Natalie McCrochet

So, again I have allowed my stitching to pull ahead of my writing. I had my second Covid vaccine yesterday, so I'm glued to my sofa today, feeling pretty rough, but trying to catch up. I also picked K(14) up from camp last night (along with his suitcase full of wet and dirty washing!) but he had a wonderful time, and is even talking about going back as a volunteer once he is old enough. 💕 In my last post we had just completed row 66 (you can find that post here: https://nataliemccrochet.blogspot.com/2021/07/attic24-sampler-blanket-part-5.html ) Row 67: Switch to blush, chain 2 (counts as first htc), htc in each stitch to end. Row 68: Switch to violet, 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. This sets up the next few rows of dune seashells, and is the same as our row 20. Row 69:  Chain 1 (doesn't count as a stitch), dc ...

  So, after those pesky ripples of last time, I wanted to work a simple, soothing stitch.. And what better than the sweetpea, or trellis, stitch. I also opted for soft pastel shades for these few rows. Row 58: Change to sherbet, work the sweetpea stitch as per the Attic24 blog  Attic24: Trellis Stripe (typepad.com)  S imply put.. chain 3 (counts as first tc), tc in next stitch, tc in next stitch, *skip next 2 stitches, (2tc, chain 1, 2tc) in next stitch, skip next 2 stitches, tc in next 3 stitches* repeat from *-* If your stitch count is still 150, you will find you have 3 stitches left over (see pic) tc in each of these 3 stitches also. This is sweetpea row one. Row 58: Chain 3 (counts as first tc) tc in next 5 stitches (note: this differs from the original pattern and takes into account our 3 extra stitches)  *skip next 2 stitches, (2tc, chain 1, 2tc) in next stitch, skip next 2 stitches, tc in next 3 stitches*, repeat from *-* until end. This is sweetpea row two. ...

So I  thought I'd start today's post by sharing a little about myself.. When I'm not crocheting, I'm home educating my youngest child, or helping with various things at our church. I also enjoy reading crime novels and historical fiction. During term time I usually fit my crochet time in in the evenings, hence the need for an apology for my photos! I'm normally fighting a losing battle with the daylight, and I sometimes feel the electric lights really don't do justice to the colours. But on the nicer days - and lets face it, they're not super frequent here in Scotland 😂 - I do try to get outside as much as possible. My crochet blankets have thus been spotted in many local parks! One of those rare nice days! See if you can spot K, Where's Wally style.. So here they are, the next set of stripes. Now, I love a ripple blanket, and I've made a few; the coast ripple went off to uni with son one, the summer ripple is in my living room, and baby ripples hav...

So today's post will cover rows 27-44. It sounds like a lot, but there's only one new stitch to learn, and it's a nice relaxing one! So here goes... Row 27: If you're following my colour order, switch to blush. Chain 3 (counts as first treble crochet), tc in each stitch to end. Row 28: This is the first 'crossed trebles' row, also known as the meadow stitch. You can find a detailed tutorial here:  Attic24: Meadow Stripe (typepad.com)   but here's the short version: chain 3 (counts as first tc), tc in next stitch, *skip one stitch, tc in next stitch, tc in skipped stitch - one pair of crossed trebles made*, repeat from *-* until there are only two stitches remaining, tc in each of these stitches. Ta-dah! It can feel a little awkward at first, but after a few rows, it begins to flow. Row 29: Switch to wisteria, work a crossed trebles row. Row 30: Work a crossed trebles row. R0w 31: Switch to turquoise, work a crossed trebles row. Row 32. Work a crossed trebles...

  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 ...

I'm Natalie, and for the ten years or so that I've been crocheting, it's been both my happy place and my therapy. I'm a huge fan of crochet bloggers such as Lucy of Attic24, and Heather of the Patchwork Heart. I love to gift and donate handmade items, and I also have an Etsy where you can purchase my work ( NatalieMcCrochet on Etsy ). My latest finished project was the Seaside Stashbusting Blanket, by Coastal Crochet.  And this has inspired my current WIP (work in progress 😊 - got to love a bit of crochet slang 😂) my Attic24 sampler blanket. So this is my first attempt at designing something like this, and at writing up a pattern that makes sense to anyone but me! I'm not trying to take credit for the stitches, and all of the detailed photo tutorials can be found over on the Attic24 blog ( Attic24 (typepad.com) ) My colour inspiration comes from my stash of Stylecraft special dk, in a loose "random rainbow" colour repeat (ok, that makes more sense in my ...