Overlay Mosaic Crochet: Abstract Queen Crochet-A-Long
October 20, 2020: Part 8 – Rows 169-192
This is PART 8 for the OVERLAY MOSAIC CROCHET TECHNIQUE. Click here to go to the interlocking crochet landing page or head back to the mosaic crochet landing page if you’re looking for a different section.
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Free Written Pattern
This Crochet-A-Long (CAL) is free on my site in multiple parts. The free parts on the blog do not include the chart, but you can purchase the pattern where you will receive the chart and instructions for both techniques. I really appreciate the support!
The charts are available in the paid PDF.
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Eighth Week of the Abstract Queen CAL
I published a new pattern last night!
It wasn’t the scarf or hats though, it was a dinosaur blanket!
My son made such a sweet request that I just had to do it.
Get your copy of Dinosaur Stomp before Oct 21, 2020 for 30% off (Etsy or Ravelry).
Ari Crochet Corner’s mosaic crochet sample of Dinosaur Stomp.
Important Yardage Details
If you match gauge you will get a blanket large enough to cover a queen bed plus drape (80″ x 90″ / 203 cm x 229 cm). If you prefer to use DK yarn your blanket should be about 67″ x 60″ / 170 cm x 152 cm). This is the same information found in the first blog post I made about this design.
- US crochet terminology
- Chart is 359 x 321 = 115,239 stitches!
- Gauge: 16 sc x 16 rows – 4″
- Finished size 90” x 80” (Queen plus drape)
- 4.5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (9220 – 9420 yards total)
- Main color (MC) – 4610 yards
- Coordinating color (CC) – 4610 yards
- Plus 200 yards for optional border
Brackets & Tutorials
Brackets are used in the written pattern to indicate repeated sections. See my detailed explanation: https://ashleeslint.com/2020/08/29/brackets-in-crochet-patterns/
See all my tutorials at http://ashleeslint.com/tutorials/#mosaic
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
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
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.
- 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