Marble Madness!

Whilst I created this, it reminded me a lot of those marble cakes you see about lol..hence the name. Please feel free to use my patterns for sale etc but please do not claim it as your own invention, thanks! Also please remember I am not a professional pattern writer hence why I offer my patterns FREE, enjoy x

Please note I use British terminology.

DK weight yarn and 4mm hook 2 Different shades of yarn

Magic loop..chain 4 joins the end to the starting chain to create a loop.


Htr (hd) Half treble or half double
Trb (Db) Treble or American double
ss, slip stitch.

Starting corner = Work 2 chain, 2 HTR,2 chains, 3 htr (all into same space)
Corner = 3 htr,2 chain, 3 htr (all into same space)

Using A make a magic loop.

Round 1. Into the magic loop, work 2 chains, and 11 htr join to the starting chain (12 stitches).

Round 2. Change to B. Work starting corner * Skip 3 htr, Into space,work corner * repeat from* to * round to starting 2 chain ss to join.

Round 3, Work starting corner   * Skip 3 htr, Into space work 3 htr, skip 3htr into next space work corner,* repeat from* to * round to starting 2 chain ss to join.

Round 4, swap to A, work starting corner skip 3 htr *chain 1, into the 2nd row below work 1 trb into the middle htr chain 1, work htr into middle htr of the 1st row below repeat to corner, work corner* .repeat from *to *  around to starting 2 chain corner, ss to close.

Round 5 swap to B, work starting corner  *chain 1, work 3 htr into trb stitch, chain 1, skip htr stitch* repeat from * to * to corner work 3 htr into last trb stitch, work corner ** Repeat from * to **around to starting 2 chain and ss to join.

Round 6,  work starting corner * Work 3 htr into space between htrs to corner work corner * * repeat from * to * to starting 2 chain ss to close.

Repeat through rows 4-6 to the desired size (6 repeats for 12" square)