CoronaCal part 5: Butterfly join and infill Square

CORONACAL PART 5: 

Butterfly join and infill Square

US Terms

Joining 4 eye motifs into a butterfly couldn't be simpler. For my Butterfly blanket i've used a....

 DK rainbow yarn and 4MM HOOK. 

Round 7 is in cream and the final join is in Charcoal

You need 4 eye motifs to ROUND 7 after the spear has been joined, round 8 is a granny shell join as you go round.

Granny Shells are 3dc. Join is a sl st to replace the ch1, and worked into first completed eye motif.

Butterfly Pattern.

EYE PATTERN above to round 7 after the spears.

ROUND 8: First Eye motif, complete the granny shell round, att. cream yarn in the point of an eye motif, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, in same point sp, ch1, 3dc in next sp, repeat for all 21sps, 3dc ch3 3dc in second point, 3dc in next 21sps, sl st, to complete. 

[23 granny shell each side]

ROUND 8: To joining the 2nd completed eye motif, a stitch mark can be helpful in the first joining space.

Att, Charcoal/black yarn in either point,  3dc, ch3, 3dc, in ch3 point, ch1, 3dc, in first sp, repeat in next 12sps, [total 15 granny shell on one side joined], 

sl st into 16th sp, of first completed eye, 

join as you go using a sl st, instead of 1ch st, between each of the next 9granny shells, complete the ch3 3dc at the second point. complete the second side of the second eye, with 3dc ch1, to end.

3rd Eye: Join in the same way to the 2nd Eye

4th Eye: Join in the same way but join from the point to the 1st eye to make a Butterfly.

Make as many Butterflies [4 eyes make one butterfly], as you want for the size of blanket you want, 4 or 6 full butterflies or make a central 2 butterflies and then add half butteries to the sides..depending on the size you want.

Joining them together is always joined with 9 granny shells 

 INFILL SQUARE 

I have used a dramatic Rainbow Yarn for my Butterfly Blanket and continued with the dramatic black and white effect for the infill square.

But i know lots are using their stashes and using vastly different colours.

So I have left the colours for you to decide, but the 4th 5th and then the 6th joining round i would suggest need to be a strong contrast and the same for each square.

  NOTE: Each round can be the same colours or a different colour, except round 3 [cream] this will bring you blanket together.

To make the circle into a square the 4th round uses a mix of 

tr, [corners] and dc [sides] in one round

INFILL SQUARE PATTERN

Finger wrap of 10 wraps, This will give a slightly padded centre to your infilled square.

ROUND 1: 12sc into circle, sl st to complete. [12sc]

ROUND 2: Att yarn in any st, ch2 counts as first dc, dc, in same st, 2dc, in each st, sl st to complete.[24dc]

ROUND 3: Att cream yarn in any sp between pairs of dc, ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc in the same sp, 3dc between each pair of dc to end, sl st to complete. 

[36dc or 12 granny shells]

ROUND 4: Att. charcoal/black yarn in any sp, between granny shells, ch6, counts as first tr, and ch3 sp, tr, into same sp, [corner], ch3, dc into next sp, ch3, dc into next sp, ch3, tr, ch3 tr into next sp, repeat to end, sl st to complete, cont. in charcoal/black [ 4 corners. 4 sides]

ROUND 5: Cont. in same colour, ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc, ch3 3dc in corner sp, 3dc in side sps, 3dc, ch3, 3dc in corner sps. repeat to end, sl st to compete.

[5 granny shell of 3dc each side]

ROUND 6: Join as you go round. Att cream in any corner sp, ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc, ch3, 3dc in same corner sp, 3dc in next 4 sps, repeat, 3dc, ch3, 3dc in corner sps, 3dc in each side sp,

[6 granny shells each side of 3dc]

JOIN AS YOU GO WITH THE SECOND AND THIRD SIDES OF THE SQUARE, INSETTING THEM INTO THE DIPS ON EACH SIDE OF YOUR BUTTERFLY.

6 Granny shells to join on 2 sides. This will leave 9 Granny Shells each side to join butterflies together.

JOINING BUTTERFLIES

Joining a second Butterfly to the first you must remember to join the eye motifs to each other in the butterfly pattern 

AND JOIN TO THE FIRST BUTTERFLY MADE.

ALL butterflies are joined with 9 granny shells and all squares are joined with 6 granny shells...24 granny shells on each side of each EYE MOTIF.

PART 6: 17th APRIL 2020 BORDERS.

CUSHION CAL 17th January start

To Start on the 17th January a mini cal making a Cushion Cover

Over the years i've made dozens of cushions, so before we start I'm going to share a couple of tips with you.

TIPS:

 1: Never make a cushion in just dk Acylic yarn, it stretches and all your hard work will grow and be too big for the cushion pad in with a couple of months.....infuriating
Aran not completely free from stretch but it does hold its size better. 

2: Mix your Acrylic with some 3/4ply sock wool or Merino or similar, matching the colours if you want a plain colour...or use Aran weight yarn and keep your crochet quite tight.

3: Make you own fastenings, buttons or ties, then you don't need to go searching for that perfect button, or use a zip, but not so nice to look at.

4: Make a button band so you don't get happy openings 

5: Make sure the cushion pad fills your cushion cover.

6: Buy the best quality cushion pads you can get, it will make your cushion special.

CUSHION CAL:

You will need 16 Aran weight yarns or a 16 Dk and sock wool mix. 
Please pick your own colours if you want the cushion to go in a particular room scheme. 

An 18" cushion pad...the better quality this is, the better your cushion will be. 

5mm hook keep it quite tight so change hook size if you crochet is at all loose. 

SPECIAL ARAN/ALPACA TWEED COLOURS:
To get the exact shade i wanted i've used some Alpaca shades but mostly Special Aran
1: Special Aran, Parchment
2: Alpaca tweed, Sea Breeze
3: Special Aran, Sage
4: Alpaca Tweed, Duck Egg
5: Special Aran, Storm Blue
6: Special Aran Denim
7: Special Aran, Cloud Blue
8: Pistachio
9: Special Aran, Meadow

Special Aran for all following colours
10: Saffron
11: Camel
12: Gold
13: Spice
14: Pomegranate
15: Raspberry
16: Rose

BATIK AND LIFE 
Worked together make a good Aran weight  but I cant get 5 of the colours to the right shade so that won't work!

 Pity I love the Batik and Life together as an Aran Weight and i have managed to make 20 shades (chary below), but not the 5 missing colours needed for this project if you want to tweak the colours then you can use the Batik and Life together 

COLOURS:
1: Cream and Cream
2: Sage and Mint
3: no match
4: no match
5: Teal and Aqua 
6: Indigo and Denim
7: no match
8: Pistachio and Zing
9: Olive and Meadow
10: Old Gold and Daffodil
11: Biscuit and Oatmeal
12: no match
13: Coral and spice
14: no match
15: Raspberry and Lily
16: Raspberry and Rose

DK AND SOCK WOOL
match your nearest sock wool to the same shade to match the Aran colours 

Its going to be a square Cushion in 9 sections, a new section every 2 days, worked one after the other in a section of stitches and cover shapes like triangles circles, squares, hexagons, ripples and stripes in both directions. 
some scribbled nots and sketches as a taster
but of course all this could change as i actually make the cushion

If i have time i will do a circular cushion too, but no promises on this one as i will need to move onto the next Mini CAL

NEXT CAL: The Camper Coat for the 20th February 2017

You can pick your own yarn for this one and there will be options for dk or Chunky
I am actually using some recycles James C Brett Marble in a couple of colour ways.
Click the link to see the colour options above 

The new pattern will be based on this pattern 

but with a shaped sleeve this time