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Edging No. 401 by Adeline Cordet

January 14th, 2010
Edging No. 401 in crochet cotton thread.

Edging No. 401 in crochet cotton thread.

(Uses the UK Terminology for crochet stitches)

Ch 18, 1 sl st in 11th st from hook, 4 sl st, 1 p., 4 sl st over half of this ring, turning it to start; ch 7, 1 sl st in 1st ch st, turn; 3 sl st, 1 p, 4 sl st, 1 p, 4 sl st, 1 p, 3 sl st over these 7 chs; 4 sl st, 1 p, 4 sl st over remaining half of ring; ch 16, 1 sl st in 11th st from hook.

Upper Edging – 1st Row: 2 dc over connecting st of ring, ch 6, 2 dc.

2nd Row: 1 sl st in each st.

Woven Shell Stitch

January 13th, 2010

Woven shell stitch in crochet cotton thread.

Woven shell stitch in crochet cotton thread.

Woven Shell Stitch

Multiple of 6 sts + 1.

(add 2 for base chain)

CGr (Crossed Group) = skip 3dc and next st, 3 dc into 2nd of next 3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc into 2nd of 3 dc just skipped working back over last 3 dc made.

1st Row: Skip 3 ch (count as 1 dc), *skip next 3 ch, 3 dc into next ch, 3 ch, 3 dc into 2nd of 3 ch just skipped working back over last 3 dc made, skip 1 ch, 1 dc into next ch; rep from * to end, turn.

2nd row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), 3 dc into first st, 1 sc into next 3 ch arch, *1 CGr, 1 sc into next 3 ch arch; rep from * ending 4 dc into top of tch, turn.

3rd row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), skip 1 st, 1 CGr, * 1 sc into next 3 ch loop, 1 CGr; rep from * ending 1 dc into top of tch, turn.

Rep 2nd and 3rd rows.

Crossed Double Crochet Stitch

January 12th, 2010

Crossed double crochet in crochet cotton thread.

Crossed double crochet in crochet cotton thread.

Crossed Double Crochet Stitch
Multipleof 2 sts.

(add 2 for base chain)

2Cdc (2 crossed double crochets) = skip next st, 1 dc into next st, 1 dc into skipped st working over previous dc.

1st row (right side): Skip 3 ch (count as 1 dc), *2Cdc over next 2 ch; rep from * ending 1 dc into last ch, turn.

2nd row: 1 ch (counts as 1 sc), skip 1 st, 1 sc into next and each st to end, working last st into top of tch, turn.

3rd row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), skip 1 st, * work 2 Cdc over next 2 sts; rep from * ending 1 dc into tch, turn.

Rep 2nd and 3rd rows.

Textured Wave Stitch

January 11th, 2010

Textured wave stitch in crochet cotton thread.

Textured wave stitch in crochet cotton thread.

Textured Wave Stitch
Multiple of 20 sts

(add 1 for base chain)

2Cdc (2 crossed double crochets) = skip next st, 1 dc into next st, 1 dc into skipped st working over previous dc.

Work 2 rows each in colors A and B alternatively troughout.

1st base row (right side): skip 2 ch (count as 1 sc), 1 sc into next and each ch to end, turn.

2nd base row: 1 ch (counts as 1 sc), skip 1 st, 1 sc into next and each st to end working last st into tch, turn.

Commence Pattern

1st row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), skip 1 st, over next 4 sts work [2Cdc] twice, *1 sc into each of next 10 sts, over next 10 sts work [2Cdc] 5 times; rep from * to last 15 sts, 1 sc into each of next 10 sts, over next 4 sts work [2Cdc] twice, 1 dc into tch, turn.

2nd row: As 1st row.

3rd and 4th rows: As 2nd base row.

5th row: 1 ch (counts as 1 sc, skip 1 st, 1 sc into each of next 4 sts, * over next 10 sts work [2Cdc] 5 times, 1 sc ito each of next 10 sts; rep frpm * to last 15 sts, over next 10 sts work [2Cdc] 5 times, 1 sc into each of the last 5 sts working last st into tch, turn.

6th row: As 5th row.

7th and 8th rows: As 2nd base row.

Rep these 8 rows.

Simple Shell Pattern 2

January 10th, 2010

Shell pattern in crochet cotton thread.

Shell pattern in crochet cotton thread.

Shell (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc)
Ch a multiple of 4 sts

Row 1 shell in 4th ch from hook, *skip 3 ch, shell in next ch; rep from * to end. Turn.
Row 2
Ch 3, *shell in ch-1 sp of next shell; rep from * to end. Turn. Rep row 2.

Simple Shell Pattern I

January 9th, 2010

Shell pattern in crochet cotton thread.

Shell pattern in crochet cotton thread.

Shell [(1 dc, ch 1) 3 times, 1 dc]
Ch a multiple of 5 sts + 4

Row 1
Work 1 dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip 4 ch, shell in next ch; rep from *, end last rep skip 4 ch, 2 dc in last ch. Turn.
Row 2 Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), skip first dc, 1 dc in next dc, *shell in center ch-1 sp of shell; rep from *, end 2 dc in top of t-ch. Turn.
Rep row 2.

Simple Chevron Stitch

January 8th, 2010
A simple chevron pattern in crochet cotton thread.

A simple chevron pattern in crochet cotton thread.

Simple Chevron Stitch
Multiple of 10 sts + 1
(add 2 for base chain)

1st Row: Skip 2 ch (count as 1 dc), 1 dc into next ch, * 1 dc into each of next 3 ch, over next 3 ch work dc3tog, 1 dc into each of next 3 ch, 3 dc into next ch; rep from * ending last rep with 2 dc into last ch, turn.
2nd Row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), 1 dc into first st, * 1 dc into each of next 3 dc, over next 3 sts work dc3tog, 1 dc into each of next 3 dc, 3 dc into next dc; rep from * ending last rep with 2 dc into top of tch, turn.
Rep 2nd Row.

Etymology of the word “chevron”: 1390s, from Old French chevron “rafter,” since it looks like rafters of a shallow roof, from Vulgar Latin caprione, from Latin caper “goat,” the likely connection between goats and rafters being the animal’s angular hind legs. (Source: The Online Etymology Dictionary.)

Ridged Chevron Stitch

January 7th, 2010
Ridged chevron stitch in crochet cotton.

Ridged chevron stitch in crochet cotton.

Ridged Chevron Stitch
Multiple of 12 sts
(add 3 for base chain)

1st Row: Skip 3 ch (count as 1 dc), 1 dc into next ch, * 1 dc into each of next 3 ch, [over next 2 ch work dc2tog] twice, 1 dc into each of next 3 ch, [2 dc into next ch] twice; rep from * ending last rep with 2 dc once only into last ch, turn.
2nd Row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), 1 dc into first st, always inserting hook into back loop only of each st, * 1 dc into each of next 3 sts, [over next 2 sts work dc2tog] twice, 1 dc into each of next 3 sts, [2 dc into next st] twice; rep from * ending last rep with 2 dc once only into top of tch, turn.
Rep 2nd Row.

Crosshatch Stitch

January 6th, 2010
Crosshatch in crochet cotton.

Crosshatch in crochet cotton.

Crosshatch I
Multiple of 7 sts+4
(add 3 for base chain)

1st Row: Skip 2 ch (count as 1 dc), 2 dc into next ch, *skip 3 ch, 1 sc into next ch, 3 ch, 1 dc into each of next 3 ch; rep from * to last 4 ch, skip 3 ch, 1 sc into last ch, turn.
2nd Row: 3 ch (count as 1 dc), 2 dc into first sc, * skip 3 dc, 1 sc into first of 3 ch, 3 ch, 1 dc into each of next 2 ch, 1 dc into next sc; rep from * ending skip 2 dc, 1 sc into top of tch, turn.
Rep 2nd row.

Wedge Stitch

January 5th, 2010
Wedge Stitch in crochet cotton (blue) and rayon (green).

Wedge Stitch in crochet cotton (blue) and rayon (green).

Wedge Stitch
Multiple of 6 sts +1
(add 1 for base chain)

WP (Wedge Picot) = ch 6, 1 sc into 2nd ch from hook, 1 hdc into next ch, 1 dc into next ch, 1 tr into next ch, 1 dtr into next ch.

1st Row (wrong side): 1 sc into 2nd ch from hook. *1 WP, skip 5 ch, 1 sc into next ch; rep from * to end, turn.
2nd Row: 5 ch (count as 1 dtr), 1 sc into top of WP, over next 5 ch at underside of WP work 1 sc into next ch, 1 hdc into next ch, 1 dc into next ch, 1 tr into next ch, 1 dtr into next ch, skip next sc; rep from * omitting 1 dtr at end of last rep when 2 sts remain, ** [yo] 3 times, insert hook into last ch at underside of WP, yo, draw loop through, [yo, draw through 2 loops] 3 times, rep from ** into next sc, yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook, skip tch, turn.
3rd Row: 1 ch, 1 sc into first st, * 1 WP, skip next 5 sts, 1 sc into next st; rep from * ending last rep with 1 sc into top of tch, turn. Rep 2nd and 3rd rows.

A color variation is to make base chain and first row in color A, then make 2 rows each in color B and color A.