Jewel’s Crochet Flower Blanket

Earlier this month I posted Jewel’s Flower Motif pattern. The motif came out so well that ideas for other items kept coming to me. Living in Michigan we always need lap blankets, and I can never have enough. So, I started making more of these oh-so-sweet flower motifs.

Once I had 7 made I joined them together and created a boarder around them that would mimic the petals to tie it all together. The result is a dimensional and graphic blanket that measures 37″ x 38.” I was quite surprised that having the single motif be designed for a child’s toy blanket for her cat; the panels all together have nothing childish about it. Don’t get me wrong, our kids and cats still love it – just so do the grown ups.

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Our seven year old daughter loves this little blanket since she can put little objects in each of the flowers centers. Our 4 month old niece loves the color contrast, textures, and that she can easily grab onto something with it. I would love to have this as a bed cover for our bed. However, making the 45 motifs it would take to fit our queen sized bed may take me a while for me to be mentally ready to start such a project, and then a while for me to finish all of them.

I won’t lie, there were quite a few ends to weave in just with these panels. But, watching a movie and a glass of wine made it go painlessly. The one good thing about having larger motifs does mean you get fewer ends to weave in compared to some granny square projects.

I hope that this blanket pattern brings you as much happiness as it has to me and my family. Seeing all the panels come together is always a little magical to me, and it is very magical to me when I see our girls cuddle up with it and love using it so much.

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Crochet Jewel’s Flower Blanket
by City Farmhouse Studio

Caron Simply Soft Tweeds – (color 1) – Gray Heather – 2 skeins
Caron Simply Soft – (color 2) – Off White  – 3 skeins

Crochet Hook: 5.00mm (US H)

Motif Measures 14” from corner to diagonal corner.  12 ½” from flat side to flat side.
Blanket Measures:  37” x 38” 

Gauge:  4” x 4” = 16 sc stitches x 16 rows 

Stitch guide:
Dec3tog (decrease 3 stitches together) : 
Yarn over and insert hook into next stitch in row.  Draw loop up through stitch. Yarn over and draw loop through two loops on hook.  

Yarn over and insert hook into next stitch in row.  Draw loop up through stitch. Yarn over and draw loop through two loops on hook.  3 loops remaining on hook.

Yarn over and insert hook into next stitch in row.  Draw loop up through stitch. Yarn over and draw loop through two loops on hook.  4 loops remaining on hook.

Yarn over and draw loop through all loops on hook.  

Flower Center:
With Color 1:  Ch 4. Slip stitch in first chain to join.

Rnd 1:  Ch 2. Sc 8 times in ring, slip stitch in 2^nd chain of round’s beginning.

Rnd 2:  Ch 2. Sc in same stitch as last slip stitch as rnd 1.  *2 scs in each stitch.* Repeat from * to * around ending with slip stitch in 2^nd ch of round’s beginning.

Rnd 3:  Ch 2. Sc in the back loop of next and of each sc around.  Slip stitch in 2^nd ch of round’s beginning.

Rnd 4:  Ch 2. Sc in next and in each sc around.  Slip stitch in 2^nd ch of round’s beginning.

Rnd 5:  Repeat rnd 4.

Rnd 6:  Ch 4. Trc in same stitch you slip stitched in of previous round.  Trc twice in each sc around. Slip stitch in 4^th ch of round’s beginning.

Petals:
With Color 2:  Ch 12. Slip stitch into flower center’s side loop made in Rnd 3 above.  

Working back alongside loops of chain just made,  (skip 2 chs, hdc, make 2 dcs, make 4 trs, (2 dtrs in next ch) 2 times total, 3 dtrs in end ch, ch 3, slip stitch in first ch just made.  Working back on the other side of the chain loops (turn work 180 degrees), (3 dtrs in opposite side of ch as dtr cluster just made, (2 dtrs in next ch) 2 times total, 4 trs, 2 dcs, hdc. Skip 2 stitches of Rnd 3, slip stitch into loop of next stitch.

Ch 2, slip stitch in same ch as last hdc.   

Bind off.  

Repeat Petals 5 more times, attaching the ch to the same loop on the flower center that  the last petal ended. Do not count the loop created by the slip stitch as a place to attach a petal.

Petals Surround:
With Color 1:  Rnd 1: With slip knot on hook, sc in one of the petals ch 3 spaces.  Sc in the next 7 stitches along the petal side. Ch 2. On the adjacent petal, starting in the first dtr stitch, sc 7 stitches working towards the petal tip.  

*Sc 2 in the chain space, sc in the next 7 stitches, ch 2.  Sc 7 starting in the next petal’s first dtr stitch.* Repeat from * to * around.  Sc once more in starting ch space. Slip stitch in first sc of round’s beginning.

Rnd 2:  Ch 3 and turn.  Dc 2 times in the last sc of previous row.  *Sc in next 5 stitches, skip 2 stitches, make 5 dc in the chain space from previous round.  Skip 2 stitches, sc in next 5 stitches. Dc 3 times in each of the next 2 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around ending with 3 dc in last stitch.  Slip stitch in 3rd ch of the round’s beginning.

Rnd 3:  Ch 2 and turn.  Sc in the last dc of previous rnd.  Sc once in the next 19 stitches. *Sc twice in each of the next 2 stitches.  Sc once in the next 19 stitches.* Repeat from * to * until one stitch remains.  Sc twice in last remaining stitch. Slip stitch in 2^nd ch of the round’s beginning.  Bind off.

With Color 2: Rnd 4:  Turn work to go in opposite direction than previous rnd.  With slip knot on hook, sc in the last sc of previous round.  Sc in the next 5 stitches. *Skip 3 stitches, dc 5 times in the next stitch, skip 3 stitches, dc 5 times in the next stitch, skip 3 stitches, sc once in next 12 stitches.*  Repeat from * to * ending with a sc in the last 6 stitches. Slip st in 1^st sc made of round’s beginning.

Rnd 5:  Ch 3 and turn.  Dc in last sc made of previous rnd.  *Dc once in next 20 stitches. Dc twice in each of the next 2 stitches.*  Repeat from * to * ending with 2 dc in last stitch. Slip stitch in 3^rd ch of the round’s beginning.

Rnd 6:  Ch 1 and turn.  Sc in last stitch of previous rnd.  *Ch 3. Skip 1 stitch, sc in next stitch.*  Repeat form * to * to make 4 loops total. (Sc once in next 8 stitches. {Ch 3, skip 1 stitch, sc in next stitch}.  Repeat from { to } to make 8 loops.) Repeat from ( to ) around. End rnd with {Ch 3, skip 1 stitch, sc in next stitch} repeated to make 3 loops.  Ch 3 and slip stitch in first sc of round’s beginning.

Rnd 7:  Ch 1 and turn.  Sc twice in each of the 4 ch loops of previous rnd.  (Ch 3, skip 1 stitch, sc) 4 times to make 4 loops. *Skip 1 stitch, sc twice in each of the next 8 ch loops.  (Ch 3, skip 1 stitch, sc) 4 times to make 4 loops.* Repeat from * to * ending with 2 sc in each of the last 4 ch loops of previous rnd.  Slip stitch in 1^st sc of round’s beginning.  

Bind off.    

With Color 1: Rnd 8:  Turn work to go in opposite direction than previous rnd.  With slip knot on hook, slip stitch in last sc made of previous round.  Ch 3, dc once more in same space. 2 dc in the next stitch. *Dc once in the next 7 stitches.  Dc twice in each of the chain spaces. Dc once in the next 7 stitches. Dc twice in next 3 stitches.*  Repeat from * to * around. End with 7 dc stitches, and 2 dc made in last remaining stitch. Slip stitch in 3^rd ch of the round’s beginning.

Bind off and weave in ends.  

Optional:  weave petals’ ends into center flower’s side loops to secure them more.    

Make 7 panels and block to measure 14” from corner to diagonal corner.  12 ½” from flat side to flat side.

Join motifs together with one panel in the center, and the six other panels surrounding it.  Use the center group of 2 double crochets from rnd 8 to mark where the seamed sections should start and end.  

I used the zipper join method through the back loops to join the panels together.  To see how this is done click here to view our tutorial.

Edging:
With Color 2:  Rnd 1: With sl st on hook sc in one of the 1st stitches that is to the left of a panel join seam.  Sc in each stitch around and once in each seam. Sl St in the first stitch of the rnd.

Rnd 2: (read note at end of rnd)  Ch 2 and turn. Yarn over and insert hook into next stitch in row (the center stitch above a panel join).  Draw loop up through stitch. Yarn over and draw loop through two loops on hook. With 2 loops remaining on hook, yarn over and insert hook into next stitch in row.  Draw loop up through stitch. Yarn over and draw loop through two loops on hook. 3 loops remaining on hook. Yarn over and draw loop through all loops on hook. Dc once in the next 23 stitches.  Dc twice in the next 2 stitches. Dc once in the next 24 stitches. Dc twice in the next 2 stitches. Dc once in the next 23 stitches. *Dc3tog. Dc in next 23 stitches. Dc twice in next 2 stitches.  Dc in next 24 stitches. Dc twice in next 2 stitches. Dc in next 23 stitches.* Repeat around. Sl st in top of first decrease stitch.    

(note:  this section sounds long and complicated.  If you follow your stitches from rnd 8 of each panel you won’t need to count.  In that rnd 8 you made groups with three stitches having 2 double crochets in each stitch, pay attention to the center group of 2 dc.  These two dc are at the points, and this is where you will be doing the 2 stitches with 2 dc in them. Dc to these stitches and you won’t have to count the 23 or 24 stitches.  Where the panels join is were you will dec3tog. The decrease will be made in the join stitch and the dc on each side of the join. Enjoy crocheting – for me repeatedly counting anything over 5 is not relaxing and enjoyable.)

Rnd 3:  Ch 1 and turn.  Sc in 1st st, ch 3, sc in the same stitch just worked in.  *Skip 1 stitch. Sc, ch 3, sc in same stitch just worked.* Repeat around and end with a sl st in the first sc of the rnd. 

Bind off.