Suzie’s Striped Sampler Part 1: Blanket Stitch & Sticks and Fans

Suzie’s Striped Sampler Part 1 features the Blanket Stitch and a shell or fan stitch pattern I call Sticks and Fans.

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Suzie’s Striped Sampler

Part 1: Sections 1 & 2

Crochet Blanket Pattern
Intermediate Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot

Supplies

Yarn
WeCrochet Brava Worsted: (100% Premium Acrylic), Size 4 (Worsted), 218 yds / 100 g (yds/g = 2.18) Care: Machine Wash / Tumble Dry Low
***This yarn is also available in 500 g skeins for some colors. One 500 g skein in each color will be enough to make the blanket. Below is the yarn amount needed for the 100 g skeins.
Silver 28450: Color A, 4 skeins
Dove Heather 28428: Color B, 4 skeins
Seashell 28447: Color C, 4 skeins
Custard 28426: Color D, 4 skeins
Alfalfa 28409: Color E, 4 skeins
Sky 28451: Color F, 4 skeins
Freesia 288433: Color G, 4 skeins

Hook – Crochet Hooks
5.5 mm (US I/9)

Gauge: Learn about gauge HERE
15 sts x 7 rows = 4” [10 cm] in double crochet

Other supplies
Yarn Needle

Stitches and Abbreviations: click on highlighted sts for tutorials
ch – chain
bptr – back post treble crochet
dc – double crochet
dch2 – double chain 2
fhdc – foundation half double crochet
fptr – front post treble crochet
hdc – half double crochet
rs – right side
sc – single crochet
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
ws – wrong side
yo – yarn over
( ) – work step in parentheses in indicated stitch
[ ] – work step in brackets number of times indicated

Special Stitches

double chain 2 (dch2): Insert hook into designated st (usually the first st), yo, pull through (2 loops on hook), yo, pull through both loops, insert hook in left vertical loop of st part just made, yo, pull through (2 loops on hook), yo, pull through both loops.

double chain 3 (dch3): Insert hook into designated st (usually the first st), yo, pull through (2 loops on hook), yo, pull through both loops, [insert hook in left vertical loop of st part just made, yo, pull through (2 loops on hook), yo, pull through both loops] 2 times.

double crochet cluster (dc cl): Yo, insert hook into st, yo, pull through st (3 loops on hook), yo, pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yo, insert hook into same st, yo, pull through st (4 loops on hook), yo, pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook), yo, pull through all remaining loops.

four double crochet cluster (4-dc cl): Yo, insert hook into st, yo, pull through st (3 loops on hook), yo, pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), [yo, insert hook into same st, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through 2 loops] 3 times (5 loops on hook), yo, pull through all remaining loops.

Getting Started

• Read through all instructions before beginning.
• Stitch counts are at the end of each row after the period, if the count has changed from the previous row. {count here}
• Chs and sl sts are not included in stitch counts unless specified.
• Starting chains at beginning of rows do not count as stitches unless otherwise noted.

Pattern

Section 1: Blanket Stitch

Find a written, photo, and video tutorial for this stitch pattern HERE.

Row 1 (RS): With Color A, fhdc 145. {145 sts}
Row 2 (WS): Ch 1, turn, sc in first st and in each st across.
Row 3: With Color D, turn, dch2 in first st, dc in next st, *skip 2, (sc, 2 dc) in next st; repeat from * until 2 sts remain, skip 1, 2 sc in last st.
Row 4: Turn, dch2 in first st, dc in next st *skip 2, (sc, 2 dc) in next sc; repeat from * until 2 sts remain, skip 1, 2 sc in last st.
Rows 5-6: With Color G, repeat Row 4 twice.
Rows 7-8: With Color D, repeat Row 4 twice.
Rows 9-10: With Color G, repeat Row 4 twice.
Rows 11-12: With Color D, repeat Row 4 twice.
Row 13: With Color A, ch 1, turn, sc in first st and in each st across.
Row 14 (WS): Ch 1, turn, hdc in first st and in each st across.

Section 2: Sticks and Fans

Find a written, photo, and video tutorial for this stitch pattern HERE.

Row 1 (RS): With Color B, ch 1, turn, hdc in first st and in each st across. {145 sts}
Row 2 (WS): Ch 1, turn, sc in first st and in each st across.
Row 3: With Color C, turn, dch2 in first st, [skip 2, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next st, skip 2, dc in next st] across. {24 fans}
Row 4: With Color F, turn, dch2 in first st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, [skip 2, bptr around next dc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, dc in last st.
Row 5: With Color D, turn, dch2 in first st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, [fptr around next bpdc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, dc in last st.
Row 6: With Color C, turn, dch2 in first st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, [bptr around next fpdc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, dc in last st.
Row 7: With Color F, turn, dch2 in first st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, [fptr around next bpdc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, dc in last st.
Row 8: With Color B, ch 1, turn, sc in each of first 3 sts, [sc in ch-1 sp, sc in each of next 5 sts] across to last ch-1 sp, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in each of last 3 sts. {145 sts}
Row 9 (RS): Ch 1, turn, hdc in first st and in each st across.

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