This is a comprehensive tutorial for the first three rounds of the Chromium Star Blanket. In round two you’ll be working into chain one stitches and in round three (and beyond) the adjacent double crochet stitch (adc) is used. This stitch fills in the spots where a chain space would normally occur and creates a more solid looking starghan.
The adjacent double crochet stitch may seem odd but give it a try. Everything about the adjacent stitch is the same as a regular double crochet stitch except where you insert the hook.
If you’re looking for adjacent stitches in crochet squares, check out the Adjacent Stitch Square tutorial.
Leftie? Me too! Scroll down for left handed directions.
Right Handed Directions
The trick with round two is to remember to work in the chain one stitch, not the space.
After joining round two with a slip stitch, chain one, skip the chain one from the last round and dc in the next single crochet stitch.
Then double crochet in the same single crochet again,
Note how each double crochet has four prongs on the base, two on the right side and two on the wrong side, that loop around the double crochet stitch beneath it.
Yo and inset hook in bottom front left prong.
Proceed as if this stitch were a normal double crochet stitch…
Pull loop through bottom right prong.
Pull through one loop on hook.
To complete the shell, double crochet twice more…
Skip the chain one stitch and slip stitch in the next single crochet.
Voila! One star point with an adjacent stitch complete.
Left Handed Directions
The trick with round two is to remember to work in the chain one stitch, not the space.
After joining round two with a slip stitch, chain one, skip the chain one from the last round and dc in the next single crochet stitch.
Then double crochet in the same single crochet again,
Note how each double crochet has four prongs on the base, two on the right side and two on the wrong side, that loop around the double crochet stitch beneath it.
Yo and inset hook in bottom front right prong.
Proceed as if this stitch were a normal double crochet stitch…
Pull loop through bottom right prong.
Pull through one loop on hook.
Yo and pull through two loops.
To complete the shell, double crochet twice more…
Skip the chain one stitch and slip stitch in the next single crochet.
Voila! One star point with an adjacent stitch complete.
Oh, this is great.
I will have to try this and all your other suggestions.
Thanks,
Alma
I have a question, in Round 2 you say to do the repeat 4 more times but the end result should be 10 SCs? Is that right? Or is it do the repeat 3 more times (for a total of 4) resulting in 10? This is a challenging pattern, but I am determined to get through it!
Thanks in advance!
Kris
Kris -
Round 2 consists of 10 single crochet stitches and 10 chain-ones. You’re working Round 2 to get 20 sts, but half of them are ch-1 spaces.
Good luck with the blanket! It is always exciting to hear that someone is trying the pattern. I hope to see a picture of your FO!
Laura
OH JACKPOT! Thank you so much for this tutorial! I’ve been so lost trying to do similar stitches! I can’t wait to try this pattern. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Bear with me (or is it ‘bare’?) as I’m a total pattern noob.
I’m having difficulties with round one. You mention to use the magic ring technique which is easy enough, but I’m totally missing how to go from that to round 1. Or should I be using the magic loop, but with sc / ch 1 instead of just sc, as listed in the loop tutorial?
I’m not sure If I’m just a little too slow… but I so don’t get the adc! I’m not understanding the prong thing… I’m not sure if there’s any way to make it make more sense or if thats that.