Catherine S Wheel Stitch Blanket

In fact in just a few days i will have a hat pattern using this stitch available.

Catherine s wheel stitch blanket. The catherine s wheel is a bit easier with fewer steps to learn. Stitching a catherine wheel takes more time than other crochet patterns but it is well worth it. Written pattern of catherine wheel blanket. As seen here it is possible to crochet two colors of yarn as one to re enforce the rainbow gradation pattern.

1 sc into next 3 sc stitches on the row below. Using two of the 4 complementary colors. I later found out that it has a name the catherine s wheel stitch. Final 1 4 circle is 4 dc into the middle of the catherine wheel.

I feel like catherine s wheel is a cousin stitch to the harlequin stitch i ve done in the past. The catherine wheel is defined as a gothic marigold or circular shaped spinning firework. 7 dc into middle of the next catherine wheel stitch 1 sc into next 3 sc stitches from the row below. Tutorial videos can also be found on youtube.

Ch 3 3 dc into same stitch where the ch 3 started. I used bernat blanket super bulky yarn for the blanket and i modified the standard catherine wheel stitch a little to fit that specific yarn type. So i would recommend using the same yarn 2 balls of each color total 4 balls and crochet hook size 8 mm or 9 mm. You can easily use it for blankets scarves bags and so much more.

This stitch fit well with the caron cotton cakes yarn. I found the catherine s wheel stitch in several of my stitch books and was determined to make a blanket with it someday and that day is finally here. Also once you get started on the blanket one thing that helped me was to have the catherine s wheel stitch page or the daisy farm stitches instagram open on my phone while i worked so i could quickly scroll through the picture of each row and just have a little cheat sheet to remind me which row i was on i included the pictures in this pattern as well so you can quickly reference them. This is a great example of such process and look how stunning it is.

Ch 22 continue to row 1. I love a classic crochet pattern. This stitch pattern was found in one of my japanese stitchionary crochet book collection. If you want to use this pattern stitch for another pattern you need to know how many chains are used for the foundation.

This video tutorial demonstrates how to crochet a catherine wheel stitch blanket. As i mentioned earlier some designers modify classic stitches and come up with fresh designs. If you are interested in more stitch tutorials i have a huge list also. Modified catherine s wheel stitch baby blanket by daisy farm crafts free crochet pattern photos by daisy farm crafts.

Catherine s wheel crochet stitch square pink and blue in sample. Speaking of crochet again the catherine s wheel stitch is ideal for so many different projects.