Sugarfrost Blanket
Hello, friend! It’s been a long while since my last post, because I took some time away from creating new work to focus on my family. The prolonged solitary time of the pandemic had some effects on my kiddoes, and I wanted to really pour my energy into making them whole. Now we are all in a much better place, and I am even designing again!
I want to say thank you to everyone who messaged me and emailed me during the nine months or so that I have been on hiatus from my website and socials. I appreciate you greatly!
Today, I offer the pattern for my Sugarfrost Blanket, which was first featured in Inside Crochet, Issue 131. I can now publish the pattern on my website!
Below, you will find the free version (US Terms). Find the UK Terms free version here!
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Designing the Sugarfrost Pentagon Motif
To make a near-perfect pentagon shape, I grabbed a nearby sheet of notebook paper (from my kiddo’s math scratch pad) and used google to figure out exactly how to draw a pentagon. Then I drew it up and cut it out.
What came out of this was a fabulous template to use so I could see exactly how much I needed to decrease and increase to create the shape I wanted.
Don’t you love this motif? It’s perfect for the tessellation!
Materials
- 3mm hook
- Scheepjes Catona, (100% Mercerized Cotton), 50g/125m/136yd, shade (No. 106 x 10 balls, plus 1 ball each of the following colors: No. 113, 515, 392, 397, 519, 253, 172, 252, 523, 264, 245, 114, 208, 513, 512, 510, 401
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Schematic – Shows Yarn Color and Joining Order
- Yarn A: No. 106 x 10 balls
- 1 ball each of the following 18 colors:
- Yarn B: No. 252
- Yarn C: No. 264
- Yarn D: No. 523
- Yarn E: No. 512
- Yarn F: No. 397
- Yarn G: No. 172
- Yarn H: No. 128
- Yarn I: No. 513
- Yarn J: No. 245
- Yarn K: No. 519
- Yarn L: No. 208
- Yarn M: No. 517
- Yarn N: No. 515
- Yarn O: No. 114
- Yarn P: No. 253
- Yarn Q: No. 113
- Yarn R: No. 401
- Yarn S: No. 392
Tension and Measurements
- Tension: Full Motif measures 15cm/6in from top to bottom, unblocked.
- Measurements: Blanket measures 137m/54in square
Stitch Guide (US Terms)
- 2dccl [yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, pull yarn through 2 lps] 2 times, yoh, pull yarn through 3 lps
- beg beginning
- beg dc (1sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
- bobble [yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, pull yarn through 2 lps] 4 times, yoh, pull yarn through 5 lps
- ch chain
- dc double crochet
- MR make ring: slip knot, 3ch, ss in third ch from hook
- rep repeat
- RS Right Side of work
- sc single crochet
- sk skip
- sp space or chain space
- ss slip stitch
- st stitch
- tr treble crochet
- WS Wrong Side of work
- yoh yarn over hook
Repeat and Bracket Guide
- Square brackets [ ] are used for small repeats: 4dc, [2dc, 3tr, 2dc] 2 times
- Asterisks *are used for repeats that include small repeats: *5dc, [ch1, 1dc] 3 times in next ch, rep from * 3 times
- Round brackets ( ) are used when a string of stitches are worked into the same spot: (3tr, ch3, 3tr) in next st
- Stitch Counts are given at the end of rows where necessary, in the following format: [12 dc, 3 sp]
Tips and Notes
- Weave your ends after each time you cut the yarn to avoid having to do them all at the end.
- Please read the stitch guide for any abbreviations.
- To get a neater result, I do not “chain up” for the first sc of the round/row. Jump straight into the first sc.
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Instructions
This blanket is composed of full and half pentagon motifs, and features a lovely lace join-as-you-go border in between each motif. Use the Color Placement and Motif Joining Order Schematic to see in which order the motifs should be joined.
Full Motif
Make 50 as follows:
- Make 4 each of shades D, E, F, G, I, J, K, O, and R. 36
- Make 3 each of shades L, M, N, P, Q, and S. 18
- Make 2 each of shades B, C, and H. 6
Note: Motif photo at right includes Round 1 of the joining method (in white yarn). That contrast round will be added later on the join-as-you-go part of this pattern.
Row 1 (WS) Ch14, 1sc in second and each rem ch, turn. [13 sc]
Row 2 (Beg dc, 1dc) in first st, 11dc, 2dc in final st, turn. [15 dc]
Row 3 1sc, [bobble, 3sc] 3 times, bobble, 1sc, turn. [4 bobble, 11 sc]
Row 4 2sc in first st, 13sc, 2sc in final st, turn. [17 sc]
Row 5 (1sc, bobble) in first st, [3sc, bobble] 4 times, 1sc in same st as prev bobble, turn. [5 bobble, 14 sc]
Row 6 19sc, turn.
Row 7 (Beg dc, ch1, 1dc) in first st, [ch1, sk1, 1dc] 9 times, ch1, 1dc in same st as prev dc, turn. [12 dc, 11 sp]
Row 8 (Beg dc, 1dc) in first st, 21dc, 2dc, turn. [25 dc]
Row 9 [1sc, ch3, sk2] 8 times, 1sc, turn. [9 sc, 8 sp]
Row 10 (Beg dc, 1dc – count as 1 2dccl, ch3, 2dccl) in first ch-sp, (2dccl, ch3, 2dccl) in next 7 ch-sps, turn. [16 2dccl, 8 sp]
Row 11 Beg dc in 2dccl, (ch3, 1sc) in next 8 ch-sps, ch3, 1dc in final 2trcl, turn. [2 dc, 8 sc, 9 sp]
Row 12 (Beg dc, 3dc) in first ch-sp, 4dc in next 3 ch-sps, 5dc in next ch-sps, 4dc in next 4 ch-sps, turn. [37 dc]
Row 13 Ss, sc2tog, 31sc, sc2tog, turn. [2 sc2tog, 31 sc]
Row 14 Ss, sc2tog, 27sc, sc2tog, turn. [2 sc2tog, 27 sc]
Row 15 Beg dc in sc2tog, dc3tog – count as 1 dc4tog, [ch1, sk1, 1dc] 10 times, ch1, dc4tog, turn. [2 dc4tog, 10 dc, 11 sp]
Row 16 Ss, sc2tog over ch-sp and dc, 17 sc, sc2tog over dc and ch-sp, turn. [2 sc2tog, 17 sc]
Row 17 Ss, beg dc, dc3tog – counts as 1 dc4tog, [ch1, sk1, 1dc] 4 times, ch1, dc4tog, turn. [2 dc4tog, 4 dc, 5 sp]
Row 18 Ss, 9sc, turn.
Row 19 Ss, sc2tog, 3sc, sc2tog, turn.
Row 20 Ss, 3sc, turn.
Row 21 Ss, 1sc, turn. Do not cut yarn. Proceed to motif border.
Motif Border (RS) Continuing with the same color, 3sc in sc, 16sc across side placing final sc in end of Row 13, 3sc in top half of dc st from Row 12, 16sc across placing final sc in bottom half of dc from Row 2, 3sc in end of Row 1, 10sc across bottom lps of starting chs, 3sc in end of Row 1, 16sc across placing final sc in top half of dc from Row 12, 3sc in end of Row 13, 16sc across, ss in first sc, cut yarn and weave ends. [89 sc]
Half Motif A
Make 12 as follows:
- Make 2 each of shades B, C, and N.
- Make 1 each of shades D, H, J, L, O, and Q.
Row 1 (WS) Ch8, 1sc in second and each rem ch, turn. [7 sc]
Row 2 (Beg dc, 1dc) in first st, 6dc, turn. [8 dc]
Row 3 2sc, [bobble, 3sc] 1 time, bobble, 1sc, turn. [2 bobble, 6 sc]
Row 4 2sc in first st, 7sc, turn. [9 sc]
Row 5 (1sc, bobble) in first st, [3sc, bobble] 2 times, 1sc in same st as prev bobble, turn. [3 bobble, 8 sc]
Row 6 10sc, turn.
Row 7 Beg dc, 1dc, [ch1, sk1, 1dc] 4 times, ch1, 1dc in same st as prev dc, turn. [7 dc, 5 sp]
Row 8 (Beg dc, 1dc) in first st, 11dc, turn. [13 dc]
Row 9 [1sc, ch3, sk2] 4 times, 1sc, turn. [5 sc, 4 sp]
Row 10 (Beg dc, 1dc – count as 1 2dccl, ch3, 2dccl) in first ch-sp, (2dccl, ch3, 2dccl) in next 3 ch-sps, turn. [8 2dccl, 4 sp]
Row 11 Beg dc in 2dccl, (ch3, 1sc) in next 4 ch-sps, ch3, 1dc in final 2dccl, turn. [2 dc, 4 sc, 5 sp]
Row 12 (Beg dc, 3dc) in first ch-sp, 4dc in next 3 ch-sps, 3dc in next ch-sp, turn. [19 dc]
Row 13 16sc, sc2tog, turn. [1 sc2tog, 16 sc]
Row 14 Ss, sc2tog, 14sc, turn. [1 sc2tog, 14 sc]
Row 15 Beg dc, [1dc, ch1, sk1] 5 times, dc4tog, turn. [1 dc4tog, 6 dc, 5 sp]
Row 16 Ss, sc2tog over ch-sp and dc, 9sc, turn. [1 sc2tog, 9 sc]
Row 17 Beg dc, [1dc, ch1, sk1] 2 times, dc4tog, turn. [1 dc4tog, 3 dc, 2 sp]
Row 18 Ss, 5sc, turn.
Row 19 2sc, sc2tog, turn.
Row 20 Ss, 2sc, turn.
Row 21 1sc, do not turn. Do not cut yarn. Proceed to motif border.
Motif Border (WS) Continuing in same color, 2sc in sc from Row 21, 16sc across side placing final sc in end of Row 13, 3sc in top half of dc st from Row 12, 16sc across placing final sc in bottom half of dc from Row 2, 3sc in end of Row 1, 6sc across bottom lps of starting chs, cut yarn and weave ends. [46 sc]
Half Motif B
Make 12 as follows:
- Make 2 each of shades B, M, and S.
- Make 1 each of shades F, G, H, K, L, and P.
Row 1 (WS) Ch8, 1sc in second and each rem ch, turn. [7 sc]
Row 2 Beg dc, 5dc, 2dc in final st, turn. [8 dc]
Row 3 1sc, [bobble, 3sc] 1 time, bobble, 2sc, turn. [2 bobble, 6 sc]
Row 4 7sc, 2sc in final st, turn. [9 sc]
Row 5 (1sc, bobble) in first st, [3sc, bobble] 2 times, 1sc in same st as prev bobble, turn. [3 bobble, 8 sc]
Row 6 Sk1, 10sc, turn.
Row 7 (Beg dc, 1ch, 1dc) in first st, [ch1, sk1, 1dc] 4 times, dc, turn. [7 dc, 5 sp]
Row 8 Beg dc, 10dc, 2dc in final st, turn. [13 dc]
Row 9 [1sc, ch3, sk2] 4 times, 1sc, turn. [5 sc, 4 sp]
Row 10 (Beg dc, 1dc – count as 1 2dccl, ch3, 2dccl) in first ch-sp, (2dccl, ch3, 2dccl) in next 3 ch-sps, turn. [8 2dccl, 4 sp]
Row 11 Beg dc in 2dccl, (ch3, 1sc) in next 4 ch-sps, ch3, 1dc in final 2dccl, turn. [2 dc, 4 sc, 5 sp]
Row 12 (Beg dc, 2dc) in first ch-sp, 4dc in next 4 ch-sps, turn. [19 dc]
Row 13 Ss, sc2tog, 16sc, turn. [1 sc2tog, 16sc]
Row 14 14sc, sc2tog, turn. [1 sc2tog, 14 sc]
Row 15 Beg dc, dc3tog – count as 1 dc4tog, [ch1, sk1, 1dc] 5 times, 1dc, turn. [1 dc4tog, 6 dc, 5 sp]
Row 16 9sc, sc2tog over ch-sp and dc, turn. [1 sc2tog, 9 sc]
Row 17 Ss, beg dc, dc3tog – count as 1 dc4tog, [ch1, sk1, 1dc] 2 times, 1dc, turn. [1 dc4tog, 3 dc, 2 sp]
Row 18 5scc, turn.
Row 19 Ss, sc2tog, 2sc, turn.
Row 20 2sc, turn.
Row 21 Ss, 1sc, turn. Do not cut yarn. Proceed to motif border.
Motif Border (RS) 2sc in sc from Row 21, 16sc across side placing final sc in end of Row 13, 3sc in top half of dc st from Row 12, 16sc across placing final sc in bottom half of dc from Row 2, 3sc in end of Row 1, 6sc across bottom lps of starting chs, cut yarn and weave ends. [46 sc]
Join Motifs
Note: This join is a 2-round flat braid join as-you-go, and motifs are joined in the order shown in the Schematic, following written instructions below.
First Full Motif
Rnd 1 Join Yarn A with ss in second sc of Motif Border, 3sc in same st, [18sc, 3sc in next st] 2 times, 12sc, [3sc in next st, 18sc] 2 times, ss in first sc. [99 sc]
Rnd 2 (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in next sc, * [ch3, sk2, 1sc] 7 times, ch3, 1sc in same st as prev, rep from * 1 time, [ch3, sk2, 1sc] 5 times, ch3, 1sc in same st as prev, [ch3, sk2, 1sc] 7 times, ch3, 1sc in same st as prev, [ch3, sk2, 1sc] 7 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc, cut yarn and weave ends. [38 sc, 37 sp]
Remaining Full Motifs
Rnd 1 Work as for First Full Motif.
Rnd 2 Work as for First Full Motif, but when motif in progress touches completed motif, work second ch of each ch-3 sp as follows: remove working lp from hook, insert hook front to back through corresponding adjacent ch-3 lp, grab working lp, Pull Loop Through (PLT) and complete 1ch – this PLT ch joins the motifs.
Important Note: When a third corner ch lp meets 2 corner ch lps, insert hook through both ch lps when making corner PLT Join. When a fourth corner ch lp meets 3 corner ch lps, insert hook through all 3 ch lps when making corner PLT Join.
Half Motif A
Rnd 1 With RS facing, join Yarn A with ss in first sc on Motif Border, 7sc, [3sc in corner st, 18sc] 2 times, 2sc in final st, cut yarn and weave ends, do not turn.
Rnd 2 Making PLT Join in second ch of ch-3 sp as for Full Motifs, join Yarn A with ss in first sc, 1sc in same st, ch3, sk1, [1sc, ch3, sk2] 2 times, * (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in corner st, [ch3, sk2, 1sc] 7 times, ch3, rep from * 1 time, (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in final st, cut yarn and weave ends.
Half Motif B
Rnd 1 With RS facing, join Yarn A with ss in first sc on Motif Border, 2sc in same st, [18sc, 3sc in next st] 2 times, 7sc, cut yarn and weave ends.
Rnd 2 Making PLT Join in second ch of ch-3 sp as for Full Motifs, join Yarn A with ss in first sc, * (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in corner st, [ch3, sk2, 1sc] 7 times, ch3, rep from * 1 time, (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in corner st, [ch3, sk2, 1sc] 2 times, ch3, sk1, 1sc in final st, cut yarn and weave ends.
Border
Rnd 1 (RS) Join Yarn A with ss in any corner ch sp, [5sc in corner sp, make sc evenly across, placing 3sc in each ch-sp, 2sc across the side of each dc st, and 1sc across the side of each sc st being sure to make the same amount of sc on each side, adding or subtracting a couple of sc sts as needed] 4 times, ss in first sc.
Rnd 2 * 1sc in corner st, [ch3, sk2, 1sc] across to next corner st, ch3, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc.
Rnd 3 * (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in corner st, [ch3, 1sc in next ch-sp] across to next corner st, ch3, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc.
Rnd 4 * 1sc in corner sp, [ch3, 1sc in next ch sp] across to next corner sp, ch3, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc.
Rnd 5 Rep Row 3.
Rnd 6 Ss in first ch, beg dc in same ch-sp, * ch3, 2dc in same ch-sp, [ch1, 2dc in next ch-sp] across to next corner sp, 2dc in corner sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc.
Rnd 7 [5sc in corner sp, 1sc in every st/sp across to next corner sp] 4 times, ss in first sc, turn.
Note: Tr sts on Rnd 8 create mini bobbles on RS of work.
Rnd 8 (WS) Ss in next st, * (1sc, 1tr, 1sc) in corner st, alternate [1tr, 1sc] across to next corner st, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc, turn.
Rnd 9 (RS) Beg dc in corner tr, * ch3, 1dc in same st, 1dc in next sc, [ch1, sk1, 1dc] across to corner tr, 1dc in corner tr, rep from * 3 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc.
Rnd 10 Rep Rnd 7.
Note: Bobbles on Rnd 11 appear on RS of work.
Rnd 11 (WS) Ss in next st, * bobble in corner sc, [1sc in next 3 sts, bobble] across to 3 sts before next corner st, 1sc in next 3 sts, rep from * 3 times, ss in bobble, turn.
Rnd 12 (RS) [3sc in corner bobble, 1sc in every st across to next corner] 4 times, ss in first sc.
Rnd 13 * (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in corner st, [ch3, sk2, 1sc] across to 2 sts before corner, ch3, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc.
Rnd 14 Rep Rnd 6.
Rnd 15 * [1sc, ch3] 2 times in corner sp, 1sc in same sp, (1sc, ch3, 1sc) in each ch-1 sp across to next corner sp, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn and weave ends.
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RACHELE CARMONA
Crochet Designer & Fiber Artist
I hope you enjoyed the Sugarfrost Blanket pattern! It was so fun to design the pentagon pattern, along with the half motifs. If you start/finish the blanket, be sure to hashtag it on socials: #SugarfrostBlanket and #CypressTextiles so I will see it and share in my stories/pages!
Happy crafting,
Rachele C.
PS: I also have another pattern that has been getting a lot of love lately: my Garden Walk Blanket Pattern. Find the pattern here!
