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Published on December 1, 2018

Happy Little Tree Blanket Pattern – UK Terms

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You Can Crochet This! – Happy Little Tree Crochet Blanket Pattern – UK TERMS

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Hi, y’all! Welcome to my first pattern tutorial geared toward absolute beginners. Happy Little Tree is an engaging, yet stunningly simple piece that you’ll enjoy making as much as you enjoy the finished product. Plus, Bob Ross, am I right??

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Introduction

After spending so much time staring longingly at my Scheepjes Stone Washed and River Washed Cutie Pie Pack, I finally decided to design something for it. One of my goals for 2018 is to have a no-waste spirit, so I wanted to use every inch of yarn. I thought a fun and quirky granny square blanket would be perfect. Join as-you-go to make sure nothing is wasted, and of course since this blanket is in the Relaxghan Series (designed with peace in mind), I had to give it a special, peaceful name.

Who exudes peace more than Bob Ross? So the Happy Little Tree Blanket was born.

Hashtags: #HappyLittleTreeBlanket #CypressTextiles

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Materials

  • Yarn: Scheepjes “Stone Washed and River Washed Cutie Pie Colour Pack” (78% Cotton, 22% Acrylic; 50 x 10g balls, 26m) // Qty: 1 Colour Pack (Total: 500g Sport weight yarn)
  • Hook: US Size 3.75mm for blanket body, and US Size 3.5mm for border
  • Tapestry needle for weaving ends
  • Want to use the XL Colour Pack instead? Click here!

Sizing

This blanket measures about 30x30in when finished

Layout

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Pattern Instructions

Rose Hexagon Motif

Chart Instruction

Written Instruction and Step-by-Step Photos

Stitch Descriptions (UK Terms)

  • ch chain
  • beg beginning
  • beg tr (dc, ch 1) – counts as 1 tr
  • dc double crochet
  • dtr double treble crochet
  • htr half treble crochet
  • lp(s) loop(s)
  • MR make ring: Slip knot, ch 3, ss in third ch from hook to make ring
  • rep repeat
  • RS/WS right side/wrong side of work
  • sk skip
  • sp space
  • ss slip stitch
  • st(s) stitch(es)
  • tr treble crochet
  • yoh yarn over hook

Instructions

Rnd 1 MR, (dc, ch1) 6 times, ss in first dc. [6 dc, 6 sp]

Rnd 2 (dc, ch1, 3tr, ch1, dc) “petal” in 6 ch-sps around, do not join rnd. [18 tr, 12 dc, 12 sp]

Rnd 3 Release lp, insert hook back to front through first dc of Rnd 2, grab lp, pull lp to back of work, ch3, dc in skipped dc from Rnd 1, but work behind the “petal” instead of working between petals. Follow photos, and watch video for assistance. (Ch3, dc in next skipped dc st from Rnd 1) 4 more times, ch3, do not join rnd. [5 dc, 6 sp]

Rnd 4 Starting by working in the first ch-3 sp of Rnd 3, (dc, ch1, 5tr, ch1, dc) “petal” 6 times, do not join rnd. [30 tr, 12 dc, 12 sp]

Rnd 5 Release lp, insert hook back to front through first dc of Rnd 4, grab lp, pull lp to back of work, (ch5, dc in skipped dc from Rnd 3) 5 times, working behind petals as before, ch5, do not join rnd. [5 dc, 6 sp]

Rnd 6 Ss in first 2 chs of Rnd 5, beg tr in sp, (ch1, 3tr in same sp, 3tr in next sp) 6 times omitting final st, ss in beg tr, cut yarn leaving a 7-8in tail for joining later. [36 tr, 6 ch]

Set 43 of the partial balls aside for Motif 2.

Solid Hexagon Motif

Written Instruction with Step-by-Step Photos

Instructions

Rnd 1 MR, beg tr, (ch1, 2tr) 5 times, ch1, tr, ss in beg tr. [12 tr, 6 sp]

Rnd 2 Beg tr in sp, (ch1, tr in same sp, tr in 2 sts, tr in sp) 6 times omitting final st, ss in beg tr. [24 tr, 6 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg tr in sp, (ch1, tr in same sp, tr in 4 sts, tr in sp) 6 times omitting final st, ss in beg tr, cut yarn. [36 tr, 6 sp]

Half Solid Hexagon Motif

Written Instruction with Step-by-Step Photos

Instructions

Row 1 (RS) MR, beg tr, (ch1, 2tr) 3 times, ch1, tr, turn. [8 tr, 4 sp]

Row 2 Beg tr in sp, (ch1, tr in same sp, tr in 2 sts, tr in sp) 3 times, ch1, tr in same sp, turn. [14 tr, 4 sp]

Row 3 Beg tr in sp, (ch1, tr in same sp, tr in 4 sts, tr in sp) 3 times. ch1, tr in same sp, cut yarn. [20 tr, 4 sp]

Whip Stitch Join for Hexagons

When using this join for the Happy Little Tree Blanket, here is the layout I used:

And when joined: 

And here is a layout which closely follows the order of the colors in the box of the Scheepjes Stone/River Washed Colour Pack. This layout was made by talented crafter, Sarah Prather of @sarahdeecrochet on Instagram, and this is her gorgeous photo as well. Check out her IG feed for more beautiful hooky pics!

Video Instruction

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Straighten Hexagon Blanket Sides

how to straighten hexagon blanket sides

Written Instruction with Step-by-Step Photos

Step 1 Orient project so that zig-zag hexagon side is facing. Join yarn with a slip st in the first st of the half hexagon. In this case, we are joining in the ch-sp. Dc in the same sp, and in the next st.

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Step 2 Htr in the next st, tr in the next 2 sts

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Step 3 Dtr in next st, make a decrease as follows: * yoh 2 times, insert hook in next st, pull up a lp, (yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, sk 2 sps, rep from * 1 time, yoh, draw yarn through all 3 lps on hook.

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Step 4 (Dtr, tr in next 2 sts, htr, dc in next 3 sts/sps, htr, tr in 2 sts, dtr, make decrease as before) rep in this manner across to final half hexagon. Dtr, tr in 2 sts, htr, dc in final 2 sts/sps, cut yarn.

Turn blanket to other zig-zag hexagon side, and rep Steps 1-4.

Painted Mountains Blanket Edging

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Written Instruction with Step-by-Step Photos

New Stitch Descriptions for this Section (UK Terms)

  • beg dtr (dc, ch2) – counts as 1 dtr
  • picot ch3, dc in top left side of previous st – do not work into top of st as you normally would

Instructions

Note: When worked for the Happy Little Tree Blanket, this edging uses all of the remnants from the Stone/River Washed Colour Pack. When one color runs out, simply use a surgeon’s knot, as shown in the image below, to secure the next color. Then weave the ends, or simply clip them short.

Rnd 1 Holding blanket with siz-zag side at the top, join yarn with ss in the top right corner. * 3dc in corner, dc in all sts across to next corner being sure to make a number of sts that is evenly divisible by 3, 3dc in corner, make 117 dc evenly across to next corner as follows: generally, you will make 13 dc across each half hexagon, and 8 dc across each full hexagon. Rep from * 1 time, ss in first dc.

Rnd 2 Beg tr in corner dc, * 8 tr in same corner st, (sk2, tr, ch1, tr in same st as previous) across to corner, sk2, tr in corner st, rep from * 3 times omitting final st, ss in beg tr.

Rnd 3 Beg dtr in next st, ch3, dc in fourth ch from hook, * (dtr, picot) in 6 more sts of corner, dtr in final st of corner, sk 1 sp, (2dtr, picot, dtr) in all sps across to 1 sp before corner, sk 1 sp, (dtr, picot) in first 2 sts of corner, rep from * 3 times omitting final dtr and picot, ss in beg dtr, cut yarn and finish off all ends.

Fin!! Give yourself a fist bump!

Resize to make a throw

How to resize your blanket to about 47x47in using 2 boxes of the Scheepjes Stone Washed and River Washed Colour Pack. Buy at Deramores!

Use instructions as for the smaller blanket, adjusting motif counts as follows:

  • Motif 1: Rose Hexagon (Make 100 using all 100 colors in 2 Colour Packs)
  • Motif 2: Plain Hexagon (Make 57 using 57 of the partial balls set aside from Motif 1)
  • Motif 3: Half Plain Hexagon (Make 16 from remnants of Motifs 1 and 2)

Join as for smaller blanket, and work border with included resizing instruction.

Larger blanket Schematic