2026 Stitch Sampler Scrapghan CAL – Part 3: Extreme Drop Leaf Stitch

Welcome back to the 2026 Stitch Sampler Scrapghan Crochet Along! 🌸 You’ve made it to Week 3, and this week’s stitch is such a fun one—the Extreme Drop Leaf Stitch.

This stitch is full of texture, movement, and cozy dimension… and it fits our flower and garden theme perfectly. It has a beautiful “leafy” look that really pops once you start building the pattern, making this section one of those stitches that feels extra satisfying to watch grow.

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This is a FREE crochet along with no official sign-up required. Each week, a new stitch section is released so you can add to your blanket little by little.

• 🗓 Starts: January 9, 2026
• 📅 New sections: Every Friday
• 🧵 Final week: Border to finish the blanket

Feel free to crochet at your own pace—catch up anytime!

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About the Extreme Drop Leaf Stitch

The Extreme Drop Leaf Stitch creates a bold, textured pattern with a slightly raised, layered effect—almost like little leaves stacked along the blanket. It adds depth without feeling too complicated, and it’s a great way to add visual interest to your stitch sampler.

Why you’ll love it:

• 🌿 Gorgeous leafy texture that stands out
• 🧶 A fun stitch that keeps you engaged
• ✨ Adds dimension without needing fancy tools
• 🎨 Looks amazing in solids, scraps, or soft garden colors

This is one of those stitches that makes your blanket feel extra special—like it has little details woven into the design.

Ready to Crochet Part 3?

It’s time to add the Extreme Drop Leaf Stitch to your sampler blanket! 🌿🧶 This stitch brings such a beautiful garden-inspired texture to the project, and it’s going to be a standout section once your blanket is finished.

Grab your yarn, pull up the video tutorial, and let’s crochet Week 3 together. Happy stitching! 🌷💕

Part 3 – the Extreme Drop Leaf Stitch

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Materials
worsted weight acrylic yarn in 2 or 3 colors (I used Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn)
H/5.0 mm hook
yarn needle
scissors

Level
easy

Pattern notes & stitches to know
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
DL – drop leaf stitch (yarn over, insert hook into next ch space, pull up a loop, repeat again in same ch space, yarn over, insert hook into ch space in the row below, pull up a loop, repeat again in same ch space, yarn over, insert hook into ch space in 2 rows below, repeat again in same ch space, yarn over, insert hook into ch space in the row below, repeat again in same ch space, yarn over, insert hook into next ch space, repeat again in same ch space, yarn over, pull through all 21 loops)
rs – right side
ws – wrong side

· written in US terms

· ch 1 does not count as sc

· ch 2 does not count as dc

· This stitch requires a starting chain of 12 + 3

Scrapghan Tips

· This blanket will use different hook sizes depending on the stitch. Some stitches work up tighter than others. Even with changing hook sizes, the blanket will not have completely straight edges.

· Feel free to adjust your hook size according to how you crochet.

· This blanket requires a foundation row that is a multiple of 24 + 2.

· The starting chain requirement for this particular stitch is given in the pattern notes (this may or may not match what was used for the entire blanket). This is just a note given for use of this stitch in other projects, not for this blanket.

· Each part starts over at row 1 of that stitch. Be sure to place a stitch marker and the last stitch of each part to mark where the next part begins.

PART 3 – EXTREME DROP LEAF STITCH

Row 1 (rs): ch 2, turn, dc in each stitch across (146 dc)

Row 2 (ws): ch 2, turn, dc in 7 stitches, *ch 1, dc in 12 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last 7 stitches, ch 1, dc in remaining stitches (146 dc)

Row 3 (rs): ch 2, turn, dc in 6 stitches, *ch 1, dc in next 2 dc (skipping the ch-1 space), ch 1, dc in next 10 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last 8 stitches, ch 1, dc in next 2 dc (skipping the ch-1 space), ch 1, dc in remaining stitches (146 dc)

Row 4 (ws): ch 2, turn, dc in 5 stitches, *ch 1, dc in next 4 dc (skipping the ch-1 spaces), ch 1, dc in next 8 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last 9, dc in next 4 dc (skipping the ch-1 spaces), ch 1, dc in remaining stitches (146 dc)

Change to Leaf Color

Row 5 (rs): ch 1, turn, sc in 5 stitches, *DL stitch, ch 3, sc in 8 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last ch-1 space, DL stitch, ch 3, sc in remaining stitches (98 sc, 12 DL)

Row 6 (ws): ch 1, turn, *sc in each sc to ch space, 2 sc in ch space, sc in hole on top of leaf, sc in top loops of leaf* repeat from * to * across to last 5 stitches, sc in last 5 (146 sc)

Change color

Row 7 (rs): ch 2, turn, dc in each stitch across (146 dc)

Row 8 (ws): ch 2, turn, dc in 13 stitches, *ch 1, dc in 12 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last 13 stitches, ch 1, dc in remaining stitches (146 dc)

Row 9 (rs): ch 2, turn, dc in 12 stitches, *ch 1, dc in next 2 dc (skipping the ch-1 space), ch 1, dc in next 10 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last 14 stitches, ch 1, dc in next 2 dc (skipping the ch-1 space), ch 1, dc in remaining stitches (146 dc)

Row 10 (ws): ch 2, turn, dc in 11 stitches, *ch 1, dc in next 4 dc (skipping the ch-1 spaces), ch 1, dc in next 8 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last 15, dc in next 4 dc (skipping the ch-1 spaces), ch 1, dc in remaining stitches (146 dc)

Change to Leaf Color

Row 11 (rs): ch 1, turn, sc in 11 stitches, *DL stitch, ch 3, sc in 8 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last ch-1 space, DL stitch, ch 3, sc in remaining stitches (102 sc, 11 DL)

Row 12 (ws): ch 1, turn, *sc in each sc to ch space, 2 sc in ch space, sc in hole on top of leaf, sc in top loops of leaf* repeat from * to * across to last 5 stitches, sc in last 5 (146 sc)

Fasten off.

To make this section longer, start back at row 1.

Place a stitch marker in last stitch of this section.

See you next week for Part 4!

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