If you’d like to know how to crochet the 4 Pointed Star stitch for any size project you can see how here in this free stitch guide.
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 Cardinal (11) and Gentain (87) of Rico Cotton Aran yarn, which are 2 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 second chain from your hook, pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the each of the next 3 chains.
Yarn over and pull through all the loops on your hook. Chain 1. This makes your first star stitch.
*pull up a loop in the eye of the star (the chain 1 you just made). Yarn over and pull up a loop in the last stitch from the previous star. Yarn over and pull up loops in the next 2 stitches. Yarn over and pull through all the loops on your hook. Chain 1*
Repeat between *and* across the row. Make a hdc in the last stitch.
Row 2. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch. In the eye of each star in the row below, make 2 hdc. Make a hdc in the top of the turning chain in the last row.
Yarn over and pull through all the loops on your hook. Chain 1. *Pull up a loop in the eye of the star. Yarn over and pull up a loop in the last stitch from the previous star. Yarn over and pull up loops in the next 2 stitches. Yarn over and pull through all the loops on your hook. Chain 1*
Repeat between *and* across the row. Make a hdc in the last stitch.
Rows 4 – 16. Repeat rows 2 and 3
The Border
Now you need to add the single crochet border to your week 15 Jacobs Ladder 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 Rose (00) 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.
In each stitch across the top and bottom edges make 1 sc. For the sides, make 1 sc in rows 1 and 16. Make 2sc 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 Week 26 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.
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