I used this beautiful stitch to make my Puffed Post Winter Set pattern. The puffs make this set just beautifully warm and cosy.

The free pattern is below, but if you’d like the ad free printable version, it is available either as part of my Lifetime Pattern Pass, or you can purchase it on its own for £5 from Ravelry

If you would like to follow my colour scheme, you can find the list of colours in both Scheepjes Softfun and Stylecraft Special DK in this document here

The pattern is written in US terms, but the UK translation is below in brackets along with the abbreviations we will be using

• Single crochet (double crochet) = sc
• Double crochet (treble crochet) = dc

The Pattern

For this piece you will need a 3.5mm hook

With Colour K make a chain of 15

Row 1. In the 3rd chain from your hook make a sc (your turning chain counts as your 1st sc) sc in each stitch across – 14 stitches

Row 2. Turn, chain 1, make the alternate turning chain in the 1st stitch. Dc in each stitch across – 14 stitches

Row 3. Turn, chain 1, make a sc in the first stitch. Sc in the next 3 stitches. Around the sc directly below in row 1 make a puffed post ( yarn over and insert your hook around the post, 

pull up a loop, repeat another 2 times so you have 7 loops on your hook. 

Yarn over and pull through 6 loops on your hook. 

Yarn over and pull through the last 2 loops).

 Sc in the next 4 stitches, puffed post in the sc directly below in row 1. Sc in the last 4 stitches – 14 stitches

Row 4. Turn, chain 1, make the alternate turning chain in the 1st stitch. Dc in each stitch across – 14 stitches

Row 5. Turn, chain 1 and sc in the 1st stitch. Sc in the next 3 stitches. Make a puffed post around the top of the puff 2 rows below. Sc in the next 4 stitches, make a puffed post in the top of the puff 2 rows below. Sc in the last 4 stitches – 14 stitches

Rows 6- 53. Repeat rows 4 and 5, ending on a repeat of row 5

The Border

With a 4mm hook, join with Colour E (your joining colour) and make a slst into every stitch down the short end. Along the long side, make 1 slst in the side of every sc, and 2 slst in the side of every dc.

You will have 14 slst across the top and bottom and 79 slst down each side

Weave in your ends, and join the piece to week 9

To see how to join the pieces together click here

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