Welcome to week 34 of the FrankenScrap crochet along, the ugliest and scrappiest crochet pattern that you ever did see!

Over the next 49 weeks, we are going to be making 53 different crochet stitches, each in a different piece of this patchwork blanket. The FrankenScrap was designed as a scrap project, so dive into your yarn stash and clear out those odds and ends that you’ve just not been sure what to do with.

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The FrankenScrap 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 add 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.

Week 34 Of The FrankenScrap Crochet Along

Our next piece of the FrankenScrap crochet along is made with the Mixed Loop stitch. For this piece you will need a total of 53 meters of DK / Light Worsted yarn. I used Rico Cotton Essentials DK. This is one of my go too yarns, and I have several balls of it in my stash. It’s 100% cotton and is lovely and silky and soft to the touch. It is a really nice cotton to work with and doesn’t split overly much.

I also used a 4 mm hook – 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.

The Mixed Loop stitch is made by taking advantage of the 3rd loop of the half double crochet stitch. It gives a unique texture to this stitch and all by alternately working into the front and back loops of the stitch. The Mixed Loop stitch would work well for any number of crochet projects and it is a hole free stitch as well.

Week 34 FrankenScrap Pattern

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You will need a total of 53 meters of yarn for this piece if you are sticking to my gauge of 16sc in 10cm, 19 rows in 10cm

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• Sk = Skip
• St = Stitch
• Hdc = Half Double Crochet
• FLO = Front Loop Only
• BLO = Back Loop Only

Start by making a foundation chain of 48 with a 4mm hook.

Row 1. In the 4th ch from your hook make a hdc (your turning ch counts as your first st of the row). Make a hdc in each ch across – 46 hdc

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a hdc in the first st and then *make a hdc in the FLO (3rd loop), then make a hdc in the BLO of the next st* repeat between *and*. Finish the row by making a hdc in the last st (using 2 loops) – 46st

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a hdc in the first st 

*Make a hdc in the BLO and then make a hdc in the FLO (3rd loop) of the next st* repeat between *and* Finish the row by making a hdc in the last st.

Rows 4 – 18. Repeat rows 2 and 3

Joining Your Pieces

Your finished piece should be 46 stitches wide and 18 rows high, which counts as 27 stitches high for joining purposes since you have all hdc rows. You can see how the pieces are joined together here. If you are following my gauge, then your piece will measure 28.5cm wide and 14.5cm high. Remember this is just a size indication and if your gauge is consistent throughout, then your pieces will fit together nicely even if your sizes do not match with mine.

The Mixed Loops piece should be joined beneath week 32’s Cobblestone piece, leaving 4 stitches on the bottom left edge of the Cobblestone unattached. You will also be joining this weeks piece to the top left 27 stitches of week 10’s Honeycomb stitch.

The layout below shows how your pieces should be attached in relation to each other.

Click here to see how to join your pieces with the single crochet join. They should line up stitch for stitch using the counts stated above.

Once you have joined this weeks Mixed Loops stitch piece to the previous pieces, that is it for week 34 of the FrankenScrap crochet along, I’ll be back next Friday for week 35 and the next piece of your CAL at 8pm UK time.

In the meantime, why not come and join our Facebook group – Froggity Frog’s Ribbit And Stitch and show us your completed Single Crochet pieces. Our super friendly community where you can ask all of your crochet questions, share your latest make and connect with your fellow FrankenScrappers and make new crochet friends. Come join us now right here and join in the conversation.