Mosaic Crochet Counter
Track chart position, row repeats, and color instructions.
Live Mosaic Crochet Counter
Instant browser calculations & session state saved locally.
Key Capabilities
- ✓Support for Overlay Mosaic (one color per row, cut yarn) and Inset Mosaic (2 rows per color)
- ✓Stitch type distinction: BLsc (back loop single) vs FLdc (dropped front loop double)
- ✓Chart line pointer highlighting current row instructions
- ✓Color A / Color B alternating sequence tracker
Expert Crafting Advice
- 💡In overlay mosaic crochet, all stitches are worked from the right side without turning.
- 💡Work front loop double crochets into the unworked front loop two rows below.
How the Mosaic Crochet Counter Works
The Mosaic Crochet Counter works in 4 steps.
- 1
Pick the method
Write "overlay" or "inset" and the color order in the notes box.
- 2
Enter the chart width
Set Target Goal to the stitches per row.
- 3
Count across the row
Tap + Count after each stitch, reading the chart square by square: blank squares get a back-loop single crochet (sc BLO), marked squares get a dropped dc.
- 4
Log the row
Write the finished chart row and color in the notes box, then reset.
Mosaic Crochet Counter Formula
The Mosaic Crochet Counter formula maps any row to its color in a 2-color inset mosaic.
Color pair for row r = ⌈r ÷ 2⌉
Color for row r = A if ⌈r ÷ 2⌉ is odd, B if ⌈r ÷ 2⌉ is even
- r
- Chart row number
- ⌈ ⌉
- Round up to a whole number
- A, B
- The 2 colors
Worked example: Row 7: ⌈7 ÷ 2⌉ = 4, which is even, so Row 7 uses color B.
Mosaic Crochet Counter Conversion Table
The Mosaic Crochet Counter conversion table shows color, side and color pair for the first 12 rows of a 2-color inset mosaic starting on the RS.
| Row | Color pair | Color | Side |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A | RS |
| 2 | 1 | A | WS |
| 3 | 2 | B | RS |
| 4 | 2 | B | WS |
| 5 | 3 | A | RS |
| 6 | 3 | A | WS |
| 7 | 4 | B | RS |
| 8 | 4 | B | WS |
| 9 | 5 | A | RS |
| 10 | 5 | A | WS |
| 11 | 6 | B | RS |
| 12 | 6 | B | WS |
Overlay mosaic works every row on the RS and changes color every row instead.
What is a Mosaic Crochet Counter?
A mosaic crochet counter is a tracker for mosaic crochet that records your chart row, the 2-row color cycle and the stitch instruction for each square. The Crochet Stitch Counter Mosaic Crochet Counter keeps inset and overlay mosaic charts on track.
Mosaic crochet uses one color per row and drops stitches down to lower rows to draw patterns. Overlay mosaic works every row on the right side (RS), cutting yarn at each end, and drops front-loop double crochet (dc) over earlier rows. Inset mosaic works back and forth and uses chain spaces and dropped dc to fill gaps.
Every color works 2 rows in inset mosaic, so the color changes after each pair of rows.
What are the Uses of a Mosaic Crochet Counter?
There are 4 main uses of a Mosaic Crochet Counter.
Making geometric blankets
Mosaic charts form maze and key patterns.
Crocheting pillows
Dense mosaic fabric holds its shape on cushions.
Learning mosaic charts
Row-by-row color pairs show which yarn is active.
Tracking long CAL charts
Large mosaic crochet-alongs run for hundreds of rows.
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