The Island Stroll CAL 2022

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“Come away with me and take a stroll by the sea and listen to the song of the ocean on the
docks. 
Lets saunter in the sunlight and feel the summer slowly arrive, and take a walk in the deep woods of the island. Let’s exhale and take some time to simply be, to relax and create. Let’s travel in the mind to the Swedish archipelago and all the beauty it has to show.”

Week 9. The Framing: Part 2

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Week nine has arrived and we are now about to begin our stroll through the last six rounds of this beautiful framing of our five floral squares. After this week we will have finished their transformation into stunningly textured octagons with lots of sweetness, popcorns, puffs and bobbles.

Either make one round at a time for each five pieces: or eagerly do all six rounds for your favourite one before doing the others. No matter what way you choose to stroll; I know it’s gonna be awesome.

After finishing the framings on all five pieces; you should now have five large octagons: the Ponding Lily-, the Oh I Adore-, the Island Lily-, The L.A. Sunflower- and lastly the A Little Something Octagon. 

All absolutely stunning and oh so rich in textures.

A little note before we begin:

For this week we will be using the same pattern for both the blanket and pillow, the only difference is the size of the yarn you are using: Super Must-Have or Must-Have. 

Below you will find the downloadable pattern files: one in color and one as a printer friendly version. As we only know how to speak English (and Swedish) here at SistersInStitch: the pattern are written in US-terms and the comprehensive stitch by stitch tutorials will be shown in that too. 

In the Island Stroll CAL: Stitch Guide you will find techniques, abbreviation and terminology lists to help you out a long the way, and they are including UK and Swedish shortenings! 

Downloadable recourses

If you wish to view the pattern on your device: this is the file for you. 

If you wish to print or just read the pattern without colors, this is the file for you.

All the tips, tricks and stitch descriptions that you’ll need throughout the CAL. 

And as always, when the CAL is finished; the pattern and tutorials will all stay available here on SistersInStitch so that you can crochet whenever the time is right for you.

Now grab your yarn, scroll on down and let’s begin the crochet fun.. 

The Video Tutorial

The Written Pattern

Part 9: The Framing: Part 2

Continue Making around all five squares: except for the Thumbelinas

Colorways: (Sunlight/Sea/Woods)

Special stitches used:

  • dc3bobble (three double crochet bobble)

  • tr3bobble (three treble crochet bobble)

  • puff (puff stitch)

  • dc4pop (four double crochet popcorn)

rnd 1 (Limestone/Limestone/Eucalyptus) Begin in any first sc (from rnd 5 of the Framing: Part 1) placed around the ch2-sp after a first dc3bobble:

*1 sc in the next 10 sts, 1 hdc in the next 15 sts; rep from * til end, close with an invisible join to the second st

Check point 1. The first hdc will be made in the FPsc (rnd 5) that is placed around the fifth dc3bobble 

Check point 2. The 15th hdc will be made in the FPsc (rnd 5) that is placed around the second dc4pop

– Per side: 10 sc, 15 hdc

rnd 2 (Pearl/Ecru/Ecru) Begin in any first hdc:

*(1 hdc in the next st, ch 1, skip the next st) x 7 times, 1 hdc in the next st, skip the next 4 sts, 1 tr3bobble + ch 3 + 1 tr3bobble + ch 3 in next st, 1 tr3bobble + ch 3 + 1 tr3bobble in the next st, skip the next 4 st; rep from * til end, close with an invisible join to the second st

– Per side: 8 hdc, 7 ch1-sps, 4 tr3bobbles, 3 ch3-sps

rnd 3 (Cream/Cream/Rosé) Begin around any second ch3-sp of a corner:

*1 sc + 1 hdc + ch 1 + 1 hdc + 1 sc around the next ch3-sp, 1 FPsc around the next st, 4 sc around the next ch3-sp, skip the next tr3bobble, 1 FPdc around the next st, (skip the next ch1-sp, 1 puff in the next hdc + ch 1) x 5 times, skip the next ch1-sp, 1 puff in the next hdc, skip the next ch1-sp, 1 FPdc around the next st, skip the next tr3bobble, 4 sc around the next ch3-sp, 1 FPsc around the next st; rep from * til end, close with an invisible join to the second st

– Per side: 10 sc, 2 hdc, 2 FPsc, 2 FPdc, 8 ch1-sps, 6 puffs

rnd 4 (Old Pink/Ice Blue/Pearl) Begin around any top ch1-sp:

*1 sc + ch 1 + 1 sc around the next ch1-sp, 1 sc in the next 7 sts, 1 FPdc around the next FPdc + ch 1, skip the next st, (1 dc3bobble + ch 2 around the next ch1-sp, skip the next st) x 4 times, 1 dc3bobble around the next ch1-sp + ch 1, skip the next st, 1 FPdc around the next FPdc, 1 sc in next 7 sts; rep from * til end, close with an invisible join to the second st

– Per side: 5 dc3bobbles, 5 ch1-sps, 2 FPdc, 16 sc

rnd 5 (Pearl/Limestone/Clay) Begin around any corner ch1-sp:

*1 sc + ch 1 + 1 sc around the next ch1-sp, skip the next st (hidden), 1 sc in the next 2 sts, 1 hdc in the next 3 sts, 1dc in the next 2 sts, 1 FPdc around the next FPdc, (skip the next ch1-sp, 1 FPhdc around the next dc3bobble, 1 hdc around the next ch1-sp) x 4 times, 1 FPhdc around the next dc3bobble, skip the next ch1-sp, 1 FPdc around the next FPdc, skip the next st, 1 dc in the next 2 sts, 1 hdc in the next 3 sts, 1 sc in the next 2 sts; rep from * til end, close with an invisible join to the second st

– Per side: 6 sc, 1 ch1-sp, 10 hdc, 4 dc, 2 FPdc, 5 FPhdc

rnd 6 (Cream/Ecru/Eucalyptus) Begin in any first sc placed after a corner ch1-sp:

*1 hdc in the next 8 sts, 1 FPdc around the next FPdc, 1 hdc in the next 9 sts, 1 FPdc around the next FPdc, 1 hdc in the next 8 sts, ch 2, skip the next ch1-sp; rep from * til end, close with an invisible join to the second st

– Per side: 25 hdc, 2 FPdc, 1 ch2-sp

Well done!

Your square is finished and you have completed part 9 of the Island Stroll CAL, we hope you had lot’s of fun making it. 

Before you move on to next week make sure that you have the following parts finished: your five large octagons: along with four Thumbelina squares if you are making the blanket, or five if you are making the pillow, cause for week 10 we are about to do our first separate patterns depending on which project you are working on. It’s gonna be such a gorgeous week.

Oh, and if you share on social media: please use our official hashtag #IslandStrollCAL cause we would love to see it!

Head on over to our tenth part: 

Blanket: The Joining & Border: Part 1

Pillow: The Triangles

Head on over to our tenth part:

Blanket: The Joining & Border: Part 1

Pillow: The Triangles

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