Around-the-Bases (ATB)

Welcome!  Around-the-Bases is a crochet stitch sampler that turns YOUR favorite center block into an afghan.  It can be made with any square or rectangle motif, using any yarn weight.   It was originally published as a crochet along (CAL) in 2015.  The CAL is now over but here are all the information you need to get started and going on this fun project!

• Introducing the Around-the-Bases CAL (including info on yardage & finished size)
• Getting your center blocks ready
• How to get the center block ready – {multiples of 6 minus 2}
• Pictures and links to some of the most popular center blocks
• Tips

Links to all the patterns:

• 1st Inning – Shell Pillars
• 2nd Inning – Popcorns
• 3rd Inning – Block Stitch
• 4th Inning – Star Stitch
• 5th Inning – Cross Hatch
  • Team A (start the 5th inning with multiples of 4 per side)
  • Team B (start the 5th inning with multiples of 4 + 2 per side)
• 6th Inning – Back Post Stitch
• 7th Inning – 3 x 1 Cable Stitch
• 8th Inning – Chained Fences
• 9th Inning – Asian Fans
• 10th Inning – Grannies
• 11th Inning – Moss Stitch
• 12th Inning – Ballpark Fences
• 13th Inning – Home Runs
• 14th Inning – Spike Stitch
• 15th Inning – V Stitch
• 16th Inning – Fireworks

PDF print button as well as links to the video tutorial, UK term pattern, and Dutch translation can be found at the bottom of each inning.

All video tutorials were created by Esther of It’s All in a Nutshell and can be found here.

Please note due to the nature of the pattern, some of the “innings” required 2 slightly different instructions. The different sets of instructions were referred to as “teams”. Which “team” one needed to follow depends on that inning’s starting stitch count.

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Blue-and-White Border Warm-Up Inning:

Due to popular demand, tutorial for adding border is now available at my Ravelry shop.

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Pattern Use:

Please enjoy the finished projects you make with this pattern in any way you wish. However, if you sell the finished project using the Around-the-Bases pattern, please clearly display the pattern credit to ChiChi Allen @www.keitopalette.wordpress.com. However, please do not use any part of the pattern, including my pictures, to promote your sales.

The paid pattern is for use by one person only and may not be shared/distributed in hard copies or digitally. Re-writing, reproducing, copying, incorporating, or distributing of the pattern in part or whole is prohibited.

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Special thanks

CAL Crochet A Long Facebook group – they kindly hosted the CAL on Facebook in 2015 and continued to support tens of thousand crocheters around the world!

Esther of It’s All in a Nutshell – she created all the video tutorials and translated the pattern into Dutch.

Lynnette – she converted all the patterns to UK terms.

Testers – I am forever grateful for the group of testers who now became my dear friends 🙂

Scheepjes Yarn – they generously donated some of the yarns featured on this blog.  Cotton 8 continues to be my favorite yarn of all times!