Chaos Crochet Challenge- Aligned Four Leaf Clover Stitch

BySusan Myers on crochet

Welcome to the Chaos Challenge Crochet Along—where the spinning wheel is in charge and anything can happen!

What is a Chaos Blanket? Instead of carefully planning every row, we’ll let chance choose the yarn color, crochet stitch, and number of rows. No overthinking, no second-guessing—just spin the wheel and see where it takes us!

I’m creating my own Chaos Blanket using a special set of rules, and you’re invited to join the fun. Grab your yarn and crochet hook—it’s time to embrace the chaos and create something completely unique!

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Are you brave enough to let the wheel decide?

Want to join along?  Gather your supplies and join me on Mondays and Thursdays beginning September 21, 2026.  I will be posting instructions and links to instructional videos for each stitch as we choose them.  Sound like fun? I will be posting each round here on my website, in my Facebook Group, Facebook Page, and on Instagram!  Follow my social media or come back here each week and join in on the fun!

Round Fifteen

I began with a spin of the wheel to choose which of the 50 stitches would be used for round fifteen.  You can download the free Crochet Stitch list HERE. Chaos Crochet Stitches. I used the Free Spinning Wheel Random Number Generator that I found here to choose which stitch.

The spinning wheel chose number 42.  The stitch I will be using for this round is called the Aligned Four Leaf Clover Stitch! I closed my eyes and chose a color from my bowl of yarn colors…It is now decided!  Round fifteen will be in Cherry Blossom, the stitch will be the Aligned Four Leaf Clover Stitch and I rolled dice for the number of rows and it will be 8 rows!  Let’s get started!

Adjustment Row

Before we begin round fifteen, we need to make an adjustment row from the previous round.  I used the Cherry Blossom yarn to create a row of single crochets.  Also be sure to count your stitches during this row to be sure that you still have your original amount of stitches.

Aligned Four Leaf Clover Stitch

Very cool stitch!  It seems a little difficult at first, but once you get going, the lacy design adds a nice pattern to the blanket.  At least for me, it does work up a bit tighter, so I went back up to the H hook.  We are trying to keep the edges as even as we can and sometimes it helps to raise or lower the size of your hook depending upon the stitch. In this instance, I went up a hook size at a size (H) in order to keep my blanket edges as even as possible.  Keep in mind that everyone’s tension is different, so play with it and see what works best for you!

Step-by-Step Instructions for the Aligned Four Leaf Clover Stitch

For photo instructions, go the the tutorial on Nordic Hook.
Row 1: Chain 2, sc across.  Chain 1 and turn.
Row 2: Sc across.  Chain 3 and turn.
Row 3: Dc in second stitch. Chain 3.  Work a dc2tog into the top of the dc.  (Yarn over, insert hook into top of the dc that you just made, yarn over, pull the yarn through- 3 loops on hook. Yarn over, pull yarn through two loops, now 2 loops left on hook. [first dc leg is done] Yarn over, insert hook into to of original dc again, yarn over, pull yarn through- 4 loops on hook. Yarn over, pull through first 2 loops on hook- now 3 loops left on hook. [second dc leg is done] Yarn over, pull through all 3 loops on hook). 
*Skip the next stitch and make a dc3tog into the next 3 stitches. Same as dc2tog, but doing each dc leg into each of the three stitches. Yarn over and pull through all loops.  Chain 3.
Work a dc2tog into the top of the dc3tog that you just made. Repeat from *across.  End the row with 2 dc. Chain 3 and turn.
Row 4: Dc in second stitch. *Chain 1.  Make 3 dc’s into the next dc3tog from the previous row. Repeat from *across. End with a dc into the last dc from the previous row and a dc into the turning chain. Chain 1 and turn.
Row 5: Sc across.
Rows 6-8: Repeat rows 2-4.
I added 1 row of Sc to even out the pattern before going to Round 16.

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Aligned Four Leaf Clover Stitch

I would consider the Aligned Four Leaf Clover Stitch a little more advanced, but once you get the rhythm of this stitch, the result is very pretty and a perfect add on to your Chaos Blanket!

Be sure to come back on Thursday, November 12 for Round 16!

Want to join along?  Gather your supplies and join me on Mondays and Thursdays beginning September 21, 2026.  I will be posting instructions and links to instructional videos for each stitch as we choose them.  Sound like fun? I will be posting each round here on my website, in my Facebook Group, Facebook Page, and on Instagram!  Follow my social media or come back here each week and join in on the fun!

I am an artist, crafter and humor writer living in Atlanta, GA. I attended the Atlanta College of Art, and have a background in fine arts, graphic design, and photography. I like to specialize in vintage and recycled crafts such as quilling, Ukrainian Egg Dying, batik and quilting.