Gritty Section

Design by Marie Segares/Underground Crafter.

The Gritty Section is an easy peasy version of the Grit Stitch using single crochet.

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)

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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