Changing Tides – Week 10

Welcome to Week 10…

It’s amazing how the weeks are flying by… and this week we have completely new rounds to enjoy! There are 7 rounds in total to keep us busy… 🙂

But first this weeks round-up of blankets being made and shared and I created 3 grids full of beautiful blankets… 🙂

The first is a round-up from the hashtag #changingtidesblanket on Instagram… The second round-up is from photos shared in the Facebook Group – ‘Coastal Crochet CAL’ – it’s a wonderful positive and encouraging group with lots of blankets, help and advice being shared everyday…

And finally the third round-up is with our four legged furry friends! As you will see below, further on in this blog post, my Salty just loves the textures on this blanket and it looks like she’s not alone… lots of adorable dogs from photos shared either on Instagram or in the Facebook group!

Please do keep sharing your amazing photos! 🙂

And for those of you who have purchased the PDF pattern on Ravelry it has now been updated to include Week 10 in both UK and US terms…

Ravelry – Changing Tides Blanket

So this weeks rounds are made up of ‘Wavy Shell Stitch’. 🙂  I love searching for shells that are washed in by the tides… some really are very beautiful! So a combination of crochet stitches that create some shells and some waves… how perfect are they for our Changing Tides Blanket! And as you can see, little Salty keeps seeking out my blanket! Here I was taking some step by step photos and she just couldn’t resist… 🙂

The rounds are pretty straight forward but I have recorded a YouTube Tutorial to help with this weeks rounds too…

Here’s a reminder of the abbreviations in UK Crochet Terminology. US terms are at the bottom of this blog post.
ch: chain, ch-sp(s): chain space(s), dc: double crochet, htr: half treble, RS: right side, ss: slip stitch, st(s): stitch(es), tr: treble, WS: wrong side

Round 55 (RS) Join Yarn A to any corner ch-sp, 3ch, 3tr in same corner ch-sp, * miss 3 sts, 1dc in next 4 sts, (miss 3 sts, 7tr in next st, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next 7 sts) 8 times, miss 3 sts, 7tr in next st, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next 4 sts, miss final 3 sts, (4tr, 2ch, 4tr) in corner ch-sp, repeat from * on next three sides ending with 4tr in final corner ch-sp, 2ch, ss to top of first 3 ch, fasten off, turn [9 shells on each side]

Round 56 (WS) Join Yarn D to any corner ch-sp, 3ch (counts as 1 dc and 2 ch), 1dc in same corner ch-sp, continue with 1dc in each st around working (1dc, 2ch, 1dc) in each corner ch-sp, ss to first ch, fasten off, turn [137 sts on each side]

Round 57 (RS) Join Yarn E to any corner ch-sp, 3ch (counts as 1 dc and 2 ch), 1dc in same corner ch-sp, * 1dc in next 4 sts, miss 2 sts, 5tr in next st, miss 2 sts, (1dc in next 7 sts, miss 3 sts, 7tr in next st, miss 3 sts) 8 times, 1dc in next 7 sts, miss 2 sts, 5tr in next st, miss 2 sts, 1dc in final 4 sts, (1dc, 2ch, 1dc) in corner ch-sp, repeat from * on next three sides ending with ss to first ch, fasten off, turn [10 shells on each side]

Round 58 (WS) Join Yarn A to any corner ch-sp and repeat Round 56 [141 sts on each side]

Round 59 (RS) Join Yarn D to any corner ch-sp, 3ch, 3tr in same corner ch-sp, * miss 3 sts, 1dc in next 8 sts, (miss 3 sts, 7tr in next st, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next 7 sts) 8 times, miss 3 sts, 7tr in next st, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next 8 sts, miss final 3 sts, (4tr, 2ch, 4tr) in corner ch-sp, repeat from * on next three sides ending with 4tr in final corner ch-sp, 2ch, ss to top of first 3 ch, fasten off, turn [9 shells on each side]

Round 60 (WS) Join Yarn E to any corner ch-sp and repeat Round 56, do not fasten off at end of round, turn [145 sts on each side]

Round 61 1ch (counts as first dc), 1dc in next 2 sts, * 1htr in next 2 sts, 1tr in next 8 sts, continue with (2htr, 3dc, 2htr, 7tr) 9 times, 1tr in next st, 1htr in next 2 sts, 1dc in final 3 sts, (1dc, 2ch, 1dc) in corner ch-sp, 1dc in next 3 sts, repeat from * on next three sides ending with ss to first ch after final corner ch-sp, fasten off, turn [147 sts on each side]

Have a great week and Happy Crocheting… 🙂

PATTERN IN US TERMS

Abbreviations in US Crochet Terminology
ch: chain, ch-sp(s): chain space(s), dc: double crochet, hdc: half double crochet, RS: right side, sc: single crochet, sl st: slip stitch, st(s): stitch(es), WS: wrong side

Round 55 (RS) Join Yarn A to any corner ch-sp, 3ch, 3dc in same corner ch-sp, * skip 3 sts, 1sc in next 4 sts, (skip 3 sts, 7dc in next st, skip 3 sts, 1sc in next 7 sts) 8 times, skip 3 sts, 7dc in next st, skip 3 sts, 1sc in next 4 sts, skip final 3 sts, (4dc, 2ch, 4dc) in corner ch-sp, repeat from * on next three sides ending with 4dc in final corner ch-sp, 2ch, sl st to top of first 3 ch, fasten off, turn [9 shells on each side]

Round 56 (WS) Join Yarn D to any corner ch-sp, 3ch (counts as 1 sc and 2 ch), 1sc in same corner ch-sp, continue with 1sc in each st around working (1sc, 2ch, 1sc) in each corner ch-sp, sl st to first ch, fasten off, turn [137 sts on each side]

Round 57 (RS) Join Yarn E to any corner ch-sp, 3ch (counts as 1 sc and 2 ch), 1sc in same corner ch-sp, * 1sc in next 4 sts, skip 2 sts, 5dc in next st, skip 2 sts, (1sc in next 7 sts, skip 3 sts, 7dc in next st, skip 3 sts) 8 times, 1sc in next 7 sts, skip 2 sts, 5dc in next st, skip 2 sts, 1sc in final 4 sts, (1sc, 2ch, 1sc) in corner ch-sp, repeat from * on next three sides ending with sl st to first ch, fasten off, turn [10 shells on each side]

Round 58 (WS) Join Yarn A to any corner ch-sp and repeat Round 56 [141 sts on each side]

Round 59 (RS) Join Yarn D to any corner ch-sp, 3ch, 3dc in same corner ch-sp, * skip 3 sts, 1sc in next 8 sts, (skip 3 sts, 7dc in next st, skip 3 sts, 1sc in next 7 sts) 8 times, skip 3 sts, 7dc in next st, skip 3 sts, 1sc in next 8 sts, skip final 3 sts, (4dc, 2ch, 4dc) in corner ch-sp, repeat from * on next three sides ending with 4dc in final corner ch-sp, 2ch, sl st to top of first 3 ch, fasten off, turn [9 shells on each side]

Round 60 (WS) Join Yarn E to any corner ch-sp and repeat Round 56, do not fasten off at end of round, turn [145 sts on each side]

Round 61 1ch (counts as first sc), 1sc in next 2 sts, * 1hdc in next 2 sts, 1dc in next 8 sts, continue with (2hdc, 3sc, 2hdc, 7dc) 9 times, 1dc in next st, 1hdc in next 2 sts, 1sc in final 3 sts, (1sc, 2ch, 1sc) in corner ch-sp, 1sc in next 3 sts, repeat from * on next three sides ending with sl st to first ch after final corner ch-sp, fasten off, turn [147 sts on each side]