DC Cross Stitch Stripes Section

Design by Marie Segares/Underground Crafter.

DC Cross Stitch Stripes Section by Marie Segares/Underground Crafter.
DC Cross Stitch Stripes Section by Marie Segares/Underground Crafter.

The DC Cross Stitch Stripes Section uses a combination of the double crochet cross stitch rows and single crochet rows.

This pattern is part of the Sectional Blanket Crochet Along, a mystery crochet along for a throw blanket crocheted in 7″ x 9″ (18 cm x 23 cm) sections, the size preferred by our charity partner, Warm Up America. New clues will be released on Fridays through December 16, 2022.

Skills Used

  • Basic crochet stitches: chain, single crochet, slip stitch
  • Crocheting flat in rows, crocheting in the round
  • Crocheting in back loops only (includes link to video tutorial)
  • Special stitch: DCcr-st (includes written instructions)

Finished Size: 7″ x 9″ (18 cm x 23 cm)

Materials

  • WeCrochet Brava Worsted yarn (100% acrylic, 3 oz/100 g, 218 yd/200 m): 18 skeins in your choice of colors, or approximately 3,750 yards/3,429 meters in any medium weight yarn for the whole blanket.
  • I am using the following colors for my version:
    • Color A/28437 Marina,
    • Color B/29246 Tidal Speckle,
    • Color C/28454 Tranquil,
    • Color D/29247 Snow Day Speckle,
    • Color E/28422 Cornflower,
    • Color F/28419 Clarity, and
    • Color G/28451 Sky
  • US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or size that matches gauge or you prefer using with medium weight yarn
  • Locking stitch marker set (optional, but helpful for marking the front and holding pieces together for seaming)
  • Bent-tip yarn needle

Skill Level: Easy

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