Whimsy blanket by Esther York

Whimsy blanket

Crochet
September 2022
Aran (8 wpi) ?
11 stitches and 5 rows = 4 inches
in DC
6.0 mm (J)
900 - 1250 yards (823 - 1143 m)
40-50"
US
English
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Whimsy blanket

Supplies

Approx 1250 yds total

Version 1 44”
US J-10/6.00 mm
Lion Brand pound of love, 16 oz, 454 g, 1020 yd, 932M, color white, half skein
Lion Brand pound of love, 16 oz, 455G, 1,020 yd, 932M, color pumpkin pie, half skein
Lion Brand pound of love, 16 oz, 454 g, 1,020 yards, 932M, color olive, half skein
Lion Brand pound of love, 16 oz, 454 g, 1,020 yd, 932M, color pumpkin spice, half skein
Stitch markers

Color A=white
Color B=pumpkin pie
Color C=pumpkin spice
Color D=Olive

Version 2 50”
Red Heart super saver retro stripes, 5 oz, 141 g, 236 yd, 215 m, 2 ½ skeins
Mainstays, white, 397 yd, 363M, 7 oz, 198.4 g

Version 3
Scrap Buster project. Yellow, rust, royal blue, pumpkin spice, dark sage, Violet, white, tan, brown, green, Violet, dark green, All our mainstay, pound of love, red heart with love, or red heart super saver

Stitches
MC / magic circle
SC
HDC
DC
FPTR
STSC
FPHDC
BPSC
FPDC
4 DC cluster/4 DC cluster=(yarn over insert hook into loop, pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two loops, yarn over insert hook into same loop, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops, and repeat till you have five loops on your hook, yo and pull through all five loops, CH 1 to close.)
Bead stitch in this pattern=CH3 and DC in first stitch. YO and insert hook from front behind post of the DC, yo and loosely pull up a loop, yo and loosely pull up a loop, 4 times total, yo, insert it hook into next stitch pull up a loop (11 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull through 10 loops, yo and pull through the last 2 loops. DC in next stitch and repeat.
Puff stitch=yo, pull up a tall loop 5 times, yo and pull thru all, CH1 to close
3 DC crossed cluster/ in this pattern, we will DC in three stitches, yo, reach back, insert hook into last stitch of previous crossed cluster, pull up a long loop and pull it across other three DC stitches and complete DC. DC in next three stitches, yarn over and insert hook into last stitch of previous cross cluster, pull up a loop and complete your DC