Jacquard Stitch
Although the combination of double and single crochet allows a tweed-like effect with different colours to create a jacquard look it is still great to use for wearable items as it's still fairly light
Ch an odd number of sts.
Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hk, *ch 1, dc2tog in same ch and 2 ch away (sk 1 ch); rep from * across to last 2 ch, ch 1, dc2tog in last 2 ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in dc2tog, *sc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk dc2tog; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, sc in last ch-1 sp, sc in dc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc2tog in 1st sc and ch-1 sp, *ch 1, dc2tog in same ch-1 sp and next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc2tog in last ch-1 sp and last sc, dc in last sc, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in dc, *ch 1, sk dc2tog, sc in ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, sc in last ch-sp, ch 1, sk dc2tog, sc in top of t-ch, turn.
Row 5: Ch 2, dc in ch-1 sp, *ch 1, dc2tog in same ch-1 sp and next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc2tog in last ch-1 sp and last sc, turn.
Rep rows 2–5 to desired length.