Welcome to Week 9 of the Holiday Baubles Blanket CAL!

Video Tutorial by Tania Leis, Hooked by TJ. 

1. Right Hand – Join, Extensions, Border

2. Left Hand – Join, Extensions, Border 

STAY TUNED FOR A BONUS PATTERN!

Thank you for joining me for this Holiday CAL. If you’re just now joining, you can still get all parts of the CAL patterns and work them on your own time. They will always be available right here on my blog – for free! For a complete listing of all CAL patterns – click here for the Info Page.

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Need yarn? You can purchase yarn kits in 3 different colorways at the following locations:

DMH Fiber & Yarn– Dallas, TX

Yarn & Y’all – Greenville, SC

Momo’s Knitting Nook – Leavenworth, KS

The Fluffy Sheep – Berwick, PA

Angelika’s Yarn Store – Independence, MO

Eva’s Needlework – Thousand Oaks, CA
Blue Heron Knittery – Decorah, IA
Yarnify – Chicago, IL

Little House of Yarn – Princeton, IN

London Yarns & Machines Ltd. – London, Ontario
Yarn in the Hollow – Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia

Galt House of Yarn – Galt, Cambridge, Ontario, Cananda 

Tricolette Laines Inc. – Pierrefonds, QC

LET’S GET STARTED!

Abbreviations

Beg = beginning

Ch/s = chain/s

Dc = double crochet

Hdc = half double crochet

Hk = hook

Lp/s – loop/s

Rep = repeat

Sc = single crochet

Sl st = slip stitch

Sp/s = space/s

St/s = stitch/es

WS = wrong side

Yo = yarn over

Hook – I/ 5.5 mm

 
INSTRUCTIONS

Note: For those working the Non-Holiday version, you may join your squares as desired. I do not give instructions for this. For inspiration, look through the Ravelry project pages, or my  Facebook Group to see what others have done.

JOIN SQUARES – Make 7 Panels

Using long tails and working on WS, join squares as shown in diagram below using the whip stitch.

Note: The end tail of the Ornament squares is in the middle of the top of square. Thread your tapestry needle with it and weave under top sts over to the right hand corner so that your end is positioned in the corner. Now all your squares will have the tail in the same position, ready for joining. Proceed with joining squares.

EXTENSIONS

1. Worked in rows.

2. On Row 1, the first ch-2 and first dc count as a dc2tog.

Special Stitches

Dc2tog (double crochet two stitches together) – Yo, insert hk in next st, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw through 2 lps, (2 lps on hk), rep into next ch-2 sp until 3 lps on hk, yo and draw through all lps on hk. Counts as 1 dc.

Add an extension on both ends of the following joined panels: 2, 4, & 6.

Work a total of 6 extensions.

Row 1: With RS facing, find  the right-hand corner ch-2 sp or hdc on the end of panel, join G with sl st to ch-2 corner sp or hdc, ch 2, dc in next 26 sts, dc2tog placing first leg in last st and second leg in next ch-2 corner sp or hdc. Turn. (27 dc)

Rows 2 – 7: Ch 3 (count as dc), dc in next 26 sts. Turn (27 dc)

Finish off after Row 7.

Join with sl st at arrow.

JOIN PANELS

Using G and working on WS, join panels as shown in diagram below  using  the whip stitch.

Once all 7 panels are joined, weave in all ends.

BORDER THIS SECTION

Rnd 1: Join G with sc to top right corner, 2 sc in same sp, [work 1 sc in each st and ch-2 sp across, and 3 sc in each corner sp] around, join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off.

JOIN SMALL SQUARES

Using long tails, join small squares on WS with whip stitch.

Make two panels of 12 squares in the following order: 

With G and working on WS, sew first panel to top of blanket, and second panel to bottom of blanket. I used the mattress stitch here to prevent color bleeding. Stitches may not match up, but the size should.

BORDER

Rnd 1: Join A with sc to any st on any side, [work 1 sc in each st/sp, and 3 sc in each corner st/sp], join with sl st to beg sc. Do not turn.

Rnd 2:  Ch 1, sc in same st, [work 1 sc in each st, and 3 sc in each corner st], join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off.

FINISHING

Weave in all ends and block as desired.

STAY TUNED FOR A BONUS PATTERN! 

PATTERN SUPPORT

Pattern support will be provided at the following locations:

Designer Facebook Business Page: MoCrochet

Designer Facebook Private Group: MoCrochet Makers

Designer Ravelry Group: Melinda Miller Designs

Designer Instagram: @the_mocrochet

Designer Email: mocrochet@yahoo.com

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