Tic-Tac-Toe Board Crochet Pattern

Have you ever wondered if you could crochet a board for Tic-Tac-Toe? The answer is YES! Follow along with this super simple, free crochet crochet pattern for a Tic-Tac-Toe mat. Let’s make one!

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Tic-Tac-Toe Mat

One of the first and easiest games we learn as kids? How to play Tic-Tac-Toe! This is a fun game that can be played quickly, with anyone, and anywhere. You don’t even need to crochet the pieces. I stopped by Dollar Tree to find something inspiring and I ended up with these two packages of colored of magnets.

Or, if you’re at a picnic or camping you could incorporate anything from nature. One person can play with bottle caps and the other can play with interesting rocks you pick up around the campsite.

This is the 8th installment of the 2026 Toy & Game Series. We’ve had so many fun patterns this year. For this Tic-Tac-Toe board we are using the most simple pattern ever: just single crochet and some top-down slip stitching.

For the base of this Tic-Tac-Toe mat we are using white cotton yarn with a size 4.5mm crochet hook. I tried it with acrylic yarn but I like the feel of the fabric better when making the single crochet using the cotton yarn.

Once we get the square completed, we will add the lines for the Tic-Tac-Toe game using surface (or Top Stitching) in a contrasting yarn color. Sound easy? It is! Let’s do it together.

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Materials:

Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn in White
-approx. 80 yards
Worsted Weight Yarn in Gray (or contrasting color)
-scrap yarn

Crochet hook in size 4.5mm or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge: 17 sts and 20 rows in 4” square using Single Crochet

Pattern Notes:

Pattern written using US terms.

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The chain at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.

Abbreviations:

Ch(s): Chains
Sc: Single crochet
Sl st: Slip stitch
St(s): Stitches

Mat Pattern:

Row 1: Ch-33, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch to end (32)

Rows 2 through 39: Ch-1, turn, sc in each st to end. (32)

Border: Ch-1, rotate, sc evenly down row ends and each stitch around, placing 3sc in each corner st. Fasten off using Invisible Join and weave in all ends.

Top Stitching:

Do the vertical lines first. Attach in the base of row 2 leaving 10 sts to the left.

Two vertical lines will run at stitch 11 and at stitch 22. For the horizontal top stitching, work into the top of row 13 and into the top of row 26. When you get to the end of each line, clip the yarn and pull it through and weave in ends.