Pages of this tutorial

I splitted the tutorial up in several pages.

The last rows

After this you find the full description of the pattern and the pictures of the last couple of rows, so that you can check what you have done. The pattern description is in the shortened version, because you now know what to do.

The full pattern description

Abbreviations: b=back, f=front, c=corner, ch=chain, dc=double crochet

pattern description:

  • Row 0: 8 ch
  • Row 1: *(b 1x, c)* 4x, color 2 to back 
  • Row 2: color 1 to back, *(b 2x, c)* 4x
  • Row 3: b 1x, f 1x, c, *(f 1x, b 1x, f 1x, c)* 3x, f 1x, color 2 to back
  • Row 4: color 1 to front, b 2x, f 1x, c, *(f 1x, b 2x, f 1x, c)* 3x, f 1x
  • Row 5: f 1x, b 1x, f 1x, c, **( *(f 1x, b 1x)* 2x, f 1x, c)** 3x, f 1x, b 1x, color 2 to back
  • Row 6: color 1 to back, b 4x, c, *(b 6x, c)* 3x, b 2x
  • Row 7: b 2x, f 1x, b 1x, c, *(b 1x, f 1x, b 3x, f 1x, b 1x, c)* 3x, b 1x, f 1x, b 1x, color 2 to front
  • Row 8: color 1 to front, f 3x, b 1x, f 1x, c, **(f 1x, b 1x, f 4x, b 1x, f 1x, c) ** 3x, f 1x, b 1x, f 1x
  • Row 9: f 1x, b 2x, f 2x, c, *(f 2x, b 2x, f 1x, b 2x, f 2x, c)* 3x, f 2x, b 2x, color 2 to back
  • Row 10: color 1 to back, b 2x, f 3x, b 1x, c, *(b 1x, f 3x, b 2x, f 3x, b 1x, c)* 3x, b 1x, f 3x
  • Row 11: *(b 1x, f 1x)* 3x, c, **( *(f 1x, b 1x)* 5x, f 1x, c) ** 3x, *(f 1x, b 1x)* 2x, f 1x, color 2 to front
  • Row 12: color 1 to back, f 2x, *(b 1x, f 1x)* 2x, b 1x, c, **( *(b 1x, f 1x)* 3x, *(f 1x, b 1x)* 3x, c)** 3x, *(b 1x, f 1x)* 2x, b 1x
  • Row 13: b 2x, *(f 1x, b 1x)* 2x, f 1x, c, **( *(f 1x, b 1x)* 3x, b 1x, *(b 1x, f 1x) 3x, c) ** 3x, *(f 1x, b 1x) 3x, color 2 to back

The pictures of the last rows

Click on the pictures to see it full size.

Row 8 crossing colors
Row 8 crossing colors
Row 8 start front
Row 8 start front
Row 8 start back
Row 8 start back
Row 8 next side front
Row 8 next side front
Row 8 next side back
Row 8 next side back
Row 8 finished front
Row 8 finished front
Row 8 finished back
Row 8 finished back

Row 9 front
Row 9 front
Row 9 back
Row 9 back

Row 10 front
Row 10 front
Row 10 back
Row 10 back

Row 11 front
Row 11 front
Row 11 back
Row 11 back

Row 12 front
Row 12 front
Row 12 back
Row 12 back

Row 13 front
Row 13 front
Row 13 back
Row 13 back

Attaching several blocks to each other

There is a nice way to attach several blocks to each other, using a so called ‘join as you go’-method. This means you attach the blocks  while crocheting the last row. Of course you can always join blocks later if you don’t know yet hoe to place them. This can be because you used several colors, because you want to have them facing the back and front in a particular way, or for whatever other reason.

I have made a separate tutorial page for this: click here to go to there.

Blocks with several colors

sample colorchanges
sample colorchanges

This technique is excellent for using variegated yarns with a gradual color change that’s short enough to get visible within a block. You can achieve the same effect by using yarns with colors that gradually change.  See here for more info.

Tips and tricks

There is another page with tips and tricks you can use: click here to go there.