Hockey Sticks
Hockey is a pretty classic Canadian sport. I have never been much of a sports fan, but I have had the opportunity to pass a puck around a few times in grade school gym class. Go, team, go!
This irreglur-sized rectangle could be used as a panel in a larger project, or perhaps a rug!
As with all my designs, you’ll get the written pattern and charts for two techniques: interlocking crochet and overlay mosaic crochet.
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You always get both techniques (interlocking and mosaic) with a single purchase so you don’t have to go searching for the one you actually wanted. Both techniques are fully written or you can follow the charts.
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Original Blog Entry
I am not much of a sports fan. My contribution to sporting events is sort of, “go, team, go! Which color am I cheering for again?” and, in the words of comedian Brian Regan, “go my favorite sports team! Score a goal… unit… basket… beat the opponents… soundly!”
One time when I was watching football with my husband’s family (we were only dating back then) when the team scored a touchdown I yelled “football!” instead of “touchdown!” and they have never let me live it down.
When I started crocheting this one I estimated it would take me a week to do both the interlocking sample and the overlay mosaic sample. But we had a few house issues (see my blog entry on our watery adventures) and the kids (and the grown ups, to be honest) are not handling our 3rd move in the last 14 months that well. We are all tired and life is just big lately. So, all that to say, this pattern has taken me longer than I anticipated.
Interlocking First
Because of the move, and my own frugalness, I wanted to use up some of my yarn stash for these pieces. I thought they were small enough that it would work out but I did put a few extra scraps in my bag just in case. It’s a good thing I did that because I ran out of yarn a few times.
I crocheted the interlocking sample first. The light blue yarn looks white in some pictures. It is the 2nd color used when you crochet, and it looks like it is the majority of what you see in this pattern, but I call it the “Accent Color”, and I know that terminology confuses people sometimes, especially in a piece like this where the light blue seems dominant. The camo green was my Main Color and I am glad the colors didn’t make the image hard to see – sometimes that can happen with yarn that isn’t a solid color.
I used my trusty 4.5 mm hook but the light blue yarn is a baby worsted weight (aka. thinner than worsted weight) so my finished piece is actually 23″ x 18.25″ – not 27” x 21” because I didn’t actually meet gauge.
Differences
I wanted to show the difference in the two techniques for this pattern – the interlocking mesh dots that are a natural byproduct of that technique don’t need to be included on the overlay mosaic version, so I didn’t include them. But, having so many dropped double crochets next to each other changes the gauge so you may notice that the finished size for the mosaic piece is larger than the interlocking piece.
Side note from 2025: it was new for me to create a mosaic option that didn’t include the mesh dots, but that’s my normal now. And I’ve been updating old designs that have a ‘meshy-looking’ mosaic option so that they also include the solid mosaic crochet option.
Mosaic Crochet
I had to use a larger hook than normal for my mosaic sample because the red yarn I had pulled out of my stash before we packed it all up and moved was one of those super thick “worsted” weight yarns. Isn’t it crazy how “worsted” weight has such a large range?
I had to use two strands of the light blue to match the red and then I couldn’t find my 5 mm hook so I used a 5.5 mm hook. Oh, the joys of moving.
Just like with the interlocking sample, the light blue is the “contrasting color” (not the “main color” even though it looks like it is the most visible color). Always look at the charts to make sure you’re using the colors the right way – and ask for help if needed! I really don’t mind those messages asking for confirmation to make sure you’re doing it the way you want it!
You can’t tell in the picture, but my mosaic sample is 32″ x 23″ instead of the expected 29” x 25”. And you can definitely see where I ran out of red. But you can’t see where I also ran out of green. And then purple. And then blue. *Picture my face getting more and more frustrated even though it’s a bit funny now.*
Wrong Side
Here, on the back of the mosaic sample, you can see where I tried to use purple where it wouldn’t be seen to keep the green visible through the final rows.
And then you can see I also didn’t have enough purple – I knew there wouldn’t be enough when I grabbed it but I didn’t give myself many options in this bag of scraps that I kept out of the packed section of our house.
I had to use a small amount of black/white camo yarn to sew my final blue envelope border together as well.
Moving On!
This fun adventure is FINALLY over. And just in time for my upcoming Winter 2021 CAL to begin! Written pattern remains free on my website!
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Interlocking Crochet
The interlocking crochet version has a chart size of 81 x 81. This means they begin with 40 windows in the foundation row and will finish to about 20″ square.
You will sometimes also see my interlocking crochet patterns referred to as “Locked Filet Mesh” or “LFM”. Other designers use various other titles for this technique but it all boils down to the same method of doing colorwork.
Interlocking crochet / LFM crochet file includes:
- line-by-line written pattern
- a one-page chart
Interlocking Crochet Details
- Chart is 109 x 85
- Gauge: 8 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
- 27″ x 21″ / 70cm x 54cm
- 4.5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (700 – 730 yards total)
- Main color (MC) (the sticks) – 330 yards plus 30 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) (background) – 350 yards
Overlay Mosaic Crochet
The overlay mosaic crochet chart for this pattern has been slightly adjusted from the interlocking version: the unnecessary locking border lines are gone and the interlocking mesh dots have been removed.
It is worked from the bottom-up and you’ll cut your yarn at the end of each row.
Overlay Mosaic Crochet file includes:
- line-by-line instructions
- optional envelope border instruction
- instructions on reading a chart
- a multi-page chart marked with X’s
Mosaic Crochet Details
- Chart is 77 x 77
- Gauge: 14 sc blo stitches x 15 rows = 4”
- 29″ x 25″ / 74cm x 62cm
- 5 mm hook (H-8)
- Worsted weight yarn (900 – 1200 yards)
- Main color (sticks) – 350 yards
- Contrasting color (background) – 550 yards
- Optional envelope border – 300 yards
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