2024 Summit Square
In September 2024, I participated in the 2024 Crochet Blanket Summit. I created this little tutorial square exclusively for that summit and it is now available here for anyone!
That summit is over, but I’ve made my video available to all in hopes that it can continue to help people understand one of my favorite colorwork techniques: interlocking crochet!
Heads up! I’m participating in the upcoming 2025 Mosaic Crochet Summit!
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2024 Crochet Blanket Summit Recap
In September, 2024, I participated in the 2024 Crochet Blanket Summit alongside other designers and experts. My presentation was titled, Interlocking Crochet: Making It Make Sense.
The pre-recorded video and the accompanying handout were free for attendees. It’s been almost a year since that event so I’m now making my presentation available to everyone via YouTube.
There was an optional paid upgrade that gave people free access to many bonuses, including my Interlocking Crochet: Beginner’s Bundle.
Interlocking Crochet: Making It Make Sense
You can watch the 2024 presentation on YouTube.
You may wish to download the PDF handout that goes along with the video. It’s free and available here.
And then you should grab the 2024 Summit Square too so that you can use what you’ve learned!
Wrong Side of 2024 Summit Square
One of the main reasons I created this little square was to show off how the interlocking crochet technique produces a very intriguing wrong side.
The plus signs turn into boxes on the other side of the square.
The fish and the heart look like they flip upside down.
You can see how the tail of the fish joins into the dashed border lines (which have changed from a straight horizontal line into a bunch of tiny vertical lines). The same thing has happened to the heart but on a larger scale and it causes the heart image to disappear in this design.
You can see more hearts in my Many Hearts designs (they don’t disappear when there’s lots of them!). The fish can be found in my Fishies Scarf and small Fishies square.
The wrong side looks quite different when you use the interlocking crochet technique!
2024 Summit Square Testers
I asked my testers to use this little square creatively – and they did an excellent job!
Thank you Barbara Taylor, Nancy McKain, and Teresa!
Plus, they’ve been extremely patient waiting for this design to finally be published publicly!
Pillow
Nancy McKain crocheted a few Summit Squares, then joined them together and stuffed a pillow inside!
Hat
When I asked for creativity I didn’t even consider that a hat would be an option! Barbara Taylor crocheted 5 Summit Squares, then joined them together like a box. Once it’s placed on a round head you’ve got a hat!
Blanket
Using squares to create a blanket is one of the first things I think of!
Teresa took on this project but she gave it a twist – she used the overlay mosaic crochet technique!
The 2024 Summit Square does not come with an overlay mosaic crochet option. Usually my designs are written up for both colorwork techniques but because I designed this one for the summit where I discuss interlocking crochet I didn’t include a mosaic option.
Teresa used the interlocking crochet charts to make a square that she then joined to other squares for a full blanket.
Watch this YouTube video to learn how to read an interlocking crochet chart but do the mosaic crochet technique.
First she crocheted the Summit Square in a 2 x 2 grid.
Then she joined those squares together for a full blanket. Her gorgeous borders bring it all together!
Optional Single Crochet Border
It’s a small detail, but sometimes people overthink the idea of whether to add the optional single crochet border or not.
I include these instructions with all my interlocking crochet designs but I always list it as optional.
Why?
Because once you’ve finished crocheting your square or blanket, the design is visible and technically you’re done!
But, adding the single crochet border does help your piece to lay just a bit flatter and look a bit more polished.
I only add the border when I’m doing a blanket or once I’ve finished joining squares. I don’t bother putting the border around all my squares before joining them together.
Some people think this is a mistake, because the border also allows for easier joining! But I don’t seem to have trouble with lining up my squares without the borders.
What do you think? Does the border make it look finished? Is it worth the time and yarn to add it?
Important Details for 2024 Summit Square
Normally, my designs come with the charts and written pattern for two colorwork techniques: interlocking crochet and overlay mosaic crochet.
Since this design was created specifically to show off the interlocking crochet technique there is no mosaic crochet component.
Brackets
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/ or watch it in action with this mosaic crochet sample at https://youtu.be/IW-vtpHTIjs.
Interlocking Crochet
The 2024 Summit Square is only available as an interlocking crochet pattern.
You can use the chart to do the overlay mosaic crochet technique but this pattern does not include a written option for that technique.
Interlocking crochet / LFM crochet file includes:
Interlocking Crochet Details
- Chart is 21 x 21
- Gauge: 8 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
- 5.25” x 5.25” / 13.5cm x 13.5cm
- 4.5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (95 – 115 yards total)
- Main color (MC) (dark lines) – 50 yards plus 20 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) (background) – 45 yards
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