Week 22 of The 50 Stitches crochet along features the Feather stitch. The Feather stitch makes a thick fabric with a beautiful pattern. It would be perfect for thick snoods and blankets.

This stitch is usually made up in an odd number of stitches, but I’ve adjusted our pattern to get the stitch count we need for our squares.

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 the UK translation is below.

UK Translation

• Half double crochet (hdc) = half 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 Gentain (87) of Rico Cotton Aran yarn, which is 1 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

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For this square you will need a 3.5mm hook

Start by making a foundation chain of 32

Row 1. In the 4th chain from your hook make a hdc (the turning chain counts as your first stitch of the row). Make a hdc in each chain across – 30 stitches

Row 2. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch. *Chain 1, skip the next stitch then make a hdc* repeat the pattern between *and* across the row. Make a hdc in the last stitch – 30 stitches

Row 3. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch. 

Next we are going to make our first feather. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the same stitch as the turning chain. Yarn over and pull up a loop between the 2 hdc in the row below. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the next ch1 space. Yarn over and pull through all 7 loops on your hook. Chain 1. You can see where each of the stitches need to be made in the picture below.

This first feather will dip lower than the rest, as this is an additional feather to get our stitch count right.

For the next feather. *Yarn over and pull up a loop in the same chain space as the one you completed the last feather in. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the skipped stitch in row 1 directly below. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the next chain 1 space. Yarn over and pull through all 7 loops on your hook. Chain 1*

Repeat the pattern between *and* across the row. Your final feather will finish in the last chain space, then chain one and make a hdc in the final stitch.

Row 4. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the chain space. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the chain space in the row below. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the next chain space in this row. Pull your hook through all 7 loops then chain 1.  

*Yarn over and pull up a loop in the same chain space as the one you completed the last feather in. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the skipped stitch in row 1 directly below. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the next chain 1 space. Yarn over and pull through all 7 loops on your hook. Chain 1* finish the row with a hdc in the last stitch.

Rows 5- 19. Repeat row 4

Row 20. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch. Make a hdc in each stitch across – 30 stitches

The Border

Now you need to add the single crochet border to your week 22 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 Turquoise (36) in Rico Cotton Creative Aran yarn for my border colour, the same colour that I also used for the Interlocking border.

Along the top and bottom edges, make a sc in each stitch. Down the sides alternate between 2sc and 1sc in each row.

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 Week 22 square of the 50 Stitches Crochet Along and can now cut off and weave in your ends before joining this piece to your previous pieces.

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.