Advent CAL-endar 2020 - Day 6

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

Scroll down to the bottom of this post for more detailed photos of today's section.

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.