Scheepjes Crochet in my DNA MAL - Week 1 - (English UK)

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Welcome to Week 1 of the Scheepjes Crochet in my DNA MAL! Please read the introduction first and then come back to read this weeks information and get started! Make sure you've made your swatches! Grab your yarn, a bit of patience, a bucket of motivation and get hooking :)!

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Voor de Nederlandse versie van dit bericht: Week 1 Nederlands.

Colour chart of the Crochet in my DNA wall hanging with shifting stripes in red, black, orange, yellow, pink, purple, green and blue

Speed Scheepjes Crochet in my DNA MAL

We are not doing that much this week on purpose. I have very consciously chosen this after years of experience with all kinds of CALs. My experience is that people really want to keep up. Also, the experience is that especially in the first two weeks, many questions come up about a new project or a new technique.

That is why we have chosen to crochet one strip of the project this week: the very bottom edge of the crochet pattern. For some that will be too little, they will have to be patient for a while before we release the entire bottom half next week. (Or they can buy the PDF crochet pattern via the button below and continue in one go):

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For others, such a calm first week ensures that they approach the entire project with confidence and courage, and that is exactly my intention.

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Are you having trouble after reading all the information and watching the YouTube Videos (those of the swatches last week and this weeks extensive tutorial)? Or do you want to show your progress and colours? Please join us in the cozy Scheepjes International Facebook Group!

Terminology

To follow along easily with this pattern, it's nice if you understand the terminology I'm using. I might use "crochet project" or perhaps "blanket" or "wall hanger", but I mean the same thing: the gorgeous Crochet in my DNA MAL from Scheepjes, designed by Hook to Hook and put into practice by Een Mooi Gebaar.

Crochet in my DNA wall hanging in rainbow colours on a wooden rod above a blue armchair

We're going to crochet our project from the bottom to the top. We're NOT going to crochet diagonally with lots of bobbins, like is custom for C2C, but we're gonna crochet colour by colour.

Each horizontal line in the project, I'll call a strip. Each strip is made up of 5 pieces of one colour. Each piece in one colour will be called panel. There are two colour combinations of 5 panels, which keep alternating, from the bottom to the top. Each panel is 2 blocks high, but the width of the panels change, making the gorgeous DNA Helix feeling of this crochet project.

Crocheted C2C blocks in purple, orange, lilac and green with a few blocks circled in black

Each block (I've circled a few at random in the picture above) is a combination of chain 6 and 3 treble crochet, or of chain 3 and 3 treble crochet. Blocks are attached with slip stitches. Those are the three stitches you'll need for this entire project: chain, treble crochet and slip stitch.

It's important to pay attention to the direction (horizontal/vertical) of the blocks. Blocks adjacent to one another, should never have the same direction. It's also important that the orientation (front/back) of the treble crochets alternates. The front of the treble crochets in one block is always blocks with the back of the treble crochets facing. In this picture below you see in blue: horizontal treble crochets, seen from the front. In orange in the picture below, you see vertical treble crochets, viewed from the back. Diagonally the blocks always have the same direction and orientation.

The same blocks with orange lines for vertical and blue lines for horizontal trebles

Not sure you get it? Please watch the YouTube video, I'll show you multiple times what to pay attention to and how it looks.

Stitches used

  • Chain: yarn over and pull through the loop.
  • Treble Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop. You have 3 loops on the hook now. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops. You have 2 loops on the hook now. Yarn over and pull through both loops.
  • Slip stitch: insert hook into stitch or space, yarn over and pull through stitch/space and loop on the hook.

Start

Do you have all your materials? Ready to go?

Balls of Scheepjes Scrumptious in pink, purple, yellow, black, turquoise and lilac with crochet hook and small scissors

Colors I used for the wall hanging in this photo tutorial, with the yarn Scheepjes Scrumptious. So nice to see them together like this, it always makes me want to start right away!

Strip 1 - Panel 1: 2 blocks high, 6 blocks wide; Colour A

I use the word "strip" for one horizontal line on the drawing, which is 2 blocks high. One strip always has 5 colours. Each piece of 1 colour is called a "panel". A "block" is a combination of chain 3 and 3 treble crochet (or 2 chain and 3 half treble crochet if you use Mini C2C).

Panel 1 - Row 1

Slip knot with Colour A.

Slip knot in purple yarn on the crochet hook at the start of panel 1

Chain 6

Chain of 6 in purple yarn on the crochet hook

Treble crochet into the 4th chain from the hook. Do you see where the needle is pointing in the photo below? That's the 4th chain from the hook.

Darning needle pointing to the fourth chain from the hook for the first treble

Treble crochet into the next chain. The needle is pointing at it in the picture below:

Darning needle pointing to the next chain for the second treble of the first block

Treble crochet into the last chain. Do you see the needle in the photo below? The last chain is actually the first chain you made (confusing, no?), just besides the knot of the slip knot.

Darning needle pointing to the last chain next to the slip knot for the third treble

Your first block is done. Leave the beginning yarn be, this is the bottom corner of your work, you'll be able to recognize where you started from this little yarn end.

First purple block of 3 trebles finished, with the starting tail on the left

Panel 1 - Row 2

Chain 6

Chain of 6 worked from the first block for row 2

Treble crochet into the 4th chain from the hook. Do you see the needle in the picture below? That's where the first treble crochet of this new block will come.

Darning needle pointing to the fourth chain for the first treble of the second block

Make a treble crochet into the next chain. The needle below shows which one that is:

Darning needle pointing to the next chain for the second treble of the new block

Treble crochet into the last chain. It's at the cross over between the two blocks. The needle is in it in the picture below:

Darning needle in the last chain at the crossover between the two purple blocks

This is what your work looks like now:

Two purple blocks diagonally side by side after row 2

This is the point where many people falter a bit with the Corner to Corner technique. Flip the first block you crocheted up, so that there are 2 blocks next to each other. Your hook is now next to the rounder side of the first block. The first block is now visible from the back, the second still from the front. The second block now has vertical treble crochets, the first now has horizontal blocks. Is that correct?

First block folded up, two purple blocks side by side with the crochet hook on the right

The needle in the photo below is pointing to the chain space. This is the space between the 3 chain of the starting chain 6 and the first treble crochet you made for the first block. This is called the chain space. Slip stitch into this space.

Darning needle pointing to the chain space of the first block for a slip stitch

Chain 3

Three chains worked from the chain space, ready for 3 trebles

3 treble crochet into the same chain space.

Three purple blocks in a corner shape, the height of the strip has been reached

This is what your work should look like now, we've already reached the height of this strip.

Panel 1 - Row 3

The height has been reached. You are not going to start with 6 chains, but you are going to turn. This is not necessarily decreasing (after all, you are crocheting 2 blocks in this row and not just 1), but it is not increasing either. I call it "stopping increasing".

Chain 3 and turn

Three chains worked and the work turned at the start of row 3

Slip stitch into the chain space of the last crocheted block (that is the block that your 3 chains are also attached to). Then rotate the block a quarter, to end up as in the picture below.

Work turned a quarter turn after the slip stitch in the chain space of the last block

Chain 3, 3 treble crochet into the same space

New block of 3 trebles worked in row 3, with the darning needle between the blocks

Slip stitch into next chain space, see needle in this picture:

Darning needle pointing to the next chain space for a slip stitch in row 3

Chain 3, 3 treble crochet into the same space

Last block of row 3 worked, the purple panel is now two blocks high

Panel 1 - Row 4

We're making a panel of 2 high and 6 wide. This means we'll keep increasing on one side, but not on the other. We'll alternate between a row of increasing and a row of not-increasing. To increase, we start with chain 6, to not-increase we start with chain 3 and turn, like we did in row 3.

Chain 6 and turn

Chain of 6 worked and turned at the start of row 4

Treble crochet into the 4th chain from the hook (see needle in picture below), treble crochet into 5th chain from the hook, treble crochet into 6th chain from the hook.

Darning needle pointing to the fourth chain from the hook in row 4

Slip stitch into chain space of previous block (see needle in the picture below).

Darning needle pointing to the chain space of the previous block for a slip stitch

Chain 3, 3 treble crochet into the same space.

New purple block worked in row 4, with the darning needle at the next chain space

Slip stitch into next chain space (see needle in the picture below).

Darning needle pointing to the next chain space at the end of row 4

Panel 1 - Row 5

Chain 3 and turn your work

Three chains worked and turned at the start of row 5

Slip stitch into the chain space of the last block. That chain space is shown by the needle in the picture below. You have to turn your work so that it looks like this picture:

Darning needle pointing to the chain space of the last block in row 5

Chain 3, 3 treble crochet into this chain space (see needle in the picture)

Work turned, darning needle pointing to the chain space for 3 chains and 3 trebles

Slip stitch into that chain space (see needle in picture below). Chain 3.

Darning needle pointing to the next chain space for a slip stitch in row 5

3 treble crochet into the same space.

Panel 1 - Row 6

Chain 6, turn. Treble crochet into 4th, 5th and 6th chain from the hook. Turn your work so your hook is next to the chain space of the previous block. Slip stitch into that chain space.

Three chains worked from the chain space in row 5

Chain 3, 3 treble crochet into the same space.

Darning needle pointing to the chain space of the previous block in row 6

Panel 1 - Row 7

Slip stitch into next chain space and chain 3. Turn your work.

Three chains worked at the end of the purple panel in row 7

Slip stitch into chain space of the same block. Chain 3, 3 treble crochet into the same space.

Darning needle pointing to the chain space of the same block in row 7

Slip stitch into chain space, chain 3. You've reached the width of your first panel. Turn your work.

Purple panel two blocks high with the crochet hook at the top, the width has been reached

Slip stitch into the chain space of the last made block.

Darning needle pointing to the chain space of the last block to finish panel 1

Chain 1. Cut the yarn

Cutting the yarn with small scissors after 1 chain at the end of panel 1

Pull through. We can darn in the end now (your work should be 2 blocks high and 6 wide).

Yarn pulled through the last loop, purple panel 1 of 2 by 6 blocks finished

Put your yarn end in a needle and pull through the chain 3 of the last block and the block below it.

Yarn end pulled through the 3 chains of the last block with a darning needle

And through the treble crochets of the last block. (Do this at the end of every colour). Leave the beginning yarn be for now

Weaving in the yarn end through the trebles of the last block with the darning needle

Strip 1 - Panel 2: 2 blocks high and 12 blocks wide: Colour B

This is where you're going to change colour. You want to pay attention to where the beginning end of the yarn is. We'll crochet into the corner. This is at the bottom of the panel. Directly across from where you fastened off and directly across from where you started (see needle in picture below)

Panel 2 - Row 1

Darning needle pointing to the corner hole at the bottom of panel 1 for the new colour

Insert your hook in this corner hole and pull a slip knot of Colour B through this hole.

Slip knot of turquoise yarn pulled through the corner hole of the purple panel

Chain 1 with double yarn (so the slip knot end and the yarn attached to the ball. This is to secure your end a little already)

One chain worked with doubled turquoise yarn at the corner of the purple panel

Chain 2 with yarn like normal. Turn

Two chains worked with single turquoise yarn after the doubled chain

Slip stitch into the slip stitch between two blocks on the short side of panel 1 (see needle)

Darning needle pointing to the slip stitch between two blocks on the short side of panel 1

Chain 3. Turn

Three turquoise chains worked after the slip stitch on panel 1

3 treble crochet into the chain space you just made. You'll put your hook under the chains you just made of the Colour B, not under the chain space of Colour A/Panel 1. (See needle in picture below for correct placement).

The block you just made, is in opposite position of the block adjacent to it from panel 1. The new block has horizontal treble crochet when it's "in the proper position" and the block next to it, belonging to panel 1, has vertical treble crochets.

Darning needle under the turquoise chains where the 3 trebles will go

Panel 2 - Row 2

Chain 6. Turn.

First turquoise block with horizontal trebles next to the purple panel

Work away your end, pull it through the bottom of your treble crochet, like so:

Weaving in the starting tail with the darning needle through the bottom of the turquoise trebles

...and also through the chain 3 from the chain space. (This is what you do with each and every colour change).

Also pulling the starting tail through the 3 chains of the chain space with the darning needle

Make a treble crochet into the 4th, 5th and 6th chain from the hook.

Darning needle pointing to the chain space of the first turquoise block in row 2 of panel 2

Slip stitch into the chain space of the first block of this colour. Chain 3, 3 treble crochet into the same space, slip stitch into the corner hole of the previous panel (see needle)

Darning needle pointing to the corner hole of the purple panel to join the turquoise block

Panel 2 - Row 3

Chain 3, turn

Three chains worked and turned for row 3 of the turquoise panel

Slip stitch into the chain space of this same block, chain 3, 3 treble crochet into the same space.

New turquoise block on top of panel 2 in row 3

Slip stitch, chain 3, 3 treble crochet into the next chain space

Turquoise panel two blocks high against the purple panel, row 3 finished

Panel 2 - Row 4

Chain 6, turn, double crochet into the 4th, 5th and 6th chain from the hook. Turn. Slip stitch into chain space of previous block, chain 3, 3 double crochet into the same space. Slip stitch into the next chain space. Chain 3, turn.

Turquoise panel growing in steps next to the purple panel, with 3 chains and turned

Panel 2 - Row 5-12

Carry on like you've done so far. When you've reached 12 blocks on the bottom side, you need to make one last block. Chain 3, turn.

Long turquoise panel of 12 blocks joined to the purple panel, ready for the last block

Panel 2 - Row 13

Slip stitch into the chain space of the last block you made. Chain 3, 3 treble crochet into the same space. Slip stitch into next chain 3 space. Chain 3, turn, slip stitch into the chain space of the last made block. Chain 1, cut yarn.

Turquoise panel 2 almost finished, with the crochet hook at the top and the purple first section at the bottom

Your second panel of strip 1 is now finished. Don't forget to darn in your ends.

End of the turquoise panel with the cut yarn and small scissors

Strip 1 - Panel 3 and 4: 2 blocks high, 12 blocks wide per panel; Colour C and then D

Yellow yarn pulled through the corner hole of the turquoise panel for panel 3

Panel 3 and 4 are made exactly the same as panel 2, but you attach them on another panel. Panel 3 is attached to the bottom corner of panel 2, panel 4 on the bottom corner of panel 3. Panel 3 is made with Colour C, panel 4 is made with Colour D.

Start of panel 3 in yellow at the corner of the turquoise panel

Strip 1 - Panel 5: 2 blocks high and 16 blocks wide; Colour A

Panel 5 is crocheted in Colour A again. You attach it in the same fashion as you did for panel 2-4. This strip is wider than the others: 16 blocks wide.

Zigzag strip in purple, turquoise, yellow and pink, with purple yarn for panel 5 at the pink end

This is what it should look like now

Strip 1 of Crochet in my DNA finished in purple, turquoise, yellow, pink and purple again

Darn in the ends, but keep the first end attached, so you know where the bottom of the project is. Strip 1 is done!

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Veelgestelde vragen

Who designed the Crochet in my DNA MAL?

The Scheepjes Crochet in my DNA MAL is a project by Hook to Hook and Een Mooi Gebaar.

What should I do before starting week 1?

Read the introduction first and make your swatches. Then grab your yarn and start with Strip 1.

What is the first panel?

Strip 1 – Panel 1 is 2 blocks high and 6 blocks wide, in Colour A.

Is there a PDF?

Yes, a PDF pattern is available via the link on the page.

Is there a Dutch version?

Yes, a link to the Dutch Week 1 is at the top of the page.

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