My Interlocking 'v' stitch from March 2014...

Back in 2013, i bought a book about interlocking stitches, they are quite complicated to do and if you know me i don't do complicated. After studying the book for some time i developed an interlocking stitch using 'v' stitch and granny shells...nice and easy.

I also tried out different combinations of the stitch over the following years, 'v' stitch and sc, mixing aran and chunky, dc and aran and its been copied several times and called all sorts but this is a stitch i created originally.

This is the original picture from March 2014 when i first published this stitch 
US Terms always used.

Several Versions followed over the years..

 above is done with 'v'stitch and sc..just a hint of colour

 This is a cotton version.... with a different colour for each granny shell row

and a space dyed yarn version

 mixing aran and marble chunky yarn..by using a thicker yarn for the granny shells they blackberry effect pops a bit more

 A bag in interlocking 'v' stitch...

 more sc versions, mixing cotton and wool yarns together...a more subtle colour addition

 I also did a number of patterns in the pattern club in 2016 cowls and cushion..brilliant stitch for a cushion..less stretch

DAY 1 CROCHET WIP'S ADVENT CALENDAR

CROCHET WIP's ADVENT CALENDAR 

DAY 1 

A Head Band/Ear warmers
Wanted a double version but not enough of the yarn i wanted to use so had to settle for a side layer

5mm hook

US Terms

to fit my head 21":

Base chain: 15sts

ROW 1: [14th and 15th ch, counts as first dc], 4dc, miss 2 sts, 3dc, ch1, 3dc in middle st, miss 2 sts, 4dc, turn,

repeat for as many rows as needed

join with a sl st, after each st, to join into a circle to fit.

Add a band to cover join

Base chain: 11sts

ROW 1: 2dc, miss 2sts, 3dc, ch2 3dc in middle sts, miss 2 sts, 2dc, turn and repeat for as many rows as needed

join around the main head band, with sl sts, after each st, to make into a circle.
sew off all ends

simple shell stitch centre decoration

colours aren't true as the light wasn't good but its soft aqua blue

6 POINT FLOWER...2 versions

6 POINT FLOWER PATTERN

HERE

 2 VERSIONS OF THIS FLOWER IN THE PATTERN

GIANT FLOWERS...CoveredHoops

Remember this post a few weeks ago, on Giant flowers?

 LINK HERE

for lots more pictures of the flowers and variations

Some progress has been made, i decided i wanted to put at least one flower into a hoop, it took 2 buys to get the correct size. None of the hoops cost me more than a £1, but I now have 3 different sizes. 
Who knew Hoola Hoops came in so many different sizes? They are all different thickness's too!

COVERING THE HOOP

Covering the largest hoop at the moment, for the large blue flower.

I'm over half way with about 5'  3" / 160cm and have almost used a 
full 100g of dk cotton yarn with a 10st strip.

It's going to be 8' 4" [100"/254cm] long. To go all the way around the hoop, you'd never guess a large hoop could be that long would you?

6 POINT FLOWER PATTERN

 A FLOWER MOTIF
6 pointed petals

US Terms

dk 4mm hook

Aran 5mm hook

black yarn, ch3 and sl st to complete circle or use a magic circle

Round 1: cont. in black yarn, ch2 counts as first dc, 12 dc into the circle, sl st to complete round.[12dc]

Round 2: Att. new petal col. start in any st, 2dc in first st, chain 5, 2dc in the next st, repeat until you have 6 loops, sl st to complete round. [12 pairs dc, 6x ch5 loops]

NOTE: if there is no colour change than sl st into first st and you will be in the right place to continue on with round 3

Round 3: Att. second petal col. between the two sets of dc, 3dc, 3ch, 3dc, 3ch, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, in the first loop, sl st, between the 2 sets of dc, 

repeat until you have all 6 petals completed, sl st completes. [6 petal flower]

 2nd VERSIONS IN THIS PICTURE...

 Finger wrap of 8 wraps
ROUND 1:12 sc into circle sl st to complete, [12sc]
ROUND 2: 2sc in each st, sl st to complete [24sc]

ROUND 3: 1dc in first 2 sts, ch5, 1dc in next 4 sts, ch5, 1dc in next 4 sts, repeat sl st, to complete, [24dc, 6x ch5 loops]

ROUND 4: Att. second petal col. between the two sets of dc, 3dc, 3ch, 3dc, 3ch, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, in the first loop, sl st, between the 2 sets of dc, 

repeat until you have all 6 petals completed, sl st completes. [6 petal flower]

JOIN AS YOU GO
Using the 2nd, ch st, as a sl st, to join to the first flower