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Welcome to week two of the Crazy for Cables Crochet Along! Today we will learn to crochet the Crinkle Cable Blanket Square.
Crinkle Cables are so much fun to work. They look like little waves running the length of your project! Today we will pair them up in this Crinkle Cable Blanket Square Design.
As mentioned above, this is week two of the Crazy for Cables Blanket Crochet Along. If this is your first time hearing about this crochet along, you will definitely want to check out the introduction post here: Crazy For Cables Crochet Along Introduction.
The first square in this crochet cable sampler blanket has already been published here: The Narrow Cable Blanket Square. Don’t worry – the patterns for each of the blanket squares will remain free to follow here on Rich Textures Crochet long after the event is complete so you may work it at your own pace.
The Square Construction:
Like the other squares in this crochet along, the Crinkle Cable Blanket Square is worked in rows and then completed with a simple single crochet edging around the outside. This single crochet edging will make it easier to join the squares and is always worked the same way as the others.
The Crinkle Cable Stitch pattern is another repetitive stitch pattern. It does require a bit of counting in this first cable row, but with the help of the free video tutorial, you will soon be well on your way!
The Materials:
To work the Crazy for Cables Blanket in its entirety, you will need approximately 5000 yards (a little less) of a medium/worsted weight yarn and a 5 mm crochet hook. For the crochet along I will be using the Pound of Love yarn by Lion Brand. It is a 100% acrylic yarn and each ball is about 1020 yards/932 meters or 16oz/454g. I decided to use two colours (each week I worked two squares in each). Colour A was Olive and I used about 2.5 balls. Colour B was Antique White and I used a little less than two balls. Feel free to work the blanket all as one colour or in two or more, it’s really up to you.
Along with the yarn, you will need a 5mm (H/8) crochet hook. In the video tutorials you will see me using a Birchwood Crochet hook by Rowan Yarn. Another favourite is the Clover Soft Touch crochet hook.
PDF Copies are also available:
This year for the winter blanket crochet along I decided to provide the PDF at the start of the crochet along for those who wish to follow it instead of following along here on Rich Textures Crochet. The pattern will be provided each week and written out below. It is free, and always will be, to follow here on Rich Textures Crochet. If you would like to add the pattern to your library and purchase the ad free PDF, you may do so through my Etsy and Ravelry shops. Although only the one Crinkle Cable Blanket Square is provided in this post below, you will see that the PDF includes all five of the blanket squares, joining and edging.
CLICK HERE FOR THE CRAZY FOR CABLES BLANKET ON ETSY
CLICK HERE FOR THE CRAZY FOR CABLES BLANKET ON RAVELRY
Thank you so much for stopping by! Remember, if you happen to work on this project, be sure to tag Rich Textures Crochet on social media and use the hashtag #crazyforcablescal so that I might come by and admire it.
Happy Crocheting, see you next week for the next square!
Sarah
Crinkle Cable Blanket Square:
Skill Level: Intermediate
Gauge: 16 sc x 20 rows = 4 inches
Finished Size: Finished blanket measures approximately 50 x 62 inches. Each square is about 12 x 12 inches.
Hook: Size H/8 (5.0mm) crochet hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: Yarn Needle, scissors.
Stitches and Abbreviations:
Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet
Fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet
Fpsts – Front Post Stitches
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Rpt – Repeat
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Yo – Yarn Over
Pattern Notes:
- This pattern is written in American crochet terms.
- The crochet square motifs are all worked in rows and finished off with a single crochet edging.
- Ch 1 at the beginning of a row does not count as a stitch.
- You will make 4 squares (Two in both colour A and B) of each pattern for the blanket.
- Once 20 squares are complete they are crocheted together. A simple edging is worked around the outer edge.
- Video tutorials for each square can be found under their hiding on my YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/RichTexturesCrochet/ , under the “Crazy for Cables Crochet Along” playlist.
- As some of the cable instructions are fairly detailed, I have broken the rows down into smaller paragraphs to help with keeping pace.
- NOTE: When working a post stitch around the stitch 2 rows below, the single crochet stitch in the previous row behind the post stitch will always be skipped when working the next stitch such as the single crochet following the post stitch.
Free Crochet Pattern:
Ch 47 (Or a multiple of 9+2 sts)
Row 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from your hook and in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (46 sts)
Row 2: Sc in the 1st st and in each st across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 3: Sc in each of the 1st 2 sts, sk the next st 2 rows below *and [fpdc around the post of the next st 2 rows below] twice, sc in each of the next 2 sts, fpdc in the previous st 2 rows below, fpdc in the next st 2 rows below, ** sc in each of the next 3 sts, sk the next st 2 rows below; Rpt from * across ending the final rpt **, sc in each of the final 2 sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Sc in the 1st st and in each st across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 5: Sc in the 1st st, *fpdc around the posts of each of the next 2 fpdc 2 rows below, sc in each of the next 4 sts, fpdc around the posts of each of the next 2 fpdc 2 rows below, sc in the next st; Rpt from * across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 6: Sc in the 1st st and in each st across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 7: Sc in each of the 1st 2 sts, * fpdc around the post of the next 2 fpdc 2 rows below, sc in each of the next 2 sts, fpdc in each of the next fpdc 2 rows below, ** sc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * across ending the final rpt **, sc in each of the final 2 sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 8: Sc in the 1st st and in each st across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 9: Sc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *fpdc around the posts of each of the next 4 fpdc 2 rows below, sc in each of the next 5 sts; Rpt from * across, sc in each of the final 3 sts. Ch 1, turn.
Row 10: Sc in the 1st st and in each st across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 11: Sc in each of the 1st 2 sts, * fpdc around the post of the next 2 fpdc 2 rows below, sc in each of the next 2 sts, fpdc in each of the next 2 fpdc sts 2 rows below, ** sc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * across ending the final rpt **, sc in each of the final 2 sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 12: Sc in the 1st st and in each st across. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 13-52: Repeat rows 5-12 for pattern.
Square Edging:
Join yarn with a sl st in any corner.
Ch 1, 2 sc in the 1st st, sc in each st across the top of the square, sc in the corner, evenly work 46 sc across the 1st rough edge, sc in the corner, sc in each st across the bottom of the square, sc in the corner, evenly work 46 sc across the final rough side, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Fasten off, weave in your ends and block your square if desired.
