Crochet the Diamond Trellis Square: Easy Step-by-Step Guide!

Ready to add a touch of elegance and texture to your next crochet project? The Diamond Trellis Square is a stunning design that's easier to create than it looks. As part four of the Secret Stitches CAL (Crochet Along) 2021, this square offers a delightful way to expand your crochet skills. You will create a textured square that looks fabulous. Don't worry about perfection. The joining method is very forgiving and will bring all your squares together nicely.

Before diving in, let's talk yarn! The beauty of this square lies in its versatility. Here are some options:

• Monochrome Magic: Use the same color yarn for all your squares for a cohesive look.
• Stash-Busting Bonanza: Use up your yarn scraps! A different yarn for each square creates a colorful, eclectic vibe.
• Harmonious Hues: Stick to the same yarn type but explore different colors for a unified, yet vibrant, effect.

For this tutorial, I'm using Savor from Ice Yarns. Here are the details:

• Fiber Content: 100% Dralon Acrylic
• Weight: 4 Worsted Weight
• Yardage: 200 grams, 330 meters (approximately 360 yards)

Remember, exact measurements aren't crucial! That forgiving joining method will work wonders.

To bring your Diamond Trellis Square to life, gather these essential tools:

• 6 mm Crochet Hook: The perfect size for worsted weight yarn.
• Scissors: For snipping yarn ends.
• Darning Needle: To weave in those ends neatly.
• Four Stitch Markers: These will be your trusty guides along the way.

Prefer a written pattern to follow along? Head over to my website at secretyarnery.com to grab your copy! You can also check out other crochet patterns.

First, let's create a slip knot. Leave a long enough tail, you'll need it later for sewing in with your darning needle. Now, shrink it down and place it onto your hook. Easy peasy!

The Diamond Trellis Square works with a simple multiple of 8 + 2. We're going to work in sets of eight chains.

Chain one, two, three, four, five. If you tend to chain tightly, using a larger hook will help you. Chain six, seven, and eight. Into that back loop...

Roll your chain over slightly. See that back loop sticking up? Place one stitch marker right into that loop, on your eighth chain. This marks the end of the first section.

Again, chain eight: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Into that back loop, place another stitch marker. These little markers are essential to ensure consistent spacing.

Repeat the chain and stitch marker process until you have four stitch markers in your work, totaling 32 chains. Four stitch markers will help you keep track of your place.

Now, chain two: one and two. We're going to work into the back loops for the starting row. This is going to give your square a nice, clean look on all sides. It doesn't totally matter if you don't work into the back loops, it’s just easier to see these back loops because they stick up a little bit. But any which way you want to work into your chain is fine.

Roll that chain towards you. You will see the loops at the back, there is the first loop and there is the second. Work right into that second loop. You can work into the front of your chain if it's easier for you, just poke that loop onto your hook and make one single crochet.

Chain five: one, two, three, four, five. Now, we're going to skip three chains. Roll your chain towards yourself, you can see those loops at the back. One is where our stitch marker is, and then two and three.

Go into the fourth chain and make one single crochet. It's like a little skip and a hop! Single crochet into the fourth chain, chain five: one, two, three, four, and five.

Skip three again. You can see these nice big loops, one, two, and three. We're going to go into the fourth stitch and make one single crochet into that fourth stitch.

Chain five: one, two, three, four, and five. Skip three, so the first chain is with the stitch marker, one, two, three, and here is number four. We're going to work into the fourth chain and make one single crochet. Chain five: one, two, three, four, and five and into the fourth stitch, skip over those bumps, one, two, three, working into the fourth, the one right before the stitch marker, one single crochet. This is a nice way of telling if you're counting your stitches right, you have worked into the stitch right before each of our stitch markers, so that's a good way of keeping track of your chain count.

Chain five: one, two, three, four, and five. Skip three of those bumps or skip three of those stitches, and working into the fourth, so there is one, two, three, there is number four, single crochet into the fourth chain. Chain five: one, two, three, four, and five. Skip three, and that lands us right in our very last chain.

There is one, two, and three, and right here is our fourth stitch, which is our very first chain that we made right there. That's where we're going to put our last single crochet. Just poke your hook in and one single crochet.

At the end of row one, it should look something like this: a series of loops connected by single crochets. This is the foundation of your diamond trellis!

Now, you can go ahead and take out those stitch markers. They've served their purpose!

To start round two, chain five: one, two, three, four, and five. Turn your work. This is called the "half half round".

We're going to do half trellises and half diamonds. Into this very first space, right here, one single crochet. Just put your hook into the space and make one single crochet.

Into this first stitch, we're going to do our diamond. Wrap your yarn and make one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet all into the same stitch.

Into the very next space, right here, one single crochet. Chain five: one, two, three, four, and five.

Into the next space, right here, one single crochet. Then, into the next stitch, right here, we're going to do our diamond. So, wrap your yarn, one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet.

Into the next space, right here, one single crochet just into the space. So, we're going to be making a diamond, a trellis, a diamond, and next will be a trellis. Chain five: one, two, three, four, and five. Into the next space, right here, one single crochet. Into the next stitch, your diamond. So put your hook into that next stitch, two strands of the stitch on the top of your hook, and one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet.

Into the last space, one single crochet. At the end of row two, we always end with a chain two: one and two. A double crochet into that stitch right at the end, making sure you get two strands on your hook. So, wrap your yarn, and one double crochet into the last stitch. And that finishes row two!

Row three is diamonds all the way across! To start row three, chain one and turn your work.

Into this very first stitch, we're going to make one single crochet. Put your hook into that very first stitch and make one single crochet into this very first stitch right here or single crochet.

We are going to make a diamond. So put your hook in and make one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet into the top of this hill.

Into the center stitch, so right here, we'll make one single crochet. Put your hook in and one single crochet into the next stitch right here, we'll make our diamond.

Diamonds are double crochet, chain one, double crochet, chain one, and double crochet all into the same stitch. I've done double crochet, chain one, double crochet, chain one, and one more double crochet into the same stitch.

Single crochet into the next space to pin it down. Into the next stitch right here, a diamond. So double crochet, chain one, double crochet, chain one, and double crochet all into the same stitch. Single crochet into the top of that hill, so the center stitch, two strands of that stitch on your hook, one single crochet. Now, into the next little single crochet right here, we are going to do our diamond. Wrap your yarn and one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet. Single crochet into the space, and into the next stitch right there, make your diamond.

One double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet all into that same stitch. Into the top of the hill, so the center stitch of this hill, right there, the next little hill, one single crochet. Into that next stitch, our diamond. Wrap your yarn and one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet into the space. One single crochet into the next stitch right there, a diamond. One double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet all into that same stitch. Into the top of the hill, so the center stitch of this hill right there, one single crochet. Wrap your yarn into the next stitch, a diamond. One double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet into the space, one single crochet. Into the next stitch right there, a diamond. One double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet all into that same stitch. And into the top of the hill, so the center stitch of this hill right there, one single crochet into that next stitch. Our diamond, so wrap your yarn and one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet all into the same stitch. Into this space right at the end of our row, one single crochet, and that finishes row three! If you're looking for more advanced patterns, consider joining our crochet along.

Round four is a half half row. Half half rows start with a chain five: one, two, three, four, and five, and turn your work.

Into the top of this first hill, so right here, we'll make our first single crochet. Single crochet into the top of that hill and into this valley right here, into that stitch, we're going to finish our diamond with a diamond.

Make a diamond into that next center stitch, that little single crochet, one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet into the top of the next hill.

Just put your hook in and one single crochet. We've done our diamond, now we're gonna do our trellis.

Chain five: one, two, three, four, and five.

Into the top of the next hill, that center stitch right here, one single crochet. Into the next valley, this little single crochet in between the hills, we're going to make our diamond. Wrap your yarn and put your hook into that stitch and make one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet into the center of the next hill.

One single crochet, so one single crochet and chain five: one, two, three, four, and five. Jump over to the top of the next hill, the center stitch, one single crochet. Into the center stitch of our next diamond right there, we're going to do our one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet. Into the center stitch of our next hill, right here, we'll do our single crochet.

For the half half row, we are doing half trellis half diamond, so we do diamond trellis diamond all the way along your row. Into that center stitch, that single crochet, we'll do our diamond, so double crochet, chain one, double crochet, chain one, and double crochet. Single crochet into the center stitch of that next hill, one single crochet. Trellis, so chain five: one, two, three, four, five. Jump over to the top of that next hill, that center stitch, and make one single crochet. After the trellis, we do a diamond, so into that center stitch, that little single crochet, make one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet.

Single crochet into the center stitch of that next hill, one single crochet, and we finish our half half rows with a chain two, one, two, and a double crochet into that last stitch. That single crochet right at the edge, right here. Wrap your yarn and one double crochet into the last stitch.

That finishes our first set of diamonds or our first real row of diamonds. After our half half row, it is a solid diamond row to start a diamond row chain one and turn your work into that very first stitch right here we'll make our single crochet one single crochet here's our first single crochet so we do a diamond one double crochet chain one one double crochet chain one and one double crochet single crochet into the top of that next hill to pin it down into this next stitch the next single crochet we'll make another diamond.

To start the trellis row, chain one and turn your work. Into this very first stitch right here, we're going to make one single crochet.

One single crochet, put your hook into the very first stitch, and make one single crochet, and chain five: one, two, three, four, and five. Into the top of the hill, right here, we're going to make one single crochet.

Chain five: one, two, three, four, and five. Into the space, one single crochet.

Continue alternating chain five and single crochet, working into the top of the hill or into the space, until you reach the end of the row. This creates the open, airy feel of the trellis. Chain five single crochet into the next space. Chain five and single crochet into the top of the hill.

To end the trellis row, chain five and single crochet into the space.

Grab your stitch markers. We're going to mark the spaces that go into the trellises. Place three stitch markers to mark the trellis locations, so it'll look like this. This will keep your work balanced and symmetrical.

Chain five: one, two, three, four, and five, and turn your work. Into that first space, one single crochet. Remember those stitch markers we placed? They'll help you keep track of your trellis sections.

Our next stitch is on top of this diamond, so we're going to start our next diamond. Our diamonds are going to be stacking, so from the tip of one diamond, we're going to start our next diamond. Put your hook into that stitch and make one double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet into the space, one single crochet.

Chain five into the next space.

Diamonds will be stacking from the tip of one diamond, start your next diamond. One double crochet, chain one, one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet all into that same stitch, single crochet into the next space, and trellis.

After the half half row, it is a solid diamond row to start a diamond row chain one and turn your work into that very first stitch right here we'll make our single crochet one single crochet here's our first single crochet so we do a diamond one double crochet chain one one double crochet chain one and one double crochet single crochet into the top of that next hill to pin it down into this next stitch the next single crochet we'll make another diamond.

Move stitch markers to the single crochet in that space, continue like this.

After you've completed a complete set of diamonds, your next row will be trellis, then half half, then diamond, then half half, then trellis, and you'll keep going like that all the way up until you've completed six complete sets of diamonds.

To start the last row, chain one and turn your work, make one single crochet into that first stitch, and chain three: one, two, and three. One single crochet into the top of the hill, chain three: one, two, three. One single crochet into the space, chain three: one, two, three. One single crochet into the top of the hill, chain three: one, two, three. One single crochet into the space.

Don't worry if it's tight like this, it'll match the bottom of our blanket and help our square not stretch out. Chain three: one, two, three, single crochet into the top of the hill, chain three: one, two, three, single crochet into the space, chain three: one, two, three, single crochet into the top of the hill. Chain three: one, two, three, and single crochet into the space. Chain one to secure your yarn, cut your yarn leaving a long enough tail to sew in with a needle later, pull your hook up and your yarn through, and snug that down to secure, give that little chain a bit of a tug. Sew in your tails and you're finished.

Congratulations! You've created your very own Diamond Trellis Square. This Easy Crochet Blanket square, with its unique texture and forgiving construction, is perfect for blankets, afghans, or any project where you want to add a touch of handmade charm. Keep practicing, and soon you'll be whipping up a whole collection of these beautiful squares. Be sure to browse secretyarnery.com for more blocks. Happy crocheting!