A new crochet blanket stripe pattern, the Chicken Feet Section, part of the Skybound Sampler Blanket Crochet Along blanket pattern, is now a free crochet pattern here on the blog. Read all about the stripe design and crochet along or scroll down for the free crochet blanket stripe pattern.
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Before You Start Your Chicken Feet Blanket Section Crochet Stitch Tutorial
Materials
● 5 mm / US H – 8 hook
● WeCrochet Wool of the Andes (worsted weight (4), 100% superwash wool, 50g/1.75oz, 100m/110yd) in Icicle Heather.
You will need about 70g / 140 m / 153 yd.
● Tapestry needle
● Measuring tape
Size
The Blanket section is approximately 12 cm / 5” tall and 127 cm / 50” wide.
The chicken feet stitch requires a stitch multiple of 3 st.
Gauge
The gauge for this pattern, in stitch pattern, is 17.5 st by 16 rows for a 10 cm by 10 cm / 4” by 4” square.
Note: To meet the blanket gauge of 17.5 st / 10 cm, this section was crocheted with a 5 mm / US H-8 hook, aka one size up from the blanket standard hook.
Abbreviations
This pattern uses US notations.
● st = stitch
● ch = chain
● sc = single crochet
● dc = double crochet
● bpsc = back post single crochet
● RS = right side
● WS = wrong side
Notes
Work instructions between [] the indicated number of times or until the end of the row / round. The final number of stitches is indicated at the end of the row / round between < >.
The turning ch 1, ch 2 don’t count as stitches throughout the pattern except if mentioned otherwise.
The pattern is written in crochet shorthand. For example:
● “dc 1” means to double crochet in the next stitch,
● “dc 2” means to double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches,
● and “2 dc” means to double crochet twice in the next st.
Special Stitches and Repeated Patterns
● Back post single crochet (bpsc):
o Insert hook from back to front to back behind the single crochet post below, yarn over, and pull up a long loop (2 loops on hook).
o Yarn over and pull through all loops.
Video Tutorials
The Actual Chicken Feet Blanket Section Crochet Pattern Free
As this is the first section, start with ch 210 + 1 and start working row 1 in 2nd ch from hook.
Row 1 (WS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 3, skip 2, [sc, ch 3, skip 2] until last 3 st, sc, ch 3, skip 1, sc, turn. < 70 ch-3 spaces, 71 sc> Row 2 (RS): Ch 2, dc, [skip ch-3, 3 dc in sc] until last ch-3, skip ch-3, 2 dc in sc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc, [ch 3, bpsc in middle of next dc cluster] until last 3 st, skip 1, ch 3, sc in last st. Repeat Row 2 and 3 until length is approximately 12 cm / 5” finishing on a Row 2.
Final row (WS): Ch 1, sc 3, [bpsc in middle dc below, sc 2] until end of row, turn.
Fasten off and work divider section.
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