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Welcome to part four of the Sunburst Crochet Along. Are you ready to see the first border? The Camel Stitch Border is a beautifully neat, knit-style pattern that’s ideal for edging your blanket.
Before we get started, make sure you’ve followed along with Week Three’s blog post: Preparing Your Crochet For A Border. This should make the next tutorial easy as pie!
Remember, just because Week Four covers border, this does not mean that you need to be at this step already. So, don’t panic! At its heart this CAL is about community and crochet. There are no goals or deadlines. As long as you’re enjoying the process then you’re doing perfectly.
I’ll be running the CAL until the end of June, but if you need longer? Don’t sweat it. You can post about your progress in the Bella Coco Crochet Club ANYTIME. On top of this, Cosy Club will still run every Tuesday at 12pm (UK time) so you can chat crochet and work at your own pace.
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If you need a quick reminder about what a CAL is….here you go!
WHAT’S A CAL?
A CAL or crochet along is where a group of people work on a large pattern or series of smaller patterns together. The pattern is released in segments, one video and blog post weekly, and there’s a space to chat about your progress, get help and generally enjoy the community feel of a group crochet project.
In the Sunburst Blanket Crochet Along the communal space will be the Cosy Club in the Bella Coco Crochet Club Facebook group. This happens at 12pm (UK time) on a Tuesday. Everyone is free to join in and crochet and chat with us.
As I’m currently looking after a tiny baby, Louise and Nicola from Team Bella Coco will be looking after you all and making sure you’re comfortable and enjoying the CAL.
If you want to catch up with the blog posts so far, click below:
- The Sunburst Blanket Crochet Along
- The Sunburst Blanket Crochet Along: Sunburst Square
- The Sunburst Crochet Along: Crochet Blanket Join Methods
- The Sunburst Crochet Along: Preparing Your Crochet For A Border
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WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT DATES?
8th May – The Sunburst Pattern video and blog along with ALL the details you need for the CAL.
11th May – Cosy Club CAL session with Louise.
15th May – Joining video and blog. This will cover Mattress Stitch, Whip Stitch and Invisible Stitch.
18th May – Cosy Club CAL session with Nicola.
22nd May – Prepping border video and blog.
25th May – Cosy Club CAL session with Louise.
29th May – Camel Stitch Border video and blog.
1st June – Cosy Club session with Nicola.
5th June – Moss Stitch Border video and blog.
8th June – Cosy Club session with Louise.
WHAT ARE THE DETAILS?
The Sunburst Blanket Crochet Along will be running from May 8th-30th June. It’s a very casual affair – while the videos will be uploaded weekly, there’s no limit or pressure on how much, or how little, you manage each week. It’s all about feeling calm after all!
There will be weekly check-ins every Tuesdays at 12pm (UK time) on the Cosy Club post at Bella Coco Crochet Facebook group. I’d love to see your progress shots as well as chat about your week and the pattern together.
PART FOUR: CAMEL STITCH BORDER
MATERIALS & TOOLS
Yarn: Aran/Worsted weight yarn in four different colours. The amount you need will vary on your personal gauge and the size of the blanket you are making.
In the Sunburst Blanket Crochet Along videos I used: Caron Simply Soft in Orchid, Soft Green, Light Country Peach and Off White.
These stitch samples were made in bright colours so that you can see the different stitches. When made using similar colours they will not be this visible. I just wanted you to be able to see clearly!
The beautiful blanket that you can see in the photographs used in this blog was made by my amazing test crocheter Emma and uses Stylecraft Aran in Wisteria, Duck Egg, Pale Rose and Cream.
Hook: 5mm
PATTERN NOTES
Written in UK terms
Can be worked in any number of stitches
CAMEL STITCH BORDER
I recommend to add a round of dc to your work before adding the border. You can follow along with Week Three’s blog post: Preparing Your Crochet For A Border to help you with this.
Round 1: Join with ss in any corner sp. Ch 2 (does not count as st here or throughout). Htr in corner sp. Htr in each st across to the next corner sp. *(htr, ch 2, htr) in corner sp, htr in each st to next corner sp; repeat from * twice more. Htr in first corner sp, ch 2, join in top of first htr with ss.
Round 2: Ch 2, htr in corner sp. Htr in 3rd loop of each st across to next corner. *(htr, ch2, htr) in corner sp. Htr in 3rd loop of each st to next corner sp; repeat from * twice more. Htr in first corner sp, ch2, join with ss to first tr.
Repeat round 2 until your border is the thickness you desire.
Join the Bella Coco Crochet Club on Facebook. It’s a friendly, helpful place to get tips and share your makes with others!
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