Debbie Burford is off to a great start on Abstract Queen.

Notes on the Abstract Queen

The pattern looks repetitive but it also has a lot of randomness in it which means there is no easy formula for making it smaller. Side note: my helper and I spent 2 weeks editing the pattern to condense those repeats! The mosaic pattern went from 69 pages to 24, and the LFM pattern went from to 80 to 22.

Also, I have been asked a few times about Emily’s project. This is what she has told me:

“I used a 3.5mm hook. 900g green 900g white acrylic double knit yarn.
56inches or 142cm wide
67inches or 170cm high.”

The free releases will begin on September 1, 2020. Each week I will release 24 rows; if you can keep up, you will be able to finish before Christmas! The links below WILL NOT WORK until their release date! All released now 🙂

OVERLAY MOSAIC CROCHET KEY (US TERMINOLOGY)

Technique tutorial: Mosaic Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Pay special attention to the way I use uppercase and lowercase in my Key – this is not “typical” in regular crochet patterns!

MC = Main Color (for Abstract Queen this is the lines I’ve drawn; white used in Teri Stoppielo’s sample)

CC = Contrasting Color (for Abstract Queen this is the background; a rainbow used in Teri Stoppielo’s sample)

ch = chain

SC = single crochet: insert hook, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook

sc = SC into Back Loop only

FSC = foundation single crochet: chain 2, insert hook in first chain, yarn over and pull a loop through, yarn over and pull through one loop (chain made), yarn over and pull through remaining 2 loops (SC made); to make the next stitch insert your hook into the chain made previously

DC = double crochet: yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop, yarn over, *pull through two loops* twice

dc = dropped double crochet: skip next single crochet, and instead double crochet into Front Loop of stitch in the row below

JS = Joining Stitch: create slip knot, insert hook under both loops, complete a normal single crochet

ES = End Stitch: single crochet under both loops, chain 1, cut yarn and pull through tightly

Please see the YouTube tutorial for more details. I use a single-row mosaic technique. Each square on the chart corresponds to one stitch. There is an additional stitch (not visible on the chart) on each side of the chart for joining and ending. You start at the bottom-right corner of the chart.

Overlay Mosaic Crochet Dropped Double Crochet

dc = the dropped DC goes into the same-colored stitch, 2 rows below

The single crochet behind the dropped double crochet does not get used.

Overlay Mosaic Crochet Single Crochet in Back Loop Only

sc = a single crochet in the body of the pattern is going into the Back Loop Only

Overlay Mosaic Crochet Technique

• The front of your work is always facing you (this is the right side, the side showing the design)
• You are always working from the right to the left (opposite for left-handed crocheters)
• You tie on a new yarn at the beginning of each row and cut it at the end
  • Tails don’t need to be longer than an inch and a half (unless you want to use them as fringe, like on scarf)
• Yarn colors can be anything you like
  • They need to contrast well (try a black and white photo to see if they are too similar)
  • They need to be the same weight (size/thickness)
• I prefer using a foundation SC to create my foundation row because then I have tails on both sides of my work just like all the other rows will have

Schedule of release for each free section of the Abstract Queen CAL.
Ignore link at the bottom; I use https://ashleeslint.com/link-in-bio/ now.