I love the linen stitch and I wanted to try it in chevron, but when I searched “chevron linen stitch” on Ravelry it only came up with chevron items made with linen yarn, rather than using linen stitch.
So I came up with my own version.
Tag: crochet
Finished Friday: Grandmamanzi Pillow Case
Welcome to Finished Friday! In addition to my normal posting schedule, I sometimes post a finished craft piece on Fridays, just for fun.
Today’s Finished Friday piece is a pillow cover I made for my maternal grandmother as a Christmas present. (She’s 90 years old and not very tech savvy, so it’s safe to post about her present before Christmas — it won’t spoil the surprise!)
Seamless Linen Stitch Crochet Pattern
My mother is a crocheter, and she has three things she likes in particular:
- Linen stitch (aka moss stitch, granite stitch, sand stitch, etc.)
- Making squares worked in the round
- Weaving in as few ends as possible.
So I thought: how can I combine these three things?
And the seamless linen stitch square was born. It’s worked in the round with linen stitch, and the colors are carried up one of the corners, so you only have to weave in ends when you start a new color or new ball of yarn. Because the colors are carried in the corners, the slip stitches for the color change are hidden so there’s no obvious seam. (I’ve seen a few other similar projects, but most are either worked in rows, involve weaving in zillions of ends, or have a noticeable seam — thus the need for the seamless linen stitch.)