The colors of this blanket, inspired by one of the designer’s paintings, could be swapped out for each of the sorbet containers at your favorite local gelato bar. Made with an easy-care cotton blend yarn, it’s made mostly in pieces for a modular, on-the-go project that will become a favorite once completed.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: 48” x 62”

Gauge: Approx. 11 sts and 8.75 rows = 4” [10 cm] in dc; each motif = 6” square. Since each section has a different pattern, and two sections are worked widthwise, gauge swatches are prudent for each of sections 1, 3 and 4.

Materials

Yarn: Berroco, Inc. Weekend (75% acrylic, 25% cotton; 205 yards [187 meters]/100 grams): #5900 Daisy (C1, 3 hanks), #5911 Tea Rose (C2, 3 hanks), #5904 Pebble (C3, 2 hanks), #5978 Orangesicle (C4, 2 hanks), #5979 Rose (C5, 3 hanks), #5980 Mauve (C6, 1 hank), #5972 Marigold (C7, 1 hank), #5975 Iris (C8, 2 hanks), #5947 Blood Orange (C9, 1 hank)
Hook: US size 7 (4.5 mm) hook
Notions: Split ring stitch markers, tapestry needle

Abbreviations

Dcblo: double crochet in back loop only of designated st.
Dcflo: double crochet in front loop only of designated st.
Hdcblo: half double crochet in back loop only of designated st.
Hdcflo: half double crochet in front loop only of designated st.
Scblo: single crochet in back look of designated st.

Special Stitches

2 Double Crochet Together (2dctog): (Yo, insert hk in next st or sp, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw through 2 lps on hk) twice, yo and draw through all remaining lps on hk.
2 Single Crochet Together in Back Loops (2sctogblo): (Insert hk in blo of next st, yo, pull up lp) twice, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hk.
3puff: (Yo, insert hk in st or sp indicated, yo and draw up lp) 3 times, yo and draw through all 7 lps on hk.
4puff: (Yo, insert hk in st or sp indicated, yo and draw up lp) 4 times, yo and draw through all 9 lps on hk.
Bobble: (Yo, insert hk in designated st or sp, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw through 2 lps on hk) 3 times, yo and draw through all four lps on hk.
First Foundation Double Crochet (Ffdc): Ch 2, yo, insert hook into 2nd ch from hk, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (ch-1 completed), (yo, pull through 2 lps on hk) twice (first dc completed).
First Foundation Half Double Crochet (Ffhdc): Ch 2, yo, insert hook into 2nd ch from hk, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hk (ch-1 completed), yo, pull through remaining lps on hk (first hdc completed).
First Foundation Single Crochet (Ffsc): Ch 2, yo, insert hook into 2nd ch from hk, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (ch-1 completed), yo, pull through remaining lps on hk (first sc completed).
Foundation Double Crochet (Fdc): Yo, insert hook in last ch-1 made, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hk (ch-1), (yo, pull through 2 lps on hk) twice (dc).
Foundation Half Double Crochet (Fhdc): Yo, insert hook in last ch-1 made, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hk (ch-1), yo, pull through remaining lps on hk (hdc).
Foundation Single Crochet (Fsc): Yo, insert hook in last ch-1 made, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hk (ch-1), yo, pull through remaining lps on hk (sc).
Picot in Front Loop (Picotflo): Ch 3, sl st into front loop of sc just worked in.
Popcorn: Work 5 dc in stitch or sp indicated. Remove hk from live lp of last dc, place hk from front to back of top of first dc and pull live lp through.

Pattern Notes

Blanket is worked in sections and attached as you go according to schematic; once pieced together, a two-row edging is worked along three sides.
Ch 3 at the beginning of any row counts as first dc unless otherwise indicated.
Ch 2 at the beginning of any row counts as first hdc unless otherwise indicated.
Tip: when working single crochet edging along any long section edge in which you are working into side of stitches, place a split stitch marker at halfway point. Check at marker to ensure that number of stitches worked over first section is half the amount needed, making any necessary corrections at halfway point.

Pattern

Section 1

Ripple pattern (4 rows):
Row 1: (bobble row) Ch 3, dc in next st, (2dctog over next 2 sts) twice, *ch 1, (bobble in next st, ch 1) 5 times, (2dctog over next two sts) 6 times. Rep from * across row to last 6 sts, (2dctog over next two sts) 3 times. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in each st and ch sp across row. Turn. (170 sts)
Row 3: (puff row) Ch 3, dc in next st, (2dctog over next 2 sts) twice, *ch 1, (3-puff in next st, ch 1) 5 times, (2dctog over next two sts) 6 times. Rep from * across row to last 6 sts, (2dctog over next two sts) 3 times. Turn.
Row 4: Ch 2, hdc in each st and ch sp across row. Turn. (170 sts)
With C1, work 1 ffhdc, 169 fhdc. Turn.(170 sts)
Following Schematic 1, work ripple pattern in designated colors for 24 rows. Fasten off.

Section 1 Edging

With rs facing and C2, attach with sl st at lower right corner. Ch 1 (counts as first sc), work 44 sc evenly spaced across short side of Section 1. Turning work 90 degrees clockwise so long side is now working surface, 2 sc in first st (counts as corner). Sc in next two sts, ch 3, sk 3 sts, 5 sc, *(ch 3, sk 3 sts, 1 sc) twice, ch 3, sk 3 sts, 6 sc. Repeat from * 7 times, ending with ch 3, sk 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts. Work 2 sc in final st (counts as corner), turn work 90 degrees clockwise so other short side is now working surface. Work 45 sc evenly spaced across. Fasten off. (46 sc across each short side, 29 ch-3 spaces across long side).

Section 2

Dc pattern (1 row):
Row 1: Ch 3, *dcflo in next st, dcblo in next st. Rep from * across row. Turn.
Puff Pattern (2 Rows): Row 1: Ch 2, 3puff in first st (counts as first 4puff), *ch 1, sk 1 st, 4puff in next st. Rep from * across row, ending with 4puff in final st. Turn.
Row 2 (changing to next color): Ch 3, *dcflo in next ch 1 sp, dcblo in next st. Rep from * across row, ending with dcflo in top of initial ch 2. Turn. With C1, work 1 ffdc, 34 fdc (35 sts).
Following Schematic 2, work double crochet/puff pattern in colors and measurements indicated. Fasten off.

Section 2 Edging

With rs facing and C1, attach with sl st at lower left corner of work. Ch 1, sc in same sp (counts as corner 2 sc), work 166 sc evenly spaced across long edge. Work 2 sc in final sp (counts as corner), turn work 90 degrees clockwise so first short side is now working edge. Sc in each st across. Turn work 90 degrees clockwise so second long side is now working edge. 2 sc in first sp (counts as corner), work 166 sc evenly spaced across second long edge, ending with 2 sc in final sp (counts as corner). Turn work 90 degrees clockwise so second short side is now working edge. Sc in each st across, ending with sl st in initial ch 1 (168 sts along each long edge, 37 sts along each short edge). Do not fasten off.

Attaching Section 2 to Section 1

With right sides facing and bottom long edge of Section 2 and top long edge of Section 1 lined up, (ch 1, sl st in first st of Section 1, ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 2) 3 times, ch 1, sl st in next Section 1 ch-3 sp, ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 2, ch 1, sl st in same Section 1 ch-3 sp, *(ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 2, ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 1) 6 times, ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 2, ch 1, sl st in next Section 1 ch-3 sp, (ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 2, ch 1, sl st in same Section 1 ch-3 sp) twice. Rep from * across both sections over next 26 Section 1 ch-3 sps, ending with (ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 2, ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 1) 5 times, ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 2, ch 1, sl st in final Section 1 ch-3 sp, ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 2, ch 1, sl st in same Section 1 ch-3 sp, (ch 1, sl st In next st of Section 2 , ch 1, sl st in next st of Section 1) 3 times. Fasten off.

Section 3

With rs facing, attach C8 with sl st in second st from upper right hand corner of Section 2. Ch 1 (counts as first sc), sc in next 165 sts. Turn. (166 sc)
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 1, sk 1, sc in next st. Rep from * across row, ending with sc in initial ch 1. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, * (1 dc, 1 sc) in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * across row, ending with sc in final sc. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 1, sc in next dc. Rep from * across row, ending with sc in final st. Turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, * (1 sc, 1 dc) in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * across row, ending with sc in final sc. Turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 1, sc in next sc. Rep from * across row, ending with sc in final st. Turn. Repeat rows 2-5 until pieces measures 2 ½” from beg of section, ending on either a Row 3 or 5. Turn.
Popcorn Intro Row 1 (changing to C1): Ch 2, *2 hdc in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * across row, ending with hdc in final st. Turn.
Popcorn Intro Row 2 (changing to C3): Ch 2, *hdcflo in next st, hdcblo in next st. Rep from * across row. Turn.
Popcorn Row (changing to C6): Ch 4 (counts as first dc, ch 1), sk 1 st, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st, popcorn in next st, *ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st, popcorn in next st. Rep from * across row, ending with dc in final st. Turn.
Popcorn Outro Row 1 (changing to C3): Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), hdc in each st and sp across row. (166 hdc) Turn.
Popcorn Outro Row 2 (changing to C1): Repeat Popcorn Intro Row 2. Turn. Changing to C8, repeat Section 3 row 1 once. Continuing in C5, repeat Section 3 rows 2-5 until piece measures 7” from beg of section, ending on either a row 3 or 5. Fasten off.

Section 3 Edging

With rs facing and using C1, attach with sl st at bottom right-hand corner of section. Ch 1 (counts as first sc), work 25 sc evenly up short side of section. Turn work 90 degrees so top long side is now working edge. 2 sc in first st (counts as corner), 2 sc in each ch-1 sp across row, 2 sc in final st (counts as corner). Turn work 90 degrees so other short side is now working edge. Work 26 sc evenly spaced across short side, ending with sl st in edge st of Section 2. Fasten off. (168 sc along long edge, 26 sc along each short edge) 

Section 4

Lace pattern (4 rows):
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in first st, *(sc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * across row, ending with sc in final st. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, * ch 2, sc in next sc. Repeat from * across row, ending with sc in final st. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, * (dc, ch 1, sc) in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * across row, ending with sc in final st. Turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 2, sc in next dc. Repeat from * across row, ending with sc in final st. Turn.
Puff pattern (2 rows):
Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as first hdc, ch 1), *4-puff in next ch-2 sp, ch 2. Repeat from * across row, ending with 4puff in final ch-2 sp, ch 1, hdc in last st. Turn.
Row 2 (changing to next color): Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * across row, ending with sc in final st. Turn. With C3, work 1 ffsc, 58 fsc. (59 sts)
Following Schematic 3, work lace/puff pattern as indicated, ending on either a Row 2 or Row 4 of lace pattern. Fasten off.

Section 4 Edging

With rs facing and C1, attach with sl st at lower left corner of work. Ch 1, sc in same sp (counts as corner 2 sc), work 166 sc evenly spaced across long edge. Work 2 sc in final sp (counts as corner), turn work 90 degrees clockwise so first short side is now working edge. Sc in first st, 1 sc next ch-2 sp, 2 sc in every ch-2 sp across short side of section until one remains, ending with 1 sc in final ch-2 sp, sc in final short side st. Turn work 90 degrees clockwise so second long side is now working edge. 2 sc in first sp (counts as corner), work 166 sc evenly spaced across second long edge, ending with 2 sc in final sp (counts as corner). Turn work 90 degrees clockwise so second short side is now working edge. Sc in each st across, ending with sl st in initial ch 1. Fasten off. (168 sts along each long edge, 61 sts along each short edge)

Section 5 (Motifs)

Motif pattern: Ch 5, sl st in first ch to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3 into ring (counts as first dc), 2 dc, *ch 3, 3 dc. Repeat from * twice more, ending with ch 3, sl st in top of initial ch 3.
Rnd 2: Sl st in next 2 dc, sl st into ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc), (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-3 sp, *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp. Repeat from * twice more, ending with sl st in top of initial ch 3.
Rnd 3: Sl st in next 2 dc, sl st into ch-3 sp and change color. With new color, ch 3 (counts as first dc), (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-3 sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp. Repeat from * twice more, ending with sl st in top of initial ch 3.
Rnd 4: Sl st in next 2 dc, sl st into ch-3 sp. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-3 sp, *(ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp. Repeat from * twice more, ending with sl st in top of initial ch 3.
Rnd 5: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next two dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, *dc in each st and ch 3 sp across side, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp. Repeat from * twice more, ending with sl st in top of initial ch 3. Fasten off, leaving 12” tail. Following Schematic 4, make 14 motifs following designated color pattern. Following Schematic 4, thread tapestry needle with 12” motif tail and attach motifs into two rows of 7 motifs each; with C6 and tapestry needle, attach rows together.

Section 5 edging

With rs facing and C1, attach w/sl st in any corner ch-2 sp. Ch 1, sc in same ch-2 sp (counts as first corner), *sc in each st across motif, 1 sc in corner ch-2 sp. Rep from * across each motif, working 2 sc in edge corner ch-2 sp. Rep from * around each side, ending with sl st in top of intial ch 1. Fasten off. (168 sc across each long edge, 48 along each short edge)

Finishing

Weave in all ends.

Blanket Edging (worked along 3 sides only)

Row 1: With right side facing and C1, attach yarn with sl st at bottom right corner of Section 1. Ch 3, dc in each st along both long edges of blanket and short edge along top of Section 5, working (dc, ch 3, dc) in each corner. Fasten off.
Row 2: With rs facing and C1, attach with sl st at bottom right corner at top of beg ch 3. Ch 4, sl st in first ch (counts as sc, ch 3, first picot made), sl st in next st, 2sctogblo over next 2 sts, *scblo in next st, picotflo, 2sctogblo over next two sts. Repeat from * across first long side, working sc, (picotflo, sc) 3 times in corner ch-3 sp. Turn work 90 degrees clockwise so top short edge of blanket is working edge. 2sctogblo over next two sts, *scblo in next st, picotflo, 2sctogblo over next two sts. Rep from * across top short edge of blanket, ending with scblo in last two sts before corner. Work corner same as for previous corner. 2sctogblo in next two sts, *scblo in next st, picotflo, 2sctogblo over next two sts. Rep from * across second long side, ending scblo, picotflo, scblo in final st. 72 picots along each long side, 55 picotflos along top short side. Fasten off.