This Faux Chevron Pattern Is Making Waves

By Toni Lipsey

faux chevron crochet swatch

At first glance, this stitch pattern doesn’t scream chevron — it’s missing the telltale peaks and valleys running along the bottom edge — but it still has the feel of a classic chevron. Clever color changes create the gentle ripple pattern. Go high contrast with your colors to make the pattern pop.

Faux Chevron Stitch

Level: Intermediate

What You Need

  • Practice yarn (we used Cloudborn Superwash Highland Worsted in Graphite Heather and Shaela Heather)
  • Crochet hook (we used a 5.5 mm hook)

    • Gauge

    Will vary depending on yarn and hook.

    Abbreviations

  • Ch – Chain
  • Dc – Double crochet
  • Dc5tog – Double crochet five together (this is worked the same as the dc3tog, just with two more stitches)
  • Sc – Single crochet
  • Sk – Skip
  • Sp – space
  • St(s) – Stitch(es)

    • Instructions

    To start, ch a multiple of 8 + 11.

    Row 1: With color A, 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook (starting ch 2 counts as first dc), sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch, [sk next 3 chs, 5 dc in next ch, sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch] across to last 4 chs, sk next 3 chs, 3 dc in last ch, changing to color B on last st, turn. Fasten off color A.

    Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first dc, ch 3, dc5tog over next 5 sts, ch 3, [sc in next dc, ch 3, dc5tog over next 5 sts, ch 3] across ending with sc in last st, turn.

    Row 3: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, sc in dc52tog, [5 dc in next sc, sc in next dc5tog] across to last sc, 3 dc in last sc, changing to color A on last st, turn. Fasten off color B.

    Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 3, dc5tog over next 5 sts, [ch 3, sc in next dc, ch 3, dc5tog over next 5 sts] across, ending with ch 3, sc in last st, turn.

    Row 5: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, sc in dc5tog, [5 dc in next sc, sc in next dc5tog] across to last sc, 3 dc in last sc, changing color on last st, turn. Fasten off other color.

    faux chevron swatch with crochet needle

    Repeat Rows 4 and 5 in established color sequence for pattern.

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    One Response to “This Faux Chevron Pattern Is Making Waves”

    1. Kimberly K. Vansant

      can I buy yarn and hooks