Sampler Blanket Part 2

 So in my last post I shared the first ten stripes of my Attic24 inspired, stash busting, sampler blanket. Well I had plenty of opportunities for crochet time this past weekend, so here are stripes 11-26.

Row 11. If you're following my colour order, switch to tomato yarn. Chain 3 (counts as first treble crochet), tc in each stitch to end.

Row 12. Repeat row 11. These two rows set up my version of the cosy stripe pattern.

Row 13. Switch to claret. "Cosy stripe, row 1." Chain 3 (counts as first tc), tc in same stitch *skip 2 stitches, 3tc in next stitch* repeat until you reach the last 2 stitches, skip 1 stitch, tc in last stitch. Note: this is very slightly different to the original cosy stripe pattern, in order to fit our stitch count.

Row 14. "Cosy stripe, row 2." Chain 3 (counts as first tc), 1 tc in space between the last cluster and the single tc of the previous row. You'll now continue working into the spaces between the clusters. 3tc in each space to end. One tc in the final stitch, which will be the top of the chain 3 from your previous row. 

Row 15. Switch to clematis. Chain 3 (counts as first tc), tc in each stitch to end.

Row 16. Repeat row 15.

Row 17. Switch to proper purple. Repeat row 13 (aka cosy stripe row 1).

Row 18. Repeat row 14 (aka cosy stripe row 2).

Row 19. Switch to bluebell. Chain 2 (counts as first htc) htc in each stitch to end. This narrow row forms a barrier between the sections.. a narrow ribbon of sea before the shells.

Row 20. Switch to meadow. This is the start of our sea shells or dune pattern. You can find a detailed tutorial here: Attic24: Seashell Stripe (typepad.com) This row is row 2 in the link, but here are the basic stitches; chain 1 (doesn't count as a stitch), dc in the same stitch, *skip 1 stitch, make a V stitch in the next stitch (tc, ch, tc), skip 1 stitch, dc in the next stitch* to end, dc in the final stitch. Important note: this final dc is not in the original pattern, but again it keeps our stitch count on track.

Row 21. Chain 1 (doesn't count as a stitch), dc in same stitch, dc in next stitch (with the exception of this stitch, we are now following row 3 of the original pattern) *5tc shell in top of V stitch (you're making these stitches into the chain 1 space), dc in next dc,* repeat to end.

Row 22. Switch to citron. Chain 3, tc in same space (these two stitches work together as a V stitch), *skip 2 stitches, dc in next stitch, skip 2 stitches, V stitch in next stitch,* repeat to end, tc in final stitch.

Row 23. Chain 2, tc in next stitch, 2tc in top of V (working into the chain 1 space as before), this creates a half shell and a relatively straight edge. Now work a dc in the next dc of the previous row, *5tc in top of V stitch, dc in next dc,* repeat until the final V, work 2tc in the V, then 1tc in the second chain of your chain 3 from the previous row.

Row 24. Switch to spice. Repeat row 20. Edit: this is almost the same as row 20, but your V stitches are in the dc's of the previous row, and your dc's are in the centre tc of your green shell. As ever, you can refer back to the linked tutorial for full instructions.

Row 25. Repeat row 21.

Phew!!! I'm sure that took longer to write than it did to stitch 😀 You should now have 3 neat rows of shells... 

...but, you may find that your edges are not so neat, and you have more than 150 stitches. 😟 Don't worry! The final row of this installment pulls it all together. So....

Row 26. Switch to bright pink. Chain 2, dc in next stitch, these 2 count as our first tc2together; *hdc, dc, hdc, tc2tog over next 2 trebles - skip the dc in between,* repeat until 1 stitch remaining, tc in this final stitch.

And ta-dah!!! You should now have 2 full rainbows, 150 stitches, and have mastered the neat wave, cosy stripe, and dune patterns.

Ps, if you haven't come across a treble 2 together before (also known as a 'treble decrease'), there's a simple tutorial here: (3694) How to crochet tr2tog in the UK - YouTube