Six-zone sampler: Stitch Sampler Generator

Design an unequal six-zone sequence

This sampler uses different zone lengths to explore a rising and returning height sequence. It begins with one half-double row, works two double rows, peaks at one treble row, returns through two double rows and one half-double row, and finishes with three single-crochet rows. The eighteen-stitch width remains constant. The goal is to plan deliberate transitions and a firm ending instead of simply giving every stitch the same number of rows.

Record the custom plan exactly

Select Custom zone plan and enter hdc:1,dc:2,tr:1,dc:2,hdc:1,sc:3. The comma-separated codes always use US stitch names, even when the output terminology changes to UK. Set width eighteen and total height ten. The six zone lengths add to ten, so this case completes one whole sequence. A smaller total height would truncate the last zone; a larger height would begin the sequence again. Rows per preset zone is inactive for this custom plan.

Prepare a readable color progression

Use three colors of the same smooth DK cotton with a four-millimeter trial hook: navy #243BCE, coral #C44833 and green #526B45. Choose Change at each zone. The six zones use yarn slots one, two, three, one, two and three in order. Keep scissors, a tapestry needle, edge markers and a ruler nearby. These screen values describe the intended palette, not guaranteed dye colors. Match thickness and care instructions across the real yarns.

Chart and complete row sequence

Download the exact sampler JSON into the Stitch Sampler Generator.

1. In color 1 (#243BCE), ch 20. Starting in chain 3 from hook, work 18 hdc. Complete the final pull-through in color 2; cut the old color leaving a weaving tail. Next turning chain uses the new yarn. Count 18.
2. Ch 2, turn (turning chain does not count). Zone 2, color 2 (#C44833): work 18 dc, one in each old stitch. Count 18.
3. Ch 2, turn (turning chain does not count). Zone 2, color 2 (#C44833): work 18 dc, one in each old stitch. Complete the final pull-through in color 3; cut the old color leaving a weaving tail. Next turning chain uses the new yarn. Count 18.
4. Ch 3, turn (turning chain does not count). Zone 3, color 3 (#526B45): work 18 tr, one in each old stitch. Complete the final pull-through in color 1; cut the old color leaving a weaving tail. Next turning chain uses the new yarn. Count 18.
5. Ch 2, turn (turning chain does not count). Zone 4, color 1 (#243BCE): work 18 dc, one in each old stitch. Count 18.
6. Ch 2, turn (turning chain does not count). Zone 4, color 1 (#243BCE): work 18 dc, one in each old stitch. Complete the final pull-through in color 2; cut the old color leaving a weaving tail. Next turning chain uses the new yarn. Count 18.
7. Ch 2, turn (turning chain does not count). Zone 5, color 2 (#C44833): work 18 hdc, one in each old stitch. Complete the final pull-through in color 3; cut the old color leaving a weaving tail. Next turning chain uses the new yarn. Count 18.
8. Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count). Zone 6, color 3 (#526B45): work 18 sc, one in each old stitch. Count 18.
9. Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count). Zone 6, color 3 (#526B45): work 18 sc, one in each old stitch. Count 18.
10. Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count). Zone 6, color 3 (#526B45): work 18 sc, one in each old stitch. Count 18.

Start at the first zone's actual height

The first zone is half double crochet, so chain twenty and begin in the third chain from the hook, working eighteen stitches. The two starting chains provide height and do not count as fabric stitches. The next zone uses double crochet, but still consumes the same eighteen old tops. Work both top loops throughout. Each row's turning chain is chosen for its upcoming stitch height rather than copied automatically from the previous zone.

Change yarn only at zone boundaries

Complete the final pull-through of a zone's last stitch with the next zone's yarn. Cut the old color leaving an end for secure weaving, and make the next turning chain using the new yarn. Do not cut between the two rows of a double-crochet zone or between the three final single-crochet rows. There are five color transitions in this complete sequence. The row labels retain C1, C2 and C3 so yarn identity remains readable in a monochrome printout.

Verify the uneven workload

The two half-double zones contribute thirty-six half double crochets. Four double-crochet rows contribute seventy-two double crochets. The one treble row contributes eighteen trebles, and the ending contributes fifty-four single crochets. Together they make 180 fabric stitches. The foundation has twenty chains and later turns use sixteen chains: eight for four double rows, three for the treble row, two for the second half-double zone and three for the ending single-crochet rows.

Read the sample before scaling it

Wash the sample and measure each zone separately; unequal rows and unequal heights make a single average less informative. The verified size is eighteen stitches by ten rows, with no invented meter quantity. If the last zone is missing, check the total Height field before editing the zone plan. If a boundary has nineteen stitches, inspect whether a turning chain was counted. Can the input codes be translated to UK abbreviations? Keep their documented US codes and switch the output selector instead. No physical sample is claimed. Use the color-planning guide when choosing a real yarn palette.