Time for the first ever Tournament of Stitches 2020 with Marly Bird. This Section 1 for the crochet version.
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MEASUREMENTS
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: 10” wide, 86” tall
GAUGE: 13 sts x 18 rows = 4” [10 cm] in single crochet. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge. Exact gauge is not critical to this project.
MATERIALS
Yarn: Sample was made with Red Heart Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™ (100% wool, 3.5 oz / 100 g, 186 yd / 170 m)
- Color A: Dragon Fruit (1 ball)
- Color B: Linen (3 balls)
- Color C: Platinum (3 balls)
It is possible to choose any worsted weight yarn but I highly recommend that a solid color be used for color A and C, a long color changing or ombre yarn could be used for B if you wish.
Hooks: Size I/9 (5.5 mm) or size needed to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle
NOTES
Changing color: when 2 loops are left on the hook from the last stitch of the previous color. Carry yarn up the side of your work throughout the mosaic section. Fasten off B and C at the end of the mosaic section, fasten off A at the end of Row 8.
When crocheting double crochets in the mosaic crochet patterns, be sure you are working in front of the chain spaces, and not around the chain spaces.
Tournament of Stitches 2020 Crochet
SECTION 1
See chart for assistance with the pattern.
With color A, ch 33.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (32 sc)
Rows 2-8: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. At end of Row 8, change to color B [see pattern notes], fasten off A, turn.
Rows 9-10: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. At end of Row 10, change to color C. Do not fasten off B.
Row 11: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sc, *ch 2, skip 1 sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch 2, skip 1 sc, sc in next 4 sc; repeat from * across to end, turn.
Row 12: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sc, *ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 3 sc, ch 3, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 3 sc, ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 4 sc; repeat from * across to end, change to color B, turn.
Row 13: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *ch 2, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below (in front of ch-sps), sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip 1 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip 1 sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip 1 sc, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 14: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 2 dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, change to color C, turn.
Row 15: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below; repeat from * across to last 3 sts, ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 16: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 3, sc in last sc, change to color B, turn.
Row 17: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 4 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 18: Ch 1, sc in next 5 sts, *ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 6 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in last 5 sts, change to color C, turn.
Row 19: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 20: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *[ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts] twice, ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, change to color B, turn.
Row 21: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below; repeat from * across to last 3 sts, ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 22: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 2 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 3, skip last ch-sp, sc in last sc, change to color C, turn.
Row 23: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 24: Ch 1, sc in next 5 sts, ch 3, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts, ch 3, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 6 sts, ch 3, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts, ch 3, skip next ch-sp, sc in last 5 sts, change to color B, turn.
Row 25: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2 skip next sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last 3 sts, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 26: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 2 sc ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 3, skip last ch-sp, sc in last sc, change to color C, turn.
Row 27: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 3, skip 2 sc; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 28: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, *[ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts] twice, ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 2 sts; repeat from * across to last st, sc in last sc, change to color B, turn.
Row 29: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 30: Ch 1, sc in next 5 sts, *ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 6 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in last 5 sts, change to color C, turn.
Row 31: Ch 1, sc in first sc *ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 4 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last 3 sc, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 32: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 sc, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in last sc, change to color B, turn.
Row 33: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc; repeat from * across to last ch-sp, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 34: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sts, *ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip next ch-sp, sc in next 2 sts; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, change to color C, turn.
Row 35: Ch 1, sc in next 3 sc, *dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 36: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sts, *ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 3, skip ch-sp, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip ch-sp, sc in next 4 st; repeat from * across to end, change to color B, fasten off C, turn.
Row 37: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sc, *dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 3 sc, dc in next 2 sc 2 rows below, sc in next 3 sc, dc in next sc 2 rows below, sc in next 4 sc; repeat from * across to end, turn.
Row 38: Ch 1, sc in each st across, change to color A, fasten off B, turn.
????Highly recommend taking the time to weave in ends now using the burry ends technique. Here is a video to help you out!
SPECIAL STITCHES OR TECHNIQUES VIDEO HELP
Video specific for Section 1 Mosaic Crochet Stitches for RIGHT HANDED:
Video specific for Section 1 Mosaic Crochet Stitches for LEFT HANDED: