Chinese Puzzle Stitch

The Chinese Puzzle Stitch is a creative and textured crochet stitch that may look complex at first, but it becomes easy once you understand the basic steps. This stitch is made by repeating a simple pattern that creates a woven, interlocking design, giving your crochet project a unique and

decorative look. It is a great stitch for beginners who want to learn something new and improve their skills. By practicing this stitch, you can use it to make blankets, scarves, and stylish home decor pieces. In this tutorial, you will learn step by step how to create the Chinese Puzzle Stitch in a simple and clear way

Final Dimensions: 8×8 inches block

• Abbreviations:
• ch – chain
• R row
• RS – right side
• st – stitch
• sts – stitches
• dc – double crochet
• dc5tog – double crochet 5 together
• FPdc2tog – front post double crochet 2 together
• FPdc5tog – front post double crochet 5 together

Notes

5.5 mm crochet hook
Multiple of Stitch: CH (chain) one multiple of seven stitches and add
one additional four stitches for the initial chain.
Final Dimensions: 8×8 inches block

dc5tog: (double-crochet-five-stitches-together) – For this stitch,
you have to make five stitches – * YO (yarn over) the crochet hook,
inset your crochet hook into subsequent stitch; YO the hook and draw
up one loop; YO the crochet hook and draw the crochet hook through
two loops on the crochet hook* reiterate from to four more times;
YO the crochet hook and pull through six loops on your crochet hook.
FPdc2tog (front-post-double-crochet-2-together) – For this stitch,
you have to make two stitches – * YO the crochet hook, inset the
crochet hook from front-to-back, to front, around this post of
subsequent double crochet, YO the crochet hook and draw up one
loop, YO the crochet hook and pull through two loops on your crochet
hook * replicate from to one time again; YO the crochet hook and
drag through all three residual loops on your crochet hoo

FPdc5tog (front-post-double-crochet-5-together): For this stitch,
you have to make more than five stitches – * YO your crochet hook,
and insert the crochet hook from the front-to-back, to facade, around
the following double crochet, YO the crochet hook and draw up one
loop, YO the crochet hook and drag through two of the loops on
crochet hook * replicate from to four more times; YO the crochet

hook and pull through all six residual loops on crochet hook

• Chain 25
• Row 1 (RS): 2 double crochet in the 4th ch from the hook (Note: the
• skipped three chains count as one double crochet st), double
• crochet5tog, ch 1, * skip the subsequent ch, five double crochet in the
• subsequent chain, double crochet5tog, ch 1 *. Replicate from * to * to
• the last two chains; skip the subsequent ch, three double crochet in
• the last chain.

Row 2: chain 3 (Note: the chain three taken as one double crochet
stitch), flip; Front-post-double crochet2tog, work five double crochet
in the subsequent ch, * skip the subsequent reduction, work Front
post-double crochet5tog, chain 1, work five double crochet in the
subsequent ch *. Replicate from * to * crossways to the last four
stitches. Skip the subsequent decrease; Front-post-double
crochet2tog then work one double crochet in the last double crochet
of the row

Row 3: chain 3 (Note: the chain three taken as one double crochet
stitch), flip; 2 double crochet in the subsequent decrease, work Front
post-double crochet5tog, ch 1, * work five double crochet in the
subsequent ch, skip the subsequent decrease, work Front-post
double crochet5tog, ch 1 *. Replicate from * to * crossways to the last
two stitches. Work 2 double crochet in the subsequent decrease and
one double crochet in the last double crochet.

Replicate Row 2 and Row 3: four times
Replicate Row 2 1 more time
There is no need to finish it off and proceed to the border

Border
Row 1: chain 2, flip, 1 half-double-crochet in the following st, 1 single
crochet in every of the following 5 stitches, skip the ch1, 1 half
double-crochet in the following st, 1 single crochet in every of the
following 5 stitches, skip the ch st, 1 half-double-crochet in the

following st, 1 single crochet in every of the following 5 stitches, 1
half-double-crochet in the last st, (19)ch 1 flip to complete the work
along the side corner
R2: half-double-crochet 19 times equally along the side corner, chain
1, flip to finish the work along the initial chain row

R3: single crochet 19 times equally along the bottom corner, chain 1,
flip to finish the work along the side corner
R4: half-double-crochet 19 times equally along the side corner, chain
1, flip to finish the work along the 1st row of the borde

You are now back to the initial corner, two single crochet in every
chain stitch (corner), flip one FPdc in every st crossway, two single
crochet in every ch st (corner), flip to complete the work along the
side corner
one FPdc in every st crossway, two single crochet in every chain
stitch (corner), flip to finish the work along the initial chain row
one FPdc in every st crossway, two single crochet in every chain
stitch (corner), flip to finish the work along the final corne