Hello and welcome to block number 6. This block is created with five bands of alternating moss stitch (or granite, sand and linen stitch, it's a many faced stitch) and single/double crochet. Moss stitch is a really great stitch to have in your repetoire, when done like this in a sinlge colour it creates beautiful texture and when you alternate colours each row it looks wonderful. Have a look on pinterest for examples, it's a simple and super effective stitch. Make sure you read Sarah's tip below the pattern text to head off any potential tension issues!

PLEASE NOTE, ALL PATTERNS ARE IN US TERMINOLOGY, CLICK HERE FOR

CONVERSION GUIDE.

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Hook

H/8 - 5.00MM, or size needed to obtain 9"x 9" square

 

Yarn

Colours C and A 
 

Stitch 

st: stitch
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
ch-1 sp: space created by chain stitch of previous row

 

 

CONSTRUCTION

 

Row 1: Working in Colour C, ch 41; begin in 4th ch from hook (3 ch counts as 1 st), [sc, ch 1, skip next st], repeat across, sc in last st; 38 stitches

 

Rows 2-10: Ch 2 (counts as 1 st, here and throughout), turn, skip first st, [sc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip st], repeat within [] across, sc in turning ch; 38 stitches

 

Rows 11-20: Ch 1 (does not count as st, here and throughout), turn, sc across; 38 stitches

 

Row 21: Ch 2, turn, skip first st, [sc, ch 1, skip st], repeat within [] across, sc in last st; 38 stitches

 

Rows 22-30: Ch 2, turn, skip first st, [sc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip st], repeat within [] across, sc in turning ch; 38 stitches

 

Rows 31-40: Ch 1, turn, sc across; 38 stitches

 

Rows 41: Ch 2, turn, skip first st, [sc, ch 1, skip st], repeat within [] across, sc in last st; 38 stitches

 

Rows 42-50: Ch 2, turn, skip first st, [sc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip st], repeat within [] across, sc in turning ch; 38 stitches

Border: *work 38 sc along one side of the square, ch 1 (does not count as stitch); repeat from * on each side of the square. Yarn off, and weave in ends.

 

Repeat with Colour A for a second, separate square.