Rainbow Sampler Blanket 2 (Part 3)
12.Oct.23 / Kirsten BalleringAre you ready to continue your Sampler adventure? The Rainbow Sampler Blanket 2 features more stitches, vibrant colours, and a sprinkle of yarn magic.
Designed for adventurous beginners who want to take their crochet skills to the next level, this blanket teaches you everything you need to know about more advanced stitch patterns.
Other pattern parts can be found here:
Materials and preparation
Yarn
Original Colours
Scheepjes Colour Crafter (100% Premium Acrylic, 100g/300m)- Colour A: 1001 Weert x 6 balls
- Colour B: 1132 Leek x 1 ball
- Colour C: 1083 Tilburg x 1 ball
- Colour D: 1123 Roermond x 1 ball
- Colour E: 2004 Brussel x 1 ball
- Colour F: 1277 Amstelveen x 1 ball
- Colour G: 1432 Heerlen x 1 ball
- Colour H: 1130 Sittard x 1 ball
- Colour I: 1241 Den Bosch x 1 ball
- Colour J: 1821 Terneuzen x 1 ball
- Colour K: 1725 Ameland x 1 ball
- Colour L: 1422 Eelde x 1 ball
- Colour M: 2009 Kortrijk x 1 ball
- Colour N: 2006 Luik x 1 ball
- Colour O: 1068 Den Helder x 1 ball
- Colour P: 1034 Urk x 1 ball
- Colour Q: 2015 Bastogne x 1 ball
- Colour R: 1114 Eindhoven x 1 ball
- Colour S: 1263 Leerdam x 1 ball
Shop the yarn!
If you're looking for Colour Crafter, you can find it at your local retailer or online through one of these links:
Crochet hook
5.0mm (US size H/8).
Measurements
The blanket measures 170 x 210cm (67 x 82 ½in) after blocking.
Gauge/tension
See pattern of part 1 for gauge information.
Notes
- Colours used in this week are:
- Colour A: 42g
- Colour E: 8g
- Colour M: 19g
- Colour N: 10g
- Colour O: 16g
- Colour P: 16g
- Colour Q: 16g
- Colour R: 8g
- Colour S: 8g
- The pattern for this blanket is long. To keep track of where you are, I’ve divided this pattern into different parts. For each part, a new section with Techniques is introduced. Each part also contains a crochet diagram.
- In most rows, you’ll make a ch1 before turning your blanket. This is a turning chain and does not count as a stitch. If you find a ch1 is too small, you can also make a ch2. This depends on how tight you crochet.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- begin-bobble: ch2, (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook) 5x in the same stitch or space, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- begin-puff stitch: ch1, (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop) 3x in the same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- BLO: back loop only
- bobble: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook) 6x in the same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- ch: chain(s)
- dc: double crochet
- dc2tog: double crochet 2 stitches together to decrease the stitch count by 1: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through first two loops on hook) once in each of two stitches, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- dc3tog: double crochet 3 stitches together to decrease the stitch count by 2: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through first two loops on hook) once in each of three stitches, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- dc7tog: double crochet 7 stitches together to decrease the stitch count by 6: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through first two loops on hook) once in each of seven stitches, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- FL: front loop
- FPdc: front post double crochet: Yarn over, insert your hook around the post of the stitch indicated in the pattern, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through first two loops on hook, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- hdc: half double crochet
- hdc2tog: half double crochet 2 stitches together to decrease the stitch count by 1: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop) in each of two stitches, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- popcorn: 6dc in same stitch, remove hook from loop, insert hook from front to back through first dc, pick up loop, pull through dc to close popcorn
- puff stitch: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop) 4x in the same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- RS: right side
- sc: single crochet
- ss: slip stitch
- s(ts): stitch(es)
- tr: treble crochet
- wrapped st: wrapped stitch: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop to working height) 2x in same space, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- WS: wrong side
Repeat formats
- *….; rep from * once/twice/3x Crochet the instructions after * and then repeat that section a further number of times as indicated.
- *…; rep to end Crochet the instructions after * and then repeat that section to the end of the row or round.
- (…) once/twice/3x Crochet the instructions between brackets the total number of times indicated.
- […] Indicates the amount of stitches at the end of a row or round.
- (…) in same st/sp Indicates that all instructions between brackets are worked in the same stitch or space.
Colour layout
Crochet pattern
Puff stitch section 1
We’ll be using several techniques to create voluminous bobbles in this blanket. Puff stitches are one of those, and the smallest stitch to create bobbles with. Puff stitches are dense clusters of yarnovers that resemble little balls. They’re fun to make!
Row 36 (WS) Join Colour M with a ss in the first stitch, begin-puff stitch in same st, *ch1, skip 1 st, puff st; repeat from * another 106 times, ch1, skip 1 st, 1dc in last stitch, turn. [1 begin-puff st, 107 puff sts, 108 ch, 1 dc]
If you look closely at your stitches, you can see that the chains you’re crocheting look like they’re positioned on top of the puff stitches.
Row 37 (RS) Ch3 (counts as first dc), puff st in first ch-1 space, *ch1, skip 1 st, puff st in next ch-1 space; repeat from * another 106 times, 1dc in last puff st, cut yarn, turn. [108 puff sts, 107 ch, 2 dc]
Row 38 (WS) Join Colour A with a ss in first dc, ch1, *1hdc in same st, 1hdc in next puff st; repeat from * another 107 times, 1hdc in last dc, ch1, turn. [217 hdc]
Row 39 (RS) Join Colour N with a ss in the first stitch, begin-puff st in same st, *ch1, skip 1 st, puff st; repeat from * another 106 times, ch1, skip 1 st, 1dc in last stitch, cut yarn, turn. [1 begin-puff st, 107 puff sts, 108 ch, 1 dc]
Row 40 (WS) With Colour A, repeat Row 38. [217 hdc]
Row 41 (RS) 217hdc, ch1, turn. [217 hdc]
Row 42 (WS) 217hdc, cut yarn, turn. [217 hdc]
V-stitch section 1
The V-stitch is a nifty little stitch. It’s not the most intricate stitch in this blanket, but it has a great effect on otherwise plain sections.
Row 43 (RS) Join Colour O with a ss in the first stitch, ch3 (counts as first dc), skip 1 stitch, 1dc in next stitch, ch1, dc2tog with first leg in same st as last dc, skip 1 stitch, second leg in next st, ch1, *dc2tog with first leg in same st as last leg of previous dc2tog, skip 1 stitch, second leg in next st, ch1; repeat from * another 104 times, 1dc in same st as last leg, skip 1 st, 1dc in last st, cut yarn, turn. [4 dc, 106 dc2tog and 107 ch]
Row 44 (WS) Join Colour P with a ss in the first stitch, ch3 (counts as first dc), 1dc in ch-1 space of previous V, ch1, *dc2tog with one leg in the same ch-1 space as previous st and second leg in next ch-1 space (effectively crocheting a V right above the V of the previous row), ch1; repeat from * another 105 times, 1dc in same ch-1 space as previous st, 1dc in last st, cut yarn, turn. [4 dc, 106 dc2tog and 107 ch]
Row 45 (RS) With Colour Q, repeat Row 44. [4 dc, 106 dc2tog and 107 ch]
Row 46 (WS) With Colour O, repeat Row 44. [4 dc, 106 dc2tog and 107 ch]
Row 47 (RS) With Colour Q, repeat Row 44. [4 dc, 106 dc2tog and 107 ch]
Row 48 (WS) With Colour P, repeat Row 44. [4 dc, 106 dc2tog and 107 ch]
Row 49 (RS) Join Colour A with a ss in first st, ch1, 1hdc in same st, 1hdc in each st and ch, ch1, turn. [217 hdc]
Row 50 (WS) 217hdc, cut yarn, turn. [217 hdc]
Granny Stripe section 3
This is going to be the last Granny Stripe section for a while!
Row 51 (RS) Join Colour R with a ss in the first stitch, ch3 (counts as first dc), 1dc in same stitch, *skip 2 stitches, 3dc in next stitch; repeat from * another 70 times, skip 2 stitches, 2dc in last stitch, cut yarn, turn. [71 Granny clusters with 3 dc, 2 clusters with 2 dc, 217 dc in total]
Row 52 (WS) Join Colour E with a ss in first stitch, ch3 (counts as first dc), *3dc in first space between clusters of previous row; repeat from * another 71 times, 1dc in third ch of begin-ch3 of previous row. Cut yarn, turn. [72 Granny clusters with 3 dc, 2 dc, 218 dc in total]
Row 53 (RS) Join Colour S with a ss in first stitch, ch3 (counts as first dc), 1dc in first space between clusters, *3dc in next space between clusters; repeat from * another 70 times, 1dc in final space, 1dc in third ch of begin-ch3 of previous row. Cut yarn, turn. [71 Granny clusters with 3 dc, 2 clusters with 2 dc, 217 dc in total]
Row 54 (WS) Join Colour A with a ss in first st, ch1, 1hdc in same st, 216hdc, ch1, turn. [217 hdc]
Row 55 (RS) 217hdc, cut yarn, turn. [217 hdc]
Diagram
Part 3
Key (US terms)
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