Wonder Crochet Blanket CAL 2016 ~
Part 11
This is Part 11 of the 2016 Wonder Crochet Blanket CAL. I hope you are enjoying making your along with us as we design each part. The CAL began on January 7, 2016 and is scheduled for twice a month on Thursdays, until November 3 ,2016. For more information, including links to each part of the blanket please visit the Introductory Post which is available ** HERE **
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: I (5.50 mm)
Measurement
Estimated Finished Size: (depending on your yarn choice and gauge) 52 inches wide and 60 inches long plus edging
Gauge
N/A
Abbreviations
Ch/chs = chain/chains
Cl st = cluster stitch
Dc = double crochet
Sp/sps = space/spaces
St/sts = stitch/stitches
Special Stitch
- 5 dc Cluster stitch – (cl st) –
- yo, insert hook into indicated stitch (2 loops on hook)
- yo draw through, (3 loops on hook)
- yo and draw through the first 2 loops on the hook (2 loops on hook)
- yo insert hook and draw through the loop (4 loops on hook)
- yo draw through first 2 loops on hook (3 loops on hook)
- yo insert hook and draw through loop (5 loops on hook)
- yo draw through first 2 loops on hook (4 loops on hook)
- yo insert hook and draw through loop (6 loops on hook)
- yo draw through first 2 loops on hook (5 loops on hook)
- yo insert hook and draw through loop (7 loops on hook)
- yo draw through first 2 loops on hook (6 loops on hook)
- yo draw through all 6 loops on hook
- ch 1 securing cluster (1 cluster st made)
Note
Chain 3 at beginning of rows counts as 1st dc
Instructions
Row 1 (Row 65): Chain 3, dc next 2 stitches, * chain 1, skip 1, work 5 dc cl stitches in next stitch, skip next stitch, dc in next 3 stitches,* repeat from * to * across. (27 cl sts, 28 sets of 3 dc, 54 ch 1 sps)
Row 2 (Row 66): Chain 3, dc in each stitch and chain 1 space across. (165 sts)
Rows 3–6 (Rows 67–70): Repeat Rows 1 and 2 (165 sts
Happy Hookin!
Hi I am just trying part 11 but don’t know if I am doing the 5dc cl st right should there only be 3dc type sts or am I doing it wrong I thought with it been called 5dc there would be 5 dc’s I am new to this this is my first Cal thanks