However delayed, here is the September pattern from yours truly! I hope you love this crazy mix of motifs that were new to me! I’ve tried my best to include some detailed photos and videos to help you along. Enjoy!!

Materials:

120 yds low color

95 yds height color

6.0mm crochet hook

Abbreviations:

CH: chain

SK: Skip

DC: Double Crochet

TC: Treble Crochet

TC2tog: Treble Crochet two together (you’ll work these in the skipped stitches two rows below)

B: bobble stitch — *yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, draw through two loops* Repeat ** three more times, yarn over and pull through all five loops on the hook. DO NOT CHAIN OVER TOP, move on to next stitch

Notes:

CH 2 at beginning will always count as a DC.

CH 1 at beginning will NOT count as a stitch.

An excellent tutorial for the arrow stitch can be found at: http://yarnandhooks.com/index.php/2019/07/06/crochet-arrow-stitch-tutorial-for-beginners/

I recommend watching the video BEFORE starting if this is an unfamiliar technique to you.

Pattern:

Starting on wrong side and LOW color:

Row 1: HDC across. Turn. (180)

Row 2: CH 2 (counts), *SK 2, DC in next two, working behind the last two stitches, DC into each skipped stitch —sometimes called “crossed stitches” in the pattern—, DC in next 2 sts * repeat sequence until 5sts remain. SK 2, DC in next 2 sts, Working behind, DC into skipped stitches. Finish with 1 DC. CH 1 and Turn.

Row 3 (high color): HDC 2, *work between set of crossed stitches and create a bobble, SC, HDC 4* repeat across. (You will end with 2HDC on the last repeat instead of 4)

Row 4: (low color) Repeat row 2. (See placement of cross stitches photo below)

Row 5: (high color) HDC across, CH 1 and Turn.

Row 6: *SC 3, ch 1, sk 1* Repeat across until last 4 sts. SC in final 4. Ch 2 and Turn.

Row 7: DC in each stitch and ch sp across.

Row 8 (Low Color): SC 1, TC in skipped stitch below, SK1, SC, CH 1 SK 1, SC, *work into Same skipped And then the next Skipped stitch TC2tog, SK 1 SC, CH1, SK1, SC* repeat across until 3 sts remain: TC in same skipped stitch, SK 1 and SC in final 2 sts.

For help with the arrow stitch motif featured here, visit this excellent tutorial–

http://yarnandhooks.com/index.php/2019/07/06/crochet-arrow-stitch-tutorial-for-beginners/

Also (my attempt at showing this motif):

Rows 9 – 13: Repeat rows 1-5 in the same colors as original

Row 14: (low color) HDC across. (180)