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Learn how to crochet the caramel stitch and work up the Caramel Stitch Blanket Square or Dishcloth! This free crochet pattern is worked in two cheerful colors to highlight the stunning texture of those caramel stitches.

Maybe you’re looking to learn new stitches for a stitch sampler afghan, or maybe you could use another washcloth for wiping those toddler hands after meals! The square is worked in cotton yarn, so you have options, and the stitch definition is fabulous.

I hope you enjoy this pattern!

This pattern is featured in the 2026 Granny Square Month Crochet Along by Underground Crafter! Check it out here.

Abbreviations (US)

ch(s): chain(s)
pm: place marker in the st just made
rep: repeat
rnd(s): round(s)
rs: right side
sc(s): single crochet(s)
sl st(s): slip stitch(es)
st(s): stitch(es)
ws: wrong side
yo: yarn over

Special Stitch

Caramel Stitch: Yo, insert your hook in the next st, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yo, insert your hook beneath the st you’d just worked into (the top of the st from two rows back), pull up a loop (5 loops on hook), yo, insert your hook beneath the st you’d just worked into (the top of the st from three rows back), pull up a loop (7 loops on hook), yo and pull through all seven loops on your hook.

Materials

Color A: Queensland Coastal Cotton Ocean Mist Weight 4 Medium (100% cotton, 185yd/169m, 3.5oz/100g) Pink Sand Beach 1 skein
Color B: Queensland Coastal Cotton Weight 4 Medium (100% cotton, 185yd/169m, 3.5oz/100g) Watermelon 1 skein
G/6 4mm crochet hook
Stitch markers
Scissors
Tapestry needle

Finished Size
8″ x 8″

Gauge
14 sts x 16 rows = 4″ x 4″