Welcome to week 18 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 18 Of The Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along

This week we’re completing the 9th row of our blankets using the V Puff and the Bobble Flower stitch. Both of these stitches use puffs in their makeup and I used both of them in my 2nd crochet along – The Ray Of Hope. The V Puff is definitely the easier of the 2 stitches to make but the Bobble flowers will always catch the eye.

Piece 35 – V Puff

The V Puff stitch is a fabulous looking and extremely thick stitch that is super easy to make. It is a yarn eater of a stitch though, but it works up quickly.

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
• Dc = Double Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain of 67

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 dc in each ch across – 65st

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st and then make a dc in each of the next 3 st. 

Skip the next stitch and then make a V Puff 

To make a V Puff Stitch – YO, insert your hook into the st, YO and pull up a loop. Do this 3 times until you have 7 loops on your hook. 

YO and pull through all the loops on your hook. 

Chain 1, then still working in the same stitch make a 2nd puff. The puff, ch1, puff is your V Puff st.

*skip 2 stitches and make a V Puff* repeat between *and* until you have 5 stitches left. Sk the next st and then make a dc in each of the last 4 st – 8 dc, 19 ch 19 V Puff st / 65 st

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st and then make a dc in each of the next 3 st. *In the middle of the 2 Puffs in the previous row make a V Puff * 

repeat between *and* until you have 5 stitches left. Skip the next stitch and then make a dc in each of the last 4 stitches – 8 dc, 19 ch, 19 V Puff st / 65 st

Rows 4 – 6. Repeat row 3

Row 7. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st and the  make a dc in each of the next 3 st *Make a dc in the top of the puff st, make a dc in the ch 1 sp and then make a dc in the top of the puff st* 

repeat between *and* make a dc in each of the last 4 st – 65st

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 2 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

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

Piece 36 – Bobble Flowers

The Bobble Flowers stitch uses puff stitches to create a 4 petalled flower. The stitch isn’t difficult to make, but it can take a bit of practice to get the puff2together to look neat and tidy.

I used the shade Pansy Purple (648) 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
• Dc = Double Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain of 32

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 – 30st

Row 2. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch and then make a dc in each of the next 2 stitches. *Chain 2 and in the same stitch as the last dc you made, start your cluster 

To make a cluster – YO, insert your hook into the stitch, YO and pull up a loop. Do this 3x so that you have 7 loops on your hook. 

DON’T pull through any loops. Instead, leaving all loops on your hook, skip the next 3 stitches and repeat the first part of the cluster so you add another 6 loops on your hook. YO and pull through all 13 loops on your hook.

Chain 3. Make a dc in the same stitch as the 2nd part of your cluster. 

Dc in the next 3 stitches*. Repeat between *and* dc in the last 2 stitches – 4 clusters, 18 dc, 20 ch 

Row 3. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch. Make a dc in each of the next 2 stitches. Make a bobble stitch in the centre of the cluster – YO, insert your hook into the centre of the cluster, YO and pull up a loop. Do this 3x so that you have 7 loops on your hook. YO and pull through all the loops on your hook

chain 3 and make another bobble in the same space in the centre of the cluster. 

Dc in the next 4 stitches. *In the centre of the next cluster make (bobble, chain 3, bobble)* Repeat from * to * until there are 3 stitches left. Make a dc in each of the last 3 stitches – 4 clusters 18 dc

Row 4. Turn and chain 1. Make a dc turning chain in the first stitch and then make a dc in each stitch across except for the bobbles. Skip the bobble stitches but make 3 dc in the chain 3 space – 30st

Rows 5-7. Repeat rows 2 – 4.

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 Bobble Flowers piece to the right hand edge of the V Puff piece using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

This is your 9th 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 10th row of your Wall Of Stitches blanket.

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