Tournament of Stitches 2026 || Crochet || Netflix and Chill Play 3 of 6

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Netflix & Chill – Play 3 Instructions

SKILL LEVEL

Adventurous Beginner

MEASUREMENTS

Finished Measurements

Play 3 is 19” [48 cm] wide by 43” [109 cm] tall.

Gauge

19 sts by 12 rows in Play 1 stitch pattern = 4.5” [11.5 cm] x 4.25” [11 cm]; use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

MATERIALS

Crochet Yarn

Berroco, Vintage DK (52% Acrylic/ 40% Wool/ 8% Nylon, 290 yds / 266 m, 3.5 oz/ 100 g, CYCA# 3 DK), 2 hanks each:

Guava (#21193) (A)
Buttercream (#2102) (B)
Red Pepper (#2173) (C)
Dewberry (#2167) (D)

Crochet Hook

Size G/7 [4.5 mm] or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions

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ABBREVIATIONS

Ch – Chain(s)

Dc – Double Crochet

RS – Right Side

Sc – Single Crochet

Sl st – Slip Stitch

Sp(s) – Space(s)

St(s) – Stitch(es)

Tch – Turning Chain

WS – Wrong Side

SPECIAL STITCHES

⭐️Double Crochet (Dc): Yarn over hook, Insert hook into indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, * yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook; repeat from * once more.

⭐️ Double Crochet 2 Together (Dc2tog): *Yarn over hook, insert hook into indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook; repeat from * in next st indicated, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

⭐️ Double Crochet 3 Together (Dc3tog): *Yarn over hook, insert hook into indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook; repeat from * in next 2 sts indicated, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

⭐️ Single Crochet 2 Together (sc2tog): *Insert hook into indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop; repeat from * in next st indicated, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

⭐️Single Crochet (Sc): Insert hook into indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook.

⭐️ Front Loop Only (FLO): Work into the closest of the top two loops of the stitch indicated, regardless of right side or wrong side.

⭐️ Front Post Treble Crochet 2 Together (Fptr2tog): *Yarn over hook twice, insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st, yarn over and pull up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice; repeat from * around the post of next st indicated, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

CROCHET STITCH DIAGRAM

NOTES

Gauge is not critical for this project. Just note that if your gauge is larger than the one listed, you will have a larger project that uses more yarn then listed.
Repeat directions between brackets [ ] for the number of times listed.
Place stitches between parentheses ( ) all in the same indicated stitch.

Place Marker in the center stitch and move throughout.
Place Marker in the first RS row to help remember which rows are RS.
Dividers should match throughout the pattern. If you started Play 1 with Netflix and Chill, use Netflix and Chill directions (front loop only rows) for all your dividers.
Play 1:
- Project is worked from the center out into a triangle.
- Change color when there are 2 loops left of the previous stitch. Carry Color A up side of the project. Colors B, C, and D can be fastened off after use.
Play 2 & 3:
- Play 2 and 3 are an arrow in shape. They increase in the center of every row and decrease at the beginning and end of every row.
- Color changes are not shown on the stitch diagram. Use the written directions for when to change colors.

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NETFLIX AND CHILL CROCHET PATTERN

PLAY 3

COLORWORK SECTION
Fasten off color A, join color B with sl st to the first st on the RS.

Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in each sc to marker, 3 sc in marked sc, move marker to center sc, sc in each sc to last 2 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts, turn- 111 sts.

Row 2 (WS): Ch 2 (does not count as a st), skip first st, dc2tog over next 2 sts, dc in each st to marker, 5 dc in marked sc, move marker to center dc, dc in each st to last 3 sts, dc3tog over last 3 sts, change color to D, fasten off color B, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in next 2 dc, [fptr2tog around prev sc 1 row below and sc 2 sts away 1 row below (note: first leg of fptr2tog is directly under the last sc you made, skip 1 sc, and the second leg is in the next sc. This centers the stitch over the next dc), skip next dc (directly behind post stitch), sc in next 5 dc] 8 times, fptr2tog around prev sc and corner sc (both 1 row below), skip next dc, sc in next 2 dc, 3 sc in marked corner dc, move marker to center sc, sc in next 2 dc, fptr2tog around corner sc and sc 2 sts away (both 1 row below), skip next dc, [sc in next 5 dc, fptr2tog around prev sc and sc 2 sts away (both 1 row below), skip next dc] 8 times, sc in next 2 dc, sc2tog over last 2 st, turn.

Rows 4-13: Repeat Rows 2-3, change colors in following order starting with Row 5: A, B, D Fasten off color after you finish using it, weave in ends. At end of Row 13, change color to A.

DIVIDER SECTION

Row 14 (WS): With color A, ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in each st to marker, 3 sc in marked sc, move marker to center sc, sc in each st to last 2 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts, turn- 111 sts.

Row 15: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), skip first st, dc2tog over next 2 sc, dc in each sc to marker, 5 dc in marked sc, move marker to center dc, dc in each sc to last 3 sts, dc3tog over last 3 sts, change color to B, do not fasten off color A, turn.

Row 16: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in front loop only of each dc to marker, 3 sc in marked dc, move marker to center sc, sc in front loop only of each dc to last 2 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts, turn.

Row 17: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in each sc to marker, 3 sc in marked sc, move marker to center sc, sc in each sc to last 2 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts, change color to A, fasten off color B, turn.

Row 18: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), skip first st, dc2tog over next 2 sc, dc in front loop only of each sc to marker, 5 dc in marked sc, move marker to center dc, dc in front loop only of each sc to last 3 sts, dc3tog over last 3 sts, turn.

Row 19: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, sc in each dc to marker, 3 sc in marked dc, move marker to center sc, sc in each dc to last 2 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts, fasten off color A, do not turn.

SECOND COLORWORK SECTION AND DIVIDER

Repeat Rows 1-19 of Play 3 using color C instead of color B throughout.