Materials and preparation
See part 1 for yarn and hook requirements.
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Abbreviations (US terms)
- ch
- chain
- hdc
- half double crochet
- RS
- Right Side
- sc
- single crochet
- ss
- slip stitch
- 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.
- (…) 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.
Notes
- Don't forget: Blue colour codes are for the Rainbow version!
Colour layout
Techniques
Star stitch
Click here for the tutorial about the star stitch.
Crochet pattern
Stripes section 3 (rows 122-130)
Just like the previous stripes section, this will be a nice part for TV crochet. Just 145 hdc’s, every row!
Star Stitch section (rows 131-139)
The Star Stitch (or Marguerite Stitch) is a beautiful, modern addition to this blanket. It’s the final new stitch you'll be doing in the body of this blanket. The stitch pattern is moderately challenging, but as we’re nearing the end of this blanket, I’m confident you can do this!
The Star Stitch is made by pulling up loops from various stitches, including the ‘eye’ and ‘leg’ of the previous Star Stitch. This creates a very dense stitch. It’s also worked over two rows to create one star, just like the Catherine Wheel is. On the RS rows, you will create the bottom ‘points’ of each star, and on the WS rows you will create the top ‘points’. Because of this, the stitch also lines out neatly with the previous row of Star Stitches instead of slightly shifting like other stitches tend to do. It’s a good check to see if you’re still crocheting in the right stitches!
It’s important not to forget the extra chain in between Star Stitches. That will help you keep this stitch as stretchy as the other parts of your blanket.
The final hdc that you crochet in the last star spoke is to give this row-end a foundation for the edging that we will work next week. Ideally, you would have 144 or 146 stitches in this blanket to make the perfect Star Stitch row with the last hdc in a separate stitch, but we don’t. So we’re solving it this way! Don’t worry, you won’t see it in the blanket.
Weave in all ends.
The blanket measures approximately 74cm (29in) in width and 104cm (41in) in height, and should be quite stretchy. It’s okay if some rows pull slightly inwards or outwards more than others (like the Larksfoot section, Bobble section or the Star Stitch section). We’ll fix that with blocking later.
Continue with part 11 of the pattern.
Diagrams
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