CoronaCal update...borders tomorrow

But today whats to come next week...a square version of the #CoronaCal. Inspiration for the colours from my studio wallpaper. It's been great wallpaper, lots of ideas have come from it over the last 2years.

 Very Inspirational wallpaper

The Spinning top Blanket in wallpaper colours too

FREE PATTERN click link below

SPINNING TOP PATTERN LINK 

HERE

Another 3 Stunning Spinning Top Blankets.....WOW!

Some fabulous versions of the SPINNING TOP BLANKET are starting to appear now, WOW!

Well done all...love them lots 

Wonderful blanket from Ruth Geilenfeldt

and this stunner from Anna Robinson Moore

And Wendy Ferris 

All different and all fabulous LOVE THEM ALL, thanks for sharing them on the 

Granny Squares Facebook group click for more

Previous Pattern Posts

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS

CIRCLES TO SQUARES PREP

Border options post

Border progress

MORE FANS OF THE PATTERN BLANKET HERE

Slow progress, but getting there...

Previous Pattern Posts

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS

CIRCLES TO SQUARES PREP

SPINNING TOP BLANKET: FINAL JOINING ROUNDS

4 done, 5 to go....

Single blocks of 4 or 9 ARAN or even 12 DK can be joined together to make a fabulous 

#spinning top blanket 

Love all the different colours but the top one is my favourite of them all i think...

4 CUSHION BLOCKS READY TO JOIN TOGETHER...

If using the Yarn pack this is the size blanket you will need to make if you want to make a cushion out of the pack too.

The Yarn pack will only make the large 9 block blanket  with no cushion

each block weighs 155g 

2 Colour ways work well in a group of 4 below

Four of the same colour way below

GRANNY SHELL ROUNDS
Aran weight yarn 5mm hook
DK 4mm hook smaller blocks but you make more of them for a larger blanket.

US Terms with UK Terms in brackets as always.

Granny Shells are 3dc [3tr], for these 2 rounds there is a ch1 between each and ch 3 at corners.

Round 1: each round in a different colour. 

4 granny shells on each side of the triangle and 11 sts that will allow 13 granny shells on each side.

one in each of the triangle sps, = 4, 

one granny shell in the space between the granny shell and the circle not into a stitch. 
 3 in the 11side sts. = 13granny shells on each side

1ch st, between each granny shell for ease or it will be too tight and pull up, and 3 ch at each corner.

Round 2:  all in the same colour, or all the palest shades.

1 granny shell in each sp, ch 1 between each, 1gs, ch3 1gs in each corner [14 gs each side]

Round 3: Join as you go round, all in the same colour or all the darkest shades.
I granny shell in each sp, ch1 between each, 1gs, ch3, 1gs in corners.
Use the ch1 between and the middle ch of the 3 in the corners replace with a sl st and join to the previously completed block.

There are more rounds on this project above, but the effect will be similar with the centre medallion effect, as long as the same colour is used on the last join as you go round. 
This is one of the unused patterns from my last book but i still love it.

FIGURES ABOUT THE YARN USAGE FROM A YARN PACK

Some figures to help with your yarn usage:

circle up to triangle in fills..........approx. 95g

with triangle corners added........approx. 130g

with one round of gs added........approx. 145g

with two rounds of gs added.......approx. 162g 

x by the number of blocks you make will give you an idea so far of the yarn usage from an Aran pack 

with the smaller blanket you could add a couple more gs rounds to each block before joining them together if you wanted.

Still a final border stitch to add yet so a 4 BLOCK blanket will use approx. 656g plus say 200g for border leaves enough to make a cushion or two

A 9 BLOCK  blanket will use approx. 1458g and leave just enough for a small finishing edge border

BORDER TO COME 

PATTERN LINKS SO FAR FROM CUSHION TO BLANKET

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS

CIRCLES TO SQUARES PREP

PRINT FRIENDLY 
follow the instructions for a printed copy or PDF of the pattern with out pictures
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SPINNING TOP BLANKET: 3 down 1 to go...

Well 6 to go really but one to go and then i can share the joining together of the now approx.  15"-16" squares.

i had a bit of a rummage and found enough yarn to complete the blanket i hope hiding in my stash....gold is the only one i think i might need to buy more of.

so many bags and boxes of ends i think i've pretty well covered all the colours, even if it means 2 strands of life or dk to make up the Aran weight required

Enjoy 

PATTERN LINKS SO FAR FROM CUSHION TO BLANKET

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS

CIRCLES TO SQUARES PREP

SPINNING TOP BLANKET: Preparing for the join, circle to square

CIRCLE TO SQUARE: Blocked its approx 15-16" square

Preparing your 4 or 9 x 16" motifs for joining..this pictures is only a mock up there are more rows before you actually join the squares together.

ROW 1: att yarn in ch3 sp of the first diamond, hdc [htr], in the next 5sts, hdc [htr], in the next 3 sps, (that's the ch3 sp of the triangle), the next ch3 sp, (the diamond) and the ch3 sp of the next triangle making 8sts for each pair of diamond and triangle.

 repeat hdc [htr], in next 5 sts, and the next 3 x ch3 sps, to the end, sl st to complete. (144sts)

ADDING CORNERS
You now have the correct number of sts to divide the circles into 4 sections
4 x 36sts, using stitch markers.

4 colours requires for each circle, each corner in a different colour 

 Add a 4 round granny shell corner to the 4 corner of each circle.
You will use 25sts, of the 36sts. Leaving 11sts, unused.

NOTES: These corners are like making the start of a Granny Shell Shawl, you need the ch1 between the granny shells for ease, because it is to go around the curve of the circle. 
And you need to do a longer st as the first st for each granny shell next to the circle, again for ease, (thats just the first st not the complete granny shell).



Starting at the marker 

Row 1: att. yarn 3sts from marker,

 miss 2sts, 1tr [1dtr], 2dc, [2tr], ch2, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr], in marked st, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, ch3, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, along, turn. 

(2 granny shells) 

Row 2: 2dc [2tr],  into the sp, between circle and tr, [dtr] of round 1, 

ch1, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], into the next ch2 sp, (point of triangle), 

ch1, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr] into the last sp (between the last granny shell and the circle),

  miss 2sts, sl st into next st (7sts from the marker), 

ch3, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, along, turn. (4 granny shells) 

Row 3: 2dc [2tr] into first sp, between circle and granny shell or row below, ch1, 3dc [3tr], into next ch1 sp, ch1, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr] into next ch2 sp (point of triangle), 

ch1, 3dc [3tr] into next ch1 sp, ch1, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr],  into last sp, 
(between circle and granny triangle), 

 miss 2sts, sl st into next st, (10th st, from marker) 

 ch3, miss 2sts, sl st into next st, turn.(6 granny shells)

Row 4: Repeat row 3, with the extra side granny shell 
sl st to complete, cut and weave in ends (8 granny shells)

Repeat for each corner all in a different colour

Marked st is number 1, so you should finish on the 13th st from the marker each side

Leaving 11sts unused on each side

PATTERN LINKS SO FAR FROM CUSHION TO BLANKET

LINK TO PART 1 MAKING THE ORIGINAL CUSHION FRONT

LINK TO PART 2: DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFILLS

LINK TO PART 3: TRIANGLE IN FILLS

LINK TO PART 4: BUTTON BAND AND JOINING CUSHION TOGETHER

EASY PEASY ALTERNATIVE CUSHION BACK

MAKING THE SPINNING TOP BLANKET FROM THE CUSHION FRONT

COLOUR SEQUENCE FOR ALL 9 MOTIFS TO DIAMOND IN FILLS


FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY USE 
PRINT FRIENDLY DOWN LOAD
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just follow the instructions and keep as many of the pictures as you want or delete them all and print yourself a copy of the pattern