April showers bring… A new Temperature Blanket Pattern!

Materials:

100 yds High Temp Color Worsted

210 yds Low Temp Color Worsted

6.0mm crochet hook

Tapestry needle (for weaving ends)

Key:

 

ch: chain

hdc: half double crochet

sc: single crochet

PS: Puff Stitch

ch sp: Chain Space

Special Stitch:

Puff stitch: YO, insert hook through stitch and pull up a loop. YO, pull through two loops on hook. YO insert through the same stitch, pull up a loop. YO pull through two loops (three loops left on hook). YO, insert through the same stitch, pull up a loop. YO pull through two loops (four loops left on hook). YO, insert through the same stitch, pull up a loop. YO pull through two loops (five loops left on hook). YO pull through remaining loops.

 

Pattern:

Starting with the wrong side towards you and working in the 

low temp color

 

Row 1: Sc across, ch1 turn (180)

 

Switch to High temp color

Row 2: HDC across, ch1 turn (180)

 

Switch to low temp color

Row 3: HDC in first two stitches, *Ch1, sk next stitch, HDC* repeat * to * until three stitches remain. Ch 1, Skip next stitch, HDC in last two ch1, turn (180)

Row 4: Sc across (working in the ch sp), ch1, turn (180)

Row 5: Sc across, ch1, turn (180)

 

Now we will be starting the color work sections. Have both colors ready to go. 

 

Continue with the low temp

Row 6: HDC 2, *switch to High Temp color, PS in the next st. Switch to Low Temp Color, HDC 5* Repeat * to * until last 3 sts. HDC 3. Ch1, Turn.

 

Continue with low temp color

Row 7: SC in each stitch across, ch1, turn. 

 

We will be doing another color work section. 

Low temp color

 

Row 8: HDC in first st, *switch to High Temp color, PS in next stitch, switch to Low Temp Color HDC 1, Switch to High Temp Color PS in next, Switch to Low Temp Color HDC in next 3* Repeat * to * until 5 sts remain. Switch to High Temp color PS in next stitch, Switch to Low Temp Color HDC 1, Switch to High Temp Color PS 1, Switch to low temp color HDC 2. Ch 1 and turn. (180)

 

Row 9: sc across, ch1, turn (180)

 

Starting in the High Temp Color

Row 10: *PS in first st. Switch to low temp color, HDC in next 3. Switch to High Temp Color, PS in next. Switch to low temp color, HDC 1 in next.* Repeat * to * to end. 

 

 

Row 11: sc across, ch1 turn  (180)

 

Row 12: repeat row 8

 

Row 13: sc across. Ch1. Turn (180)

 

Row 14: repeat row 6

 

Working in low temp color

Row 15: sc across, ch1, turn (180)

 

Row 16: HDC in first two stitches, *Ch1, sk next stitch, HDC* repeat * to * until three stitches remain. Ch 1, Skip next stitch, HDC in last two ch1, turn (180)

 

Working in high temp color

Row 17: HDC in each st and ch space across, ch1 turn. 

 

Working in low temp color

Row 18: Sc across (180)