SUE'S V STITCH BLANKETS

 

Sue's V stitch blanket

This blanket can be made any size, multiples of 2 +1 st. In any weight yarn

I've made this blanket for a baby and an adult. Adjust the size to suit the project.

BLUE TWEED

This Blue tweed, adult size lap blanket I'm using 100sts +1st, 

3 strands of yarn all dk, but 2 thinner than the 3rd, and all shaded yarns,  one was different colours too, an 8mm hook for the body of the blanket and a 9mm for the base chain.

Pattern:

CHAIN 101sts, turn [9MM HOOK]

ROW 1: [CHANGE TO AN 8MM HOOK] Ch2, [as first dc], dc in the 3rd st, from the hook, miss a ch, 2dc in next st, repeat the miss a st, 2dc in the next st to the end, finish with 2dc in the last st. Turn

ROW 2: sl st, into the sp between the first 2dc, Ch2, dc, this is how you will start each row, 2dc in the sp, between each pair of dc to end, turn and repeat row 2. TURN

ROW 3- AS MANY ROWS AS IT TAKES TO GIVE REQUIRED LENGTH

FLAME RED

This blanket was made with 109sts base chain, 2 strands of dk and a 7mm and 6mm hook, and I did 95rows.

It measures: 4' in length x 3' 7' wide.  With a simple 2 round granny shell edging

The Blue Tweed one is slightly wider and I will make it about the same length. And add the same 2 round granny shell border.

Im packing up slowly, hope to be moving soon...fingers crossed. 

These are great storage bags, hold a great deal even though they look a bit like a row of body bags! 

Oliver is very happy about the move, lovely big lawn for him to play on....

A Baby version of my V Stitch...a small tweedy version alternate rows of colour and natural. 

I used a deeper border of block stitch for this one

Flaming Stripe throw and Giant Flower for wrap

 REALLY WORRIED!

I'm trying the Magic Knot in a few projects just lately, always been very fearful of these teeny tiny knots coming apart so I've resisted using them. This blanket is quite a loose stitch and ends tend to reappear so thought it was time I gave Magic knots a go....fingers crossed they work.

I'm also going to show you a new method of using a start chain....often a tight row that makes your start tight and often your work curve a bit.   

THE FLAMING STRIPE THOW

US Terms

10mm Hook

Black for the border only. 100g

Gold for the border 100g

2 Strands dk worked as one

1: A short dye spaced yarn 300g [from Home Bargains]

and

2: A longer dye spaced yarn of similar colouring 300g [Ice yarn rainbow shade]

I'm always buying short dye space yarns and then don't like how they crochet. Working a short dye space yarn with a similar coloured long dye spaced yarn or a plain colour from the first yarn helps to give a smoother transition through the colours.

PATTERN: 

Very simple hdc stitch worked into the spaces NOT THE STITCHES. This will give you the look of moss stitch without doing the chain stitches between.

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ROW 1: hdc in the 2nd ch, from hook, hdc in the next ch, miss the 3rd, repeat hdc in next 2 sts, miss the next ch, repeat to end of row finishing with hdc, in last 2sts. [60hdc]

ROW 2: WORK INTO THE SPACES only

ch1 turn, hdc in the first and every sp, to the end of the row. [60hdc]

alternative pastel colour 

ROW 3 - 100: Repeat Row 2. [60hdc, each row]

EDGING/BORDER

ROUND 1 & 2: IN BLACK, hdc in every sp, hdc ch2 hdc in each corner

ROUND 3: PLAIN COLOUR FROM YOUR CHOSEN SPACE DYED YARN: 

hdc in every sp, hdc, ch2 hdc in each corner.

ROUND 4 & 5: IN BLACK, hdc in every st, hdc, ch2, hdc in each corner.

You could leave this throw without a border, it would be the usual to do so. Most multi stranded throws don't have borders, the edges are quite neat and straight.

GIANT POPCORN FLOWERS

I am also adding giant flowers to this blanket, the pattern for these will be added next week, when I've completed the throw and decided exactly where they will go...

GIANT FLOWER PATTERN TO DECORATE THE BLANKET 

OR 

JOIN AT POINTS TO MAKE A WRAP

How to do popcorn stitch, but for this project use dc not tr,

US Terms

dk weight rainbow yarn

Charcoal dk yarn 

4mm hook

ch4, sl st, into a circle

ROUND 1: Ch2 counts as first dc, 4dc into first st, to make a popcorn st, popcorn st, of 5dc in next 5 sts, with ch2 between each. [6 popcorns of 5dc]

  

ROUND 2: ch2 [counts as first dc, 4dc into first st, to make a popcorn st, ch2, between, 5dc for next popcorn st, repeat a popcorn st, in each st. [6popcorn sts, of 5dc, ch2 between each]

ROUND 3: 1popcorn sts, of 5dc, ch2, second popcorn st, in same ch2 sp, ch2, repeat in each ch2 sp. of round below. [12popcorns of 5dc, ch2 between each]

ROUND 4:1 popcorn, ch2, 1popcorn, in the middle ch2 sp, of pairs of popcorn ch2, 1 popcorn, ch2, between pairs of popcorn. [18 popcorn, of 5dc, ch2 between each]

ROUND 5: 1popcorn ch2, 1popcorn in each sp, between pairs, ch2, 1popcorn in next 2 sps, repeat, to end [24 popcorn of 5dc, ch2 between]

ROUND 6: Att. CHARCOAL, for petals. 

sc, in first sp, 2sc, in next sp, sc, ch9, sc in next sp, *2sc in next 3sps, sc, ch9 sc, in next sp, repeat from * to end finish with the 2nd sc, in first sp, sl st to complete [2sc in every st, with ch9 in every 4th st]

ROUND 7: cont. in charcoal. 8dc, into the ch9 loop, ch3 picot at the point, 8dc in same loop, sl st, in the sp between 3rd and 4th sc,  repeat  to end [6 petals of 16 dc, with a ch3 picot at point]

Make as many large flowers as required to decorate your blanket. Sew onto blanket with small stitches so as not to show on the reverse side. 

OR

make a wrap of 3 rows of popcorn, join as you go replacing the middle ch, of the popcorn as the joining stitch.

CAL 2022 Rainbow Moss Stitch Sampler blanket/wrap.

 

RAINBOW MOSS STITCH SAMPLER BLANKET /WRAP

A very simple Moss Stitch CAL, for everyone. All the work done for you just by changing the colour of the next row.

A large moss stitch square blanket that folds in half to make a very think snuggly wrap.

Measuring approx.51" [130cm] square with a diagonal of around 6' 2" [188cm]

All done with the simplest of stitches: Moss stitch in a square no stitch change at all only colour changes in each row

MOSS STITCH: is sc, ch1 sc, ch1, repeated nothing more than that.  With ch3 for corners only.

YARN: weighs approx 860g

UPDATE:

APPROX. 100g of each col. You use slightly less of the black and depending on your tension but one ball of 10 colours should make the blanket

All dk in 9 rainbow colours and a base colour of flecked black, charcoal grey, navy, or even solid black.

I've used. several brands of dk in... 

1. Purple, 

2. Magenta, 

3. Bright pink, 

4. Orange, a

5. Acid yellow, 

6. Soft lime green, 

7. Soft jade green, 

8. Turquoise, 

9. Lavender blue 

Flecked black as base col. Patons Fab dk in Black Denim.

My yarn is old and I've had it a long time so this is the nearest yarn I could find and is exactly the same as my yarn, its on offer here right now but you can get it from other yarn stores. Or even use solid coloured dk,

PART 1 PATTERN: US Terms, dk yarn, 5mm hook

HELPFUL NOTES: Please read.

Moss Stitch can be a little tight, so I've used a hook size bigger than normal for dk yarn, this will help with any tension problems and give your blanket a softer feel.

Moss stitch can also lean to the left, the direction of all your stitches, by reversing every few rounds this was corrected too.

I suffer with arthritis in my fingers and my tension can be all over the place, I found working with a 5mm hook, helped but could make the blanket get a little wavy, so I would use the 4mm hook for a round every 4 or 5 rounds, stopping the edge getting wavy. 

START: CH3 sl st, into a circle. Crochet over the tail as you go.

Round 1: Black Denim or chosen base colour, ch4, counts as a sc and ch3 corner, sc, ch1, then repeat following 3 more times, sc, ch3, sc, ch1, on the final corner sl st, into the  ch4 of beginning. Pull yarn through st, and carry through this first section.

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Round 2: FIRST RAINBOW COL. turn and work in reverse, att. in any corner, ch4 counts as sc, and ch3 corner, sc in same corner sp, ch1, sc in next ch1 sp, ch1, repeat following 3 more times, sc, ch3, sc, in corner sp, ch1, sc, in next ch1 sp, ch1, then sl st, into first ch4 sp, cont.

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Round 3: cont. with first rainbow col. repeat round 2 but with 2 side sp,

 sl st into first corner sp and repeat round 2,  ch4, sc in same sp, ch1, sc, ch1 in next 2 side sp, then repeat 3 more times, sc, ch3, sc, in same sp, ch1, sc, ch1, between in next 2, ch1 sp, repeat, sl st into ch4 sp, pull yarn through cut off and weave in end.

Round 4-28: REPEAT ROUNDS 1 in Base col. 2 AND 3 for each chosen rainbow colour. Finish with base col.

Part 1: 1 background colour, 2 rainbow sequence. this is an alternative colouring.

9 different colour section for this PART 1 of the CAL.

RAINBOW MOSS STITCH SAMPLER BLANKET /WRAP

PART 2 will be posted next week.

PART 2: US Terms

Continue with the moss stitch: sc, ch1, repeated, with sc, ch3 sc at the corners.

Colour change: 2rows in your sequence of rainbow colours, with 2rows of black, alternate, finish with black. 36 rows in total if you have used a colour sequence of9 colours. 10 in total with the black.

PART 3:US Terms

Continue with the moss stitch: sc, ch1, repeated, with sc, ch3 sc at the corners.

Colour change: 5rows in your sequence of rainbow colours, with 1rows of black, alternate, finish with black. 54 rows in total if you have used a colour sequence of 9 colours. 10colours in total with the black. 

NORTHERN LIGHTS TRIANGLE LAP BLANKET

NORTHERN LIGHTS BANKET

UK TERMS

5mm hook

Double Strand blanket, a fabulous mix of the new James C Brett, Northern Lights in col. NL3 and 4 shade of WYS Sock yarn.

A Subtly, colourful, textured blanket made in large, close 'v' stitch triangles. Joined together they will make a lap blanket almost but not quite square 

Work a strand of each yarn tog. as one yarn, with 5mm hook

MAKE 8 TRIANGLES
WORKING Northern Lights yarn and sock yarn as one yarn

 Col. 1: Northern Lights + Blue Lagoon WYS sock yarn x4 triangles, 

Col. 2: Northern lights + 2 Sherbet Fizz WYS sock yarn triangles, 

Col. 3: Northern Lights + 1 Tequila Sunrise WYS Sock yarn triangle,

Col. 4: Northern Lights + 1 Rum Paradise WYS Sock yarn triangle, 

Match each of the Blue triangles with one of these other cols.

All joining is done with the Northern Lights and the WYS Tequila Sunrise col. 3, the chain stitch rows of the block stitch are also done with this col.3 Tequila Sunrise

The Blocks of the block stitch border are Northern lights and the WYS Rum Paradise col. 4

The finishing round of fans and Bow stitch are a mix of Northern Lights and the WYS Sherbet Fizz col. 2.

TRIANGLE PATTERN

UK TEMS

NOTES: 'Close V st', is 2dc with no ch st, between and is worked between the 2tr, not into the stitches.

 An increase of one 'close v st', on each row, will give an almost right angle triangle. 
Be careful of mistaking the spaces between the 'close v st', as 'v' sts.

After the first few rows this will be easier  to see and only a possible problem in the first 2 close 'v' sts, as they are in the same st.

ROW 1: ch3, 3tr, into 3rd st from hook. [2cv, sts]

ROW 2: ch3, turn, tr, into first sp, [first 'cv' st], miss the next sp, [don't mistake this for the next 'cv' st], 4tr, into last sp. [3cv, sts]

ROW 3: ch3, turn, tr, into first cv st, 2tr, [cv], into next cv, 4tr, [2cv], into last cv. [3cv, sts]

ROW 4: ch3, turn, tr, in first sp, [cv], 2tr, [cv], into next cv, st, 2tr, [cv], into next cv, st, 4tr,  [2cv], into last cv.

ROW 5 - 27: ch3, turn and repeat 1cv, in each cv, with 2cv, in last cv, giving you the one cv increase per row.

Final Row will have 28cv, stitches

Lay the triangles out, one blue triangle with each of the other cols. as diagram

JOINING STITCH
ALL TRIANGLES ARE JOINED WITH CH3 LOOPS USING THE 2ND CH ST AS A SL ST TO JOIN THE THE MATCHING LOOP
UK Terms

dc, ch3 loops.

Join as diagram, 4 blue mix triangles with 2 rainbow triangles and 1 each of orange and pastel  

Add the joining st, all around the first triangle before joining the next triangle.

1st. TRIANGLE: Att. Col. 3, in a corner sp, with a dc, ch3, dc, in same corner sp, ch3, dc, in next sp, repeat for all sides, sl st to complete. Cut and weave in ends.

2nd - 8th TRIANGLE: att. Col. 3, in a corner sp, dc, ch3, dc, in corner sp, complete the first side and then join 2nd triangle to the 1st triangle at the second corner, dc in corner, ch1, replacing the 2nd ch st, with a sl st into the first triangle, ch1, dc, into same corner sp, ch1, sl st, into next ch3 sp, ch1, dc, into next sp, repeat to next corner sp, cont. as first triangle to end.

Join all triangles together as above.

BORDER STITCH
UK TERMS

Sharp points above

flatter side points

The blanket is not quite a square but a slight diamond shape, and there are 2 x 2 different angled points, 2 sharp and 2 flatter, 4 sides with joins

A 5 row border ch2, loops and  Blocks of 2tr.

ROUND 1: Att. Col. 4, at a any sharp point, 2tr, ch3, 2tr, in corner sp, 2tr, in each ch3, side sp, including the joining st sp. Continue to the flatter point, 2tr, in last ch3 sp, ch3, 2tr, in next ch3, sp, cont. to do 2tr, in each ch3, sp, to the next sharp point, repeat to end, sl st, to complete.

 [56 blocks each side]

ROUND 2: Att. Col. 3, in a ch3, at sharp point, dc, ch3, dc, in same ch3 sp, ch2, dc, in next sp, ch2, dc, in next sp, repeat to end dc, ch3, dc, in same sp, for all 4 corners. 
Sl st, to complete cut and weave in ends. [57 x ch2, loops, each side]

ROUND 3: Att. Col. 4, Repeat 2tr, ch3, 2tr, in the corners, 2tr, in each side sp. 

[58 blocks each side]

ROUND 4: Att. Col 3, Repeat round 2, dc, ch3, dc, in corners and dc, ch2, for each side sp. sl st, to complete.  [59 x ch2 sp, each side]

ROUND 5: Att. Col 4, Repeat round 3, 2tr,, ch3, 2tr, in corners,  2tr, in each side sp. 

[60 Blocks each side]

FINISHING DECORTIVE FANS/BOW STITCH

UK TERMS

ROUND 1: Att. Col. 2, in any corner, 3tr, ch3, 3tr, in corner sp, *ch5, miss 2sp, 2tr, ch2, 2tr, in every 3rd side sp, repeat from * for each side, repeat corner and side sts, for all 4 sides of blanket, sl st, to complete. 
[Each side:19Fans, 4 double Fans for corners, first row of 20 Bow St.] 

ROUND 2: Cont. in Col. 2, 3tr, ch3, 3tr, in corner fan, tr, in next 3 sts, ch4, move to next fan, tr, in next 3sts, ch2, tr, in next 3sts, ch4, move to next fan, repeat to end,  sl st, to complete. [19Fans, 4 double Fans for corners, 2nd row of 20 Bow St.] 

ROUND 3: Cont. in Col 2, 3tr, ch3, 3tr, in corner fan sp, dc, in next 6sts, complete bow st, ch2, dc, over the ch4 and ch5, to make a bow stitch, tr, in next 3sts, ch2, tr in next 3sts, complete the next bow st, repeat to end, sl st to complete. 
[19Fans, 4 double Fans for corners, 20 Bow St.]

UK TERMS
DECORATIVE ROW OF FLOWERS

Round 1: Finger wrap of 10 wraps, [for extra padding to centres], carefully slide off finger hold securely

Round 2: 14dc into wrap, sl st to complete.

Round 3: Att. any second col. ch3, 2dtr, ch3, sl st, into same st, sl st into next st, repeat for all 7 petals. 
Leave a long and to stitch to the blanket.

TO FINISH
Carefully sew a row of the flowers to the blanket at the edge of the main body.