Welcome to week 10 of the Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along!

Over the next 25 weeks, we are going to be making 48 different crochet stitches, each in a different piece of this brick work like blanket. We will be adding a border to each individual piece before joining the pieces together. We will be making 2 pieces each week, 1 small 1 large.

With this crochet along I feel like I’ve gone more back towards the style of my very first crochet along – The 50 Stitches. With regular predictable sized pieces that all fit together neatly in rows – sort of, I had to give it a bit of twist with the stacked edges.

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The Wall Of Stitches is a completely free crochet along. Each week the next piece of the pattern will be published on my blog, but if you want the concise and ad free pdf delivered to you each week that will remain in your Ravelry library, you can purchase that for just £5 here. This is a one off payment that covers the entirety of this CAL.

If you want to prep ahead, you can find out how much yarn you need for each week here as well as the layout and where each piece will fit.

For this pattern I chose to use LoveCrafts own brand yarn PaintBox 100% Cotton Aran. I love how vibrant the colours are in this range and how many different shades there are to choose from – 63 at last count! The cotton is unmercerised meaning that you can see the individual strands of cotton and it can split when using it. But as far as cottons go it is lovely to use and I didn’t find splitting too much of an issue.

But if you’re looking for a yarn to use that has lots of colours to choose from and doesn’t split, there is PaintBox simply aran, a 100% acrylic yarn that has the same 63 shades as the cotton range. Other yarn ranges that would suit are Caron Simply Soft and Stylecraft Special Aran. But you can use any Aran or Worsted Weight yarn for the Wall Of Stitches.

I also used a 4.5 mm hook for the whole pattern – 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. I love my Clover hooks and although I own several different hook brands, I inevitably end up going back and using my trusty Clovers.

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Week 10 Of The Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along

This week we’re completing the 5th row of our blankets using the V and Puff stitch and the Linked Single Crochet. Both of these stitches are new to me, the V and Puff is a very open and lace like stitch while the Linked Sc is a completely hole free stitch.

Piece 19 – V & Puff

The V and Puff stitch is made of of V stitches and Puff stitches that alternate both in each row and as you work your way up the piece too. You will need to pay careful attention as to where your border stitches are placed for this one as it is not as simple as 1 sc in every st as it has been in previous pieces.

I used the shade Blood Orange 620 from Lovecrafts 100% Cotton Aran range for this piece.

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• ChSp = Chain Space
• St = Stitch
• YO = Yarn Over
• Sk = Skip
• Dc = Double Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain of 67

Row 1. In the 4th ch from your hook (your turning ch counts as the first st of the row) make a dc. In the next ch make (dc, ch2, dc) – a V st – all in the same ch. 

*Sk the next 2 st and then make a puff st (YO, insert your hook into the ch, YO and pull up a loop x 3. YO and pull through 6 loops, YO pull through 2 loops). 

Sk the next 2 st and then make a V st* repeat between *and* 

when you have 4 ch left, sk the next 2 ch and then make a dc in each of last 2 ch – 10 puff st,  11  V st, 4 dc / 58 st

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st and then make a dc in the next st. *Make a puff st in the chsp of the V st.

Make a V st in the top of the puff st* repeat between *and* Finish the row by making a dc in each of the last 2 st – 10 V st, 11 puff st,  4 dc / 58st

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st and then make a dc in the next st. *Make a V st in top of the puff st 

Make a puff in the chsp of the V st* repeat between *and*. Make a dc in each of the last 2 st – 10 puff st, 11 V st, 4 dc / 58 st

Rows 4-7. Repeat rows 2 and 3

Now we need to add a border around your piece. 

For the left hand video on how to add the border click here

For the right hand video on how to add the border click here

Round 1. Using your background colour, make a standing single crochet into any stitch. Make a single crochet in each stitch across the bottom. For the top you need to make:

Make a sc in the first st, sk the next st, sc in the first dc of the V, make 2sc in the ch sp, sc in the next dc 

*make a sc into the top of the puff, make a sc into the next dc, make 3sc into the chsp, sc into the next dc* repeat until you get to the last V. Into the last V make a sc into the dc, 2sc into the chsp, sc into the next sc, sk the next st, sc into the last st of the row.

 Down the sides you need to make 2 sc into the side of each row. When you get to the corners add an extra stitch into the corner – you will have 14 sc down each side and 65 across the top, plus 1 extra sc in each corner.

When you get back to your 1st st, slst into it – 162 sc in total

Rounds 2 and 3. Ch1 and make a sc into the first st of the previous round. Make a sc in each st around. When you get to the extra corner stitch, make 3 sc in that st. When you get back to the 1st st of the round, slst into it.

When you finish round 3, cut off and weave in your ends. Round 3 should have 186 sc in total, with 18 sc down each short side, plus that extra sc in each corner

Now you need to join the left hand edge of the V And Puff piece to the right hand edge of the Moss piece using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

Piece 20 – Linked Single Crochet

The Linked Single Crochet is a hole free stitch made up entirely of single crochet stitches that are linked together using the side bar of each stitch. This creates a very flat and tightly woven fabric that is going to be very warm in colder months.

I used the shade Lime Green (629) from Lovecrafts 100% Cotton Aran range for this piece.

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• Sp = Space
• YO = Yarn Over
• St = Stitch
• Sc = Single Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain of 31

Row 1. In the 2nd ch from your hook make a sc. *Insert your hook into the side of the previous stitch and then immediately into the next ch. 

YO, pull up a loop, YO pull through all 3 loops on your hook* 

repeat between *and* – 30st ( 1 sc / 29 linked sc )

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st. *Insert your hook into the side of the previous stitch and then immediately into the next st. YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through all 3 loops on your hook* repeat between *and* – 30st (1 sc / 29 linked sc)

Rows 3 – 14. Repeat row 2

Now we need to add a border around your piece. 

For the left hand video on how to add the border click here

For the right hand video on how to add the border click here

Round 1. Using your background colour, make a standing single crochet into any stitch. Make a single crochet in each stitch across the top and bottom and in the sides of each row. When you get to the corners add an extra stitch into the corner – you will have 14 sc down each side and 30 across the top, plus 1 extra sc in each corner. 

When you get back to your 1st st, slst into it – 92st

Rounds 2 and 3. Ch1 and make a sc into the first st of the previous round. Make a sc in each st around. When you get to the extra corner stitch, make 3 sc in that st. When you get back to the 1st st of the round, slst into it.

When you finish round 3, cut off and weave in your ends. Round 3 should have 126st in total, with 18 sc down each short side, plus that extra sc in each corner

Now you need to join the left hand edge of the Linked Single Crochet piece to the right hand edge of the V and Puff piece using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

This is your 5th strip complete.

You can now join this strip above your last strip using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

Next week we will be starting the 6th row of your Wall Of Stitches blanket.

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