A new crochet blanket stripe pattern, the Flight Formation 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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In this section you’ll see how front-post-treble crochet stitches create elegant V shapes that remind me of birds soaring across the sky—simple yet full of motion and grace!
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Before You Start Your Flight Formation Crochet Stitch Tutorial Blanket Section
Mateials
- 4.5 mm / US 7 hook
- WeCrochet Wool of the Andes (worsted weight (4), 100% superwash wool, 50g/1.75oz, 100m/110yd) in Brass Heather. You will need about 75g / 150 m / 160 yd.
- Tapestry needle
- Measuring tape
Size
The Blanket section is approximately 14 cm / 5.5” tall and 127 cm / 50” wide.
The textured V bird in the flight formation stitch is 5 stitches wide. The entire formation requires a stitch multiple of 30 st.
Gauge
The gauge for this pattern, in pattern, is 17.5 st by 11.5 rows for a 10 cm by 10 cm / 4” by 4” square.
Abbreviations
This pattern uses US notations.
- st = stitch
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- fptr = front post treble crochet
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 4 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
- Front post treble crochet (fptr) =
- Yarn over twice, insert hook from front to back to front behind the indicated double crochet post below, yarn over, and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook).
- Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook).
- Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook).
- Yarn over, and pull through all remaining loops.
Video Tutorials
The Actual Flight Formation Crochet Blanket Stripe Pattern Free
Work this part on top of the divider section. You will start with a RS row.
Row 1 – 4: Ch 2, dc across, turn.
Row 5: Ch 2, [dc 2, fptr in dc 2 rows below and 3 stitches further, dc 3, fptr around same dc as previous post st, dc 3] across, turn.
Row 6 – 8: Ch 2, dc across, turn.
Row 9: Ch 2, [dc 17, fptr in dc 2 rows below and 3 stitches further, dc 3, fptr around same dc, dc 8] across, turn.
Row 10 – 12: Ch 2, dc across, turn.
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