2016 Wonder Crochet Blanket CAL ~ Part 18

Hi Everyone! Welcome to the Wonder Crochet Blanket Crochet Along Part Eighteen! I hope you are enjoying making your Wonder Crochet Blanket along with us as we bring you each part. If this is your first time stitching one of my awesome and fun filled crochet a longs, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY! Grab your supplies (if you haven’t already), your favorite snack and beverage, get comfy and start stitching up your blanket with me. Be sure to yell if you need help. I am here to guide you along the way. This is going to be lots of fun!! You can find more of my crochet a longs >>HERE<<

 

By Mistie Bush

September 15, 2016 – Part Eighteen

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Wonder Blanket ~ Crochet Along

REQUIREMENTS

Level
Easy to Intermediate

Yarn
Red Heart Soft, worsted weight #4, 100% Acrylic, 5oz/141g/256 yds/234m, (I used approximately 100 yds of Wine and Off White)

Hook and Notions
Hook: 5.50 mm (I), scissors, and blunt needle

Measurement
Estimated Finished Size: (depending on your yarn choice and gauge) 52 inches wide and 60 inches long plus edging

Abbreviations
Sc = single crochet
Ch = chain
Dc = Double Crochet
Sk = Skip
Hdc = Half Double Crochet
Sp = Space

Crochet With Mistie! ~ Part EIGHTEEN

Instructions

COLORS: A – Off White; B – Wine

Working with Color B

Note: Work this row if you ended on an uneven row (for example Part 17)

Chain 2, dc in each stitch and chain 1 space, work 2 dc in chain 2 space, across. Turn (165 dc)
Fasten Off Color B; I changed to Color A

Row 1: Chain 3 (counts as a dc), dc in the next 2 dc, *chain 3, skip the next 3 dc, dc in each of the next 2 dc,* repeat from *to* across, ending with chain 3, skip the next 3 dc, dc in the last 3 dc, dc in top of the turning chain 3. Turn (32 chain 3 spaces, 69 double crochet Sc = 165 stitches)
Fasten Off Color A; I changed to Color B

Row 2: Chain 6 (counts as dc and ch 3), skip the first 3 stitches *working over the ch-2 sp of the previous row (enclosing it inside the chain) dc in the next 3 dc 2 rows below, chain 2, skip next 2 dc,* repeat from *to* across, ending with hdc in the top of the turning chain 3.  Turn
Fasten Off Color B; I changed to Color A

Row 3: Chain 2 (counts as hdc), *working over the chain 2 space, dc in the next 2 dc 2 rows below, chain 3, skip the next 3 dc,* repeat from *to* across, ending with working over the chain 2 space, dc in the next 2 dc 2 rows below, hdc in the second chain of the turning chain 6. Turn
Fasten Off Color A; I changed to Color B

Row 4: Chain 5 (counts as dc and ch 2), skip the first 3 stitches *working over the chain 2 space of the previous row (enclosing it inside the chain) dc in the next 3 dc 2 rows below, chain 2, skip next 2 dc,* repeat from *to* across, ending with hdc in top of turning chain.  Turn
Fasten Off Color B; I changed to Color A

Row 5: Chain 2 (counts as hdc), *working over the chain 2 space, dc in the next 2 dc 2 rows below, chain 3, skip the next 3 dc,* repeat from *to* across, ending with working over the chain 2 space, dc in the next 2 dc 2 rows below, hdc in the second ch of the turning chain 5. Turn
Fasten Off Color A; I changed to Color B

Row 6: Repeat row 4.
Fasten Off Color B; I changed to Color A

Row 7 : Chain 2, *dc in next 2 dc 2 rows below, hdc in next 3 dc,* repeat from *to* across

Happy Hookin!
XO, Mistie