Rainbow Daze Blanket
A bit of inspiration behind the name:
When my mum gave me her spare skein of this Narnia colorway (knowing I loved it so much) I knew I had to add that to the inspo behind this cheery design. Using inspo from her granny square blankets she always made when I was a kid, I thought it’d be fun to mix a little bit of texture and softness with these two yarn lines. The finished product also works beautifully as a lap blanket from kids to adults! I am gifting this to someone I love and this sweet little blanket will surely add a smile to whomever you make it for. Baby shower coming up? Your gift will be a hit with this rainbow effect!
METHOD
Crochet
DIFFICULTY
Beginner
SIZES
Baby Blanket
DESCRIPTION
A cheery spin on a classic granny square fit for the whole fam! Perfectly sized for a baby and works brilliantly as a cozy lap blanket for kiddos to adult. Toss it in your bag to keep the chill at bay for those cold mornings heading to school or at the movies where it gets “brrr”.
YARN
Lion Brand Yarns
Color A, Baby Mandala in Narnia, #3, 590yd/540, 5.3oz/150g.
Color B, Made with Love in Lychee/White, #4, 185yd/169m, 3.5 oz/100g
Skeins needed: A: 2, Color B: 1
HOOK
US H (5 mm)
NOTIONS
Yarn Needle, Scissors
GAUGE
(blocked) 4.5 clusters x 8.5 rows = 4” (10 cm) of Granny Stitch
Perfect lap blanket for anyone in the fam! Even though this is sized for baby it works brilliantly as a lap blanket which is exactly what I intended it to be and gift it as. This year I’m hoping to make all of my designs as gifts throughout this year. With this ones bright colors and nice size I thought it’d be a cheery, love in every stitch, chemo blanket for someone near and dear to me and hopefully bring a smile and remind them how loved they are each time they sit under it.
NOTES
Please see my YouTube for pattern/stitch tutorials. www.youtube.com/@whistleandwool
Beginning Chain counts as a stitch.
Worked in the round from the center working outwards.
The granny pattern of 3dcs is worked between each group of 3dcs to form clusters.
The (ch3, 2dc) in the beginning of each round and the 3dcs count as a granny cluster.
Sl St into the top of your beginning chain to join in the round.
When working Round 27, the post of the first dc1 made after your sk1, is the post you work your second stitch around.
To begin your Round 27+29, you skip your beginning ch3 from the previous round for the first sk1, working into the next dc from the previous round.
To begin your Round 30, you skip your beginning ch3 from the previous round to begin the sk2.
Color Changes: When joining your second skein of Mandala Yarn I started at the point where my first skein left off to keep the color flowing. Adjust this as preferred for your own fun look!
GAUGE
**Please check your gauge before you start this Pattern to match the finished measurements:
It’s best to make your swatch slightly bigger than what the pattern states it should measure, so you can measure it in the center of your square, getting an accurate reading. You can do this by adding 2 additional stitches and working 2 additional rows. Do not count the first and last stitch in your measurement or the first and last row.
Hook Size Suggestions:
If your swatch has less stitches, swatch again using a smaller hook.
If your swatch has more stitches, swatch again using a larger hook.
Finished Measurements
Width 36.5” (93 cm)
Length 36.5” (93 cm)
Stitches to Know
ch Chain
ch sp Chain Space
sc Single Crochet
dc Double Crochet
2dc Double Crochet 2 sts into the same space
3dc Double Crochet 3 sts into the same space
MC Magic Circle
sk Skip
Sl St Slip Stitch
st(s) Stitch(es)
Please see my YouTube for pattern/stitch tutorials
Pattern
Round 1: Beginning with Color A, make a MC, working into the MC, ch3, 2dc, ch2, *3dc, ch2, repeat after * 2 more times, Sl St to join in the round. Cinch up your MC. [20 sts]
Round 2: Ch3, 2dc into the previous corner, *(3dc, ch2, 3dc) into each of the next three ch2 sps, (3dc, ch2) into the last ch2 sp, Sl St to join in the round. [32 sts]\
3dcs = a cluster / ch2 sp = a corner
Round 3: Ch3, 2dc into the previous corner, *3dc between each cluster until the corner, (3dc, ch2, 3dc), repeat after * 2 more times, 3dc between each cluster until the final corner, (3dc, ch2), Sl St to join in the round. [44 sts]
Round 4-26: Repeat Round 3. [Each round increases by 12 sts, 320 sts]
Round 27: Color B. Ch3, 2dc into the previous corner, *[sk1, (dc1, dc1 around the post of the newly made st)] until the corner, (3dc, ch2, 3dc), repeat after * 2 more times until the final side, [sk1, (dc1, dc1 around the new st post)] until the corner, (3dc, ch2), Sl St to join in the round. [344 sts]
Your sk1 after the corner clusters may be covered by them, so make sure you don’t sk2.
Round 28: Color A. Ch3, *dc into each stitch until the corner, (dc1, ch2, dc1), repeat after * 2 more times until the final side, dc into each st until the last corner, (dc1, ch2), Sl St to join in the round. [352 sts]
Round 29: Color B. Repeat Round 27. [376 sts]
Round 30: Color A. Ch3, 2dc in previous corner, *(sk2, 3dc) until 2 sts before the corner, sk2, (3dc, ch2, 3dc), repeat after * two more times, (sk2, 3dc) until 2 sts before the final corner, sk2, (3dc, ch2), Sl St to join in the round. [392 sts]
Round 31-39: Ch3, 2dc in the previous corner, *3dc between each cluster until the corner, (3dc, ch2, 3dc), repeat after * 2 more times, *3dc between each cluster until the final corner, (3dc, ch2), Sl St to join in the round. [500 sts]
Round 40: Color B. Ch2, *sc into each st until the corner, (sc1, ch1, sc1), repeat after * 2 more times, sc into each st until the final corner, (sc1, ch1), Sl St to join in the round. [504 sts]
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
