Reversible triangle: Crochet Triangle Motif Generator

Study both faces without promising sameness

This reversible-triangle reference is a six-row turned wedge in one yarn. Both faces can be inspected and used in a small fabric trial, but the article does not claim that their texture, edge outline or measured drape is identical. Its independent question is what alternating working directions actually distribute across the two faces. There are no front-post relief stitches or permanently attached decorations selecting one public face. The construction still has unequal first-and-last edge increases.

Set an unambiguous face marker

Use smooth DK cotton and begin with a four-millimeter hook. Put blue #243BCE in both palette slots. Have scissors, a tapestry needle, two edge markers, a separate face marker and a ruler ready. Select Flat wedge: alternating rows, six rows, No extra finish and US terms. Label the face visible during row one's working pass A. After turning, the opposite working view is B. This label records observation; it does not automatically designate a right side for every possible application.

Build the turned wedge

Chain four and work three double crochets into the fourth chain from the hook. The starting chain-three height is not an additional post. For every later row, chain two and turn, then work two double crochets in the first actual stitch, one in each middle stitch and three in the last. Mark the actual edge posts. Moving the work to the opposite face also reverses which physical edge is first, so do not permanently assign the three-post increase to the screen's right edge.

Exact project and complete working order

Download the exact project JSON into the Triangle Motif Generator.

Stitch insertion map — US termsRow 1: 3 sts · first working groupRow 1: 3 sts · final working groupRow 1: 3Row 2: 6 sts · first working groupRow 2: 6 sts · final working groupRow 2: 6Row 3: 9 sts · first working groupRow 3: 9 sts · final working groupRow 3: 9Row 4: 12 sts · first working groupRow 4: 12 sts · final working groupRow 4: 12Row 5: 15 sts · first working groupRow 5: 15 sts · final working groupRow 5: 15Row 6: 18 sts · first working groupRow 6: 18 sts · final working groupRow 6: 18Fine lines connect each stitch to its insertion source; shared bases show increases.Two incoming sources show a decrease. Coral dots mark row/round starts.X = US sc / UK dc; barred T = US dc / UK tr; ovals = chains. Follow written joins.Yarn cycle: start at the labeled row/round; + mn repeats every m rows/rounds.Yarn 1: #243BCE · Row1 + 2nYarn 2: #243BCE · Row2 + 2nWorking order · USSTART Row 1 ← · 3 stsRow 2 → · 6 stsRow 3 ← · 9 stsRow 4 → · 12 stsRow 5 ← · 15 stsEND Row 6 → · 18 stsBlue marker = first group; dashed = last group.Read chain / join / repeat details in linked steps.
  1. Ch 4; work 3 dc in fourth chain from hook. The starting ch-3 does not count. Count 3 completed stitches or units.
  2. Ch 2, turn (does not count). 2 dc in first stitch, dc in each of the 1 middle stitches, 3 dc in last stitch. Count 6 completed stitches or units.
  3. Ch 2, turn (does not count). 2 dc in first stitch, dc in each of the 4 middle stitches, 3 dc in last stitch. Count 9 completed stitches or units.
  4. Ch 2, turn (does not count). 2 dc in first stitch, dc in each of the 7 middle stitches, 3 dc in last stitch. Count 12 completed stitches or units.
  5. Ch 2, turn (does not count). 2 dc in first stitch, dc in each of the 10 middle stitches, 3 dc in last stitch. Count 15 completed stitches or units.
  6. Ch 2, turn (does not count). 2 dc in first stitch, dc in each of the 13 middle stitches, 3 dc in last stitch. Count 18 completed stitches or units.

Count working passes on each face

The row counts are three, six, nine, twelve, fifteen and eighteen. With face A assigned to the first pass, rows one, three and five contribute three plus nine plus fifteen, or twenty-seven posts worked from that view. Rows two, four and six contribute six plus twelve plus eighteen, or thirty-six. Each face has three working passes, but the growing rows contain unequal post quantities. Equal numbers of passes therefore do not prove identical texture distribution.

Keep edges and height chains consistent

Every transition adds three posts: one extra at the first base and two extras at the last base. The initial chain-four includes the foundation and starting height; later chain-two turns remain outside the post count. Never work into a height chain as an additional edge base. If one face appears to have a larger edge gap, trace the first actual stitch and its marker before changing the increase rule. Altering only one row would create a different wedge and invalidate the stored count record.

Check the two-face finishing method

The six rows contain sixty-three double crochets altogether. There is no extra corner-space edging round in this project. Weave starting and finishing tails through stable stitches without building an obvious lump on one face, and inspect both views before trimming. That finishing choice is part of the physical trial rather than an invisible numerical guarantee. If attaching an applique or lining later, record that addition because it may deliberately give the project a preferred display face.

Questions before calling the sample reversible

Does a two-face study establish equal angles? The wedge's growth rule does not certify measured geometry. Does turning every row prove identical hand feel? Compare the actual washed sample. Can a center-out joined triangle be substituted without revising the analysis? Its working direction and corner sources differ. Use the project-record guide to retain notes or photographs of both faces beside the JSON. The recoverable artifact verifies alternating rows and counts, while any claim about interchangeable physical faces must come from observation.

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