This article is an adventure through the art of crochet, where each stitch contributes to the beauty and structure of the blanket. 🎨🔍 Whether you’re a crochet veteran or a beginner eager to learn, you’ll find creating this patchwork blanket to be both a rewarding and inspiring process. 🧵🤍
Prepare to be captivated by the charm of square grannys with round designs, and how, together, they create a symphony of color and shape. 🌟🔄 We invite you to immerse yourself in the warmth and beauty of the “Crochet Twister Blanket” and experience the joy of crocheting your own multicolored blanket! 🧶💫
MATERIALS
🧶 Contrast A Dark Pink (10621) 1 ball
🧶 Contrast B Sunflower (10549) 1 ball
🧶 Contrast C Aqua (10622)
1 ball 🧶 Contrast D Ocean (10611) 1 ball
🧶 Contrast E Khaki (10610) 1 ball
🧶 Contrast F White Broken (10514) 1 ball
🧶 16 oz/453.6 g; 812 yds/742 m
🧶 6 mm Crochet Hook or the one needed to obtain the sample.
ABBREVIATIONS
sc = chain
am: magic friend
Ps: slipped stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch dec
= decrease by knitting 2 stitches together in single crochet
dpa: double double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
( ): Patterns inside parentheses must be repeated the indicated number of times
Blo: working only in the back loop of each stitch
Flo: working only in the front loop of each stitch
hdc = half double crochet
MEASUREMENTS
Approximately 147.5 cm wide x 167.5 cm long.
SAMPLE
12 dc and 5½ rows = 10 cm.
Motive = 20.5 cm square.
With Color 1, make 4 ch. Join with tr in the first ch to form a ring.
1st round: ch 3 (counts as dc). 11 dc in the ring. Join with tr at the top of the 3 ch. 12 dc.
2nd round: ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in first dc. 2 dc in each dc around. Join with tr at the top of the 3 ch. 24 pa.
3rd round: ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in first dc. *1 dc in next dc. 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * to last dc. 1 dc in last dc. Join E with tr at the top of the 3 ch. 36 pa.
4th round: With E, ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in first dc. *1 dc in each of the next 2 dc. 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * to the last 2 dc. 1 dc in each of the last 2 dc. Join F with tr at the top of the 3 ch. 48 pa.
5th round: With F, 1 ch. 1 sc in the same space as the last sc. 1 sc in each of the next 2 dc. 1 sc in each of the next 2 dc. 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc. (2 tr. 3 ch. 2 tr) in next dc (made corner). *1 dc in each of the next 2 dc. 1 sc in each of the next 2 dc. 1 sc in each of the next 3 dc. 1 sc in each of the next 2 dc. 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc. (2 tr. 3 ch. 2 tr) in the next dc. Repeat from * two more times. 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc. 1 sc in each of the next 2 dc. Join with dc in the first sc. Finish off.
Reason 1: Make 14 using A as Color 1.
Reason 2: Make 14 using B as Color 1.
Reason 3: Make 14 using C as Color 1.
Reason 4: Make 14 using D as Color 1.
FINISHING
Sew the Motifs together as shown in the diagram.
Edge:
1st round: With RS facing you, join E with tr in any corner. 1 ch. Work 1 sc round evenly around the edge of the Blanket, working 3 sc in each corner. Join with dc in the first sc.
2nd round: ch 3 (counts as dc). Work 1 dc in each sc around, working 3 dc in each corner sc. Join with tr at the top of the 3 ch. Finish off.
