Rocking Horse Update

I have just added a third file to my Rocking Horse pattern. The original two files use the same chart for the interlocking crochet technique and the overlay mosaic crochet technique. This third file is also for the overlay mosaic crochet technique but the chart has been adjusted to removed the unnecessary interlocking crochet dots.

When I draw a chart for interlocking crochet it has to follow certain rules in order to translate properly into the actual crocheted piece. Overlay mosaic crochet has different rules but you can use the technique to follow a chart written for interlocking crochet.

I have a tutorial on how to read a chart drawn for interlocking crochet but use the overlay mosaic crochet method. Technically, you don’t need to know this information, since all of my patterns include the written instructions.

I have also adjusted the interlocking pattern slightly. There were a few pixels in the chart that weren’t really how I wanted them so I figured if I am doing an update I might as well fix it now.

If you purchased this pattern on Etsy you’ll need to contact me with your order number and I will send the updated files to you.

Ravelry is easy for updating. You can update your library at your convenience.

Interlocking crochet version of Ashlee Brotzell’s “Rocking Horse” crocheted by Linn Christine

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Size information

The original chart is 243 x 243. With worsted weight yarn that makes your blanket about 61″ square. When I adjusted the chart I removed the border lines that lock the layers together and I changed the hook size and gauge to accommodate all the double crochet stitches beside each other.

For Interlocking Crochet

Chart is 243 x 243
Finished size 61″ / 15cm square
Worsted Weight Yarn (4200 – 4400 yards)
Main Color (MC) – 2100 yards plus 200 yards for optional SC border
Accent Color (AC) – 2100 yards
Crochet hook: 4.5 mm (US7)
Gauge: 16 stitches x 8 rows in one color = 4” square

For original Mosaic Crochet

Chart is 243 x 243
Finished size 61″ / 15cm square
Worsted Weight Yarn (4750 – 5350 yards)
Main Color (MC) – 2375 yards
Coordinating Color (CC) – 2375 yards
Plus 600 yards for optional envelope border
Crochet hook: 4.5 mm (US7)
Gauge: 16 stitches x 16 rows = 4″ square

For the Adjusted Mosaic Crochet

Chart is 239 x 239
Finished size of 64″ x 68″ / 162cm x 173
Worsted Weight Yarn (5475 – 6275 yards)
Main Color (MC) – 2600 yards
Coordinating Color (CC) – 2875 yards
Plus 800 yards for optional envelope border
Crochet hook: 5 mm (H-8)
Gauge: 14 stitches x 15 rows = 4″ square

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September 24, 2022

ashleebrotzell

FREE Square: 2022 Bonus Scratch Cat

Sometimes I allow my sense of humor to show through my art. I hope you’ll agree that this pattern is amusing! I don’t feel as amused when my cats climb my curtains. I just wish this was something that happened only on TV for dramatic effect and not based on reality.

This square is a free bonus for everyone who has purchased the eBook. I have emailed it to those who purchased the eBook on Etsy or on my website and it has been added to the eBook on Ravelry and Etsy.

This bonus square will not be included in the all-in-one blanket that will be coming out in December (that has all 12 monthly cat squares in a 4 x 3 grid and allows you to crochet the blanket without joining squares).

Click here for more details on the EBook

And for my birthday, everyone can download “Bonus Scratch Cat” on Ravelry for free! Use code “FREE”, offer ends 11:59pm September 18, 2022.

Or, you can forever view both the interlocking pattern and the mosaic pattern here on my website!

Follow this pattern for FREE here on my website!

I’ve put the interlocking crochet pattern AND the overlay mosaic crochet pattern for this square here online. Charts are not included, only the written portion. Charts are available in the purchased pattern.

View the FREE interlocking crochet pattern of “Bonus Scratch Cat”

View the FREE Overlay Mosaic Pattern of “Bonus Scratch Cat”

If you’re new to my patterns or to one of these techniques let me go over some basics.

List of Tutorials

All of my patterns can be made using interlocking crochet (also called Locked Filet Mesh or LFM) or overlay mosaic crochet (that’s the technique where you cut at the end of each row).

Interlocking crochet is two layers of mesh that get created row by row and locked together strategically to show the design. Watch my tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oku_6_hN1w4&list=PLbdEDo49IQroC7Xoj6svR0J0i0HvJU1IM

Overlay mosaic crochet uses single crochet (US terms) in the back loop only and a dropped double crochet in the front loop two rows below to create the image. My tutorial: https://youtu.be/6YwXIqKqWjI

Old patterns and a select few of my new ones will have the exact same chart for both techniques. Most of my new patterns use a chart for mosaic crochet that has been adjusted to remove the unnecessary mesh dots and extra border lines – so the image is the same but technically the charts are different. I also have added X’s onto my mosaic charts that tell you when to do a dropped double crochet.

Regardless of whether the charts are the same or adjusted, the way you read the charts is different for each technique. I always include the written pattern for each technique as well as the charts. You can use one or the other, or both.

I personally prefer to use the written pattern for both techniques. Once I create the written instructions I generally don’t look at the chart again.

Interlocking Crochet Pattern for “Bonus Scratch Cat”

Interlocking Crochet. Grey used as Main Color.

This square is a “40-window” pattern, which means it starts with 40 windows in the foundation trellis. It is easiest to join squares of the same size so it can be helpful to look at the full list of squares of this size if you’d like to mix and match: ashleeslint.com/patterns#large

For yardage and other important details, click here or scroll down.

KEY

AC = Accent Color. Second color used.
MC = Main Color. First color used.
RS = right side: the side of your work that will show the finished design
WS = wrong side: the back of your project
Front = the side currently facing you
Back = the side not facing you
Ch = chain
Sp = space
Sk = skip a stitch
SC = single crochet
DC = double crochet
F = DC in front, then CH 1
B = DC behind, then CH 1
ES = DC into the last window space
EF = end stitch in front: using AC, DC into the last AC window, working in front of MC
EB = end stitch in back: using AC, DC into the last AC window, working behind MC
ACF = bring the AC yarn to the side facing you
ACB = put AC yarn to the side facing away from you

If you chain tighter than me you may need to Ch 4 where I Ch 3
Don’t confuse RS / WS with Front / Back
Remember, each color is worked into itself only and there is a chain space between each DC

Foundation Rows (41 MC stitches, 40 AC stitches)

STEP 1

Using MC (grey or black suggested) create 40 windows.

I prefer the chainless technique (chain 6, dc into first stitch, chain 1, tr into same space, *chain 1, tr into 2^nd part of the previous tr* repeat as many times as needed).

Alternatively, to create 40 windows you can chain 84, then DC in 6^th chain from your hook. *Ch 1, Sk 1, DC* repeat until the end. Place stitch marker so your work doesn’t unravel.

STEP 2

With your AC (orange suggested), chain 82. Place MC windows on top of this chain (make sure the end with the stitch marker is at your left) then pull the tail of your AC through the window on the right end (see picture BELOW). DC through the back of the next window into the 6^th chain from your hook.

Short sample showing how to put the AC tail through the MC trellis

STEP 3

Using your AC, *Ch 1, Sk 1, DC through the back* repeat to end. Place stitch marker so your work doesn’t unravel. Both stitch markers should be on the same end.

Turn your work and continue at row 4.

WS – ACB (wrong side facing you, AC to back)

4 MC – Ch3, 2B, 4F, 1B, 5F, 9B, 5F, 3B, 5F, 1B, 2F, 2B, ES

5 AC – Ch3 in back, 11B, 9F, 1B, 4F, 1B, 2F, 10B, EB

RS – ACF (right side facing you, AC to front)

6 MC – Ch3, 1F, 3B, 1F, 8B, 5F, 2B, 8F, 4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 2F, ES

7 AC – Ch3 in front, 8F, 11B, 1F, 8B, 10F, EF

WS – ACB

8 MC – Ch3, 2B, 2F, (1B, 1F) x3, 8B, 1F, 8B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 2B, (1F, 1B) x2, ES

9 AC – Ch3 in back, 10B, 7F, 1B, 8F, 1B, 4F, 7B, EB

RS – ACF

10 MC – Ch3, 1F, 1B, 2F, (1B, 1F) x2, 3B, 1F, 2B, (7F, 1B) x2, 1F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 2F, ES

11 AC – Ch3 in front, 7F, 3B, 1F, 2B, (1F, 7B) x2, 9F, EF

WS – ACB

12 MC – Ch3, 1B, 3F, 1B, 4F, 7B, 1F, 6B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 2B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 1B, ES

13 AC – Ch3 in back, 8B, 7F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 4F, 8B, EB

RS – ACF

14 MC – Ch3, 1F, 2B, 1F, 4B, 5F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 5F, 1B, 7F, 2B, 2F, (1B, 1F) x2, ES

15 AC – Ch3 in front, 7F, 8B, 3F, 5B, 1F, 6B, 8F, EF

WS – ACB

16 MC – Ch3, (1B, 1F) x2, 2B, 2F, 6B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 9B, 2F, 2B, 2F, 1B, ES

17 AC – Ch3 in back, 8B, 8F, 1B, 3F, 2B, 10F, 6B, EB

RS – ACF

18 MC – Ch3, (2F, 1B) x2, 2F, 4B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 4B, 5F, 2B, 2F, (1B, 1F) x2, ES

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

WS – ACB

20 MC – Ch3, 1B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 3B, 3F, 3B, 2F, 8B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 2B, ES

21 AC – Ch3 in back, 7B, 8F, 1B, 9F, 2B, 1F, 1B, 4F, 5B, EB

RS – ACF

22 MC – Ch3, 2F, 3B, 5F, 4B, 9F, 2B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 1B, 1F, ES

23 AC – Ch3 in front, 4F, 20B, 1F, 6B, 7F, EF

WS – ACB

24 MC – Ch3, 1B, 1F, 1B, 4F, 4B, 3F, 6B, 4F, 8B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 2B, ES

25 AC – Ch3 in back, 7B, 12F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 9F, 1B, 2F, 3B, EB

RS – ACF

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

27 AC – Ch3 in front, 2F, 14B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 4B, 7F, EF

WS – ACB

28 MC – Ch3, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 12B, 4F, 17B, ES

29 AC – Ch3 in back, 7B, 4F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 21F, 2B, EB

RS – ACF

30 MC – Ch3, 2F, 7B, 14F, 1B, 9F, 1B, 1F, 3B, 1F, ES

31 AC – Ch3 in front, 9F, 13B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 4B, 7F, EF

WS – ACB

32 MC – Ch3, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 22B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 3B, ES

33 AC – Ch3 in back, 7B, 4F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 12F, 10B, EB

RS – ACF

34 MC – Ch3, (1F, 1B) x2, (1F, 3B) x2, 10F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 5F, 2B, 1F, 3B, 1F, ES

35 AC – Ch3 in front, 12F, 9B, 1F, 3B, 2F, 4B, 7F, EF

WS – ACB

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

37 AC – Ch3 in back, 6B, 5F, 2B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 2B, 3F, 14B, EB

RS – ACF

38 MC – Ch3, (1F, 1B, 1F, 3B) x2, 1F, 1B, 7F, 1B, 4F, 1B, 6F, 3B, 1F, 1B, 1F, ES

39 AC – Ch3 in front, 14F, 3B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 4B, 2F, 6B, 5F, EF

WS – ACB

40 MC – Ch3, 1B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 7B, 2F, 6B, 1F, 3B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 1B, ES

41 AC – Ch3 in back, 4B, 7F, 3B, 3F, (1B, 2F) x2, 15B, EB

RS – ACF

42 MC – Ch3, 1F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 4F, 1B, 4F, 2B, 8F, (1B, 1F) x2, ES

43 AC – Ch3 in front, 16F, 3B, 1F, 4B, 3F, 8B, 3F, EF

WS – ACB

44 MC – Ch3, 12B, 2F, 5B, 1F, 2B, 6F, (1B, 1F) x2, 2B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 1B, ES

45 AC – Ch3 in back, 3B, 8F, 3B, 4F, 2B, 1F, 17B, EB

RS – ACF

46 MC – Ch3, 1F, 1B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 3B, 5F, 2B, 9F, 1B, 2F, ES

47 AC – Ch3 in front, 20F, 4B, 3F, 5B, 1F, 2B, 3F, EF

WS – ACB

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

49 AC – Ch3 in back, 3B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 2B, 6F, 19B, EB

RS – ACF

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

51 AC – Ch3 in front, 18F, 7B, 2F, 2B, (2F, 1B) x2, 3F, EF

WS – ACB

52 MC – Ch3, 1B, 2F, 2B, 4F, 2B, 2F, 8B, (3F, 1B) x2, 2F, (1B, 1F) x3, 2B, ES

53 AC – Ch3 in back, 3B, (1F, 2B) x3, 9F, 17B, EB

RS – ACF

54 MC – Ch3, 1F, 2B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 6B, 10F, 4B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 2B, 1F, ES

55 AC – Ch3 in front, 17F, 9B, (2F, 1B) x3, 3F, EF

WS – ACB

56 MC – Ch3, 1B, 1F, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 2F, 8B, 7F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 1B, ES

57 AC – Ch3 in back, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 3B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 18B, EB

RS – ACF

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

59 AC – Ch3 in front, 18F, (1B, 2F) x2, 1B, 3F, (1B, 2F) x2, 1B, 3F, EF

WS – ACB

60 MC – Ch3, 1B, 1F, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 2F, 2B, 4F, 2B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 11F, 1B, ES

61 AC – Ch3 in back, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 18B, EB

RS – ACF

62 MC – Ch3, (1F, 3B) x3, (1F, 1B) x3, (2F, 1B) x2, 2F, 2B, (2F, 1B) x2, 3F, 1B, 1F, ES

63 AC – Ch3 in front, 18F, (1B, 2F) x2, 1B, 3F, (1B, 2F) x2, 1B, 3F, EF

WS – ACB

64 MC – Ch3, 5B, (1F, 2B) x2, 2F, (2B, 1F) x3, (1B, 1F) x2, (1B, 3F) x3, 1B, ES

65 AC – Ch3 in back, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 18B, EB

RS – ACF

66 MC – Ch3, 2F, 2B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 3B, (2F, 1B) x2, 2F, 2B, (2F, 1B) x3, 2F, ES

67 AC – Ch3 in front, 18F, (1B, 2F) x2, 1B, 3F, (1B, 2F) x2, 1B, 3F, EF

WS – ACB

68 MC – Ch3, (2B, 1F) x3, 2B, 2F, (2B, 1F) x2, 2B, 3F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 4F, 2B, ES

69 AC – Ch3 in back, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 18B, EB

RS – ACF

70 MC – Ch3, (1F, 2B) x2, (1F, 1B) x2, (1F, 3B) x2, (2F, 1B) x2, 2F, 2B, (2F, 1B) x3, 2F, ES

71 AC – Ch3 in front, 18F, (1B, 2F) x2, 1B, 3F, (1B, 2F) x2, 1B, 3F, EF

WS – ACB

72 MC – Ch3, (2B, 1F) x3, 2B, 2F, (2B, 1F) x2, 2B, (3F, 1B) x2, (1F, 1B) x2, (2F, 1B) x2, ES

73 AC – Ch3 in back, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 18B, EB

RS – ACF

74 MC – Ch3, 1F, 2B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 1B, (1F, 3B) x2, (2F, 1B) x2, 2F, 2B, (2F, 1B) x3, 2F, ES

75 AC – Ch3 in front, 18F, (1B, 2F) x2, 1B, 3F, (1B, 2F) x2, 1B, 3F, EF

WS – ACB

76 MC – Ch3, 1B, 2F, (2B, 1F) x2, 2B, 2F, (2B, 1F) x2, 3B, 2F, 2B, (2F, 1B) x2, 3F, 1B, 2F, 1B, ES

77 AC – Ch3 in back, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, 1F, 18B, EB

RS – ACB

78 MC – Ch3, 2F, 1B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 3B, 3F, (1B, 2F) x2, 2B, (2F, 1B) x2, 2F, 2B, 1F, ES

79 AC – Ch3 in back, 38B, EB

Cut and tie off AC

WS

80 MC – Ch3, 39F, ES

Cut and tie off OR add border first.

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).

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.

FINISHED!

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Overlay Mosaic Crochet Pattern for “Bonus Scratch Cat”

Overlay Mosaic Crochet sample of Ashlee’s “Bonus Scratch Cat” crochetd by Linda Bakker. Black used as MC.

As with all my cat squares, this chart is slightly smaller than the interlocking crochet chart. The interlocking crochet chart is 81 x 81, but the mosaic chart is 79 x 79 because the extra border lines (that are unnecessary with this technique) have been removed. The interlocking mesh dots have also been removed, so this is a ‘solid overlay mosaic crochet’ design.

For more squares of this size see my list: ashleeslint.com/patterns#large

The x-marked chart can be found in the paid PDF. The written pattern is available here for FREE!

Jump to purchasing links

View important details like yardage and finished size by clicking here.

KEY for Mosaic Crochet

MC = Main Color: black suggested
CC = Contrasting Color: orange suggested
Sp = space
Sk = skip a stitch
CH = chain
SC = single crochet
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
dc = DC into Front Loop of stitch, 2 rows below
JS = Joining Stitch: insert hook under both loops, pull up a loop, slip stitch, SC in same space
ES = End Stitch: SC under both loops, CH 1, cut yarn and pull through tightly

Dropped Double Crochet uses front loop, 2 rows down (white into white). Skip the pink single crochet that will hide behind this stitch.

Mosaic Crochet Technique

Remember to skip the same number of stitch(es) behind your dc(s) before doing your next sc
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
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
Yarn colors can be anything you like. They need to contrast well and be the same weight (size / thickness)
I prefer using a Foundation Single Crochet to create my foundation row because then I have tails on both sides of my work just like all my other rows will have
Even-numbered rows use MC; odd-numbered rows use CC

Foundation Row (Row 0): use Main Color (MC)

Use a foundation SC technique to create 79 FSC. Or chain 80, SC in 2^nd chain from hook and SC all the way back across. Cut and tie off.

Switch to Contrasting Color (CC) {Even- rows use MC; odd-numbered rows use CC}

1 – JS, sc77, ES

2 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc11, dc5, sc11, dc17, sc11, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

3 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc11, sc5, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc19, dc9, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

4 – JS, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc17, dc9, sc5, dc15, sc9, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

5 – JS, (sc1, dc3) x2, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc5, sc23, dc1, sc17, (dc3, sc1) x3, dc5, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

6 – JS, (dc1, sc3) x2, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc7, dc15, sc3, dc15, (sc3, dc1) x3, sc5, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

7 – JS, sc1, dc3, (sc1, dc1) x3, sc1, dc3, sc9, dc1, sc17, dc1, sc15, (dc3, sc1) x3, dc5, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

8 – JS, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc1, (dc1, sc3) x2, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc5, (dc13, sc3) x2, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

9 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc1, (sc1, dc3) x2, sc7, dc1, sc5, (dc1, sc15) x2, dc1, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

10 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc3, (sc5, dc1) x2, sc1, dc9, sc3, dc13, sc9, dc1, sc7, dc1, ES

11 – JS, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc5, sc9, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc11, dc1, sc15, dc5, sc1, dc1, (sc1, dc3) x2, sc1, ES

12 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc9, dc9, sc5, dc1, sc5, dc9, sc3, dc13, sc5, dc1, sc1, (dc1, sc3) x2, dc1, ES

13 – JS, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc5, sc17, dc5, sc11, dc1, sc13, dc5, sc1, dc1, (sc1, dc3) x2, sc1, ES

14 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc5, dc17, sc7, dc1, sc5, dc3, sc3, dc11, sc5, dc1, sc1, (dc1, sc3) x2, dc1, ES

15 – JS, (sc1, dc1, sc1, dc3) x2, sc21, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc17, dc5, sc1, dc1, (sc1, dc3) x2, sc1, ES

16 – JS, (dc1, sc1, dc1, sc3) x2, dc3, sc9, dc9, sc3, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc9, dc9, sc5, dc1, sc1, (dc1, sc3) x2, dc1, ES

17 – JS, (sc1, dc1, sc1, dc3) x2, sc5, dc3, sc3, dc1, sc17, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc11, dc3, sc1, dc1, (sc1, dc3) x2, sc1, ES

18 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc3, dc5, sc3, dc3, sc3, dc15, sc5, dc5, sc7, dc5, sc3, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc3, dc1, ES

19 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc3, dc3, sc19, dc1, sc17, dc3, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc3, sc1, ES

20 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc7, dc9, sc9, dc17, sc5, dc1, sc3, dc9, sc3, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc3, dc1, ES

21 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc5, sc41, dc1, sc13, dc3, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc3, sc1, ES

22 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc5, dc3, sc3, dc15, sc9, dc11, sc7, dc7, sc9, dc1, sc3, dc1, ES

23 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc5, dc1, sc19, dc3, sc3, dc1, sc25, dc1, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc3, sc1, ES

24 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc3, sc3, dc19, sc3, dc3, sc3, dc7, sc3, dc3, sc1, dc9, sc1, dc1, sc11, dc1, ES

25 – JS, (sc1, dc1) x2, sc29, dc1, sc3, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc1, ES

26 – JS, (dc1, sc1) x2, dc29, sc9, (dc5, sc1) x2, dc9, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc1, ES

27 – JS, (sc1, dc1) x2, sc43, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc1, ES

28 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc15, dc27, sc3, dc5, sc1, dc9, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc1, ES

29 – JS, (sc1, dc1) x2, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc9, sc27, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc1, ES

30 – JS, (dc1, sc1) x2, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc11, dc25, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc9, sc5, dc1, sc7, dc1, ES

31 – JS, (sc1, dc1) x2, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc3, sc25, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc9, dc5, sc1, dc7, sc1, ES

32 – JS, (dc1, sc3) x2, (dc1, sc7) x2, dc19, sc3, dc5, sc3, dc9, sc5, dc1, sc7, dc1, ES

33 – JS, (sc1, dc3) x4, sc1, dc7, sc19, dc1, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc5, (sc1, dc3) x2, sc1, ES

34 – JS, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc11, dc5, sc7, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc3, dc9, sc5, (dc1, sc3) x2, dc1, ES

35 – JS, (sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7) x2, sc1, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc7, dc3, sc11, (dc3, sc1) x3, ES

36 – JS, (dc1, sc3, dc1, sc7) x2, dc1, sc3, dc7, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc3, dc7, sc3, dc11, sc7, dc1, sc3, dc1, ES

37 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc9, dc3, sc13, dc5, sc1, dc3, sc1, ES

38 – JS, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc5, dc5, sc3, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc5, dc13, sc5, dc1, sc3, dc1, ES

39 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc5, (sc5, dc1) x2, sc7, dc5, sc15, (dc3, sc1) x2, ES

40 – JS, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc15, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc3, dc7, sc5, dc15, (sc3, dc1) x2, ES

41 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc1, (sc1, dc3) x2, sc1, dc11, sc7, dc1, sc9, dc5, sc17, (dc1, sc1) x3, ES

42 – JS, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc1, (dc1, sc3) x2, dc1, sc13, dc3, sc3, dc9, sc5, dc17, (sc1, dc1) x3, ES

43 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc1, (sc1, dc3) x2, sc1, dc11, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc3, sc9, dc5, sc17, (dc1, sc1) x3, ES

44 – JS, dc1, sc3, (dc1, sc5) x2, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc11, dc1, sc7, dc9, sc5, dc11, sc1, dc5, sc3, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

45 – JS, (sc1, dc1) x2, (sc1, dc5) x2, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc9, dc5, sc11, dc1, sc5, dc3, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

46 – JS, (dc1, sc1) x2, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc9, sc5, dc5, sc1, dc5, sc3, dc3, sc3, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

47 – JS, (sc1, dc1) x2, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc9, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc5, sc13, dc3, sc5, dc1, sc5, dc3, sc3, dc3, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

48 – JS, dc1, sc1, (dc1, sc7, dc1, sc9) x2, dc13, sc3, dc5, sc3, dc3, sc11, dc1, ES

49 – JS, sc1, dc1, (sc1, dc3) x3, sc1, dc5, (sc1, dc7) x2, sc15, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc5, sc1, ES

50 – JS, dc1, sc1, (dc1, sc3) x3, dc1, sc5, (dc1, sc7) x2, dc15, sc5, dc3, sc9, dc3, sc5, dc1, ES

51 – JS, sc1, dc1, (sc1, dc3) x3, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc5, sc19, (dc3, sc3) x3, dc5, sc1, ES

52 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc13, dc19, sc9, dc3, sc3, dc3, sc5, dc1, ES

53 – JS, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc13, sc19, (dc3, sc3) x3, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, ES

54 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc15, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc1, ES

55 – JS, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc3, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, ES

56 – JS, dc1, sc5, (dc1, sc7, dc1, sc9) x2, dc3, sc11, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc1, ES

57 – JS, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc9, sc1, dc7, sc1, (dc3, sc3) x3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, ES

58 – JS, dc1, sc23, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc3, dc3, sc9, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc1, ES

59 – JS, (sc1, dc7) x3, (sc1, dc3) x3, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, ES

60 – JS, (dc1, sc7) x3, (dc1, sc3) x3, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc1, ES

61 – JS, (sc1, dc7) x3, (sc1, dc3) x3, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, (dc1, sc1) x3, ES

62 – JS, (dc1, sc7) x3, (dc1, sc3) x3, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, (sc1, dc1) x3, ES

63 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc5, (sc1, dc7) x2, (sc1, dc3) x3, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, (dc1, sc1) x3, ES

64 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc11, dc1, sc7, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x3, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

65 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc5, (sc1, dc3) x2, sc1, dc11, sc1, dc7, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x3, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

66 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc11, dc1, sc7, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x3, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

67 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc5, (sc1, dc3) x2, (sc1, dc7) x2, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x3, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

68 – JS, (dc1, sc5) x2, (dc1, sc3) x2, (dc1, sc7) x2, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x3, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

69 – JS, (sc1, dc5) x2, (sc1, dc3) x2, (sc1, dc7) x2, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x3, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

70 – JS, (dc1, sc5) x2, (dc1, sc3) x2, (dc1, sc7) x2, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x3, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

71 – JS, (sc1, dc5) x2, (sc1, dc3) x2, (sc1, dc7) x2, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x3, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

72 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc3, (dc1, sc7) x2, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x3, dc1, sc1, dc1, ES

73 – JS, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc7, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc3, (sc1, dc5, sc1, dc1) x2, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x3, sc1, dc1, sc1, ES

74 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc7, (dc1, sc5) x2, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc1, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, dc1, ES

75 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, (sc1, dc5) x2, sc1, dc1, sc1, dc5, sc1, dc1, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc5, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc3, dc5, sc1, ES

76 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc11, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc1, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc3, sc5, dc1, ES

Trim the fringe, if needed.

Add optional envelope border (see YouTube tutorial).

Congratulations! All done! #AshleesLint #overlaymosaiccrochet

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Crochet hook: 4.5 mm (US7)
Stitch marker
Gauge: 16 stitches x 8 rows in one color = 4” square
Finished size: 20″ x 20″ / 51cm x 51cm
Worsted Weight Yarn (460 – 485 yards)
Main Color (MC) BLACK – 230 yards plus 25 yards for optional SC border
Accent Color (AC) ORANGE – 230 yards

For Mosaic Crochet

Crochet hook: 5 mm (H-8)
Scissors
Gauge: 14 stitches x 15 rows = 4″ square
Finished size: 20” x 22” / 52cm x 56cm
Worsted Weight Yarn (625 – 875 yards)
Main Color (MC) BLACK – 325 yards
Coordinating Color (CC) ORANGE – 300 yards
Optional Envelope Border – 250 yards

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September 16, 2022

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Garden Mandala: a floral blanket that can be made 4 ways

I am pleased to present my newest pattern: Garden Mandala! I have written this pattern up to be made using the overlay mosaic crochet technique from the center-out or bottom-up, and also the interlocking crochet technique from the center-out or bottom-up.

It is a bit floral, with a few dainty notes, but mostly it is bold and uncomplicated. Most of the lines are thick with gentle curves.

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The “wow” in my photo mostly comes from the amazing color gradient in my yarn. It definitely doesn’t come from my garden unless you are stunned by the amount of weeds in there. (That is mostly round leaf mallow – technically edible, but considered an invasive weed around here; I was too busy with crochet to worry about all the weeds).

I really wanted an excuse to use one of the big cakes of yarn from Scheepjes. Typically, I use cheap acrylic yarn because it is inexpensive and readily available.

Most of my yarn stash has been given to me over the years as friends of my grandmother or mother-in-law have destashed. I have a lot of tightly hand-rolled balls of old acrylic yarn with no labels. Every now and then there would be full skeins with labels included in the bags.

Now that I consider myself a proper designer I decided it was time to try some new-to-me yarns.

I used Scheepjes Whirl and Whirlette for my Garden Mandala. It is a fingering weight yarn (1 – super fine, on the Craft Council’s chart).

You can find more details on my project page on Ravelry if you’re interested: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ashleeslint/center-out-mosaic-garden-mandala

I had planned on using a worsted weight yarn ( 4 – medium) for this project when I was drawing it. It was supposed to cover a queen size bed. Nancy Foster used worsted weight and her blanket just about covers her king size bed (but no drape down the sides) as shown in the photo below.

Her measurements came to 65″ square, as expected.

*Garden Mandala* by Ashlee Brotzell, overlay mosaic crochet from the center out; crocheted by Nancy Foster using worsted weight yarn, shown on a king size bed.

Using the thinner yarn has (as expected) resulted in a much smaller blanket. My very tall 8 year old daughter is showing the size in the photo below. You can also see a very sad tomato plant that I had to pull away from the rest of the garden because I was scared there was something attacking it – but it turns out it was blossom end rot and was because I didn’t water it enough. And there are some weeds drying on the walkway (proof that I did pull some weeds!).

Overlay mosaic crochet from the center-out using a fingering weight yarn

I used a 3 mm hook with this fingering weight yarn instead of the 5 mm I would have used with worsted weight yarn and my final piece is 40″ / 101cm square.

The kids really like the size and the drape and the colors. While working on this one, at one point or another, each person in my house has tried to claim it as their own. It was nice to have that compliment from them but I felt bad that I had to tell each of them no.

Multiple times: “No, you can’t have it, I haven’t finished it.”

To my son, Remi, “oh, you like the blues and greens? There will be more colors later. It isn’t finished yet.”

To my husband, “you love the weight of the cotton but I don’t think this is going to be big enough to cover all 6’3″ of you.”

To my eldest daughter, Alice, “no, I can’t let you use it as a cape, I need to take some photos of it for the pattern listing..”

To my youngest daughter, Melody, “no, I can’t let this one be only yours because everyone seems to love it and they all want a turn.”

I make plenty of blankets, but this one has captured everyone’s eye! The colors, the design, the feel of the yarn – my only complaint is that it took me a really long time to finish because I kept doing small projects in between.

You can do this pattern from the bottom-up or the center-out in both interlocking crochet or overlay mosaic crochet.

In-progress. Interlocking Crochet sample from the center-out by CarolinevdB

No matter which way you do it, the results are spectacular!

And, as always, I’ve included all 4 options in one listing. I don’t want anyone to be disappointed with their purchase (by purchasing the wrong version of the pattern). Whether you use Ravelry or Etsy you will receive all four options.

Each of the four options comes with a written pattern and an appropriate chart. There are slight differences between the charts as well.

The interlocking crochet chart has mesh dots all over it, and the edges are locked together with solid lines. This is how all of my interlocking crochet charts look.

The center-out method has the mesh dots (because it is a natural byproduct of the interlocking technique) but it doesn’t have the edges locked the same way. This makes the chart a few squares smaller but doesn’t have a big impact on anything else.

The overlay mosaic version of “Garden Mandala” does not have the mesh dots, it is solid mosaic crochet. Yardage estimates for the center-out version do not include an envelope border because there are no cut ends to hide with that technique.

I did post a few teasers on Instagram showing this blanket at various points. Here are a few:

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For Interlocking Crochet

Chart is 249 x 249
Gauge: 8 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
62” / 158cm square
4.5 mm hook (US7)
Worsted weight yarn (4400 – 4700 yards total)
- Main color (MC) (black on chart) – 2200 yards plus 300 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) – 2200 yards

For Interlocking Crochet from the Center-Out

Chart is 245 x 245
Gauge: 8 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
61” / 156cm square
5 mm hook (H-8)
Worsted weight yarn (4400 yards total)
- Main color (MC) (black on chart) – 2200 yards
- Accent color (AC) – 2200 yards

For Overlay Mosaic Crochet

Chart is 245 x 245
Gauge: 14 sc blo stitches x 15 rows = 4”
65” x 70” / 166cm x 178cm
5 mm hook (H-8)
Worsted weight yarn (4800 – 5500 yards)
- Main color (black) – 3000 yards
- Contrasting color – 2900 yards
- Plus, optional envelope border – 700 yards

For Overlay Mosaic Crochet from the Center-Out

Chart is 245 x 245
Gauge: 14 sc blo stitches x 14 rows = 4”
65” / 166cm
5 mm hook (H-8)
Worsted weight yarn (5700 yards)
- Main color (black) – 2900 yards
- Contrasting color – 2800 yards
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Gauge: 28 sc blo stitches x 28 rows = 4”
40” / 101cm
3 mm hook
Fingering weight yarn (2750 yards)
- Main color (Scheepjes Whirlette, Bilberry) – 1400 yards
- Contrasting color (Scheepjes Whirl, Sherbet Rainbow) – 1350 yards

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September 13, 2022September 16, 2022

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Prairie Meadow Fox; a blanket pattern for interlocking crochet or overlay mosaic crochet

There’s a delightful tale from a nearby town (hamlet, actually, as they have a population of about 50) of a friendly, neighborhood fox. She hangs out in the same grassy park every day and the locals were pleased to see that she even brought her pups to town this spring!

I don’t believe they actually get close enough to the fox to domesticate her, but it’s still sweet to see a familiar animal in an unusual place looking comfortable.

I love the photographs of a sleeping fox in a wooded meadow. There are always wildflowers and grass along with beautiful shadows and lighting. Here in the Saskatchewan prairies we have a lot of wildflowers and I must confess I love them all!

selective focus photo of blue and white flowers field — Photo by Freddie Ramm on Pexels.com

The fox on this blanket is sleeping peacefully and will hopefully help keep your little one sleeping peacefully too.

If you meet gauge your finished piece will be 46″ x 50″ / 116cm x 128cm (interlocking crochet) or 48″ x 56″ / 121cm x 143cm (mosaic crochet).

Traditionally, “they” claim a baby blanket is about 40″ square (who is “they” and when did they decide this?). So this blanket is more like a throw blanket but I had babies in mind when designing it so I think of it as a baby blanket.

As with all of my patterns, you have the option of using the interlocking crochet technique or the overlay mosaic crochet technique.

Each technique has its own file. And each file has written line-by-line instructions and a chart. The mosaic chart has X’s showing where to do your dropped double crochets.

If you need a refresher, here’s my tutorial on how to use the charts with X’s:

I also have tutorials on the stitch techniques and other tips and tricks (and a few free patterns) so it’s worth it to subscribe to my YouTube channel! 😉

As always, I am so grateful for my testers. My team for this pattern included Angela Kermack, “E”, Helene Kvenseth, Lara Skelly, Marijke Laenen, and Nessa Miller.

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Interlocking crochet sample by Nessa Miller

Overlay mosaic sample by Marijke Laenen. Red/orange used as main color and envelope border.

Overlay mosaic sample crocheted by Angela Kermack. Orange used as main color, white envelope border added.

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Interlocking Crochet Details

Chart is 183 x 201
Gauge: 8 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
46” x 50” / 116cm x 128cm
4.5 mm hook (US7)
Worsted weight yarn (2600 – 2800 yards total)
- Main color (MC) (orange) – 1300 yards plus 200 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) (white) – 1300 yards

Overlay Mosaic Crochet Details

Chart is 179 x 197
Gauge: 14 sc blo stitches x 15 rows = 4”
48” x 56” / 121cm x 143cm
5 mm hook (H-8)
Worsted weight yarn (2925 – 3525 yards)
- Main color (orange) – 1700 yards
- Contrasting color (white) – 1225 yards
- Plus, optional envelope border – 600 yards

September 2, 2022

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2022 September Cat

Each month in 2022 I have been publishing a new cat pattern! This month’s square can be used in the full blanket or it can be the “v” in “Love” along with 2022 March Cat, 2022 June Cat, and December Cat (which hasn’t been published yet!

The interlocking pattern has been updated as of 3pm on September 1, 2022 – You can see the mistake in a lot of these photos but the correct version of this pattern should look like CarolinevdB’s mosaic sample. My corrected interlocking samples are shown in this video below. (If you can’t see the mistake, it is right where the tail goes straight up – shouldn’t be a bulky section).

Flippers, our orange cat, is helping me show the corrected “September Cat” squares.

You can grab the eBook (which will be updated monthly and is a great deal!), 2022: A Year of Cats or just pick your favorite squares. The eBook and the individual squares are available on Ravelry and Etsy. You also have the option of buying the eBook directly from me here on my website (and you’ll have the monthly updates emailed to you).

All of these links are just to the side if you’re using a browser window, or at the bottom if you’re viewing on your mobile (click here to jump to the September Cat links, or click below to view more about the eBook).

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Interlocking crochet sample by cyncitycrochet. White used as the MC (Main Color).

No matter what platform you use to get your copy of ‘September Cat’, you will receive two files (one for each technique).

You will receive one file containing:

the interlocking written line-by-line pattern
a one-page chart (81 x 81)

Sample crocheted by Maja Serec. Wrong side shown. Black used as MC.

And another file with:

the mosaic written line-by-line pattern (including instructions for an envelope border)
an X-marked chart (77 x 77)

The interlocking mesh dots and border lines have been removed for the overlay mosaic version of the pattern.

Overlay Mosaic Crochet sample by CarolinevdB

The Locked Filet Mesh (LFM) interlocking crochet method uses only chain spaces and double crochets to create a mesh; two colors are worked alternately which creates the pattern.

Mosaic crochet is single crochet and double crochet stitches. The double crochet stitches cover some of the other color’s single crochet stitches to create the design. My patterns instruct you to cut your yarn at the end of each row. The back is striped but often gives a faint impression of the pattern on the front (sort of like illusion knitting). See an example here.

I have YouTube tutorials available for both crochet methods! Follow this link to get to my YouTube channel and find my other social links.

Maja Serec crocheted this sample of “September Cat” using the interlocking crochet method. Black is used as the MC. Her fluffy cat and hilarious book make the picture one of my favorites!

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Interlocking Crochet Details

Chart is 81 x 81
Finished measurements approximately 20” x 20” / 51cm x 51cm
4.5 mm hook (US7)
Worsted weight yarn (460 – 485 yards total)
- Main color (MC) – 230 yards plus 25 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) – 230 yards
Gauge: 16 DC x 8 rows = 4”

Overlay Mosaic Crochet Details

Chart is 77 x 77
Finished measurements approximately 20” x 22” / 52cm x 56cm
5 mm hook (H-8)
Worsted weight yarn (625-875 yards)
- Main color (blue on chart) – 275 yards
- Contrasting color (white on chart) – 350 yards
- Optional Envelope Border – 250 yards
Gauge: 14 stitches x 15 rows = 4”

August 31, 2022September 1, 2022

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Comfort Cat, a blanket of love

I am so excited to share my newest pattern with you all!

This cat was drawn by request for a custom pattern. She specifically wanted a pattern with a cat on it so that it could be auctioned off as a fundraiser for stray cats!

I know there’s a lot of crocheters that specifically make for the purpose of donating and you guys are all so generous and I know there are a lot of people and animals that appreciate it!

Marjolijn used the overlay mosaic crochet technique. The pattern also comes with instructions and charts for the interlocking crochet technique (also called Locked Filet Mesh / LFM). The interlocking mesh dots have been removed for the mosaic version of this pattern.

This is one of my largest patterns! If you use the mosaic technique the chart is 279 x 311. If you use the interlocking crochet technique you’ll have 2 extra stitches on each side where the layers get locked together (making the chart 283 x 315).

One of the fun things about using a charted design is that you can really used any yarn weight and an appropriately sized hook and your image will be visible. The final product may be larger or smaller but the image will still be there.

My pattern suggests a worsted weight yarn officially. And you’d get a large blanket. About 70″ x 80″ depending on which technique you use and whether you match gauge (check out the full detail list for interlocking crochet and mosaic crochet).

I suggest a 4.5 mm hook for interlocking crochet and a 5 mm hook for overlay mosaic crochet. I like smaller holes in the interlocking fabric so I use a smaller hook, but usually worsted weight yarn suggests a 5 or 5.5 mm hook.

Overlay Mosaic Sample by Marjolijn (using a 2 mm hook).

Marjolijn used a 2 mm hook for the 87,110 stitches! *Gasp, big eyes, keep breathing!* She used 100% cotton from Hobbii which they label as 8/4 (which means fingering weight). It took 3100 meters of the black yarn and 4540 meters of the beige yarn.

If I was really organized I’d have figured out how to get an affiliate link or something. But, that’s just a random mention of the yarn company and I don’t earn anything from linking to them. Maybe someday I will have a yarn contract and I will try to convince you to use a certain type of yarn, but for now I like exploring with lots of yarn companies.

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“Comfort Cat” on Ravelry

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Interlocking Crochet Details

Chart is 283 x 315
Gauge: 16 DC x 8 rows = 4”
Finished measurements approximately 71” x 79” / 180cm x 200cm
4.5 mm hook (US7)
Worsted weight yarn (6300 – 6500 yards total)
- Main color (MC) (black on chart) – 3150 yards plus 200 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) – 3150 yards

Overlay Mosaic Crochet Details

Chart is 279 x 311
Gauge: 14 sc blo stitches x 15 rows = 4”
74” x 89” / 189cm x 226cm
5 mm hook (H-8)
Worsted weight yarn (8400 – 9300 yards)
- Main color (black) – 3400 yards
- Contrasting color (purple) – 5000 yards
- Plus, optional envelope border – 900 yards

August 21, 2022August 24, 2022

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What A Bear, the Grizzly in the River Blanket

A few months ago, a friend asked if I could draw this. It stretched my skills but I am pleased to say I met the challenge!

I wanted to keep it a manageable size but also include a lot of details. The chart is 197 x 271 (add 2 stitches to each side for the interlocking method) which means it finishes to about 50″ x 80″ when you use worsted weight yarn. I’ve seen a lot of amazing patterns by other designers that have a chart size of over 300 and I’m just not ready to go that big yet.

When drawing, I started with the general shape of the bear and then had to decide how much fur to give him. It was hard to find a balance between a pencil drawing and a chart that works for interlocking crochet and overlay mosaic crochet.

At first I didn’t include any details around the bear (the water and the mountains). But my helpful critics suggested it needed something.

When I was creating the background for the bear I drew up some mountains and then decided I liked them so much I would make them without a bear!

Maybe you’ve already seen my Rocky Mountain Range Wall Hanging?

I adjusted the mountain design only slightly for use on its own versus behind the bear.

If you were watching this bear go fishing in the river you might laugh at his failed attempt. “Oh, what a silly bear!?” But don’t laugh too loud or he won’t be going hungry anymore! “Oh! What a scary bear!” (He will eat you, in case you missed that).

Interlocking crochet sample by SKye Acker

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Whether you prefer Ravelry or Etsy, you will receive 2 files: one for the interlocking crochet technique and one for the overlay mosaic crochet technique.

Don’t you love his little nose? Mosaic sample crocheted by AriCrochetCorner

Both files include a written pattern, a single-page chart, and a multi-page chart. The single-page chart is best for viewing on a screen whereas the multi-page is better for printing. The mosaic version has X’s to show where the dropped double crochets go.

On Ravelry and Etsy, you will get an automatic 30% discount on this pattern until 11:59 pm CST August 23, 2022.

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Interlocking Crochet Details

Chart is 201 x 275
Gauge: 16 DC x 8 rows = 4”
Finished measurements approximately 50” x 79” / 128cm x 175cm
4.5 mm hook (US7)
Worsted weight yarn (3950 – 4150 yards total)
- Main color (MC) (black on chart) – 1975 yards plus 200 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) – 1975 yard

Overlay Mosaic Crochet Details

Chart is 197 x 271
Gauge: 14 sc blo stitches x 15 rows = 4”
52” x 83” / 133cm x 211cm
5 mm hook (H-8)
Worsted weight yarn (4600 – 5300 yards)
- Main color (black) – 2250 yards
- Contrasting color (blue) – 2350 yards
- Plus, optional envelope border – 700 yards

August 17, 2022August 18, 2022

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Pre-Winter Sale

Believe it or not, this morning I woke up to the sound of our furnace running. Heat was being pumped through our home in August!

Why? Because it was freaking cold out!

When the weather gets warm we turn the thermostat down so low that it only kicks in if it is 16° Celcius inside (that is 62°F). And today, in the middle of summer, it is that chilly. Didn’t my thermometer show 50°C / 120°F just a few weeks ago!?

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Winter is just around the corner I guess.

So, I’m having a pre-winter sale to warm me up!

Use code “22PREWINTER” to save 30% when you buy 2 or more patterns on Ravelry or Etsy until 11:59pm CST August 10, 2022.

I was originally going to make the sale apply to holiday-themed patterns only, but I’ve decided that’s too complicated so it will apply to all of my patterns. EBooks are included, which is a great deal for you because they usually represent a 30% savings already!

Also, fun to know: I have almost finished drawing my next CAL! It is a winter-themed design and I hope to have it ready for you by mid-September.

Choose 2 or more patterns and enter code “22PREWINTER“

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Offer expires 11:59 pm CST August 10, 2022.

To get you in the holiday mood, check out this newly finished “Tinsel Tangle” blanket crocheted by Kristen Forster! She’s a lefty so I had her test out the left-handed instructions and we are pleased to confirm that the pattern is good and functional! 😉

Tinsel Tangle on Ravelry

Tinsel Tangle on Etsy

Or, cozy up with a warm gingerbread man! This sample of “Warm Wishes” was crocheted by Geraldine Hobbs.

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Warm Wishes on Etsy

August 6, 2022August 16, 2022

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Brotzell Tiger King, Chart Update

This will be a quick entry. I have just updated ‘Brotzell Tiger King‘.

Crocheted by Chantal Doiron using the overlay mosaic crochet technique.

Nothing has changed with the interlocking file.

The mosaic file used to be a written pattern and then a multi-page chart.

It now includes a one-page chart as well.

The one-page charts are better for viewing on a screen (computer, tablet, etc) whereas the multi-page charts are better for printing.

Lately I’ve been including both options but some of my patterns have only one or the other option of chart size.

Please contact me if you need a pattern updated! I plan on getting to them all eventually but if there’s something you’re working on and it isn’t a good format then just let me know so I can fix it!

Also, if you purchased this pattern on Etsy you’ll need to email me with your order number to receive the new file. Ravelry has been updated already.

July 28, 2022

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Year of Gnomes, Adjusted Mosaic Crochet Update

In 2021, I published a new gnome square each month (the series was called A Year of Gnomes). This year has been a new cat square each month (see 2022: A Year of Cats). So why am I talking about gnomes again?

The original squares were designed first as interlocking crochet patterns. The overlay mosaic crochet versions of each square used the interlocking chart but were written for the mosaic crochet technique.

Interlocking crochet version of “October Gnome”.

The pictures above show above how the interlocking crochet method creates mesh dots naturally, and the effect can be reproduced using the overlay mosaic crochet technique.

Each gnome has now been updated to include a 3rd option: the adjusted overlay mosaic crochet pattern.

The interlocking mesh dots have been removed and the extra border lines have also been removed.

“January Gnome” crocheted using the adjusted mosaic chart, by Wolsalon

Each monthly gnome is available separately on Ravelry or Etsy. You can also buy an eBook (called “A Year of Gnomes”) on either platform that includes all 12 monthly gnomes and an all-in-one blanket pattern (so you don’t have to join squares). The all-in-one blanket pattern is not available separately.

“A Year of Gnomes” eBook on Ravelry

“A Year of Gnomes” eBook on Etsy

January Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
February Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
March Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
April Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
May Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
June Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
July Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
August Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
September Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
October Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
November Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry
December Gnome
- Etsy
- Ravelry

If you purchased the eBook or any of the individual squares on Ravelry you will have an update available to you.
If you used Etsy you’ll need to email me with your order number and I will send you the updated files.

What else has changed?

The original mosaic crochet version of each of these squares used a chart that started as row 1. I haven’t changed the charts but I have changed the numbers of the rows. They now start at row 0 so that they match the written pattern completely.

But wait, there’s more!

Months after the “Year of Gnomes” was finished, a request came in for a title banner. I created the banner and added the free interlocking and overlay mosaic crochet patterns to the files in my Facebook group, Ashlee Brotzell Designs.

The adjusted mosaic crochet version of the free title banner can be viewed here or you can download the PDF in my Facebook group files.

Anytime there are words on my patterns I create a written pattern for left-handed crocheters as well. You can see my entire selection of patterns that have a left-handed version here on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/bundles/left-handed-instructions-included

Patterns tested by Angela Kermack, CarolinevdB, Just_Duckie_Crochet, Just_Stitched_ByJS, Linda Bakker, and Wolsalon.

A Year of Gnomes Title Banner

An Overlay Mosaic Crochet Pattern

In 2021 I released a new gnome square each month. Months later, a request came in for a title banner.

The original squares were designed first as interlocking crochet patterns and the mosaic crochet versions of each square used the same chart. This updated pattern uses an adjusted chart: the interlocking mesh dots have been removed and the extra border lines have also been removed. This pattern includes right-handed and left-handed instructions so that the words remain legible for everyone.

There is no chart here in the free online version of this pattern, but there is an X-marked chart included in the PDF file found in my Facebook Group Files.

Yarn weight and hook size can easily be adjusted, just keep in mind your finished project will use a different amount of yarn and be a different finished size.

If you share your works on Instagram, tag me: @AshleesLint

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Important Details
Pattern Key
Mosaic Instructions
Right-Handed Pattern
Left-Handed Pattern
Copyright Statement

Watch my YouTube tutorials!
I also have a free photo tutorial in PDF form on this technique available in my Facebook group (Ashlee Brotzell Designs) and on Ravelry
All my social media links are here:
https://linktr.ee/LFMandMosaic

Important Details

US crochet terminology
Chart is 239 x 37
Finished measurements approximately 60” x 9” / 152cm x 23cm
5 mm hook (H-8)
Worsted weight yarn (875 – 1375 yards)
- Main color (blue on chart) – 375 yards
- Contrasting color (white on chart) – 500 yards
- Optional Envelope Border – 500 yards
Gauge: 14 stitches x 15 rows = 4”

Overlay Mosaic Crochet Key

MC = Main Color: blue in chart

CC = Contrasting Color: white in chart

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

dc = the dropped DC goes into the same-colored stitch, 2 rows below, Front Loop Only
*the single crochet behind the dropped double crochet does not get used

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

Mosaic Crochet Stitch Technique

Please see the YouTube tutorial for more details. I use a single-row mosaic technique where you join and cut every row.

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
You tie on a new yarn at the beginning of each row and cut it at the end
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)
- My charts use black as the Main Color and white as the Coordinating Color
I prefer using a Foundation Single Crochet to create my foundation row because then I have tails on both sides of my work just like all the other rows will have
Even-numbered rows use MC; odd-numbered rows use CC

Right-Handed Pattern begins here

Foundation Row (Row 0): use Main Color (MC) (black on the chart)

Use the foundation SC technique to create 241 FSC. Or chain 242, SC in 2^nd chain from hook and SC all the way back across. Cut and tie off.

Switch to Contrasting Color (CC) {Even- rows use MC; odd-numbered rows use CC}

1 – JS, sc239, ES

2 – JS, dc1, sc237, dc1, ES

3 – JS, sc1, dc55, sc11, dc31, sc11, dc47, sc3, dc3, sc7, dc69, sc1, ES

4 – JS, dc1, sc55, dc11, sc31, dc11, sc47, dc3, sc3, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc69, dc1, ES

5 – JS, sc1, dc5, sc15, dc7, sc11, dc5, sc7, dc5, sc11, dc1, sc5, dc11, sc11, dc3, sc11, dc1, sc5, dc11, sc15, dc15, sc3, (dc1, sc5) x2, dc67, sc1, ES

6 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc7, sc5, dc3, sc7, dc11, sc5, dc7, sc7, dc7, sc3, dc5, sc11, dc11, sc5, dc7, sc3, dc5, sc11, dc15, sc15, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc5, dc3, sc67, dc1, ES

7 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc9, dc1, sc9, dc3, sc15, dc3, sc11, dc3, sc7, dc3, sc11, dc3, sc15, dc3, sc7, dc3, sc11, dc3, sc19, dc13, sc3, dc1, sc3, dc5, sc3, dc67, sc1, ES

8 – JS, dc1, sc3, dc5, sc5, dc9, sc3, dc5, sc3, dc7, sc5, dc9, sc3, dc7, sc5, dc9, sc3, dc15, sc3, dc7, sc5, dc9, sc3, dc7, sc3, dc9, sc13, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc5, dc3, sc67, dc1, ES

9 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc7, dc3, sc11, dc1, sc7, (dc3, sc9) x2, dc1, sc9, dc5, sc9, dc1, sc19, dc1, sc7, dc5, sc9, dc3, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc13, sc3, (dc1, sc5) x2, dc67, sc1, ES

10 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc7, sc3, dc11, sc1, dc5, sc7, (dc7, sc3) x2, dc9, sc5, dc7, sc3, dc9, sc3, dc7, sc1, (dc7, sc5) x2, dc7, sc3, dc9, sc13, dc3, sc3, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc69, dc1, ES

11 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc11, dc1, sc7, dc5, (sc7, dc3) x2, sc9, dc5, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc3, sc7, dc1, (sc7, dc5) x2, sc7, dc3, sc11, dc11, sc3, dc3, sc7, dc69, sc1, ES

12 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc9, sc13, dc7, sc7, dc5, sc3, dc7, sc3, dc9, sc5, dc7, sc3, dc5, sc11, dc3, sc1, (dc7, sc5) x2, dc7, sc5, dc9, sc11, dc3, sc79, dc1, ES

13 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc19, dc3, sc7, dc7, sc5, dc3, sc7, (dc3, sc9) x2, dc3, sc5, dc9, sc5, dc1, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc5, sc7, dc5, sc9, dc9, sc7, dc15, (sc3, dc1) x2, (sc7, dc5) x2, sc7, dc23, sc1, ES

14 – JS, dc1, sc3, dc17, sc17, dc5, sc3, dc7, (sc3, dc9) x2, sc3, dc3, sc11, dc5, sc1, dc7, sc3, dc9, sc5, dc7, sc5, dc9, sc11, dc3, sc17, (dc3, sc1) x3, dc3, (sc5, dc7) x2, sc23, dc1, ES

15 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc19, dc1, sc19, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc23, dc3, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc1, sc19, dc3, sc13, dc1, sc9, dc7, sc3, dc1, sc3, dc17, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc3, dc3, sc11, dc3, sc7, dc23, sc1, ES

16 – JS, dc1, sc13, dc9, sc1, dc19, sc1, dc7, sc3, dc15, sc1, (dc7, sc3) x2, dc9, sc1, dc11, sc1, dc7, sc3, dc13, sc3, dc7, sc7, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc17, (dc3, sc3) x3, (dc3, sc5) x2, dc3, sc25, dc1, ES

17 – JS, sc1, dc3, (sc9, dc1) x2, sc19, dc1, sc25, dc1, sc7, dc3, sc19, dc1, sc11, dc1, sc7, dc3, sc13, dc3, sc7, dc7, sc7, dc17, sc3, dc3, sc9, dc3, (sc3, dc5) x2, sc3, dc25, sc1, ES

18 – JS, dc1, sc3, dc9, sc3, dc7, sc1, dc5, sc9, dc5, sc1, dc25, sc1, dc5, sc5, dc17, sc3, dc11, sc1, dc5, sc21, dc7, sc9, dc3, sc19, dc3, sc3, dc5, sc15, dc3, sc5, dc3, sc25, dc1, ES

19 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc9, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc7, dc5, sc7, dc1, sc25, dc1, sc5, dc5, sc17, dc3, sc11, dc1, sc5, dc5, (sc7, dc9) x2, sc3, dc19, sc3, dc3, sc5, dc1, sc3, dc3, sc11, dc5, sc3, dc25, sc1, ES

20 – JS, dc1, sc3, dc7, (sc5, dc5) x3, sc5, dc7, sc5, dc9, sc3, dc5, sc7, dc13, sc5, dc9, sc3, dc5, sc5, dc7, sc9, dc7, sc31, (dc3, sc3) x3, (dc3, sc5) x2, dc3, sc25, dc1, ES

21 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc9, dc5, sc15, dc5, sc7, dc5, sc9, dc3, sc7, dc5, sc13, dc5, sc9, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc13, dc5, sc7, dc27, sc9, dc1, sc9, dc3, sc11, dc3, sc7, dc23, sc1, ES

22 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc5, sc1, dc5, sc11, dc11, sc21, dc3, sc7, dc7, sc25, dc3, sc7, dc7, sc1, dc13, sc5, dc5, sc29, dc5, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc7, sc7, dc7, sc5, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc23, dc1, ES

23 – JS, sc1, dc5, sc11, dc11, sc11, dc21, sc3, dc7, sc7, dc25, sc3, dc7, sc7, dc1, sc13, dc3, sc7, dc29, sc5, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc7, sc7, dc3, sc5, dc1, sc5, dc7, sc5, dc3, sc5, dc1, sc1, ES

24 – JS, dc1, sc119, dc11, sc5, dc7, sc63, dc3, sc5, dc3, sc7, dc5, sc3, dc5, sc1, dc1, ES

25 – JS, sc1, dc119, sc11, dc5, sc7, dc61, sc7, dc1, sc7, dc5, sc5, dc3, sc5, dc1, sc1, ES

26 – JS, dc1, sc121, dc5, sc9, dc5, sc63, dc7, sc1, dc7, (sc7, dc1) x2, sc3, dc1, ES

27 – JS, sc1, dc121, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc63, sc7, dc1, sc7, dc7, sc9, dc3, sc1, ES

28 – JS, dc1, sc123, dc5, sc3, dc7, sc87, dc9, sc3, dc1, ES

29 – JS, sc1, dc123, sc15, dc87, sc9, dc3, sc1, ES

30 – JS, dc1, sc225, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc1, ES

31 – JS, sc1, dc225, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc1, ES

32 – JS, dc1, sc227, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc5, dc1, ES

33 – JS, sc1, dc227, sc5, dc5, sc1, ES

34 – JS, dc1, sc227, dc5, sc5, dc1, ES

35 – JS, sc1, dc227, sc5, dc5, sc1, ES

36 – JS, dc1, sc237, dc1, ES

Trim the fringe, if needed.

Add optional envelope border (YouTube tutorial: https://youtu.be/P-uXHjwTFeE).

LEFT-HANDED INSTRUCTIONS BEGIN HERE

Foundation Row (Row 0): use Main Color (MC) (black on the chart)

Use the foundation SC technique to create 241 FSC. Or chain 242, SC in 2^nd chain from hook and SC all the way back across. Cut and tie off.

Switch to Contrasting Color (CC) {Even- rows use MC; odd-numbered rows use CC}

1 – JS, sc239, ES

2 – JS, dc1, sc237, dc1, ES

3 – JS, sc1, dc69, sc7, dc3, sc3, dc47, sc11, dc31, sc11, dc55, sc1, ES

4 – JS, dc1, sc69, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc3, dc3, sc47, dc11, sc31, dc11, sc55, dc1, ES

5 – JS, sc1, dc67, (sc5, dc1) x2, sc3, dc15, sc15, dc11, sc5, dc1, sc11, dc3, sc11, dc11, sc5, dc1, sc11, dc5, sc7, dc5, sc11, dc7, sc15, dc5, sc1, ES

6 – JS, dc1, sc67, dc3, sc5, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc15, dc15, sc11, dc5, sc3, dc7, sc5, dc11, sc11, dc5, sc3, dc7, sc7, dc7, sc5, dc11, sc7, dc3, sc5, dc7, sc5, dc1, ES

7 – JS, sc1, dc67, sc3, dc5, sc3, dc1, sc3, dc13, sc19, dc3, sc11, dc3, sc7, dc3, sc15, dc3, sc11, dc3, sc7, dc3, sc11, dc3, sc15, dc3, sc9, dc1, sc9, dc3, sc1, ES

8 – JS, dc1, sc67, dc3, sc5, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc13, dc9, sc3, dc7, sc3, dc9, sc5, dc7, sc3, dc15, sc3, dc9, sc5, dc7, sc3, dc9, sc5, dc7, sc3, dc5, sc3, dc9, sc5, dc5, sc3, dc1, ES

9 – JS, sc1, dc67, (sc5, dc1) x2, sc3, dc13, sc9, dc3, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc5, sc7, dc1, sc19, dc1, sc9, dc5, sc9, dc1, (sc9, dc3) x2, sc7, dc1, sc11, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc1, ES

10 – JS, dc1, sc69, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc3, dc3, sc13, dc9, sc3, (dc7, sc5) x2, dc7, sc1, dc7, sc3, dc9, sc3, dc7, sc5, dc9, (sc3, dc7) x2, sc7, dc5, sc1, dc11, sc3, dc7, sc1, dc1, ES

11 – JS, sc1, dc69, sc7, dc3, sc3, dc11, sc11, dc3, (sc7, dc5) x2, sc7, dc1, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc3, sc7, dc5, sc9, (dc3, sc7) x2, dc5, sc7, dc1, sc11, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc1, ES

12 – JS, dc1, sc79, dc3, sc11, dc9, (sc5, dc7) x3, sc1, dc3, sc11, dc5, sc3, dc7, sc5, dc9, sc3, dc7, sc3, dc5, sc7, dc7, sc13, dc9, sc1, dc1, ES

13 – JS, sc1, dc23, (sc7, dc5) x2, sc7, (dc1, sc3) x2, dc15, sc7, dc9, sc9, dc5, sc7, dc5, sc9, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc5, dc9, sc5, (dc3, sc9) x2, dc3, sc7, dc3, sc5, dc7, sc7, dc3, sc19, dc1, sc1, ES

14 – JS, dc1, sc23, (dc7, sc5) x2, (dc3, sc1) x3, dc3, sc17, dc3, sc11, dc9, sc5, dc7, sc5, dc9, sc3, dc7, sc1, dc5, sc11, dc3, (sc3, dc9) x2, sc3, dc7, sc3, dc5, sc17, dc17, sc3, dc1, ES

15 – JS, sc1, dc23, sc7, dc3, sc11, dc3, sc3, dc1, sc7, dc1, sc3, dc17, sc3, dc1, sc3, dc7, sc9, dc1, sc13, dc3, sc19, dc1, sc9, dc3, sc7, dc3, sc23, dc1, sc9, dc1, sc19, dc1, sc19, dc3, sc1, ES

16 – JS, dc1, sc25, (dc3, sc5) x2, (dc3, sc3) x3, dc3, sc17, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc7, dc7, sc3, dc13, sc3, dc7, sc1, dc11, sc1, dc9, (sc3, dc7) x2, sc1, dc15, sc3, dc7, sc1, dc19, sc1, dc9, sc13, dc1, ES

17 – JS, sc1, dc25, (sc3, dc5) x2, sc3, dc3, sc9, dc3, sc3, dc17, sc7, dc7, sc7, dc3, sc13, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc11, dc1, sc19, dc3, sc7, dc1, sc25, dc1, sc19, (dc1, sc9) x2, dc3, sc1, ES

18 – JS, dc1, sc25, dc3, sc5, dc3, sc15, dc5, sc3, dc3, sc19, dc3, sc9, dc7, sc21, dc5, sc1, dc11, sc3, dc17, sc5, dc5, sc1, dc25, sc1, dc5, sc9, dc5, sc1, dc7, sc3, dc9, sc3, dc1, ES

19 – JS, sc1, dc25, sc3, dc5, sc11, dc3, sc3, dc1, sc5, dc3, sc3, dc19, sc3, (dc9, sc7) x2, dc5, sc5, dc1, sc11, dc3, sc17, dc5, sc5, dc1, sc25, dc1, sc7, dc5, sc7, dc1, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc3, sc1, ES

20 – JS, dc1, sc25, (dc3, sc5) x2, (dc3, sc3) x3, dc3, sc31, dc7, sc9, dc7, sc5, dc5, sc3, dc9, sc5, dc13, sc7, dc5, sc3, dc9, sc5, dc7, (sc5, dc5) x3, sc5, dc7, sc3, dc1, ES

21 – JS, sc1, dc23, sc7, dc3, sc11, dc3, sc9, dc1, sc9, dc27, sc7, dc5, sc13, dc1, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc5, sc13, dc5, sc7, dc3, sc9, dc5, sc7, dc5, sc15, dc5, sc9, dc1, sc7, dc3, sc1, ES

22 – JS, dc1, sc23, dc3, sc1, dc3, sc5, dc7, sc7, dc7, sc1, dc3, sc1, dc5, sc29, dc5, sc5, dc13, sc1, dc7, sc7, dc3, sc25, dc7, sc7, dc3, sc21, dc11, sc11, dc5, sc1, dc5, sc5, dc1, ES

23 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc5, dc3, sc5, dc7, sc5, dc1, sc5, dc3, sc7, dc7, sc7, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc5, dc29, sc7, dc3, sc13, dc1, sc7, dc7, sc3, dc25, sc7, dc7, sc3, dc21, sc11, dc11, sc11, dc5, sc1, ES

24 – JS, dc1, sc1, dc5, sc3, dc5, sc7, dc3, sc5, dc3, sc63, dc7, sc5, dc11, sc119, dc1, ES

25 – JS, sc1, dc1, sc5, dc3, sc5, dc5, sc7, dc1, sc7, dc61, sc7, dc5, sc11, dc119, sc1, ES

26 – JS, dc1, sc3, (dc1, sc7) x2, dc7, sc1, dc7, sc63, dc5, sc9, dc5, sc121, dc1, ES

27 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc9, dc7, sc7, dc1, sc7, dc63, sc9, dc3, sc7, dc121, sc1, ES

28 – JS, dc1, sc3, dc9, sc87, dc7, sc3, dc5, sc123, dc1, ES

29 – JS, sc1, dc3, sc9, dc87, sc15, dc123, sc1, ES

30 – JS, dc1, (sc3, dc3) x2, sc225, dc1, ES

31 – JS, sc1, (dc3, sc3) x2, dc225, sc1, ES

32 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc1, sc3, dc1, sc227, dc1, ES

33 – JS, sc1, dc5, sc5, dc227, sc1, ES

34 – JS, dc1, sc5, dc5, sc227, dc1, ES

35 – JS, sc1, dc5, sc5, dc227, sc1, ES

36 – JS, dc1, sc237, dc1, ES

Trim the fringe, if needed.

Add optional envelope border (YouTube tutorial: https://youtu.be/P-uXHjwTFeE).

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