LET'S PLAY - CROCHET VINTAGE - FREE PATTERN #4

Hello Week #4 of Crochet Vintage

HOW did you go with crocheting last week's SUMMER Arches stitch pattern?  Did you enjoy yourself and have some fun with Week #3 ?  I sure do hope you had fun changing colours and playing with the stitch pattern, it is a fun and easy stitch which could easily be used anywhere a lacy open pattern is needed.

This week #4, I have another super easy crochet stitch pattern for you from my vintage 1970's stitch patterns collection.  I must admit I enjoy this week's stitch ALTERNATING Shells even more than last week's Summer Arches and I hope you do too.

This ALTERNATING SHELLS crochet stitch pattern is really very simple, and of course once again you can change colour in every row if you wish.  

LET'S PLAY - CROCHET VINTAGE - ALTERNATING SHELLS

Let's begin this FREE PATTERN #4, gather your yarns and hooks, get yourself a cuppa, and let's play, let's have some crochet fun!

YARN: Wendy Supreme Luxury Cotton DK

HOOK: G-6 (4mm) 

NOTIONS: Scissors, Yarn needle

PATTERN DETAILS:

DIFFICULTY: Easy

TENSION/GAUGE:  Not critical to this pattern.  

If using other yarn please use recommended hook on yarn label.

PATTERN NOTES: Swatch instructions are for one (1) colour. You can change colour every row OR whenever you wish.

This swatch pattern - uses multiples of 8sts (plus 7 for foundation row),   

ie. 8 x 3 = 24;  24 + 7 = 31.  

You need to know how to crochet flat.  Colour change is optional.

Stitch guide:  single crochet, double crochet.

This pattern is written in USA - American Crochet Terms.

USA - American Crochet Terms		UK - British Crochet Terms
Ch = chain
sc = single crochet		dc =double crochet
hdc = half double crochet		htr = half treble crochet
dc = double crochet		tr = treble crochet
tr = treble crochet		dtr = double treble crochet
dtr = double treble		ttr = triple treble
sl st = slip stitch
st/sts = stitch/es
cont = continue
rep = repeat
rnd = round
beg = begin/beginning
yo = yarn over	yrh = yarn round hook
FDC = foundationless double crochet	FTR = foundationless treble crochet
Esc = extended single crochet	Edc = extended double crochet
BL = back loop	blo = back loop only
FL = front loop	flo = front loop only
BPdc = back post double crochet	rtrb = raised treble back
FPdc = front post double crochet	rtrf = raised treble front
Abbreviations List ©2015  Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet.  All rights reserved.

ADD THIS PATTERN TO YOUR RAVELRY QUEUE AND FAVOURITES

PATTERN STARTS:

Foundation Row:  Ch31.

Row 1:  1dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip 2ch, 5dc in next ch, skip 2ch, 1dc in next 3ch, rep from * end, ending with 3dc in last ch.  TURN.

Row 2:  Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in next dc, *skip 2dc, 5dc in next dc, skip 2dc, 1dc in next 3dc, rep from * to end, ending with 3dc in ch3.  TURN.

Continue pattern repeating Row 2 for desired length.

CHANGING COLOUR

Change the look of the pattern stitch, by changing colour in every row or every other row or just use one (1) colour.  Always your choice.  REMEMBER to turn work at end of each row.

BE CREATIVE

PLAY AND HAVE SOME FUN!

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SHARE YOUR CREATIONS 

BELOW IN THE COMMENTS 

OR 

ON MY CROCKNIT FACEBOOK PAGE

Enjoy!

ciao, ciao!

Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet   www.crocknit.com
Copyright (C) 2008-2015 Barbara Summers - All rights reserved.

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LET'S PLAY - CROCHET VINTAGE - FREE PATTERN #1

Here we go again!  More Let's Play - Crochet Fun!

Hope you all enjoyed the free crochet patterns from my Let's Play - Crochet Fun (see bottom of page for links) which I ran for eight (8) weeks?  

I've had a two (2) week break from blogging because I just had to finish a scarf I was knitting and I needed some well deserved me time (exploring and walking the countryside) which always gets the creative juices flowing.  AND it has paid off too!

My next installment of LET'S PLAY, is here ! 
and over the next few weeks I will take you on a vintage ride back to the 1970's.  

The stitch patterns I will be presenting here are my old time favourites from the 1970's when I first took to crochet, and as exciting as they were then, today I am going to update them a little!  Using a little bit of modern colours and yarns and/or threads.

I am ever so grateful that today we have a huge range of yarns available to us, not only in various colours, but also in various thickness, with lovely pure wool, pure cotton, pure silk, bamboo and the like, as well as numerous blends of these natural fibers, which help make our crochet projects so much more fun to make and play with!

For this week's vintage crochet stitch pattern #1, I have used a soft cotton yarn by Bendigo Woollen Mills, (which is an Australian company, and they ship yarn all over the world), but you can use any DK or 8ply yarn you have to hand.  I just happen to have loads of remnants left in my stash, so they are perfect for these little swatches.

Are you ready to join me?  Let's play and have some Crochet Vintage fun! 

LET'S PLAY
Let's begin this FREE PATTERN #1, gather your yarns and hooks, get yourself a cuppa, and let's play, let's have some crochet fun!

YARN: BWM Cotton 8ply or any other DK yarn
HOOK: G-6 (4mm) 
NOTIONS: Scissors, Yarn needle

PATTERN DETAILS:
DIFFICULTY: Easy

TENSION/GAUGE:  Not critical to this pattern.  
If using other yarn please use recommended hook on yarn label.

PATTERN NOTES: Swatch  instructions are for one (1) colour. You can change colour every row.

This swatch pattern - uses multiples of 8sts plus 6, and then plus 3 for turning ch.  ie. 8 x 3 = 24;  24+ 6 =30;  30 + 3 = 33.  

You need to know how to crochet flat.  Colour change is optional. Stitch guide:  double crochet, treble crochet.

This pattern is written in USA - American Crochet Terms.

USA - American Crochet Terms		UK - British Crochet Terms
Ch = chain
sc = single crochet		dc =double crochet
hdc = half double crochet		htr = half treble crochet
dc = double crochet		tr = treble crochet
tr = treble crochet		dtr = double treble crochet
dtr = double treble		ttr = triple treble
sl st = slip stitch
st/sts = stitch/es
cont = continue
rep = repeat
rnd = round
beg = begin/beginning
yo = yarn over	yrh = yarn round hook
FDC = foundationless double crochet	FTR = foundationless treble crochet
Esc = extended single crochet	Edc = extended double crochet
BL = back loop	blo = back loop only
FL = front loop	flo = front loop only
BPdc = back post double crochet	rtrb = raised treble back
FPdc = front post double crochet	rtrf = raised treble front
Abbreviations List ©2015  Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet.  All rights reserved.

ADD THIS PATTERN TO YOUR RAVELRY QUEUE AND FAVOURITES

PATTERN STARTS:

With MC, 4mm hook 

Foundation Row:  Ch33.  

SPECIAL TIP:  I use a 4.5mm hook for the foundation chain row then change to 4mm in last 3ch (which count as the first dc).  This way my foundation chain does not end up tighter than the rest of the swatch.

Row 1:  (1dc, ch3, 1dc) in 6th ch from hook, *skip 3ch, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) in next ch, skip 3ch, (1dc, ch3, 1dc) in next ch, rep from * to last 3ch, skip 2ch, 1dc in last ch.  TURN.

Row 2:  Ch3, *6tr in ch3-sp, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) in ch1-sp, rep from * end, ending with 6tr in last ch3-sp, 1dc in top of ch5.  TURN.

Following Row 3 and 4 form the pattern

Row 3:  Ch3, *(1dc, ch3, 1dc) between 3rd and 4th tr of 6tr group, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) in ch1-sp, rep from * to end, ending with (1dc, ch3, 1dc) between 3rd and 4th of last 6tr group, 1dc in top of ch3.  TURN

Row 4:  Ch3, *6tr in ch3-sp, (1dc, ch1, 1dc) in ch1-sp, rep from * end, ending with 6tr in last ch3-sp, 1dc in top of ch3.  TURN.

Continue pattern with Rows 3 and 4 for required length.

CHANGING COLOUR

To change colour in every row, fasten off at the end of each row.  Join yarn at beginning of row with standing double crochet in place of ch3.  Remember to turn work at end of each row.

BE CREATIVE

PLAY AND HAVE SOME FUN!

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SHARE YOUR CREATIONS 

BELOW IN THE COMMENTS 

OR 

ON MY CROCKNIT FACEBOOK PAGE

Enjoy!

ciao, ciao!

Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet   www.crocknit.com
Copyright (C) 2008-2015 Barbara Summers - All rights reserved.

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Crochet LACE with Fans and Posts

How to crochet a FAN and POST stitch

This Swatch stitch pattern creates a lace-like fan stitch, perfect for larger projects.  

This swatch uses USA - American Crochet Terms:

USA - American Crochet Terms	UK - British Crochet Terms
Ch = chain
sc = single crochet	dc =double crochet
hdc = half double crochet	htr = half treble crochet
dc = double crochet	tr = treble crochet
tr = treble crochet	dtr = double treble crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st/sts = stitch/es
cont = continue
rep = repeat
rnd = round
beg = begin/beginning
yo = yarn over	yrh = yarn round hook
FDC = foundationless double crochet	FTR = foundationless treble crochet
BL = back loop	blo = back loop only
FL = front loop	flo = front loop only
BPdc = back post double crochet	rtrb = raised treble back
FPdc = front post double crochet	rtrf = raised treble front

This stitch pattern uses:  

multiples of 7sts (plus 4 for foundation ch).

Make your swatch:

Row 1:  Ch25, 1dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip 2ch, (3dc, ch1, 3dc) in next ch, skip 2ch, 1dc in next 2ch, rep from * to end, turn.

Row 2:  Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in next dc, *skip next 3dc, (3dc, ch1, 3dc) in next ch1-sp, skip next 3dc, 1dc in next 2dc, rep from * to end, ending with last dc in top of ch3, turn.

Rep Row 2 for as many rows as needed.

Hook:  G-6(4mm)
Yarn:  Wendy Supreme Cotton DK

YOU CAN MAKE THIS SWATCH 

WITH 

A DIFFERENT COLOUR

FOR EACH ROW

OR 

TRY BLOCKS OF COLOUR

FOR EXAMPLE

SIX (6) ROWS IN ONE COLOUR

TWO (2) ROWS IN ANOTHER COLOUR

BE CREATIVE

PLAY AND HAVE SOME FUN!