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.

rounds1

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.

rounds 1-3

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. 

BLACK TULIP BLANKET PATTERN LINK

Finally completed the alternative granny square blanket and it now has a new name, because of the Black Tulip edging....

BLACK TULIP BLANKET

PATTERN HERE

US terms

4mm hook

Stripes: col. Brights, 50g. 20% Wool yarn from Wilko's...a fab find.

Black/Charcoal dk: I have used an odd ball I have of Stylecraft Alpaca, unfortunately I've just discovered, its been discontinued so any black or charcoal dk you love will work here.

To create the Black Tulip edging I split one ball of the Stripes into the green shades [lime and jade] and joined them all together as one yarn and then joined all the remaining colours [yellow, orange, pink, purple], together to do the final round. 

It used pretty well all of the yarn from a Stripes, 50g ball plus the black/charcoal yarn for the 'Tulip heads'

BLACK TULIP BLANKET COMPLETE PATTERN LINK

HERE

Too late last night to get a final complete blanket picture taken the light had complete gone...so i will add a whole Black Tulip Blanket picture as soon as its light again this morning 

Enjoy x

UPDATE PICTURES..
None are brilliant, the light isn't good at all this morning but you can see the size. Mr T thinks it's his new blanket..it's not!

it fits the top width of a double bed perfectly.. 

PATTERN UPDATE: STRIPES SCARF

Stripes Scarf UPDATE:

So sorry i forgot to update the pattern with the completed scarf and the edging stitch its now complete with a moss stitch edging

PATTERN HERE

Measures: 15"/ 38cm wide x 75"/190cm long

Weighs:Approx. 350g

MOSS STITCH CUSHION PATTERN, Throw, cowl and more

MOSS STITCH DIAGONAL CUSHION COVER

PATTERN LINK HERE

This is an old pattern but I can not recommend Moss Stitch enough for cushion covers. Its a firm and none stretch stitch that will give you a cushion cover that lasts years with out stretching out of shape.

Very decorative and can look so different, with just the colour combination you can achieve stripes spots or a tweed look.

Moss stitch blanket in a tweed finish, the same combination as the cushion, again its the same stitch just a different colour combination

Colour combinations give different looks but the stitch does change 

Same Moss Stitch different colour combo using space dyed yarn and a plain yarn gives something similar to a Fair Isle look

same Moss stitch below gives a striped look

 same stitch just different combination of colour combination gives you a spot

THIS LINK 

is a link to several projects using

 MOSS STITCH and showing you all the variations.