black and white, so it prints on any printer.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.