Week 3: Braided Cable Stitch -Textured Fun Square Sampler Blanket Crochet Along (CAL)

Week 3 9/19/19 of the Textured Fun Square Sampler Blanket Crochet Along brings us another fun square! This week is the Braided Cable Stitch.

The Braided Cable Stitch is crochet cable technique. Crochet cables are where you use post stitches and crochet over in front or behind other stitches to create a stitch definition. The Braided Cable Stitch is a wide group of stitches.

If you are new to joining Crochet It Creations Fall 2019 Crochet Along, then check out the introduction post to get info on materials needed, stitches used, and how the CAL works.

Get Week 1 – the Post Stitches Square HERE.

Week 2 – Waffle Stitch Square HERE

If you are making the throw blanket size, then you will need to make 10 of the Braided Cable Square in any colors of your choosing. If you would like to make another size, then see the Textured Fun Blanket Instructions Post where I go over the sizes and squares needed.

Textured Fun Square Sampler Blanket Crochet Along Pattern 

Materials Needed

• J 6mm Crochet Hook
• Medium #4 weight yarn, Big Twist Value Yarns found at JoAnns (100% acrylic, 6oz/170g, 371yds/339m) in Medium Teal, Medium Grey, Soft Grey, and White
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle

Gauge 

• 4” square = J6mm 7 Rows x 12 DC

Stitches Used/Abbreviations (US Terms)

• DC – Double Crochet
• FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet
• BPDC – Back Post Double Crochet
• FDC – Foundation Double Crochet
• CSDC – Chainless Starting Double Crochet
• TR – Treble Crochet
• FPTR – Front Post Treble Crochet
• BPTR – Back Post Treble Crochet
• Ch – Chain
• Join – Slip Stitch to first stitch
• RS – Right Side
• WS – Wrong Side
• St(s) – Stitch(es)
• Sk – Skip

Pattern Notes

• Beginning stitch of each square is made with a chainless starting double crochet (CSDC). This technique eliminates any chaining at the beginning of the row and looks just like a regular double crochet. If this is difficult for you, you may replace with a chain 3 to count as the first stitch. 
• Each square measure approximately 7”
• The photos of the throw size, making 56 squares in 4 different colors of all the stitch variations. 

Week 3. Braided Cable Square

With J 6mm Hook

Row 1 (WS): FDC 24, turn.

Row 2 (RS): CSDC, DC in next st, FPDC around 2 sts, DC in next 2 sts, FPDC around 3 sts, sk 3 sts, FPTR around next 3 st, Working BEHIND the sts just made (working behind stitches made is key in this row) – FPTR around the first skipped st, FPTR around the second skipped st, FPTR around the third skipped stitch, FPDC around next 3 sts, DC in 2 sts, FPDC around 2 sts, DC in last 2 sts, turn. 

Row 3 (WS): CSDC, DC in next st, BPDC around 2 sts, DC in 2 sts, BPDC around next 12 sts, DC in 2 sts, BPDC around 2 sts, DC in last 2 sts, turn. *very important on this row to straighten the stitches out and make sure you are working around the correct stitch in order* 

Row 4 (RS): CSDC, DC in next st, FPDC around 2 sts, DC in 2 sts, [sk 3 sts, FPTR around next 3 sts, Going back to skipped sts working in FRONT of sts just worked, FPTR around the first skipped st, FPTR around the second skipped st, FPTR around the third skipped st] repeat again, DC in 2 sts, FPDC around 2 sts, DC in last 2 sts, turn.

Row 5 (WS): CSDC, DC in next st, BPDC around 2 sts, DC in 2 sts, BPDC around next 12 sts, DC in 2 sts, BPDC around 2 sts, DC in last 2 sts, turn.

Rows 6 – 15: Repeat rows 2 – 5

Ch 1, SC around entire parameter with placing 2 SC in the corners, finish off. 

Braided Cable – Row 2, sk 3 sts, FPTR in 3 sts

Braided Cable – Row 2, FPTR behind sts just worked into 3 skipped sts

Braided Cable – Finished Row 2

Braided Cable – Finished Row 3

Braided Cable – Row 4, sk 3 sts, FPTR in 3 sts

Braided Cable – Row 4, FPTR in front of sts just worked into 3 skipped sts

Braided Cable – Finished Row 4

Braided Cable – Finished Row 5

See post HERE for information about the Textured Fun Blanket CAL and materials/stitches needed!

• Square #1 – Thursday 9/5/19
• Square #2 – Thursday 9/12/19
• Square #3 – Thursday 9/19/19
• Square #4 – Thursday 9/26/19
• Square #5 – Thursday 10/3/19
• Square #6 – Thursday 10/10/19
• Week 7 Construction – Thursday 10/17/19
• Week 8 Border – Thursday 10/24/19

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