Anyone following me on Instagram may have seen that I've been working on an exclusive free pattern for Hobbycraft's blog and social hub, KnitcraftHQ! If you'd like to make it, here is the final pattern! Please do let me know what you think, and tag me if you make it - I'd love to see!
Atomic Flower Blanket
by Lindsey Newns @lottieandalbert
A beautiful mid-century-modern inspired lap blanket
worked in flower motifs, joined using the join-as-you-go method and finished
with a simple double crochet and crab stitch border.
The pattern below requires 12 motifs, which should
give you a finished blanket size of around 75cm by 75cm, however the blanket is
very easy to scale up or down, should you wish.
You are free to make items to sell from this pattern
but please credit Lindsey Newns @lottieandalbert as the designer.
When you’ve made the blanket we would love to see it!
Use the hastags #lottieandalbert and #shareyourknitcraft, or tag us as
@lottieandalbert and @knitcrafthq!
Abbreviations
ch chain
sts stitches
ss slip stitch
dc double crochet (US single)
htr half treble crochet (US half double)
tr treble crochet (US double)
dtr double treble crochet (US treble)
ttr triple
treble crochet (US double treble)
Gauge
Work rounds 1 and 2 of the pattern.
The circle should measure
approx. 9cm(3.5in) across. If your circle comes up too large, try a smaller
hook size; if your circle comes up too small, try a larger hook size.
Tools
10mm hook (or size
needed to obtain gauge)
Scissors
Yarn needle
Yarn
I used 7 x
100g balls of Hobbycraft’s Conway and Bliss Odin in the following colours:
3 x Ecru
1 x Sky
1 x Ocean
1 x Coral
1 x Meadow
The pattern
would work well in any super chunky yarn, and the motifs in any yarn weight
provided you make enough to cover the desired area.
Pattern Notes
The atomic
flower motif is worked in rounds that are joined at the end of each one. Do not
turn your work.
Starting
chains count as stitches unless otherwise stated.
In the
instructions below, yarn 1 is the petal centre, yarn 2 is the petals, yarn 3 is
the background yarn.
You will need
to make centres and petals in the following colours:
Centres
8 x Ecru
2 x Meadow
2 x Coral
2 x Sky
2 x Ocean
Petals
4 x Meadow
4 x Coral
4 x Sky
4 x Ocean
Pair your
petals and centres randomly, as I did, or place them more orderly if you
prefer.
Stitch Descriptions
Slip stitch
Insert hook
into required stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), pull
the loop just formed through the first loop on the hook.
Double crochet
(US single)
Insert hook
into required stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn
over and pull through both loops.
Half treble
crochet (US half double)
Yarn over (two
loops on hook) and insert into required stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop
(three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all three loops.
Treble crochet
(US double)
Yarn over (two
loops on hook) and insert into required stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop
(three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (two loops on
hook), yarn over and pull through remaining two loops.
Double treble
crochet (US treble)
Yarn over
twice (three loops on hook) and insert into required stitch, yarn over and pull
up a loop (four loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (three
loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (two loops on hook), yarn
over and pull through remaining two loops.
Triple treble
crochet (US double treble)
Yarn over
three time (four loops on hook) and insert into required stitch, yarn over and
pull up a loop (five loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (four
loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops (three loops on hook),
yarn over and pull through two loops (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull
through remaining two loops.
Crab stitch
Insert hook
into first stitch to the RIGHT (not the left as normal) from front to back,
yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through
both loops. Keep working like this to your right.
The Pattern
Atomic Flower Centre
Using yarn 1,
form a magic loop.
Round 1 3ch, 11tr into the magic loop. SS into top of starting 3ch.
(12 sts)
Round 2 3ch, tr into the base of the same stitch as the 3ch, 2tr in
each stitch until end. SS into top of starting ch3. (24 sts)
Fasten off
yarn 1.
Atomic Flower Petals
Note: Stitches in this section given in (brackets) indicate two stitches
are to be made in the same stitch from the previous round.
Join in yarn 2
into the top of any treble from the previous round.
Round 3 3ch, 2tr in the next stitch, *1tr in next stitch, 2tr in next
stitch. (Repeat from * until end.) SS into top of starting 3ch. (36 sts)
Round 4 1ch (does not count as stitch), ss into base of same stitch
as 1ch, dc, (htr then tr in same stitch), tr, dtr, (dtr, tr), tr, htr, (dc,
ss), *ss, dc, (htr, tr), tr, dtr, (dtr, tr), tr, htr, (dc, ss)*. (Repeat from *
to * twice more until end). SS into first ch1 to join. (48 sts)
Fasten off
yarn 2.
Square off the Atomic Flower
Note: When
working the ss in this round, try and work them very loosely.
Join in yarn 3
into the first ss of the previous round.
Complete round
5 and square off one motif, then read the instructions below for the
join-as-you-go method.
Round 5 5ch, dtr in next stitch, tr, htr, dc, ss, ss, dc, htr, tr,
dtr, ttr, 2ch [corner], *ttr, dtr, tr, htr, dc, ss, ss, dc, htr, tr, dtr, ttr,
2ch [corner]*. (Repeat from * to * twice more until end). Ss into top of first
5ch to join. (56 sts)
Join-as-you-go
Method
Follow the
above Round 5 instructions for one motif, squaring the flower motif off
completely. To join the rest of the motifs using the join-as-you-go method,
follow the instructions in the same way but make the following modifications at
the corners you wish to join to the existing motif. Instead of 2ch:
1ch, ss
through the other motif’s corner (insert your hook, front to back, through the
2ch corner space, yarn over, and pull through existing loop on hook), 1ch. Now
continue with the rest of the instructions as per Rnd 5.
Join your
motifs together in a square, four rows by four columns. When you have the
option of different ch2 corner spaces to join to, try and join to the corners
diagonally opposite.
Colour
planning: I placed flowers with white (Ecru) centres every other square in the
blanket, but feel free to mix yours up!
The Border
Round 1 Join yarn 3 into the
top of any stitch from the previous round and 1ch (does not count as a stitch).
Work one round of dc around the blanket, working 4dc into each corner. Ss into
the first 1ch to join.
Round 2 1ch (does not count as a stitch),
work crab stitch around the blanket, into each dc of the previous round. Ss
into first 1ch to join.
Weave in and tidy up any ends. Your
blanket is now complete!
I hope you enjoyed this
@lottieandalbert pattern. Please let me know if you have any questions via
Instagram or the blog lottieandalbert.blogspot.com.
