Welcome to week 8 of the Study Of Corners crochet along! Lets discover our next C2C style crochet stitch and the next square of our blankets.

Keep reading for our week 8 pattern but if you haven’t heard much about this crochet along before, then check out this blog post here which will tell you what to expect.

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For week 8 we’re making the C2C Raised Pineapple stitch. This stitch is based on the traditional C2C stitch and one that I developed myself for this crochet along. This stitch is a real yarn eater, but looks amazing and is so thick and warm.

I chose this stitch to go into the corner as it is quite heavy and will keep the corners pulled down once draped over a bed.

It can feel like this square comes out quite large, but I would make sure that your puffs haven’t stretched out before worrying about the size. Once connected to the rest of your blanket, those Pineapple stitches will bunch up together and as they should.

For this square you’ll need a 5mm hook – this is the hook size I used for the whole pattern. I used Caron Simply Soft in the shade Plum Wine. But you can use any aran or worsted weight yarn of your choice.

I used 240m / 263yds of yarn with my gauge of 5 rows of dc and 15 stitches in 10cm.

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Week Eight Of The Study Of Corners

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Abbreviations
All abbreviations are in US terms

• Ch = chain
• St = stitch
• Slst = Slip Stitch
• Chsp = Chain Space
• YO = Yarn Over
• Dc = double crochet

A note about turning chains: in the pattern instructions I state to make a dc turning chain. I use a stacked or alternate turning chain, but you could also make a ch2 as your turning chain. The choice is yours about what type of turning chain you would like to use. I have a video here which shows you the different type of turning chains you can use.

You can follow the written instructions below, or follow along with the videos.

For your yarn you will need 240 metres / 263 yards of Colour C – you can find all the yarn information for the CAL here.

Start by making a foundation chain of 6.

Row 1. In the 4th ch from your hook make a dc. Make a dc in each of the next 2 ch – 1 C2C Block.

Row 2. Turn and ch6. In the 4th ch from your hook make a dc. Make a dc in each of the next 2 ch. Slst into the chsp of the block in the previous row and ch3. Make 3dc into the chsp – 2 C2C Blocks.

Row 3. Turn and ch6. In the 4th ch from your hook make a dc. Make a dc in each of the next 2 ch. Slst into the chsp of the block in the previous row and then ch3. 

Now we make a Raised Pineapple – *YO and pull up a loop. YO and pull through 2 loops only* 

Repeat between *and* 5 more times. You should end up with 7 loops on your hook.

To finish your Raised Pineapple, YO and pull through all loops on your hook.

To continue the row, Slst into the chsp of the block in the previous row and ch3. Make 3dc into the chsp – 2 C2C Blocks and 1 Raised Pineapple

Your Pineapple will puff out on the back side.

Rows 4 – 18. Turn and ch6. In the 4th ch from your hook make a dc. Make a dc in each of the next 2 ch. 

*Slst into the chsp of the block in the previous row and then ch3. Make a Raised Pineapple as your next block*.

Repeat between *and* until you have 1 block left to make in the row.

To complete the last block of the row, Slst into the chsp of the block in the previous row and ch3. Make 3dc into the chsp – Each row will have 2 C2C Blocks and you will add 1 more Raised Pineapple block per row.

Row 18 will have 16 Raised Pineapple blocks and 2 C2C blocks

Now we start the decrease. 

Rows 19 – 33 Turn, make a slst into each of the 3 dc of the previous block. Slst into the chsp of that block and ch3, then make 3dc into the chsp.

*Slst into the chsp of the block in the previous row and then ch3. Make a Raised Pineapple as your next block*.

Repeat between *and* until you are 2 blocks away from the end of the previous row. Slst into the turning ch of the last but one block of the previous row, ch3 and make 3 dc into the chsp. Slst into the turning ch of the last block of the previous row – Each row of the decrease will have 2 C2C Blocks and you will lose 1 Raised Pineapple block per row.

Row 34. Turn, make a slst into each of the 3 dc of the previous block. Slst into the chsp of that block and ch3, then make 3dc into the chsp. Slst into the turning ch of the last but one block of the previous row, ch3 and make 3 dc into the chsp. Slst into the turning ch of the last block of the previous row – 2 C2C Blocks

Row 35. Turn, make a slst into each of the 3 dc of the previous block. Slst into the chsp of that block, then make 3dc into the chsp. Slst into the turning ch of the last block of the previous row – 1 C2C Block

You can now cut off your yarn and weave in your ends

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