Floribundance is a reflection of all the sock-weight projects that I created over the years. It is made out with 480 individually crocheted 3D flowers of fingering-weight yarns. The idea behind this design was to utilize a big portion of my precious leftovers – the small yarn balls that are remnants of the projects that I’ve worked on and loved.

Not a fan of fingering weight? No worries! Work the motifs in whatever leftovers you have, keeping in mind that the final dimensions of the blanket will change depending on the gauge you use. And whatever gauge you use, all your flowers should be in the same yarn weight.

480 flowers seems like a lot, but here is the way I made it. It took me a year, making at least 2 motifs while having my morning coffee and attaching them together as I finished them. This way I was fully enjoying working on my other projects and watching my Floribundance grow each morning. I hope you are inspired to make your own blankets and I can’t wait to see them bloom!

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To help you with the process, I made a video tutorial that is available on YouTube.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width: 50 inches/127 cm
Length: 60 inches/152 cm

MATERIALS
This project is designed to use leftover yarn. For the sample, one motif used approximately 12 yards/11 meters of fingering-weight yarn. To make the blanket as shown in the same gauge, you’ll need approximately 5760 yards/5280 meters in total.

Yarn Characteristics
The sample shown uses 2-ply fingering-weight Merino Wool/ Nylon, Merino/Silk and Merino/Cotton blend yarns. Use whatever yarn you have on hand, ensuring all yarn used is the same weight/thickness.

GAUGE
Based on sample shown using yarn and hook specified in Materials section. If using a different weight of yarn, please adjust hook size as noted.
Motif width: 2.5/6.5cm

PATTERN NOTES
Each motif is constructed as 8-petal flower in 2 layers (hence, Double Octet). Begin at a center, work top layer, then work the bottom layer. You can make it in one or more colors.