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Interlocking Crochet, Week 6: Rows 152 – 180 + Border

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June 27, 2023: Yardage and Foundation Rows

July 4: Rows 4 – 40

July 11:  Rows 41 – 77

July 18: Rows 78 – 114

July 25: Rows 115 – 151

August 1: Rows 152 – 181

Important Links

For an explanation of how to use the brackets: https://ashleeslint.com/2020/08/29/brackets-in-crochet-patterns/

If you need to start your blanket, head back to the Foundation Rows page; and at any point, if you need it, view the full Key here.

Time to Crochet!

This week we will crochet rows 152 through 180. I put 181 on all the promotional material because I forgot to read the pattern. The chart has 181 rows, but the first row counts as row 0. Therefore, the final row is only 180, not 181.

WS – ACB

152 MC – Ch3, (1B, 1F) x2, 2B, 2F, (2B, 1F) x2, 1B, 4F, 1B, 5F, 2B, 2F, 2B, 5F, 1B, 6F, 3B, 6F, 1B, 5F, (2B, 2F) x2, (1B, 3F) x2, 1B, (1F, 2B) x2, 2F, 2B, (1F, 1B) x2, ES

153 AC – Ch3 in back, 4B, 1F, 3B, 3F, 7B, 2F, 5B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 5B, (2F, 6B) x2, 2F, 5B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 14B, 3F, 3B, 1F, 4B, EB

RS – ACF

154 MC – Ch3, 1F, 3B, 2F, 2B, 5F, 12B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 6B, 1F, 6B, 3F, 6B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 3B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 6B, 5F, 2B, 2F, 3B, 1F, ES

155 AC – Ch3 in front, 4F, 7B, 1F, 2B, 5F, 1B, 4F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 7F, 8B, 3F, 3B, (3F, 1B) x2, 10F, 2B, 1F, 7B, 4F, EF

WS – ACB

156 MC – Ch3, 10B, 4F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 6F, 1B, 3F, 2B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 8B, 6F, 1B, 5F, 2B, (3F, 1B) x2, 5F, 1B, 4F, 10B, ES

157 AC – Ch3 in back, 4F, 1B, 6F, 1B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 3B, 2F, 10B, 11F, 9B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 9B, 2F, 1B, 6F, 1B, 4F, EB

RS – ACF

158 MC – Ch3, 14F, 9B, 2F, 2B, 2F, 10B, 10F, 11B, 2F, 2B, 2F, 9B, 14F, ES

159 AC – Ch3 in front, 4B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 1B, 8F, 3B, 2F, 2B, 11F, 9B, 12F, 2B, 2F, 3B, 8F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 4B, EF

WS – ACB

160 MC – Ch3, 3B, 4F, 7B, 7F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 13F, 7B, 13F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 7F, 7B, 4F, 3B, ES

161 AC – Ch3 in back, 4F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 13F, 3B, 2F, 9B, 2F, 3B, 6F, 3B, 2F, 9B, 2F, 3B, 13F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 4F, EB

RS – ACF

162 MC – Ch3, 7F, 4B, 10F, 4B, 2F, 9B, 2F, 4B, 6F, 3B, 2F, 9B, 2F, 4B, 10F, 4B, 7F, ES

163 AC – Ch3 in front, 4B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 11B, 4F, 2B, 8F, 3B, 5F, 5B, 4F, 3B, 8F, 2B, 4F, 11B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 4B, EF

WS – ACB

164 MC – Ch3, 15B, 9F, 2B, 8F, 2B, 5F, 6B, 6F, 2B, 8F, 2B, 9F, 15B, ES

165 AC – Ch3 in back, 5F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 5F, 8B, 3F, 7B, 3F, 5B, 6F, (7B, 3F) x2, 8B, 5F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 5F, EB

RS – ACF

166 MC – Ch3, 13F, 9B, 2F, 8B, 3F, 7B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 5B, 3F, 8B, 2F, 9B, 13F, ES

167 AC – Ch3 in front, 5B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 7F, 4B, 2F, 2B, 3F, 4B, 8F, 2B, 2F, 2B, 6F, 4B, 3F, 2B, 2F, 4B, 7F, 2B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 5B, EF

WS – ACB

168 MC – Ch3, 4B, 4F, 5B, 6F, 3B, 3F, 2B, 3F, 3B, 7F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 9F, 3B, 3F, 2B, 3F, 3B, 6F, 5B, 4F, 4B, ES

169 AC – Ch3 in back, 5F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 11F, 2B, 3F, 3B, 3F, 7B, 2F, 4B, 1F, 10B, 3F, 3B, 3F, 2B, 11F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 5F, EB

RS – ACF

170 MC – Ch3, 8F, 4B, 6F, 5B, 3F, 4B, 1F, 27B, 1F, 4B, 3F, 6B, 5F, 4B, 8F, ES

171 AC – Ch3 in front, (2B, 1F) x2, 3B, 1F, 7B, 4F, 4B, 10F, 1B, 16F, 1B, 10F, 4B, 5F, 6B, 1F, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, EF

WS – ACB

172 MC – Ch3, 12B, 9F, 3B, 3F, 1B, 8F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 8F, 1B, 3F, 3B, 9F, 12B, ES

173 AC – Ch3 in back, 2F, 1B, 6F, 1B, 2F, 7B, 4F, 3B, 2F, (6B, 1F) x2, 4B, (1F, 6B) x2, 2F, 3B, 4F, 7B, 2F, 1B, 6F, 1B, 2F, EB

RS – ACF

174 MC – Ch3, 1F, 4B, 7F, 2B, 1F, 4B, 3F, 5B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 5B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 5B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 5B, 3F, 4B, 1F, 2B, 7F, 4B, 1F, ES

175 AC – Ch3 in front, 2B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 4B, 19F, 2B, 4F, 2B, 19F, 4B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 2B, EF

WS – ACB

176 MC – Ch3, 12B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 3B, 21F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 21F, 3B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 12B, ES

177 AC – Ch3 in back, 2F, 1B, 9F, 4B, 3F, 50B, 3F, 4B, 9F, 1B, 2F, EB

RS – ACBack

178 MC – Ch3, 12F, 5B, 1F, 53B, 1F, 5B, 12F, ES

179 AC – Ch3 in back, 88B, EB

Cut and tie off AC.

WS

180 MC – Ch3, 89F, ES

Cut and tie off OR add border first.

Optional Border

An interlocking crochet blanket does not need a border. But it can help things to look finished and it always helps my pieces lay a little flatter. I’m not a fan of blocking (let’s talk about that more) so this simple border is how I prefer to finish things off.

Border tutorials on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/pH_p83I_rD0

SC Border

Chain 1, put 2 sc in each gap on all four sides. Add an extra chain 2 space in each corner (corner gap will have 2sc, 2ch, 2sc).

Or my preferred method:

Revised SC border

Chain 1, put 1 sc in the MC gap, and then the second sc should pick up one loop of the AC as well as going through the MC gap. Do this in each gap on all four sides. Add an extra chain 2 on the corners.

Blocking

Some of you are familiar with the concept of blocking and for others this will be a brand new idea.

Blocking is not always a required step after crocheting. It’s most often done with garments. It helps your stitches loosen up and drape better.

Blankets are hard to block because of their size. But a lot of people do like to block their blankets.

I most often use acrylic yarn on my blankets that become a hard-working toy in the house. Blocking doesn’t help anything for me so I don’t do it very often.

There are different methods of blocking (water, steam, pins, etc). I will not be going over everything here.

Definitely DO pay attention to the fibre content of your yarn.

Definitely DO block if you want to display your blanket or enter it into a contest.

Check out these resources:

https://www.crochet.com/learning-center/how-to-block-crochet

https://hearthookhome.com/how-to-block-crochet/

Finished

I sure hope you’ve enjoyed this process!

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