This crochet pattern in your photo is a braided cable stitch (also called crochet cable braid, basket cable, or crochet Aran cable).
It is made using front post double crochet (FPdc) and crossed front-post stitches to create the twisting braid.
Here is a step-by-step tutorial so you can make the exact texture:
⭐ CROCHET BRAIDED CABLE — FULL DETAILED TUTORIAL
The pattern is a repeated cable made from crossed front-post treble crochet stitches (FPtr) and front-post double crochet (FPdc).
🧶 STITCH GUIDE (very clear)
DC (double crochet)
Yarn over → insert hook → pull up loop → YO pull through 2 → YO pull through 2.
FPdc (front post double crochet)
YO → insert hook around the post from the front side, push hook to the back → YO pull up loop → finish like dc.
FPtr (front post treble crochet)
YO twice → insert hook around post → pull up loop → YO pull through 2 × 3 times.
This is the long stitch used in the cable crossing.

🧱 PATTERN FOUNDATION
The cable repeat = 8 stitches
So make a foundation chain of:
Multiple of 8 + 4 edge stitches
For example: 28 + 4 = 32 chains (same size as your photo).
🧵 ROW 1 — Base
- Dc in 4th chain from hook.
- Dc across every chain.
- Turn.
This row gives posts for the cable.

🧵 ROW 2 — Create Posts for Cable Columns
- Ch 2 (counts as dc)
- Dc 2
- FPdc 6 (this is the 6 stitches that will form the braid)
- Dc 2
→ Repeat the same sequence to the end. - Dc in last stitch.
Turn.
💡 Nothing twists yet—just forming vertical columns.
🧵 ROW 3 — FIRST CABLE TWIST (Detailed Crossing)
⭐ This is the most important row.
You will cross 3 posts over 3 posts.
- Ch 2
- Dc 2
🔀 CROSSING PART (VERY DETAILED)
- Skip the first 3 posts (posts A, B, C).
- Work 3 FPtr around the next 3 posts (D, E, F).
These stitches lean right. - Now go back to posts A, B, C.
- Work 3 FPtr around these skipped posts.
These stitches lean left.
✔ You now have an “X” braid shape.
- Dc 2
→ Repeat across. - Dc in last stitch.
Turn.

🧵 ROW 4 — Lock the Cable Vertically
- Ch 2
- Dc 2
- FPdc 6 (no crossing)
- Dc 2
→ Repeat - Dc in last stitch.
Turn.
🧵 ROW 5 — Vertical Row (Same as Row 4)
Repeat:
- Ch 2
- Dc 2
- FPdc 6
- Dc 2
Turn.

🧵 ROW 6 — NEXT CABLE TWIST
Repeat Row 3 exactly:
- Skip 3 posts
- 3 FPtr in next 3 posts
- 3 FPtr in skipped posts (cross)
- Dc 2
Turn.
🔁 REPEAT ROWS 3–6 FOR THE SAME TEXTURE AS YOUR PHOTO
Every 4 rows, the cable twists again.
This creates:
✔ Deep thick braids
✔ Raised vertical lines
✔ 3D cable texture
✔ Exactly the same pattern in your image
