A Year of Stitches week 10

Week 9 we looked at the log cabin stitch pattern for both knit and crochet.   It was very easy using the most basic stitch in knit and crochet.

Week 10 let's expand on the crossover between quilting and crocheting.  Our stitch pattern is shoo fly.  Shoo fly is a 9 patch quilt pattern featuring 4 solid squares in the background color, 1 solid square in contrast color and 4 half square triangle squares in mc and cc.  For crochet,  let's utilize the basic solid granny square.

Ch 5 and join in a ring with a sl st.

R1: ch3, 2dc in ring,  * ch2, 3dc in ring. Repeat from * 2 more times, end ch 2 and join with a sl st in top of ch 3.

R2: ch3, * dc in each dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch 2 sp.  Repeat from * to the end. Join with sl st in top of ch 3.

R3 and R4: rep R 2. Fasten off after R4. 

Make 3 more in mc and 1 in cc.

The half square triangle square directions are next.

Ch 5 and join in a ring with a sl st.

R1: with mc, ch3, 2dc in ring,  * ch2, 3dc in ring. Repeat from * once more,  then join cc and repeat 2 more times, end ch 2 and join with a sl st in top of ch 3.

R2: with mc, ch3, * dc in each dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch 2 sp.  Repeat from * once more in mc, join cc and repeat to the end. Join with sl st in top of ch 3.

R3 and R4: rep R 2. Fasten off after R4. 

For the knit version,  we will utilize a variant of the dishcloth pattern.

Cast on 3 sts with mc.

R1: k1, kfbf, k1
R2: k
R3:  k1, kfb, k to last 2sts,  ending ķfb, k1

Rep R2 and R3 until there are 15sts.  Rep R2 then go to R4.

R4:  k1, k2tog,  k to last 3sts,  ending k2tog,  k1

Rep R2 and R4 down to 3sts.  Bind off.

For the half square triangle square,  k the pattern to the last R2 at 15 sts.  Join cc and repeat R4 and R2 down to 3sts.  Bind off.

Placement of the squares to form the pattern.

R1  half square triangle square with cc pointing to center, solid mc square,  half square triangle square with cc pointing to center.

R2. Solid mc square,  cc solid square,  mc solid square

R3. half square triangle square with cc pointing to center, solid mc square,  half square triangle square with cc pointing to center.

Seam carefully using a mattress stitch.  Block 1 to 2 then 2 to 3 for each row. Now seam rows together.