Welcome to week 8 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 8 Of The Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along

This week we are going to complete the 4th row of our blankets and then join it onto the previous rows. We will be using the Split Bobble and the Uneven Gravel stitches for this weeks pieces.

These two stitches are completely different to each other. The Split Bobble is a flat, open stitch that uses clusters to create it’s interlocking look. The Uneven Gravel is the complete opposite as it’s a very textured, dense and hole free stitch.

Piece 15 – Split Bobble

The Split Bobble stitch, although it does have open spaces, creates a warm and cosy fabric. It is very pretty with it’s interlocking rows and works up quickly and easily.

For this piece I used shade Pillar Red (615) of LoveCrafts PaintBox 100% Cotton Aran.

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• St = Stitch
• Sk = Skip
• Chsp = Chain Space
• Dc = Double Crochet
• Dc3tog = Double Crochet 3 Together

Start by making a foundation chain of 33

Row 1. Starting in the fifth ch from your hook make a dc3tog over the next 3 ch (your turning ch counts as a dc and a ch1). 

*Ch 2 and then working into the same ch where you made the last dc of the dc3tog, make a dc. 

Sk the next st and make a dc3tog over the next 3 ch* repeat between *and* 

When you have 2 st left, ch2 and working into the same ch where you made the last dc of the dc3tog, make a dc. Sk the next ch and make a dc in the last st of the row – 2 dc,  7 split bobbles – 30 st

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turn ch in the first st. Skip the next st and make a dc3tog working into the next chsp. Ch2, then make a dc into the same chsp.  *skip the next 2 st and working into the next chsp make a dc3tog. Ch2, then make a dc into the same chsp.* 

repeat between *and* after you’ve worked into the last chsp, sk the next st and make a dc in the last st of the row -2 dc, 7 split bobbles – 30st 

Rows 3- 7. Repeat row 2.

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. Make 2 sc into the side of every 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 and bottom, 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 Split Bobble piece to the right hand edge of the Crossed Ripple piece using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

Piece 16 – Uneven Gravel Stitch

The Uneven Gravel stitch is a one sided, heavily textured crochet stitch that is also dense and hole free. It is a fantastic stitch is you want a fabric that’s very tactile but it is a yarn eater of a stitch.

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
• FLO = Front Loop Only
• Dc3tog = Double Crochet 3 Together

Start by making a foundation chain of 66

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

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st. Then using the FLO make a sc in each st across. Make a sc in the last st of the row. 2 sc, 63 FLO sc / 65st

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st of the row. 

*Make a cluster (dc3tog) in the FLO of the st 2 rows below. 

Make a sc in the next st.* Repeat between *and*.

When you have 2st left, make a cluster in the next st and then make a sc in the last st – 32 clusters, 33 sc / 65st

Row 4. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in the first st. Using the FLO make a sc in each st across. Make a sc in the last st of the row – 2 sc, 63 FLO sc / 65st

Row 5. Turn and ch1. Make a sc in each of the first 2 stitches of the row.

*Make a cluster in the FLO of the st 2 rows below. 

Make a sc in the next st*. Repeat between *and*. When you have 2st left make a sc in each of the last 2 st – 31 clusters, 34 sc / 65st

Rows 6 – 14. Repeat rows 2 – 5

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 into each row down the side. 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 Uneven Gravel piece to the right hand edge of the Split Bobble piece using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

This is your 4th strip complete.

You can now join this strip above your last strip using the flat braid method shown at the beginning of the pattern.

Next week we will be starting the 5th row of your Wall Of Stitches blanket.

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