Welcome to week 17 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 17 Of The Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along

This week we’re starting the 9th row of our blankets using the Twisted columns and the Linked Double Crochet stitches. The Twisted Columns is a new stitch for me and a type of cable stitch – but a nice and easy one using only front post stitches to create it’s embossed look on one side of the fabric. The Linked Double Crochet stitch is the second variation of this stitch we’ve used in this project, but it creates a very different look from the Bottom Linked version we used in piece 24.

Piece 33 – Twisted Columns

The Twisted Columns is a type of cable stitch – but a simple one. Once you’ve made your first row of post stitches and tackled the placement of them, this stitch becomes much easier to make and looks fabulous.

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
• St = Stitch
• Sk = Skip
• Sc = Single Crochet
• FPDc = Front Post Double Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain of 66

Row 1. In the 3rd ch from your hook make a sc (your turning ch counts as the first st of the row). Make a sc each st across – 65st

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a sc each st across – 65st

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in each of the first 4 st. 

*Sk the next st and make a FPDc around the post 2 rows below. 

Sc in the next st and then make a FPDc around the first sk st 2 rows below. 

Make a sc in each of the next 3 st* Repeat between *and*. Make a sc in the last st of the row – 20 FPDc, 45 sc / 65st 

Row 4. Turn and ch1. Make a sc each st across – 65st

Row 5. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in each of the first 4 st. *Make a FPDc around the FPDc below that sits in front and then make a sc in the next st. 

Make a FPDc around the other FPDc 2 rows below (it will be behind the other st). 

Make a sc in each of the next 3 st* Repeat between *and* Make a sc in each of the last 4 st – 20 FPDc, 45 sc / 65st

Rows 6 – 14. Repeat rows 4 and 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, and make 1 st into each row down the sides. 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 row

Piece 34 – Linked Double Crochet

This version of the Linked Double Crochet stitch joins the stitches through the middle of the stitch to create a bar that runs through the middle of the row. It’s a flat stitch that has an even thickness throughout, unlike the Bottom Linked version we made in piece 24.

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
• YO = Yarn Over
• Dc = Double Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain of 32

Row 1. In the fourth ch from your hook make a dc (your turning ch counts as the first st of the row). Make a Linked dc in each st across – 30st

To make a Linked Dc insert your hook into the middle bar of the previous st 

and then immediately insert your hook into the next ch. 

YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 2 loops, YO and pull through 2 loops.

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st. Make a Linked dc in each st across – 30st

Rows 3 – 7. 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 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 Dc piece to the right hand edge of the Twisted Columns piece using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

Next week we will be finishing the 9th row of your Wall Of Stitches blanket.

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