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Published on April 24, 2025

Free Crochet Motif Pattern: Chroma Block (US and UK Terms)

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Hello, gorgeous crafter! Today I want to share with you my latest crochet pattern. I wanted to create a simple and fun pattern that could tie together any color palette. This piece would be great for a stash buster, or with a planned layout. You’ll love this one!

Chroma Block is a modern crochet motif inspired by my time reading through Palette Perfect by Lauren Wager. Her book invites makers to see color as language, emotion, and a design tool all in one. This motif is meant to represent the little color palette “swatches” that Wager shown in her book.

Whether you’re playing with muted tones, or contrasting brights, the Chroma Block will make your color palette look amazing. US and UK terms are in this post.

PDF Format

The PDF version of this pattern is available on Ravelry, and both US and UK Terms are included in the PDF.

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Inspiration – Palette Perfect

Palette Perfect is a color palette helper and a fabulous tool! You can check out my full book report on Palette Perfect Vols. 1 and 2, by Lauren Wager here at the blog post. Wager’s book, volume 1 is cut into sections based on a mood or a feeling/concept. I was feeling like creating something Magical, so I flipped to the Magical section.

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I chose 3 mini palettes to create my Chroma Blocks. Here is a photo of each palette along with its block.

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Don’t you agree that these evoke a magical emotion? Each section’s palettes really reflect the chosen mood/concept.

Yarn

Scheepjes “Catona”, Scheepjes “Stone Washed”, and Scheepjes “River Washed” (affiliate links) – Remnants from my stash.

Pattern By Rachele Carmona of CypressTextiles.net

Project Details

  • Skill Level Beginner
  • Measurements Approximately 6in before blocking (Gauge is not necessary for this project)
  • Materials Size 3.5mm Crochet Hook
  • Social Media Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Etsy, Ravelry: CypressTextiles
  • Hashtags #ChromaBlock #CypressTextiles

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Stitch Descriptions (US Terms – UK Terms below)

  • ch chain
  • beg beginning
  • beg dc (1sc, ch 1) – counts as 1 dc
  • bobble (yoh, insert hook into st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, pull yarn through 2 lps on hook) 4 times, yoh, pull yarn through all 5 lps on hook
  • cnr corner
  • dc double crochet
  • lp(s) loop(s)
  • rep repeat
  • RS/WS right side/wrong side of work
  • sc single crochet
  • sc2tog [Insert hook into next st, yoh, pull up lp] 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 3 lps on hook
  • sc3tog [Insert hook into next st, yoh, pull up lp] 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 4 lps on hook
  • sk skip
  • sp space
  • ss slip stitch
  • st(s) stitch(es)
  • tog together
  • tr treble
  • yoh yarn over hook

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Instructions (US Terms – UK Terms below)

Note: Turn after every row throughout the entire pattern.

Section 1

Row 1 (RS) With first color, ch14, 1sc in second ch from hook, 12sc. [13 sc]

Note: Bobbles are worked on WS, but pop to the RS of the work.
Row 2 [2sc, bobble, 1sc] 3 times, 1sc. [3 bobble, 10 sc]
Rows 3-5 13sc.
Row 6 4sc, [bobble, 3sc]2 times, 1sc. [2 bobble, 11 sc]
Rows 7-9 13sc.
Rows 10-25 Rep Rows 2-9 twice.
Row 26 Rep Row 2.
Row 27 13sc, cut yarn and weave ends.

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Section 2
Rotate Section 1 so that you’re ready to work across the right-hand side long edge. You will be working across the side, into the sc at the end of each row.
Row 1 (RS) With RS facing and second color, ss in sc of Row 1 from Section 1, 1sc in same st, 12sc placing final sc at Row 13.Note: Tr sts on Row 2 will stick out at the RS of the work, forming tiny “bobbles.”
Row 2 [1sc, 1tr] 6 times, 1sc. [6 tr, 7 sc]
Row 3 and all RS rows 13sc.
Row 4 [2sc, bobble, 1sc] 3 times, 1sc. [3 bobble, 10 sc]
Row 6 Rep Row 2.
Rows 8-13 Rep Rows 2-7, cut yarn and weave ends.

Section 3
Section 3 is worked over the left-hand edge of Section 2 and the remainder of the right-hand edge of Section 1.
Row 1 (RS) With RS facing and third color, ss in sc of Row 13 from Section 2, 1sc in same st, 11sc across, sc3tog across Row 1 of Section 2 and Rows 14 and 15 of Section 3, 12sc across placing final sc at Row 27 of Section 1.
Row 2 11sc, sc3tog, 11sc.
Row 3 10sc, sc3tog, 10sc.
Row 4 [1sc, 1tr] 4 times, sc2tog, 1tr, sc2tog, [1tr, 1sc] 4 times. [2 sc2tog, 9 tr, 8 sc]
Row 5 8sc, sc3tog, 8sc.
Row 6 7sc, sc3tog, 7sc.
Row 7 6sc, sc3tog, 6sc.
Row 8 [1sc, 1tr] 2 times, sc2tog, 1tr, sc2tog, [1tr, 1sc] 2 times. [2 sc2tog, 5 tr, 4 sc]
Row 9 4sc, sc3tog, 4sc.
Row 10 3sc, sc3tog, 3sc.
Row 11 2sc, sc3tog, 2sc.
Row 12 1sc, sc3tog, 1sc.
Row 13 Sc3tog, cut yarn and weave ends.

Border Rnd With background color, ss in sc3tog of Section 3, [3sc in cnr, 25sc evenly across to next cnr] 4 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn and weave ends.

Finishing

Block motif if desired.

Recommended Joining Methods

For these motifs, I would use whip st join, slip st join on the wrong side through back lps only, zipper join, or some other such flat, narrow join.

These color block motifs will be best displayed close together, rather than with a wide joining method between them.

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Stitch Descriptions (UK Terms)

  • ch chain
  • beg beginning
  • beg tr (1dc, ch 1) – counts as 1 tr
  • cnr corner
  • dc double crochet
  • dtr double treble crochet
  • lp(s) loop(s)
  • rep repeat
  • RS/WS right side/wrong side of work
  • dc2tog [Insert hook into next st, yoh, pull up lp] 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 3 lps on hook
  • dc3tog [Insert hook into next st, yoh, pull up lp] 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 4 lps on hook
  • sk skip
  • sp space
  • ss slip stitch
  • st(s) stitch(es)
  • tog together
  • tr treble
  • yoh yarn over hook

Instructions (UK Terms)

Note: Turn after every row throughout the entire pattern.
Section 1

Row 1 (RS) With first color, ch14, 1dc in second ch from hook, 12dc. [13 dc]

Note: Bobbles are worked on WS, but pop to the RS of the work.
Row 2 [2dc, bobble, 1dc] 3 times, 1dc. [3 bobble, 10 dc]
Rows 3-5 13dc.
Row 6 4dc, [bobble, 3dc]2 times, 1dc. [2 bobble, 11 dc]
Rows 7-9 13dc.
Rows 10-25 Rep Rows 2-9 twice.
Row 26 Rep Row 2.
Row 27 13dc, cut yarn and weave ends.

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Section 2
Rotate Section 1 so that you’re ready to work across the right-hand side long edge. You will be working across the side, into the dc at the end of each row.
Row 1 (RS) With RS facing and second color, ss in dc of Row 1 from Section 1, 1dc in same st, 12dc placing final dc at Row 13.Note: Dtr sts on Row 2 will stick out at the RS of the work, forming tiny “bobbles.”
Row 2 [1dc, 1dtr] 6 times, 1dc. [6 dtr, 7 dc]
Row 3 and all RS rows 13dc.
Row 4 [2dc, bobble, 1dc] 3 times, 1dc. [3 bobble, 10 dc]
Row 6 Rep Row 2.
Rows 8-13 Rep Rows 2-7, cut yarn and weave ends.

Section 3
Section 3 is worked over the left-hand edge of Section 2 and the remainder of the right-hand edge of Section 1.
Row 1 (RS) With RS facing and third color, ss in dc of Row 13 from Section 2, 1dc in same st, 11dc across, dc3tog across Row 1 of Section 2 and Rows 14 and 15 of Section 3, 12dc across placing final dc at Row 27 of Section 1.
Row 2 11dc, dc3tog, 11dc.
Row 3 10dc, dc3tog, 10dc.
Row 4 [1dc, 1dtr] 4 times, dc2tog, 1dtr, dc2tog, [1dtr, 1dc] 4 times. [2 dc2tog, 9 dtr, 8 dc]
Row 5 8dc, dc3tog, 8dc.
Row 6 7dc, dc3tog, 7dc.
Row 7 6dc, dc3tog, 6dc.
Row 8 [1dc, 1dtr] 2 times, dc2tog, 1dtr, dc2tog, [1dtr, 1dc] 2 times. [2 dc2tog, 5 dtr, 4 dc]
Row 9 4dc, dc3tog, 4dc.
Row 10 3dc, dc3tog, 3dc.
Row 11 2dc, dc3tog, 2dc.
Row 12 1dc, dc3tog, 1dc.
Row 13 Dc3tog, cut yarn and weave ends.

Border Rnd With background color, ss in dc3tog of Section 3, [3dc in cnr, 25dc evenly across to next cnr] 4 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn and weave ends.

Finishing

Block motif if desired.

Recommended Joining Methods

For these motifs, I would use whip st join, slip st join on the wrong side through back lps only, zipper join, or some other such flat, narrow join.
These color block motifs will be best displayed close together, rather than with a wide joining method between them.

The PDF version of this pattern is available on Ravelry, and both US and UK Terms are included in the PDF.

Thank you for reading through my latest crochet pattern, Chroma Block! Enjoy!

Happy Crafting,

Rachele C.

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