CoronaCal second Star join for Eye Motif's

Morning Hookers...there are some stunning #CoronaCal eye, blankets being completed now, all can be seen on my Facebook Group HERE. 

3 STUNNING EXAMPLES OF THE BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS OF MANY 

ON THE GROUP

Sharon Howington's throw with a black join 

The 'Eye' motifs have 24 granny shells each side and they are joined to keep the rounded eye shape, with 9granny shells each end and 6 granny shells as a side. Works really well in keeping the rounded shape.

 Sarah Tuckwell with a grey join colour 

AND 

Yvonne van der Marck with a stone coloured join

3 ABSOLUTELY STUNNING #CORONALCAL THROWS

THE NEW EYE JOIN

If you divide the 24granny shells equally 8, 8 and 8 granny shells you can join in a star shape, because all the sides to join are equal...just use the same join as you go between the granny shells for the ELONGATED HEXAGON.

3 MORE JOINS FOR EQUAL SIDES

EYE JOIN WITH GRANNY SQUARE AS ROWS

AND MORE RANDOM PATTERNS TOO

CoronaCal borders: EYE MOTIF AND SQUARE

Please read carefully there are options for the border depending on 

how you joined your blanket together and if you added half eye motifs

RIPPLE ENDS PATTERN:

This was given a week or so ago, just to do the ripple ends and then the half 

eye motifs if added would straighten the other two side of the blanket.

Some have used two half eyes and some have use one half eye motif each end.

I actually am not a lover of half motifs and decided to edge my blanket with 

no half motifs so there will be a selection of ways to finish your blanket

ORIGINAL RIPPLE END PATTERN

Having joined 10 'eye' motifs together in a side by side with long half motifs 

at each corner, the blanket now has a deep ripple edge on two sides.

IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THE RIPPLE ENDS THEN SCROLL DOWN TO DO THE COMPLETE 5 ROUND BORDER PATTERN BELOW

CoronaCal Ripple ENDS Pattern

US terms

Aran 5mm hook DK 4mm Hook

NOTE: For me the 2 row join colours were cream then camel so the colours to make the ripple match the eye motif joins will be the same, camel first and 

then the cream so it matches the joining

ROW 1: Att. camel yarn in the first sp, ch2, counts as first dc, 3dc into same 

sp, 3dc in next 8sps, miss the next dip sp, 3dc in next 8sps, 3dc, ch3, 3dc in point, repeat to end and finish with 4dc in last sp of last half eye motif.

[9granny shells on each up and down of ripple.]

ROW 2: Att. cream, and repeat row 1.

COMPLETE BLANKET EDGING

[Side by side eye motif blanket]

If you added the 2 rows of the ripple border and are now adding the border 

to the straight sides. You will need 2 rows of granny shells adding to the 

straight sides as you have done to the ripple ends.

WORKING ACROSS THE STRAIGHT ENDS WITH THE HALF MOTIFS.

ROW 1: Att. yarn and work granny shells of 4dc in first sp, 

AND ALL SIDE SPS, EXCEPT the 7th row and the 3rd row after the spears, 

ON THE HLAF EYES. Granny shells into each sp of the middle 6 sps, of the full eye motif and then granny shell in same 13 side sps, OF A HALF EYE to end, finish with 4dc in last sp.

NOTE: The number of granny shells for the length of the straight edge of the half motifs is 13 granny shells of 3dc, 

[13 from centre to edge, 25 for the whole length of a half eye]

ROW 2: Att. next col, in sp between the 1st and second dc ch2, counts as first dc 3dc into same sp, granny shell of 3dc in each sp, to end, 4dc in last sp.

ROW 3: Att. yarn in any corner, this row will go all the way around the blanket, remember to do 3dc, ch3, 3dc at corners and points on ripple sides and miss 

the dips, so the blanket lies flat. sl st, to complete.

deep ripple side

if you left off the half eyes there will be a shallow ripple too

ROW 4: Double 'v' st [2dc, 2ch, 2dc]. Att yarn in any corner, 2dc, ch3 2dc, 

in all 4 corner sps, 2dc, ch2, 2dc in every side sp, miss all dips, so the blanket lies flat. repeat and sl st to complete.

ROW 5: Att. yarn in sp, before the corner to point, with a sc, 6sc in the corner ch3 sp, sc in next sp between'v' sts, 5sc in all side ch2 sps, of each 'v'. sl st to complete.

ROW 6: Working into the BACK of the st ONLY, sc in each st missing one st in each dip. that means miss the sc st, between 'v' sts, sl st to complete.

DOING THE BORDER TO A COMPLETE D BLANKET.

ROW 1: Granny shells in every sp, miss dips and do 3dc ch3 3dc in corners 

and points.

ROW 2: repeat row 1

ROW 3: Double 'v' st [2dc, 2ch, 2dc]. Att yarn in any corner, 2dc, ch3 2dc, 

in all 4 corner sps, 2dc, ch2, 2dc in every side sp, miss all dips, so the blanket lies flat. repeat and sl st to complete.

ROW 4:Att. yarn in sp, before the corner to point, with a sc, 6sc in the corner ch3 sp, sc in next sp between'v' sts, 5sc in all side ch2 sps, of each 'v'. sl st to complete.

ROW 5: Working into the BACK of the st ONLY, sc in each st missing one st in each dip. that means miss the sc st, between 'v' sts, sl st to complete.

Join my Facebook group for this pattern and to share you blankets so far.

Sue Pinner's Granny Squares HERE

CORONACAL SQUARE BORDER

After joining your selected number of 12" squares together i've made mine 

of 9 square and it will measure around 4' after blocking.

SQUARE BORDER PATTERN

ROUND 1: Att.yarn, LIGHT COL. i any corner sp, ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc ch3, 3dc, miss 3 sts, 3dc in next st, miss 2 sts 3dc in next st, repeat the 

granny shell in every 3rd st, and 3dc, ch3, 3dc, in each corner, to end

[12 granny shells per square], sl st to complete.

ROUND 2: DARK COL. repeat round 1: Granny shells

ROUND 3: LIGHT COL. repeat round , granny shells.

ROUND 4- 9: DARK COL. dc in every st, 2dc, ch3 2dc in corner sps, sl st to complete.

ROUND 10: Att. LIGHT COL. yarn in any corner, 3dc, ch3, 3dc in corner sp,

miss 3sts, 3dc in next sp, miss 2sts, 3dc in next st repeatmiss 2sts 3dc in 

next st to end, with 3dc, ch3, 3dc in corner sps, sl st to complete.

ROUND 11: Att. DARK COL. Repeat round 10.

ROUND 12: Att. LIGHT COL. Repeat round 10

CoronaCal Ripple band pattern

Monday 6TH APRIL 2020 

RIPPLE ENDS PATTERN

Having joined 10 'eye' motifs together in a side by side with long half motifs at each corner, the blanket now has a deep ripple edge on two sides.

Before I give you the very basic ripple pattern I just want to say this might be extended when I add the decorative border pieces.

When this small repeat pattern Is finalised I will work out the length needed to add a set number of these. 

And why the ripple band might need to be EXTENDED.

With that in mind for now I have just added to rows of the ripple pattern..they might all be the same they might be other stitches so just 2 rows to match the joining rows for now.

Join my Facebook group for this pattern and to share you blankets so far.

Sue Pinner's Granny Squares 

HERE

CoronaCal update

Really pleased so many are enjoying the CoronaCal pattern, 

World wide CoronaCal we've had well over 1500 New members to the group from all over the world

So many have already completed several 'eye' motifs and are beginning to joined them together too.

 There are 2 joining options for the 'eye' motif, a side by side or a butterfly join...

LINK TO SUE PINNER'S GRANNY SQUARES FACEBOOK GROUP 

HERE

everyone is sharing their CoronaCal makes so far.

If you don't want to make a throw then just make 2 'eye' motifs and join them together as a cushion?

Side by side join

Butterfly join

The infill motif pattern is still to come.

Shawl or wrap? Another option for the pattern

OR 

Several places to stop and join repeat motifs

after round 6

Textured centre

#CORONACAL LINK TO ALL PARTS OF PUBLISHED PATTERN SO FAR

HERE 

 more to come Monday and Friday next week 

CoronaCal, PART 4: HALF 'EYE' MOTIF

PART 4: HALF EYE MOTIF

US Terms

Finger wrap of 5 wraps.
NOTE: The first anchor st doesn't count, so the first complete st, is made by the anchor and the first sc, you need 8sc to work into for the 2nd round.

SOME Rounds are worked into spaces and some into stitches.

ROW 1: 8sc into the circle.  [8sts]

 ROW 2: att, yarn in first st, ch2,  2dc into next 6sts, 1dc in last st. [14dc]

ROW 3: Att. yarn in fist sp, ch2, dc in same sp, miss 2sts, 3dc in next 5sps,  2dc in last sp. [5x 3dc, 2 x 2dc]

NOTE:  The firsts ts can be a little hidden, so dont miss it!

ROW 4: Att. yarn in first sp, sc in same sp, sc in next 17sts, 2sc in last sp. [21sc]

ROW 5: Att. yarn in fist sts, ch1 [counts as first hdc] 1hdc, in same st, 1hdc, in next st, 2hdc, in next st, 1hdc in next 2sts, 2hdc in next st repeat the 1hdc in next 2stsm 2hdc in next stitch to last 2sts, 1hdc in next st, 2hdc in last st.
[28hdc]

ROW 6: Double 'v' stitch round. Att. yarn in first st, ch3 [counts as first tr], miss 2sts, 2tr, ch3 2tr into next st, miss 3sts, 2tr, ch3, 2tr in next st, repeat to last 3 sts, miss 2sts, 1tr in last st. [2x1tr, 6 x double tr, 'v' sts]

ROW 7: Shell stitch round. Att, yarn in first sp, 3dc, ch3 3dc, in ch3 sp, sc in next sp, repeat to end, sc in last sp. [6 x shells stitch of 3dc ch3 2dc]

RIGHT AND LEFT HALF SPEARSLOOKING AT THE MOTIF FLAT SIDE DOWN
RIGHT SPEAR
Finger wrap of 6 wraps.
ROW1: Att yarn, in first st, ch5, tr into same st, dc into next 4sts, ch1, sl st, into first shell point, ch1, dc into same st, dc into next st, 2dc into last st, sl st into dip. Repeat for opposite end.

LEFT SPEAR
Finger wrap od 6 wraps.

ROW 1: 8sc into circle

ROW 2: Att.yarn in first st, ch2 sl st, into dip, dc into same st, dc into next 2sts, ch1, sl st, into first shell point, ch1, dc into same st, dc into next 3 sts, tr, ch2, tr into last st.

NOTE: Rounds AFTER SPEARS, uses spaces and stitches. 

ROW 1: After adding 2 half spears. Att yarn in first spear point sp, ch1, 4sc, into same point, sc, into next 5sts, ch4, tr into sc, at dip, ch4 sc into next shell point, repeat to last ch4, sc in next 5sts of second spear, 4sc in point of half spear, TURN...
ROW 2: CONT. ch2 counts as first dc, dc in same st, dc in next 8sts, 4dc in next 10 x ch4 loops ONLY, to the spear, dc in next 5sts, dc in next 3sts, 2dc in last st. [60dc] 

NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU GO BACK TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTIF FOR ROUND 3

ROW 3: Att yarn in first st, ch2 counts as first dc, dc in same st, dc in next 2sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 21sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 8 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 21sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 2sts, 2dc in last sp. [66dc]

ROW 4: 'v' stitch rounds, Att. yarn in first sp, ch4 dc in same sp, miss 2sts, dc, ch3 dc, in next st, repeat to end, dc ch2 dc in last sp. [23'V' sts]

ROW 5: Basically a repeat of round 4 BUT...using tr, ch3 tr, for your 'v's and start with ch5 [counts as tr, ch2 sp], tr, in same sp, and at the end you finish with tr, ch2 tr, in last sp. [23 'v' sts]

JOINING BORDER

ROW 1: Granny shells, att yarn, 4dc, ch1, 3dc, ch1, repeat the 3dc ch1, to end, in the last ch1 sp, 4dc. [23 granny shell]

ROW 2: JOIN AS YOU GO ROUND, Att. yarn in first sp, between the fist and second dc, dc, sl st to make first join into the 16th sp, 3dc sl st into the spaces, until you have joined 9 sps, you should be at the flat section of the join, join the next 6 sps. then cont. to do the 3dc ch1 to the end of the half motif.

MAKE AND JOIN 4 OF THESE HALF MOTIFS EITHER SIDE OF THE THROW. 

Because the other two sides are not actually half motifs 
AND IM TRYING MY BEST TO STAY IN FRONT OF YOU ALL WITH THIS CAL....
I decided to do a ripple band for the other 2 sides.

If you know me well, i dont usually do half motifs i'd much rather keep the decorative edges created but for this pattern i have added one half motif for you all x

RIPPLE SIDES PATTERN
Monday 6TH APRIL 2020