Welcome to week 36 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 36 Of The FrankenScrap Crochet Along

Our next piece of the FrankenScrap crochet along is made with the Feather stitch. For this piece you will need a total of 135 meters of DK / Light Worsted yarn. I used Sirdar Cotton Prints DK, a 100% mercerised cotton yarn that is wonderfully silky and glides over your hook. This yarn keeps it’s round shape when using it, it doesn’t flatten out so it’s great when used for stitches where you want that detail to be really clear. The prints range is a multicolour line of yarn that has stunning colours, but has unfortunately now been discontinued.

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 Feather stitch is a big yarn eater and very thick. Your stitches are overlapping each other from row to row so it is a very dense stitch. This means that the fabric it creates is very warm and cosy, perfect for winter projects such as blankets, scarves, snoods and even clothing like sweaters.

Week 36 FrankenScrap Pattern

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You will need a total of 135 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
• Sp = Space
• YO = Yarn Over
• Hdc = Half Double Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain of 74 with a 4mm hook.

Row 1. In the 2nd ch from your hook make a hdc. Make a hdc in each ch across – 73 hdc

Row 2. Turn and ch1. In the first st make a hdc *ch1, sk the next st then make a hdc in the next st*. Repeat between *and* until the end of the row.

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a hdc in the first st and then ch1. Make a feather – YO, insert your hook into the ch1 sp then YO and pull up a loop (3 loops on your hook).

Next YO and insert your hook into the unused hdc below the chsp. YO and pull up a loop (5 loops on your hook). Next YO and insert your hook into the next ch 1 sp. YO and pull up a loop (7 loops on your hook). Finish your feather by YO and pull through all 7 loops. 

Ch1 and then start your next feather stitch in the ch 1 sp that you finished the last feather in.

Make a feather st in each chsp across. Finish the row by making a hdc in the last st.

Row 4. Turn and ch1. Make a hdc in the first st and then ch1. Make a Feather Stitch in the next ch 1 sp. Repeat the row as in row 3. Make a hdc in the last st to finish the row.

Rows 5 – 18. Repeat row 4.

Joining Your Pieces

Your finished piece should be 73 stitches wide and 18 rows high, which counts as 27 stitches high for joining purposes since you have hdc rows. You can see how the pieces are joined together here. If you are following my gauge, then your piece will measure 45.5cm 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 Feather piece should be joined beneath week 34’s Mixed Loop stitch piece and to the bottom right 27 stitches of week 35’s Slanted Shell piece. You will also be joining the right hand edge to week 10’s Honeycomb stitch piece, leaving the bottom 2 rows of the Honeycomb piece unattached.

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 Feather stitch piece to the previous pieces, that is it for week 36 of the FrankenScrap crochet along, I’ll be back next Friday for week 37 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.