Spring Granny Square Blanket

Spring Granny Square Blanket

*Please read all instruction before you start as there are different color combinations

Material:

Caron Simple Soft or similar

Grape (color A)

Lime Light (color B)

Watermelon (color C)

Blue Mint (color D)

Pagoda (color E)

Crochet hook: I/9 – 5.50

Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

Ch: chain

Sp: space

Sc: single crochet

Dc: double crochet

Tc: triple crochet

Notes:

This is a work in progress (as of 4/10/14) but a request has been made for me to write up a pattern. I will update this as I finish.

Square dimensions (not blocked) are 4x4

Each row has 12 squares, 3 of each color combination.

There are 15 rows.

There are 8 different color combination, they are:

1)    A, B, C, D

2)    D, A, B, C

3)    C, B, A, D

4)    B, A, D, C

5)    B, C, D, A

6)    C, D, A, B

7)    D, C, B, A

8)    A, D, C, B

Grape (color A)

Lime Light (color B)

Watermelon (color C)

Blue Mint (color D)

Pattern:

Magic circle

Sc 4 into circle

Ch 3, dc in same sp, 2 dc in each following sp (8 dc)

Ch 3, dc in same sp, 2 dc in each following sp (16 dc)

Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, [(3 tc, ch 3, 3 tc in sp) 3 dc) repeat 3 times (12 dc, 24 tc, 4 3ch sp)

Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, 3 dc in next sp, [(3 tc, ch 3, 3 tc in sp) 3 dc, 3 dc) repeat 3 times (24 dc, 24 dc, 4 ch3 sp)

Assembly:

Row one is made up of squares 1, 2, 3, and 4 (repeat 3 times)

Row two is made up of squares 5, 6, 7, and 8 (repeat 3 times)

Row three is made up of squares 4, 3, 2, and 1 (repeat 3 times)

Row four is made up of squares 8, 7, 6, and 5 (repeat 3 times)

Lay out all of row one and row two next to each other; join using a single crochet join with Pagoda joining both rows together, do not join vertically! Join all following rows as the first row.  After rows 1 – 15 are joined horizontally join using single crochet join vertically starting at the left side of row 1. Block if desired.

Blue Patterned Infinity Scarf

Materials

Hook size – 8mm/ numeric size 11/ L

Aran weight yarn – 109+ yards

Tapestry needle

Abbreviations

Ch/s – chain

HDC – half double crochet (yarn over, inset hook into your work, yarn over again and pull loop up, yarn over once more and pull through all three loops on hook. )

Pattern

Foundation: Ch 12

Row 1: HDC in third loop from hook and following 9 chs, ch 1 (10 HDC + ch 1)

Row 2: HDC through all 3 loops of previous HDC10 times, ch 1 (10 HDC + ch 1)

Repeat Row 2 until desired length is reached. On the last row, do not cut the yarn and pull through last loop. Block the scarf until the patter is set. When the scarf is ready fold it in half and slip stitch the ends together and weave in the ends.