You can find the links for all the squares in the crochet along here. The free pattern is below, but if you’d like the ad free printable version you can purchase it for just £5 from Ravelry

This pattern is written in US terms, but you can find the UK translation below.

UK Translation

• Double crochet (dc) = treble crochet

For this square I used Rico Cotton Creative Aran which is a 100% cotton non mercerised yarn. I chose this yarn as I love the feel of cotton, and it has a good selection of colours to choose from. This yarn does tend to split a little bit especially if you frog it a couple of times, so if this type of yarn is something you struggle to crochet with, I would choose a different brand.

I used the shade Cardinal (11), Gentain (87) and Turquoise (36) of Rico Cotton Aran yarn, which are 3 of the 4 different colours I used to create my own 50 stitches blanket. I also used a 3.5mm hook – I recommend using Clover Amour hooks. A cost effective hook that is comfortable in your hands thanks to their ergonomic design, so doesn’t make your hands tired when crocheting for long periods of time.

The Pattern

Click here for the left hand video

You will need a 3.5 mm hook for this square

Start by making a foundation chain of 32

Row 1. In the 4th chain from your hook make a dc (the turning chain counts as the first stitch of the row). Make a dc in the next chain. *Chain 1, skip a chain then make a dc in each of the next 3 stitches* Repeat between *and* until the end of the row – 30 stitches

Row 2. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch, then in the next stitch make a dc, *chain 1 and then skip a stitch, then make a dc in each of the next 3 stitches* repeat across the row – 30 stitches

Row 3. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch and then chain 1, skip the next stitch. *Make a dc in the next stitch. Around the chain 1 in row 1 make a spike stitch, then dc in the next stitch, chain 1 and skip a stitch* repeat between *and* across the row. Make a dc in the last stitch.

Your skipped stitch should always be over the middle dc in the group of 3 in the row below.

Row 4. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch. *Make a dc in each of the next 3 stitches, then chain 1 and skip the next stitch* repeat between *and* across the row. Make a dc in the last stitch.

Row 5. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch. * Around the chain 1 two rows below make a spike stitch, then make a dc in the next stitch. Chain 1 and skip the next stitch, then make a dc in the next stitch.* repeat between *and* across the row. End the row with a dc in the last stitch.

Row 6. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch then make a dc in the next stitch. Chain 1 and skip the next stitch, *dc in each of the next 3 stitches then chain 1 and skip a stitch* repeat between *and* across the row. Make a dc in each of the last 3 stitches.

Row 7. Repeat row 3

Row 8. Repeat row 4

Row 9. Repeat row 5

Row 10. Repeat row 6

Row 11. Repeat row 3

Row 12. Repeat row 4

Row 13. Repeat row 5

Row 14. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch, then make a dc in each stitch across – 30 stitches.

The Border

Now you need to add the single crochet border to your week 13 Thistle square before we join this one to last weeks square with the Interlocking border. We’re going to be making a round of single crochet around our square. I’ve chosen to do this in a contrasting colour for each of my squares, but you can use a complimenting or same colour as your square if you want. I chose to use Cardinal (11) in Rico Cotton Creative Aran yarn for my border colour, the same colour that I also used for the Interlocking border.

Use a 4mm hook for the border stitches.

Make a sc in every stitch across the top and bottom. In the sides make 3 sc in rows 1 and 14 and 2 sc in the side of all other rows.

You should have 30 sc down each side, plus an extra stitch in each corner for the turn. This will make your stitch count as 32 stitches across each side and 124 stitches total (remember the extra stitch corner stitch is counted in the stitch count for both sides)

You have now finished your square and join and you can tie off and weave in the ends

You can now add the interlocking border to join this weeks square to last weeks. You can see how to do this here both as a written guide and with a video to help you too.

If you have any questions about the pattern or the CAL, then come on over to the Facebook group – Froggity Frog’s Ribbit And Stitch where you can show us your completed squares too and join the chat and meet your fellow hookers.