Raise your hand if you have NO idea how it’s already June! It feels like we are just flying through this year and I’m loving keeping up with this project as we go. I know you will all love this new stripe from Caitlin from WildwoodDesignsME! She is a talented designer, dyer, and truly one of my favorite people I’ve (n)ever met! Enjoy her lovely contribution to the Stress Free Temp Blanket.

May Pattern

by Wildwood Designs ME

Materials:

145 yds of both high and low temp yarn

6.0mm crochet hook

Key:

CH: Chain

FL: Front Loop

BL: Back Loop

SC: Single Crochet

HDC: Half Double Crochet HBS: Half Bobble Stitch

SP-2: Spike Stitch 2 rows down SP-3: Spike Stitch 3 rows down SP-4: Spike Stitch 4 rows down

Special Stitch:

Half Bobble Stitch:

1. YO, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. YO, pull through 2 loops.

2. Repeat number one in the same stitch until you have a total of 4 loops on your hook. 3. YO, pull through all 4 loops at once.

Spike Stitch: https://youtu.be/jeculRaoLkI

Front Loop: The picture below shows the front loop, where you should be placing your SC for row 2. The first picture shows the top of the stitch (the V shape) where you normally would crochet into. The second picture shows your work from the side and the loop that you should work into. The third picture shows how your work should look on the opposite side once this row is complete.

Pattern:

Starting with right side facing you and working in high temp color. Each color change can be carried up the side of the blanket. No need to cut yarn and weave in extra ends! The floats of yarn you carry up the sides can be hidden by the border when your blanket is done.

Start with high temp color

Row 1: HDC in each stitch across. CH 1, turn. (180)

Row 2: SC in FL of each stitch across. CH 1, turn. (180)

Change to low temp color

Row 3: SC in each stitch across. CH 1, turn. (180)

Row 4: SC 1, **HBS, SC 5**, repeat. Ending with SC 4. CH 1, turn. (180)

Row 5-6: SC in each stitch across. CH 1, turn. (180)

Change to high temp color

Row 7: SP-3, SP-4, SP-3, SP-2, **SC, SP-2, SP-3, SP-4, SP-3, SP-2**, repeat. Ending with SC, SP-2. CH 1, turn. (180)

Row 8: SC 4, **HBS, SC 5**, repeat. Ending with HBS, SC 1. CH 1, turn. (180)

Row 9-10: SC in each stitch across. CH 1, turn. (180)

Change to low temp color

Row 11: SP-2, **SC, SP-2, SP-3, SP-4, SP-3, SP-2**, repeat. Ending with SP-3. CH 1, turn. (180)

Row 12: SC 1, **HBS, SC 5**, repeat. Ending with SC 4. CH 1, turn. (180)

Row 13-14: SC in each stitch across. CH 1, turn. (180)

Change to high temp color

Row 15-18: Repeat rows 7-10

Change to low temp color

Row 19-22: Repeat rows 11-14

Change to high temp color

Row 23: Repeat row 7

Row 24: HDC in each stitch across. CH 1, turn. (180)

Row 25: SC in the BL of each stitch across. CH 1, turn. (180)