Alternating Fishbone Crochet Cable Pattern

The Drifting Puss is a beautifully textured crochet puff stitch pattern. This pattern uses a slanted puff stitch to create a braided-like crochet stitch, but more lacy than the classic braided puff stitch.

This pattern is the first section of the Springtime Journey Blanket. You can use this pattern to create a puff stitch blanket of your own, or follow the instructions for the Springtime Journey blanket.

Scroll down for the instructions and detailed photo-tutrial.

The Springtime Journey Blanket

This pattern is part of the Springtime Journey Blanket Crochet-Along. This is the third part of a 12-part blanket crochet pattern.

The Springtime Journey crochet blanket is a co-design blanket by Shannon from The Loophole Fox and Agat from Made by Gootie, that can be made either as a baby blanket, lapghan or a throw.

The free crochet along blanket is hosted through June 3rd-30th. The pattern is free to view on the designers’ blogs as every part released.

If you prefer a cohesive, ad-free full blanket PDF pattern, you can purchase it HERE
 

Abbreviations (US)

• ch – chain
• dc – double crochet
• FPtr – front post treble crochet: yo twice, insert hook from the front to the back and then to the front of the indicated stitch (working around the post), yo and pull up a loop, (yo and pull through 2 loops) x twice, yo again and pull through 2 remaining loops.
• dc-FPtr-tog – dc & FPtr worked together into 2 different sts – see special stitches below.
• FPtr-dc-tog – FPtr & dc worked together into 2 different sts – see special stitches below.
• RS – right side
• sp – space
• st – stitch
• sc – single crochet
• STsc – stacked single crochet: work 1 single crochet in the first st, then work another single crochet into the left leg of the single crochet you just worked.
• WS – wrong side
• […] – crochet the instructions within brackets into the same indicated st/sp.
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  * – Repeats are shown via asterisks. Repeat begins at * and ends at ;

How to crochet the Stacked Single Crochet (STsc):

This stitch is an alternative to extended half double crochet, its intention in this pattern is to replace the ch3, or ch2 + dc at the beginning of the pattern and get a straighter edge.
At the beginning of the row, do not chain, keep your yarn behind your hook and work 1 single crochet in the first stitch, then work another single crochet into the left leg of the single crochet you just worked.

How to Crochet the Double Crochet Front Post Treble Together (dc-FPtr-tog):

Work the 1st dc leg: Yo insert hook into indicated st (pic 1), yo and pull up a loop (pic 2), yo and pull the yarn through 2 loops only, skip next st (pic 3).
Work the 2nd FPtr leg: Yo twice (pic 4), insert hook from the front to the back and then to the front of the indicated stitch (working around the post – pic 5), yo and pull up a loop and draw the hook back (pic 6), yo and pull through 2 loops (4 loops remain on the hook – pic 7), yo and pull through 2 loops (3 loops remain on the hook – pic 8), yo again and pull through 3 remaining loops (pic 9).

How to Crochet the Front Post Treble Double Crochet Together (FPtr-dc-tog):

Work the 1st FPtr leg: Yo twice (pic 1), insert hook from the front to the back and then to the front of the indicated stitch (working around the post), yo pull up a loop and draw the hook back (pic 2), yo and pull through 2 loops (3 loops remain on the hook – pic 3), yo and pull through 2 loops (2 loops remain on the hook – pic 4).
Work the 2nd dc leg: Yo, insert hook into indicated st (pic 4), yo and pull up a loop (pic 5), yo and pull the yarn through 2 loops only (3 loops remain on the hook – pic 6), yo again and pull through 3 remaining loops (pic 7).

Notes

• Stitch Multiple: multiple of 12 + 2 (+2 turning ch, if starting with chains).
•  STsc is an alternative to the 1st double crochet, its intention in this pattern is to get a straighter edge. If you prefer, you can replace it with ch3, or ch2 + dc at the beginning of each row.
• Ch 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
• This part might turn out a bit wider than the prev. Parts. This will be adjusted as you continue working the blanket.

Alternating Fishbone – Crochet Cable Pattern

If you are making the Spring Journey Blanket –
For section 3 – follow the pattern and stitch count at the end of the row.

Rows 4-7 – Repeat rows 2-3 twice.

Rows 8 (WS) – Repeat row 2.

Row 9-10 – Repeat rows 1-2.

Row 11 (RS) – STsc in 1st st.
* 1 dc in next 3 sc, ch 1, skip next sc, 1 dc in next 3 sc, 1 dc-FPtr-tog: work the 1st dc leg in next sc then skip 1 sc and work the 2nd FPtr leg around the dc 2 rows below (pic 1).
1 dc in next 3 sc (don’t skip sts), 1 FPtr-dc-tog: work the 1st FPtr leg around the dc 2 rows below you just worked before then work the 2nd dc leg in next sc (pic 3); repeat from * until only 1 sc left, 1 dc in last sc, turn. (Section 3 – 74 sts = 56 dc, 6 dc-FPtr-tog, 6 FPtr-dc-tog, 6 ch-1 sp)

Row 12 (WS) – Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st), 1 sc in each dc to the end of the row, turn. (Section 3 – 74 sc)

Rows 13-16 – Repeat rows 11-12 twice.

If making the Springtime Journey Blanket – change to Color E and continue to work Transition Rows for Section 3.

More Crochet Patterns Using Cable Stitch

1. Crossways Granny Square
2. C2C Cable & Beans Pattern
3. Sandy Ridges Crochet Bag
4. Tranquility Blanket Crochet Strip