Monthly Archives: May 2022

May26

Proud Peacock yarn palette

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Here are some cool and refreshing colors to warm up a winter’s night. Proud Peacock is made of Caron Simply Soft in Lemon Meringue, Limelight, Blue Mint, Kelly Green and Ocean. Of course, you don’t need to use these particular yarns to achieve this palette; just select the nearest cool hues from your favorite yarns.

May14

Tigerstripe —crochet square pattern

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So happy to have been invited to share this one with the Ravelry Block A Month Crochet-A-Long (BamCAL) group as the featured 6″ square for May 2022. (And big thanks to my testers: Jilly, Jacqui and Lynne!) Tigerstripe is designed for only two colors, but those colors could be high contrast or low, and choices like that will make a lot of difference in the final appearance. (Or one could cut loose and use 5 or 6 colors —that would be some wild tiger!)

This pattern is written in US terms.
Skill level for this square is INTERMEDIATE.
The PDF (downloadable from Ravelry) also contains a chart.

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Yarn: #4, Worsted/Aran
Hook: G/6 (4mm)
Final Size: 6”
OR
Yarn: #3, DK/Sport
Hook: E/4 (3.5mm)
Final Size: 5”

If the square is working up too small, switch to a larger hook; if working up too large, switch to a smaller hook.

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ABBREVIATIONS
btwn = between
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
FPsc = front post sc
rep = repeat
sc = single crochet
Sh = shell
sk = skip
sp = space
slst = slip-stitch
tr = triple crochet

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SPECIAL NOTATIONS:
Form a ring —ch2 ring [video]
OR Magic Ring [video]

First dc in any round: standing stitch [see video]
OR use ch3

* to ** = asterisks designate a section to be repeated
A number followed by an x indicates how many: 4x = work 4 times

( ) = parentheses indicate stitches to be worked in the same stitch or space
[ ] = brackets enclose sections to be read together; also used for stitch counts
join = slip-stitch the final stitch of the round to the first stitch of the round.

ShM = shell midpoint: the middle space of a Shell at which there are 3dc to either side
SP = spike: work the stitch one or two rounds below the current, as designated.
2dcClSP = two-dc cluster spike: yo, insert hook two rounds below as indicated, draw up a loop, yo, pull through two loops on hook; yo, insert hook again into the same stitch, draw up a loop, yo, pull through two loops on hook; yo, pull through all three loops on hook.

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Change colors A-B as noted to achieve the striped effect.

Form a ring (A).

Round 1: (A) 16sc into ring; join.

Round 2: (B) *sc, ch3, sk1**; rep 7x more; join.
[eight ch3, eight sc]

Round 3: (A) * FPsc around sc, [(6dc) in ch3 sp —Shell made], FPsc around sc, (dcSP to Round1-sc, sc, dcSP to the same Round1-sc) in ch3 sp **; rep 3x more; join.
[one Sh, two FPsc, one sc, two dcSP per side]

Round 4: (B) Begin in any ShM: * (Sh in ShM), ch1, 2dc btwn dcSP/sc, trSP to that same Round1-sc, 2dc btwn sc/dcSP, ch1 **; rep 3x more; join.
[one Sh, two ch, four dc, one trSP per side]

Round 5: (A) Begin in any ShM: * (Sh in ShM), 2dcClSP over ch sp to Round3, ch1, FPsc around trSP, ch1, 2dcClSP over ch sp to Round3 **; rep 3x more; join.
[one Sh, two ch, two 2dcClSP, one FPsc per side]

Round 6: (B) Begin in any ShM: * (Sh in ShM), ch1, sk3, [2dcClSP to Round4, ch1, sk1 (4x)], sk2 **; rep 3x more; join.
[one Sh, five ch, four 2dcClSP per side]

Round 7: (A) Begin in any ShM: * (Sh in ShM), ch1, sk3, [2dcClSP over ch sp to Round5, ch1, sk1 (4x)], 2dcClSP over ch sp to Round5, ch1, sk3 **; rep 3x more; join.
[one Sh, six ch, five 2dcClSP per side]

Done!

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Tigerstripe is ©Mich Hooker. You may, of course, sell items made from this pattern, but may not redistribute or sell the pattern itself. Share it with friends by giving them a link to this page or to the Ravelry pattern page.

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