2020 Advent CAL-endar - Day 15

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

Day 15 – Overlay Mosaic + back post sts

We've got a couple more days of repeating stitches we've done before, so you can relax for a little bit whilst we prepare for the big finale. Need a recap of these techniques? Take a look back at day 5!

Note: Overlay mosaic crochet is worked with the RS facing you at all times, so you will need to cut yarn at the end of rows 1–4. DO NOT TURN your work at the end of rows 1–4

Special Abbreviation FLtr2d (front loop treble 2 down) – working in front of sts from previous row, treble in FLO of st 2 rows below. Standing stitches are made as usual sts beginning with the slip knot on hook.

Row 1 (RS): Join Elderberry with a standing dc in first st (this will be the top of the beg 3 ch from the last row of Day 14), dc in BLO across to last st, 1 dc. Fasten off. Do not turn. 117 sts

Row 2 (RS): Join Just Peachy with a standing dc in first st, 3 dc in BLO, *1 FLtr2d, 3 dc in BLO; rep from * to last st, 1 dc. Fasten off.

Row 3 (RS): Join Elderberry with a standing dc in first st, *1 FLtr2d, 1 dc in BLO; rep from * to last 2 sts, 1 FLtr2d, 1 dc. Fasten off.

Row 4 (RS): Join Just Peachy with a standing dc in first st, 1 dc in BLO, *1 FLtr2d, 3 dc in BLO; rep from * to last 3 sts, 1 FLtr2d, 1 dc in BLO, 1 dc. Fasten off.

Row 5 (RS): Join Elderberry with a standing dc in first st, dc in BLO across to last st, 1 dc. Turn.

Row 6 (WS): 1 ch, dc across. Turn.

Row 7 (RS): 2 ch (does not count as st), RtrB across to last st, 1 tr. Turn.

Row 8 (WS): 1 ch, dc across. Turn.

Row 9 (RS): 1 ch, RdcB across to last st, 1 dc. Turn.

Row 10 (WS): 1 ch, dc across. Fasten off.