The Traveling Crochet Afghan
Welcome to the Lottie and Albert blog, and to the free
pattern for square number 4 in the Traveling Crochet Afghan!
If you haven’t heard of the Afghan before, it is a year-long
crochet along in conjunction with Lion Brand Yarn and the ‘My Life in Yarn’
campaign, and it is bringing together over 49 knit and crochet designers from 7
different countries! Each designer will create a 10”x10” square, add it to the
blanket, and then publish the pattern for you to join in with, before sending
it on to the next designer.
Starting in January 2020, the traveling afghans (a knit and
a crochet version) began in New York with the first squares designed by Alexa
of @twoofwands. The crochet afghan has since travelled to Spain and then on to
The Netherlands, before reaching me in Gloucestershire, England! You can find
full details of the CAL here, including
a FAQ section.
If you have come across this later in the year, there is no
strict start or finish date, so feel free to join in now! You can find links to
the previous (and I’ll add future squares as they are released) here:
#2 - 1/15-1/28 - Barcelona,
Spain - Cecilia Losada of Mamma DIY
#3 - 1/29-2/11 - Utrecht, The
Netherlands - Wilma Westenberg of Wilmade
#4 - 2/12-2/25 - Gloucestershire,
UK - Lindsey Newns of Lottie
and Albert
#5 - 2/26-3/10 - New Brunswick,
Canada - Kimberley Giggie of Lakeside
Loops
#6 - 3/11-3/24 - Ontario,
Canada - Lee Sartori of Coco
Crochet Lee
#7 - 3/25-4/7 - Alberta, Canada - Janine Myska of Knits n'
Knots
#8 - 4/8-4/21 - Alberta, Canada - Abigail Ellazar of Knits
and Knots by AME
#9 - 4/22-5/5 - California, USA - Arica Presinal of Skeinsnsticks
#10 - 5/6-5/19 - California,
USA - Meghan Ballmer of Meghan
Makes Do
#11 - 5/20-6/2 - California,
USA - Nicole Riley of Nicki's
Homemade Crafts
#12 - 6/3-6/16 - Arizona, USA - Bailey Williams of Hooked
on Tilly
#13 - 6/17-6/30 - Colorado, USA - Jess Coppom of Make &
Do Crew
#14 - 7/1-7/14 - Kansas, USA - Emily Davies of Hooked Hazel
#15 - 7/15-7/28 - Michigan, USA - Jennifer Pionk of A
Crocheted Simplicity
#16 - 7/29-8/11 - Michigan, USA - Melissa Fisher of Woods and
Wool
#17 - 8/12-8/25 - Ohio, USA - Toni Lipsey of TL Yarn Crafts
#18 - 8/26-9/8 - Georgia, USA - Vincent Williams of Visuvio's
Crafts
#19 - 9/9-9/22 - North
Carolina, USA - Tia Edwards of Simple
Things Crochet
#20 - 9/23-10/6 - North
Carolina, USA - Ashleigh Kiser of Sewrella
#21 - 10/7-10/20 - North
Carolina, USA - Rohn Strong of Rohn Strong
#22 - 10/21-11/3 - Pennsylvania,
USA - Jessica Benvenuto of Fly the
Distance
#23 - 11/4-11/17 - New York,
USA - Brianna Iaropoli of Life and
Yarn
#24 - 11/18-12/1 - New York
City, USA - Teresa Carter of Debrosse
#25 - 12/2-12/16 - New Jersey,
USA - ChiWei Ranck of 1 Dog Woof
My square design
If you made Two of Wands first crochet square, you’ll see
that this design uses the same front and back post stitches, but by placing
them in a different order you get a completely different pattern! If it looks
daunting, don’t be fooled, it’s basically just the same pattern that moves by
one every row to create the herringbone pattern.
If you’d like to read more about my design and why I chose
this pattern, please do come and find me over at @lottieandalbert on Instagram.
Materials
- 1/2 skein Lion BrandWool-Ease (weight 4/medium, 197yds/180m, 3oz/85g), or approx 100yds/90m of another worsted weight yarn
- 6mm crochet hook (J/10)
- Wool needle
- Scissors
Gauge
10cm (4in) x 10cm (4in) = 12sts x 9 rows
This stitch pattern is a grower when blocked! So Make sure
you block your swatch before sizing your hook up or down
Abbreviations
US terms used
ch chain
dc double
crochet (UK treble crochet)
fpdc front post
double crochet (UK fptc front post treble crochet)
bpdc back post
double crochet (UK back post treble crochet)
rep repeat
st(s) stitch(es)
Notes
- This pattern uses US terminology
- Turning chains counts as stitches throughout
- The square is worked flat, turning at the end of each row
- The final square is reversible
The Pattern
Using a 6mm hook and worsted (or Aran) weight yarn, Ch34
Row 1 Starting in 4th ch from hook, 31dc in each chain along. (32)
Row 2 ch3, *3fpdc,
3bpdc. Rep from * until 1 st left, dc into top of ch3, turn. (32)
Row 3 ch3, 2fpdc, *3bpdc,
3fpdc. Rep from * until 5 sts remain. 3bpdc, 1fpdc, dc into top of ch3, turn.
Row 4 ch3, 2bpdc,
*3fpdc, 3bpdc. Rep from * until 5 sts remain. 3fpdc, 1bpdc, dc into top of ch3,
turn.
Row 5 ch3, *3bpdc,
3fpdc. Rep from * until 1 st remains, dc into top of ch3, turn.
Row 6 ch3, 1fpdc,
*3bpdc, 3fpdc. Rep from * until 6 sts remain. 3bpdc, 2fpdc, dc into top of ch3,
turn.
Row 7 ch3, 1bpdc, *3fpdc,
3bpdc. Rep from * until 6 sts remain. 3fpdc, 2bpdc, dc into top of ch3, turn.
Rows 8-19 rep rows 2-7 twice.
Row 20 rep row 2.
Row 21 rep row 3.
Row 22 rep row 4.
Row 23 ch3, dc to end of row, fasten off and weave in ends.
I’d love to see your finished squares and blankets! Please
do tag me @lottieandalbert on Instagram when you have made yours up!
Lindsey x
#travelingafghans
#lionbrandyarn #mylifeinyarn #travelingcrochetafghan
