Hello, crafter! The Jubilee Blanket pattern is here! Written instructions are below for this beginner friendly blanket. I am so happy to have been able to provide this pattern just ten days after I started working on the blanket design.
Hope you enjoy this one!
The PDF version of this pattern is available on Etsy and Ravelry and in my shop, and both US and UK Terms PDFs are included in the purchase.
This pattern is in UK Terms – Click here for US Terms
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Hello, crafter! The Jubilee Blanket pattern is here! Written instructions are below for this beginner friendly blanket. I am so happy to have been able to provide this pattern just ten days after I started working on the blanket design.
Hope you enjoy this one!
The PDF version of this pattern is available on Etsy and Ravelry and in my shop, and both US and UK Terms PDFs are included in the purchase.
This pattern is in US Terms – Click here for UK Terms
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Hey, gorgeous crafter! Today I have something fin for you! Usually when I have a WIP to reveal, it has been knocking around in my head – and in my sketchbook – for months, and sometimes even years. But today I want to show you progress pics of something I have been rapidly working on for just the past couple of weeks.
I was very inspired by a fashion instagrammer and simply had to get sketching and pulling yarn from my stash. In all honesty I have a few designs in the works inspired by her colorful posts! Keep reading to see the inspiration and my project progress photos. Of course the free pattern is coming soon!
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Hello, lovely! Today I want to introduce you to one of the crochet blanket patterns in my book, The Art of Crochet Blankets (Amazon). I named this pattern “Graffiti Blanket” because it has such a wild, metropolitan vibe. I hope you enjoy this little presentation of my crochet pattern!
In this post, I will:
Hello, lovely crafter! Today, I want to give you information on how to find the Scheepjes Colour Packs, and what you can make with them. I have lots of patterns that use the packs, and there are many others out there as well. Update: The day I published this post, Scheepjes launched a new colour pack! So I’ve added it in at the start of the post – enjoy!
My favorite thing about working with the packs is that you have the entire color range in one pack, and you can see which colors will work well together before you buy the full balls. There are also plenty of patterns that show you how to use the entire pack, sometimes plus a few full balls for a background color, so that you can create a very colorful piece.
Let’s get into it and see the gorgeousness!
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Announcement: For one day only, September 12, 2023, everything in my Ravelry shop is 50% off! Enjoy this half-off sale while it lasts! Snag those patterns you have been on the fence about. No coupon needed – the discount is automatic. Head to my Ravelry shop to browse!
Hello, crafter! Recently, I cast a poll in my Instagram stories asking how many of you crafters are also creative entrepreneurs, and I found out that about 40% of you have a creative business or would like to start one. This episode of Creative Clarity is for you! I have been running CypressTextiles since 2012, so I decided I would start sharing blog posts with Creative Business Strategy on my website!
Creative Clarity is not written specifically for crochet artists; rather, it will benefit any type of creator who is looking to cultivate a thriving creative practice. But, we all know that I’m a crochet blanket designer, so for my crochet peeps, each post in this series has a relevant free crochet pattern released in the same month, so you can channel the energy of the Creative Clarity series into a fresh project. I am super excited to share this with you, and my goal is for you to have at least one ah-ha moment in every post.
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Hi, friend! Today, I have something very special to share with you! After months of being offline while I switched platforms, my Creative Art Blanket Course is back open! I am so pleased to offer a reduced price of $36 – price will go up to $56 on Friday, September 8.
Head to sign up for the course! Sign me up!.
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Hello, beautiful crafter! Today I’m going to share the reveal of the Color Riot Blanket, fully completed. When I wrote the pattern, I actually hadn’t finished the blanket, and had only completed one corner, so I wanted to make an update on how the blanket looks when it’s all finished! Thanks for coming along 🙂
Hello, gorgeous crafter! Today I want to share with you all of the photos from a recent FO that I completed for a buyer during my Summer sample sale! I have two sample sales a year, one in the Summer and one in the Winter. This blanket was a sample from my 2022 VVCAL. I used different yarns to get such a range of color, and I can’t wait to tell you all about it, and more fun – show you all the photos!
Hello, lovely crafter! Today I am proud to announce that I have gathered nineteen of my blanket borders in one place and modified them so that they are written for any size blanket! This bundle of blanket borders is available as a convenient PDF, and I even included 2 PDFs, one with US Terms and one with UK Terms.
You can find Border Collection: Volume 1 on Etsy and Ravelry, and both US and UK Terms PDFs are included in the purchase.
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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 9 of the 2016 VVCVAL Reboot! I’m so glad you’re here!
Optionally, you can add a round of (US) double crochet stitch which has the following advantages:
There are infinite possibilities for color combinations, but I have the following examples for this DC round.
Add a contrast color round for added opulence. In this example, I used the same colors that I used for the squares, but I used a different contrast color for each square.
Here is another view after joining:
I used contrast color borders in the following example as well, but these colors are a bit more subdued.
In the following sample, I used the same color for each DC round, but I was using recycled yarn from thrifted sweaters, so the yarn color was a bit ombre.
US Terms
Ss in any corner sc, beg dc in same st, (4dc in same st, 21dc, 1dc in corner st) 4 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc, cut yarn and weave ends. [104 dc]
UK Terms
Ss in any corner dc, beg tr in same st, (4tr in same st, 21tr, 1tr in corner st) 4 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr, cut yarn and weave ends. [104 tr]
Of course, you don’t have to add the DC round! You can just join your squares exactly as they are.
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Now let’s go over some joining methods!
In this section, I will show you the original joining method, as well as some fresh options that I have used for other VVCAL Blankets over the years. Don’t worry, you can use any type of join, wide or narrow, as the border of this blanket is written to fit any size blanket.
Of course, you can use any joining method you prefer! These are just suggestions. For more options and videos, you can check out my YouTube channel playlist with my joining methods with videos.
And here is the link to more joining methods here on my website. There are a lot to choose from! To avoid overwhelm, I only discuss four methods in this post. Let’s get to it!
This is the original joining method used in the 2016 VVCAL. Whip stitch squares together, first along all horizontal rows, then rotate piece and whip stitch all vertical rows.
Perform whip st as follows: stitch through both lps of both squares, holding them with wrong sides together. Do not yank yarn to “cinch” joining seam closed. Rather, allow the whip stitches to lie snug and flush along the top edge of the seam, so that when opened flat, small and neat whip sts can be seen.
This method is perfect if you don’t have a lot of yarn to join with, as it doesn’t take much yarn. It is also great if you don’t want to add any extra width to your piece.
If you would rather add a bit of width to your squares, but still don’t want to use a ton of yarn for joining, you can check out a single crochet join.
This is a regular join as you go, in which you join as you complete an extra single crochet round. You can find the complete instructions by clicking here!
Squares are joined in rows from left to right, top to bottom.
This join requires the yarn to be cut after every square, and then yarn ends woven in. This join, and the following join were used for the 2020 VVCAL.
If you are familiar with continuous joins, want to weave only 2 ends after joining, or are up for a fun challenge, then you can use the continuous SC with PLT Join below. Don’t worry, once you get the hang of this next join, it will “click” and you will be flying through it!
Continuous joins are great if you want to work a bit faster, because instead of having a stopping point after every square, you can treat finishing a whole row as a stopping point, and for me that is a faster making process.
You can find complete instructions by clicking here!
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The next join is a double crochet join, and it is rather unique! I do have a video for it as well.
I really love this join, which combines the fun of working across entire rows with the simplicity of a dc join.
Click here for this pattern blog post.
Enjoy joining your squares! Next week, we will work on the border!
Remember, the versions below are made from color packs, but you can use any yarn you want! Stash yarn with full balls – whatever yarn you like. You can follow the color pack that most closely matches the yarn weight you want to use. I just like to make sure that the squares can be made with the packs because it’s a fun way to use them.
The first Plain Granny Square that you make will be the square that you use to make sure you get gauge with all of the other squares. Keep that first plain granny square handy so that you can match all of the other squares up to it for the duration of the CAL.
I’m not giving certain colors to use for each square, because the layout is more based on color than square pattern. I like to keep the square design layout completely random. My only advice may be to choose different hues for making multiple of the same square, especially if you are using a rainbow color-fade, if you would rather have identical square designs spread out in the blanket, and not next to each other.
Side note: I find it much more relaxing to just pull colors at random to make my squares, and not have to hunt down each color number as I go. Crochet is meant to de-stress you, not re-stress you!
Thank you so much for stopping in for this week of the 2016 VVCAL Reboot!
Happy Crafting,
Rachele C. – The Art of Crochet Blankets
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Hello, and a huge welcome to Week 8 of the 2016 VVCVAL Reboot! I’m so glad you’re here!
Teresa
Carolyn
Amanda
Crystal
Plain Granny Square
Striped Granny Square
Remember, the versions below are made from color packs, but you can use any yarn you want! Stash yarn with full balls – whatever yarn you like. You can follow the color pack that most closely matches the yarn weight you want to use. I just like to make sure that the squares can be made with the packs because it’s a fun way to use them.
The first Plain Granny Square that you make will be the square that you use to make sure you get gauge with all of the other squares. Keep that first plain granny square handy so that you can match all of the other squares up to it for the duration of the CAL.
I’m not giving certain colors to use for each square, because the layout is more based on color than square pattern. I like to keep the square design layout completely random. My only advice may be to choose different hues for making multiple of the same square, especially if you are using a rainbow color-fade, if you would rather have identical square designs spread out in the blanket, and not next to each other.
Side note: I find it much more relaxing to just pull colors at random to make my squares, and not have to hunt down each color number as I go. Crochet is meant to de-stress you, not re-stress you!
Find your version below and get started! For more information on the versions, you can head to the main info page.
Stash Busting: If you are stash busting a light fingering weight yarn, you can follow along with this pack’s demo blanket. This demo blanket is 120 total squares = 15 squares per week for 8 weeks, then join and border in the last 2 weeks or until you finish.
Make 15 squares total: 7 Striped Granny Squares, and 2 each of the Name Squares that are listed below.
Stash Busting: If you are stash busting a fingering weight cotton yarn, you can follow along with this pack’s demo blanket. The 108 square layout is 9 by 12 squares. There will be 13-14 squares made each week for 8 weeks, then the join and border in the final 2 weeks or until you finish them.
Make 13 squares total: 5 Plain Granny Squares, and 2 each of the Name Squares that are listed below.
Stash Busting: If you are stash busting a sport weight yarn, you can follow along with this pack’s demo blanket. For the demo blanket, I am using 2 packs of SW/RW. That makes 58 balls x 2 = 116 balls. There will be 13-14 squares made each week for 8 weeks, then the join and border in the final 2 weeks or until you finish them.
Make 13 squares total: 5 Plain Granny Squares, and 2 each of the Name Squares that are listed below.
Stash Busting: If you are stash busting a DK weight yarn, you can follow along with this pack’s demo blanket. You can always make more of the name squares or plain grannies to have a larger blanket! We will make a demo blanket of 7 x 8 squares for a total of 56 squares.
Make 7 squares total: 3 Plain Granny Squares, and 1 each of the Name Squares that are listed below.
Thank you so much for stopping in for this week of the 2016 VVCAL Reboot!
Happy Crafting,
Rachele C. – The Art of Crochet Blankets
You’re supporting by just being here! You can read my blog (Start Here!), like and comment on socials, and message me for a chat. All of this supports my work free of charge!
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These squares were originally published for the Vibrant Vintage Crochet-along (VVCAL) in 2016.
For UK Terms and Video Instruction, scroll down.
Rnd 1 MR with 4 chs, beg dc, dc, (picot, 3dc) 7 times, picot, dc, ss in beg dc. [8 picot, 24 dc]
Rnd 2 Beg dc in joining st, (ch4, sk 2 dc, dc) 7 times, ch4, ss in beg dc. [8 dc, 8 sp]
Rnd 3 Beg dc in sp, (4dc in same sp, ch2, dc in next sp) 8 times omt final st, ss in beg dc. [40 dc, 8 sp]
Rnd 4 (2sc in dc, 3sc, 2sc in next dc, ch2) 8 times, ss in first sc. [56 sc, 8 sp]
Rnd 5 Beg dc in next st, * dc, 2hdc, 5sc, 2hdc, 2dc, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) in sp, rep from * 3 times omt final dc, ss to beg dc. [40 dc, 16 hdc, 20 sc, 4 sp]
Rnd 6 (Sc in all sts to corner sp, 3sc in corner sp) 4 times, sc in all sts to beg, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]
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Rnd 1 MR with 4 chs, beg tr, 1tr, (picot, 3tr) 7 times, picot, 1tr, ss in beg tr. [8 picot, 24 tr]
Rnd 2 Beg tr in joining st, (ch4, sk 2 tr, 1tr) 7 times, ch4, ss in beg tr. [8 tr, 8 sp]
Rnd 3 Beg tr in sp, (4tr in same sp, ch2, 1tr in next sp) 8 times omt final st, ss in beg tr. [40 tr, 8 sp]
Rnd 4 (2dc in tr, 3sc, 2dc in next tr, ch2) 8 times, ss in first dc. [56 dc, 8 sp]
Rnd 5 Beg tr in next st, * 1tr, 2htr, 5dc, 2htr, 2tr, (3tr, ch2, 3tr) in sp, rep from * 3 times omt final tr, ss to beg tr. [40 tr, 16 htr, 20 dc, 4 sp]
Rnd 6 (1dc in all sts to corner sp, 3dc in corner sp) 4 times, 1dc in all sts to beg, ss in first dc, cut yarn. [88 dc]
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Rachele C.
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Find the entire 2016, 2018, and 2020 VVCAL Square collection in my mega pack!
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These squares were originally published for the Vibrant Vintage Crochet-along (VVCAL) in 2016.
For UK Terms and Video Instruction, scroll down.
4trcl * yo 2 times, insert hook in st, yo, pull up lp, (yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, rep from * 3 times, yo, draw yarn through 5 lps
beg 4trcl beg tr, * yo 2 times, insert hook in same st, yo, pull up lp, (yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, rep from * 2 times, yo, draw yarn through 4 lps
Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, 11dc, ss in beg dc. [12 dc]
Rnd 2 Beg 4trcl, * (ch 3, 4trcl) 2 times, ch5, 4trcl, rep from * 3 times omt final 4trcl, ss in beg 4trcl. [12 4trcl, 12 sp]
Rnd 3 Ss in first ch, beg 4dccl in sp, * ch1, 4dccl in next sp, ch3, 5dc in next sp, ch3, 4dccl in next sp, rep from * 3 times omt final 4dccl, ss in beg 4dccl. [8 4dccl, 20 dc, 12 sp]
Rnd 4 Beg 4dccl in sp, * ch3, (2dccl in next dc, ch2) 5 times, ch1, 4dccl in ch-1 sp, rep from * 3 times omt final 4dccl, ss in beg 4dccl. [4 4dccl, 20 2dccl, 24 sp]
Rnd 5 * 3sc in sp, (sc in 2dccl, 2sc in sp) 2 times, 3sc in 2dccl, (2sc in sp, sc in 2dccl) 2 times, 3sc in sp, sc in 4dccl, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]
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4dtrcl * yo 2 times, insert hook in st, yo, pull up lp, (yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, rep from * 3 times, yo, draw yarn through 5 lps
beg 4dtrcl beg dtr, * yo 2 times, insert hook in same st, yo, pull up lp, (yo, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, rep from * 2 times, yo, draw yarn through 4 lps
Rnd 1 MR, beg tr, 11tr, ss in beg tr. [12 tr]
Rnd 2 Beg 4dtrcl, * (ch 3, 4dtrcl) 2 times, ch5, 4dtrcl, rep from * 3 times omt final 4dtrcl, ss in beg 4dtrcl. [12 4dtrcl, 12 sp]
Rnd 3 Ss in first ch, beg 4trcl in sp, * ch1, 4trcl in next sp, ch3, 5tr in next sp, ch3, 4trcl in next sp, rep from * 3 times omt final 4trcl, ss in beg 4trcl. [8 4trcl, 20 tr, 12 sp]
Rnd 4 Beg 4trcl in sp, * ch3, (2trcl in next tr, ch2) 5 times, ch1, 4trcl in ch-1 sp, rep from * 3 times omt final 4trcl, ss in beg 4trcl. [4 4trcl, 20 2trcl, 24 sp]
Rnd 5 * 3dc in sp, (1dc in 2trcl, 2dc in sp) 2 times, 3dc in 2trcl, (2dc in sp, 1dc in 2trcl) 2 times, 3dc in sp, 1dc in 4trcl, rep from * 3 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn. [88 dc]
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Coming soon!
Rachele C.
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