Welcome to week 20 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 20 Of The Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along

This week we are finishing the 10th row of our blankets using the Corded Ridge and the Crossed Ripple stitch. Both of these are unusual stitches as they don’t work up the way you would expect. The Corded Ridge is created using Reverse stitches, so although you are working in rows you never turn the fabric. The Crossed Ripple doesn’t ripple across the roes, but rather ripples upwards.

Piece 39 – Corded Ridge

The Corded Ridge is created by making Reverse Single Crochet stitches. Reverse Single Crochets are made by working in the opposite direction you would normally, so for this stitch although you are working in rows, you never turn your fabric over. You only ever work on one side of the piece.

I used the shade Buttercup Yellow (623) 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
• FLO = Front Loop Only
• BLO = Back Loop Only

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 dc in each st across – 30st

Row 2. DO NOT TURN. Ch1. Reverse sc in the FLO in each st across. 

To make a reverse sc, insert your hook into the front loop of the last st you made.

YO and pull up a loop. YO and pull through both loops. You will find yourself twisting your hook in a strange way to usual in order to make this st –  – 30st

Row 3. DO NOT TURN. Ch1 and make a dc in the first st. Using the unused BLO of the stitches 2 rows below make a dc. Make a dc in the BLO of the st 2 rows below in each st across – 30st

Rows 4 – 13. 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 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 Corded Ridge piece to the right hand edge of the Spiked V piece using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

Piece 40 – Crossed Ripple

The Crossed Ripple stitch ripples up the fabric rather than across it. The Ripple is also achieved through texture rather than colour. So this really is a ripple stitch with a difference from what you would normally think of as a ripple stitch.

I used the shade Marine Blue (634) 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
• Dc = Double Crochet
• FPTr = Front Post Treble

Start by making a foundation chain of 66

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

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st. *Sk the next 2 st and then make a dc. Ch1 and go back to the first skipped st and make a dc – you will be working in front of the first dc* 

repeat between *and* Make a dc in the last st of the row -21 ch,  44 dc / 65st

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st and then make a sc in each st across – 65st

Row 4. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st *sk the next 2 st. Make a FPTr around the dc 2 rows below (working around the the dc sitting in front). 

Ch1 and go back to the first sk st and make a dc.* 

Repeat between *and* Make a dc in the last st of the row -21 ch, 21 FPTr, 23 dc / 65st

Rows 5 – 9. repeat rows 3 and 4.

Row 10. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in each st across – 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. For the sides make 1 sc into the side of every sc and 2sc into the side of every dc. 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 Crossed Ripple piece to the right hand edge of the Corded Ridge piece using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

This is your 10th 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 11th row of your Wall Of Stitches blanket.

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