better late than never
sitting on the veranda with the fan on trying to keep cool while crocheting |
The funniest part in making this blanket was sweltering beneath it. Darwin is not the best place for making woolies. One evening about 9.30 while crocheting away I looked at our little weather station to discover it was still 31 degrees C with a humidity of 76% and rising. The air con had to go on. Just felt so funny. Things we do for family. The last blanket I made was a couple of years ago when I was still living south of Adelaide. At the time I needed the blanket to get bigger to keep me warm.
close up of the multiple coloured 9 stitch zig zag pattern |
For those who may wish to crochet your own, I've nutted out the pattern. It took me a couple of starts to get the width I wanted so do a little test square to figure out your tension and therefore your desired dimensions.
I wanted a soft lacy feel so I used a large hook 9.00mm and 100% acrylic yarn so it can be thrown in the washing machine, no worries.
the width of each 9 stitch pattern and quiet a large hook I used |
Crochet
This knee rug or throw rug is made up of a repeat 9 stitch pattern. My set of stitches measure about 8 cm so for a blanket about 90cm wide I multiplied the pattern by 12.
Casting on
For each block of 9 stitches chain 9 stitches. So for mine I cast on 108 chain. (to increase or decrease the width add or minus 9 chain)
2 ch. stands for first tr. at the beginning of the next and every following row.
1st Row: 2ch, 1 tr into the 4th chain from the hook, 1tr in next chain, 3tr in next ch, 1 tr in next 3ch skip 2 chain* 1 tr. into next 3 ch., 3 tr. into next ch., 1 tr. in next 3 ch., miss 2 ch., and repeat from * to end of row.
2nd Row: 2 ch, skip 1tr., 1 tr. in next 2 tr. of previous row, 3 tr into next tr, 1 tr into next 3 tr, skip 2 tr, *1 tr into next 3 tr, 3 tr into next tr, 1 tr into next 3 tr* repeat till end of row.
Continue 2nd row until you have your desired length and cast off.
Note the rug I made my mum had several rows of colour that I tied on to start a new row, I then did two rows of double crochet (US single crochet) down each side to neaten and hide where I tied on.
conversion table
Yarn 8 ply Aust. = dk, double knit UK = sport weight - double knit US
Crochet Hook Size Metric 9.00mm, US is a 13 and Old UK is 00
Stitches
English and American stitches both agree that ch = chain is a chain but.....
English tr = treble is an American dc =double crochet
English dc = double crochet is an American sc =single crochet
American Translation
2 ch. stands for first tr. in next and every following row.
1st Row: 2ch, 1 dc into the 4th chain from the hook, 1dc in next chain, 3dc in next ch, 1 dc in next 3ch skip 2 chain, * 1 dc. into next 3 ch., 3 dc. into next ch., 1 dc. in next 3 ch., miss 2 ch., and repeat from * to end of row.
2nd Row: 2 ch, skip 1dc., 1 dc. in next 2 dc. of previous row, 3 dc into next dc, 1 tr into next 3 dc, skip 2 dc, *1 dc into next 3 dc, 3 dc into next dc, 1 dc into next 3 dc* repeat till end of row.
Continue 2nd row until you have your desired length and cast off.
I think I need a cuppa after all that brain beating,
Enjoy x Luna
if anyone does decide to try the pattern, let me know how you go and send me a photo. Or let me know what woolie projects are under way. thanks Luna
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