Play Hooky with Me | Continuous V Stitch Rectangle and How to Keep It Flat 🧶 @PlayHookywithMe | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 24 minutes ago.
Work this beautiful V stitch in the round to create a finished blanket. This stitch tends to grow quickly resulting in ripples and waves but with this 2 round repeat you can nip that in the bud.

Companion video on how to make a continuous square:
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Hook & Yarn
I Love This Cotton Yarn by Hobby Lobby (weight 4)
The multicolor in the sample is called "Brights"

Tulip 4mm Crochet Hook
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Susan Bates Finishing Needles
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Pattern Notes:

V St is 2 dc

Make ch using a multiple of 3 + 3

R1 Add 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook. Turn ch counts as a dc.
Ch 2, 2 dc in same ch sp.
*Sk 2 chs, 2d in 3rd ch. Repeat * across until 3 chs remain.
In final ch, add 2 dc, ch 2, 2dc ch2, 2dc to form corner and side.
*Sk 2 chs, work 2 dc in same st as v st on opposite side. Repeat * across until you come to
corner sp.
Add 2 dc then hdc in top of first st of round to complete R1.
Ch 2 , turn.

R2 Dc into same sp.
* 2 dc in v st from prev rnd. Repeat across. In corner sp add 2 dc, ch2, 2 dc.
Repeat * around
In final corner , add 2 dc and hdc in top of first st of rnd to complete R2
Ch 2 ,turn

R3 Decrease Round
Ch 2 serves as 1 dc in corner sp
* 2 dc in v st from prev rnd. Repeat across. In corner sp add 1 dc, ch1, 1 dc.
Repeat * around.
In final corner, add 1 dc and hdc in top of first st of the rnd to complete R3
Ch 2 , turn

R4 Dc into same sp.
Skip over the 1 dc throughout this round.
* 2 dc in v st from prev rnd. Repeat across. In corner sp add 2 dc, ch2, 2 dc.
Repeat * around
In final corner , add 2 dc and hdc in top of first st of rnd to complete R2
Ch 2 ,turn

Repeat R3 ad R4 to complete project

Tip: If your edges look rounded , add 1 or 2 rounds of the regular sequence to help increase and loosen up your sides and sharpen corners. Or try a ch 3 in your corners to help square them off.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 Intro
01:05 Rectangle Formula
01:56 Starting Chain
02:32 Round 1
06:24 Changing Colors
07:48 Round 2
12:05 Round 3 Decrease
15:11 Round 4
17:12 Pattern Sequence
17:44 Final Round
18:48 Final Tip
19:42 The "Not So Feral Kittens" ...