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

• Single crochet (sc) = Double 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 shades Rose (00), Cardinal (11), Turquoise (36) and Gentain (87) of Rico Cotton Aran yarn, which are all 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

For this square you will need a 3.5mm hook

Start by making a foundation chain of 31.

Row 1. In the 3rd chain from your hook make a sc (the turning chain counts as your first stitch of the row). Sc in each chain across – 30 stitches

Row 2. Turn and chain 1. Make a slip stitch into the first stitch, *make a berry stitch in the next stitch (yarn over and insert hook into the loop. Yarn over and pull up a loop then yarn over and pull your hook through the first loop on your hook – you should now have 3 loops in your hook. Yarn over and in the same stitch insert your hook and yarn over and  pull up a loop then yarn over and pull through the first loop on your hook – you should now have 5 loops on your hook like in the picture below. 

   

Finally yarn over and pull through all 5 loops on your hook then chain 1). 

Then slip stitch in the next stitch.* Repeat between *and* across the row ending with a slip stitch in each of the last 2 stitches – 30 stitches

Tip – keep your slip stitches loose as you’ll be crocheting into them later

Row 3. Turn and chain 1. Make a sc in both the first and second stitches. *slip stitch into the top of the berry stitch (ignore the chain 1 when you completed the berry) then sc in the slip stitch* repeat between *and* ending the row with a sc – 30 stitches

Row 4. Chain 1 and slip stitch in the first 2 stitches. *Make a berry in the next stitch then slip stitch* repeat between *and* ending the row with a slip stitch

Row 5. Turn and chain 1. Make a sc in the first stitch. *Slip stitch in the top of the berry stitch, then make a sc in the slip stitch* repeat between *and* sc in the last stitch – 30 stitches

Rows 6-30  . Repeat rows 2-5 

The Border

Now you need to add the single crochet border to your week 38 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.

Use a 4mm hook for the border stitches.

Make a sc in each stitch across the top and bottom edges. For the sides, make 2sc in the side of each row that starts with a sc.

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 38 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.