Welcome to week 13 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 13 Of The Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along

This week we’re starting row 7 of our blankets using the Aruga and the Simple Daisy stitches.

The Aruga stitch is a very textured stitch that is created using post stitches. It is simple to make and easy to keep track of your stitches. The Simple Daisy looks similar to the Star stitch but is a bit simpler to make with just a one row repeat. Both of these stitches are new to me in this project but have been on my wish list to make for a while.

Piece 25 – Aruga

The Aruga stitch is a very regular and textured stitch that is easy to make. It uses post stitches to create it’s look and although it is textured on both sides, there is a definite front and back to the fabric.

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
• St = Stitch
• Sc = Single Crochet
• Dc = Double Crochet
• BPSc = Back Post Single Crochet
• FPSc = Front Post Single Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain of 67

Row 1. In the 4th ch from your hook make a dc (your turning ch counts as the first st of the row). Make a dc in each st across – 65st

Row 2.  Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st *In the next st make a BPSc, then make a  FPSc* repeat between *and* until you have 2 st left. Make a BPSc and a sc in the last 2 st – 2 sc, 31 FPSc, 32 BPSc / 65st

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st. Make a dc in each st across – 65st

Row 4. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st *In the next st make a FPSc, then make a  BPSc* repeat between *and* until you have 2 st left. Make a FPSc an a sc in the last 2 st – 2sc, 31 BPSc, 32 FPSc / 65st

Row 5. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st. Make a dc in each st across – 65st

Rows 6-9. repeat rows 2 – 5

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. For the sides make 1 st into the side of every sc row and 2 st into the side of every dc 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

This is the first piece of your next strip

Piece 26 – Simple Daisy

The Simple Daisy stitch is a one row repeating stitch that is double sided. It has a similar look to the Star stitch, but is simpler to make and is less dense with a looser fabric.

I used the shade Kingfisher Blue (635) from Lovecrafts 100% Cotton Aran range for this piece

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• St = Stitch
• Sk = Skip
• YO = Yarn Over
• Sp = Space

Start by making a foundation chain of 33

Row 1. The first ch from your hook will count as the first st of the row. In the second ch from your hook, insert your hook and pull up a loop. Insert your hook into the next ch and pull up another loop, then sk the next ch and insert your hook into the next ch and pull up a loop (4 loops on your hook) YO and pull through all the loops.

*Ch 1. Insert your hook into the space created by the ch 1. Pull up a loop and then insert your hook into the ch you last worked the simple daisy in and pull up a loop. Sk the next ch and insert your hook into the next ch and pull up a loop. YO and pull through all 4 loops on your hook*

Repeat between *and* – 30st 

Row 2. Turn and ch 3. Insert your hook into the second ch from your hook and pull up a loop, insert your hook into the ch1 sp at the top of the daisy in the row below and pull up a loop. Insert your hook into the next ch1 sp and pull up a loop – 4 loops on your hook. 

YO and pull through all loops.

*Ch1. Insert your hook into the ch1sp you just made by finishing the last st. Insert your hook into the ch1 sp of the daisy in the row below and pull up a loop. Insert your hook into the next ch1 sp and pull up a loop – 4 loops on your hook. YO and pull through all loops*

Repeat between *and* finish your last daisy in the 3rd ch of your turning ch – 30st

Rows 3-10. 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. For the sides make 2 sc into the side of every odd numbered row, and 1 sc into the side of every even numbered 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 Simple Daisy piece to the right hand edge of the Aruga piece using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

Next week we will be finishing the 7th row of your Wall Of Stitches blanket.

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