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Wrap yourself in cozy comfort with this easy and mindless Sweet as Honey Blanket crochet pattern!
I recently picked up a few of the Caron Cloud Cakes Perfect Phasing cakes at my local Michaels store and I must say, I am in love!
They are super soft, lightweight, and have a beautiful and satisfying colour change. I worked up a couple of scarves using the yarn I had purchased (these patterns will be coming later this month) and then had to go back for more as I designed this new throw blanket for my studio.
(I will confess though, my youngest has now fallen in love with it, so it looks like I am going to have to make another for myself!)
The Sweet as Honey Blanket crochet pattern is simply worked along the short edges. It starts with a textured double crochet ribbing, the body is a solid shell stitch texture and then you will finish off the blanket with some more ribbing. It is worked all as one piece but as the yarn is on the lighter side, it’s not too burdensome to work under.
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I love the texture and weight of the finished blanket. The Sweet as Honey Blanket crochet pattern really is sweat and a dream to curl up under with a cup of coffee and a book or new crochet project!
What Materials do you need to make this crochet blanket?
For the project, which measures approximately 50 inches by 52 inches, I used four of the Perfect Phasing Caron Cloud Cakes by Yarnspirations available at Michaels. The colour changes in the yarn is such that is flows smoothly from the dark shade to the light. The cakes are conveniently all structured the same way with the dark at the centre.
To start my blanket, I started first with the darker gold colour and moved to the light. When it came to joining the next cake, instead of pulling from the centre, I started at the outside edge so that the colours flowed smoothly from dark to light and then to dark again. I finished off the blanket with the darker gold colour.
Along with the four cakes of yarn, I opted for a 5 mm crochet hook.
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Happy Crocheting!
Sarah
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Sweet as Honey Blanket Crochet Pattern:
Skill Level: Easy
Gauge: 24 sts x 12 rows of pattern = 4 inches
Finished Size: 50 x 54 inches
Yarn: Caron Cloud Cakes Perfect Phasing ® by Yarnspirations ® (100% Polyester; 227 g/8 oz; Approx. 720 yds/658 meters). Medium (4). Colour Shown: Golden. You will need 4 cakes.
Hook: Size H/8 (5.0 mm) Hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: Yarn Needle
Stitches and Abbreviations:
Bpdc – Back Post Double Crochet
Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet
Fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet
Fpsc – Front Post Single Crochet
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Rpt – Repeat
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Yo – Yarn Over
Pattern Notes:
- Pattern is written in American English terms.
- Pattern is worked in rows.
- Ch 1 at beginning of row does not count as stitch.
- Weave in ends as needed.
- To change the size of your blanket you will need a multiple of 4 stitches, plus 3 stitches for your foundation chain.
- NOTE ABOUT ADDING NEW BALL OF YARN: To achieve the colour phasing so that it moves from dark to light, to dark again, when adding the new ball of yarn you will continue from the end (either middle or outside) that has the same colour you left off on. For example, if you finished off on the white colour, you will join your new cake of yarn starting from the outside white colour and continue into the dark. And vice versa if you end off on the darker centre colour.
Free Crochet Pattern:
Ch 199
Row 1: Dc in the 4th ch from your hook and in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (197 sts)
Row 2: Hdc in the 1st st, *fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st; Rpt from * across ending with a hdc in the final st. Ch 1, turn.
Row 3: Hdc in the 1st st, *bpdc in the next st, fpdc in the next st; Rpt from * across ending with a hdc in the final st. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 4-7: Repeat rows 2 and 3 twice more.
Row 8: Sc in the 1st st, *sk the next st, 3 dc in the next st, sk the next st, sc in the next st; Rpt from * across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 9: 2 dc in the 1st st, sk the next st, fpsc in the next st, *sk the next st, 3 dc in the next sc, sk the next st, fpsc in the next st; Rpt from * across, ending with 2 dc in the final st. Ch 1, turn.
Row 10: Sc in the 1st st, *sk the next st, 3 dc in the next st, sk the next st, fpsc in the next st; Rpt from * across. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 11 onward: Repeat rows 9 and 10 until your blanket measures approximately 49.5 inches inches from the beginning or the desired length.
Next Row: Dc in the 1st st and in each st across. Ch 1, turn.
Next Row: Hdc in the 1st st, *fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st; Rpt from * across ending with a hdc in the final st. Ch 1, turn.
Next Row: Hdc in the 1st st, *bpdc in the next st, fpdc in the next st; Rpt from * across ending with a hdc in the final st. Ch 1, turn.
Next 4 rows: Repeat the previous 2 rows twice more.
Fasten off, weave in your ends.
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