After the cold and wet of winter, I’m always so thrilled to see the first signs of spring in the form of little snowdrops poking through the earth! That’s why I was thrilled to be asked to design this snowdrops crochet pattern using overlay mosaic crochet for a crochet blanket.
This delicate design is part of the British Country Garden Mosaic Blanket CAL, hosted by Elimee Designs, and it’s all about celebrating all of the plants and flowers you find in a country garden. Whether you’re new to mosaic crochet or already hooked on the technique, this little snowdrop motif is a fun way to practice your stitches while creating something you’ll love. Grab your hook, your favourite flower shades, and let’s get stitching!
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More About this Overlay Mosaic Crochet Pattern
The snowdrop motif featuring on this mosaic crochet pattern is made using overlay mosaic crochet as the name suggests.
This is a beautiful crochet technique, which uses only the single and double crochet stitches to create amazing designs. Whilst it may look super complicated, it really isn’t. If you can do these simple stitches and can identify the front and back loops, then you will definitely be able to make this pattern.
British Country Garden Blanket CAL
I’m excited that my overlay mosaic crochet pattern strip is part of the British Country Garden Blanket CAL, which is running throughout 2026. After taking part in the months of the year CAL in 2025, I couldn’t resist joining in with this one too!
This time it’s all about the British Country Garden: tulips, blackberries, snowdrops, foxgloves, roses and more!
With one beautiful section released each month, this CAL is designed for slow, satisfying crochet sessions — perfect for busy schedules, cosy evenings, or anyone who loves to savour their stitches without feeling rushed. And by the end of the year, you’ll have a stunning, heirloom-worthy blanket ready to enjoy
You can find out more about the whole blanket and get the complete pattern now below, or continue scrolling down to find the pattern for the snowdrop strip:
If you prefer to crochet along with us, you can hop around and get each new section from the different designers blogposts. These are the designers involved.
Click the button below to head to the main blogpost and find the section you need. For section 2 (February), head back here!
My strip is the snowdrops crochet pattern and you can find the mosaic crochet chart by scrolling down to find it on this post.
Overlay Mosaic Crochet
This mosaic crochet snowdrop pattern is made using the overlay mosaic crochet technique.
Overlay mosaic crochet is created by working into the back loops and front loops of different stitches. You work each alternate round or row in a different colour using a combination of two stitches: the US single crochet in the back loops only; and the US double crochet in the front loops only of the stitch two rows/rounds below the current round or row.
The single crochet will always be worked into a stitch of the other colour, whilst the mosaic double crochet stitches are worked into a stitch of the same colour as the one you are using. Amazingly though, we will only use one colour per round or row.
Click here to watch a tutorial on overlay mosaic crochet.
Overlay mosaic crochet is worked from right to left (for a right-handed crocheter) on the front of the work only. This means you would normally need to cut your yarn at the end of each row, and therefore have lots of ends.
Luckily though, there is the wonderful creation that is the envelope border, which we can add at the end. This encloses all of the ends in a lovely crocheted border, so we don’t have to weave in all of those ends. Or you could create tassels with the ends!
How to get the pattern
There are a couple of different ways that you can get your overlay mosaic crochet snowdrop pattern.
You can carry on scrolling down and read the pattern for free on the blog.
Alternatively you can purchase the ebook with the whole blanket and all strips included, which contains both the charts and written instructions, tutorials etc. for the whole blanket.
You will need:
Any DK weight yarn in 2 colours per strip will work perfectly. I used
Stylecraft Special DK, 100% Acrylic (100g/3.5oz, 295m/323yds).
3.5mm Crochet Hook or hook needed for your yarn
A tapestry needle for working in ends
Yarn Alternatives
There are so many options for yarn for your mosaic crochet snowdrop pattern. If you are making it into a blanket along with other crochet strips, consider matching the gauge of the main pattern and using a suitable yarn for that.
Otherwise here are some options:
Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK, 100% Cotton (50g/1.76oz, 125m/137yds)
Hayfield Bonus DK, 100% Acrylic (100g/3.5oz, 280m/306yds)
Brava Recycle, 100% Recycled Acrylic, (100g/3.5oz, 280m, 306yds)
Swish DK, 100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool (50g/1.76oz, 112m/123yds)
Special Stitches
Below are the instructions for all the special stitches you will need for your crochet strip.
Mosaic double crochet (Mdc)
- Yarn over and insert your hook into the unworked front loop of the stitch from the round below the one you would normally work into (it will be the same colour as the yarn you are using).
- Yarn over and pull through.
- Yarn over and pull through two loops.
- Yarn over and pull through the remaining two loops to complete the stitch.
Pin this overlay mosaic crochet pattern for later
Overlay Mosaic Crochet Chart
Follow the chart below to complete the snowdrop section of your mosaic crochet blanket.
If you like this overlay mosaic crochet pattern, check out my reversible rainbow crochet blanket, made using reversible overlay mosaic crochet.
Pattern help
Please do watch all of the stitch tutorials on my YouTube channel for extra guidance.
Don’t forget to upgrade to get the British Country Garden Mosaic Blanket full pattern:
If you are struggling with the pattern, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
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The Mosaic Snowdrops crochet pattern is the intellectual property of Concrete Gems. It is strictly prohibited to share, copy, alter, or distribute this pattern in any form.
You are welcome to sell finished items made using this pattern on a small scale, provided you give design credit to @concretegemscrochet. Thank you for respecting the effort and creativity that went into creating this design.
What next?
I’ve really loved designing this overlay mosaic crochet pattern for you and hope you have had fun making it. I’m Gemma, a crochet tech editor, designer and overall crochet enthusiast. I’m also a mum of 3 kids, and enjoy running, reading, walking and crafting, but mostly crochet!
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Other Overlay Mosaic Crochet Patterns you might enjoy
- Free Crochet Placemats pattern – and yes they’re reversible!
- Snowflake Headband Crochet Pattern – the perfect winter crochet accessory
- Small Crochet Handbag Pattern – with a mosaic crochet art deco front
Check out my other patterns here.
