2020 Advent CAL-endar: Day 6

Welcome to the sixth instalment of your beautiful advent blanket, designed by Rosina Plane.

All the posts about the CAL and each instalment is now together in its own section of the website here.

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Day 6 – Crossed Trebles, changing to inset mosaic

Today’s section introduces a new stitch (crossed trebles) and revisits a couple of old favourites – spike dc (which we did on Day 2 and Day 4) and inset mosaic (which we first encountered on day 3 and 4). Scroll down for a tutorial on the lovely new stitch – it’s SO satisfying, you’re going to love it!

Special abbreviations
2 ctr (2 crossed trebles) – miss next st, 1 tr in next st, 1 tr in missed st, working over the previous tr.
Spike dc (spike double crochet) – insert hook in st 2 rows below, yrh, pul to height of working row, yrh, draw through both loops on hook.

Start crocheting…

Row 1 (RS): Join Strawberry Milkshake with a standing dc in first st, *1 spike dc, 1 dc; rep from * to end. Turn. 117 sts
Row 2 (WS): 1 ch, dc to end. Turn.
Row 3 (RS): 3 ch (counts as 1 tr), 1 tr, [2 ctr] 57 times, 1 tr. Turn.
Row 4 (WS): 1 ch, dc across. Turn.
Row 5: 1 ch, 2 dc, *2 ch, miss 1 st, 3 dc; rep from * to last 3 sts, 2 ch, miss 1 st, 2 dc. Turn. 88 sts
Row 6: 1 ch, 2 dc, *2 ch, miss 2ch-sp, 3 dc; rep from * to last 2ch-sp, 2 ch, miss 2ch-sp, 2 dc. Turn. Do not fasten off.
Leave loop on a locking marker until tomorrow.

Need help with crossed trebles?

More photos of today’s section

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