My co-worker Erika bought a new house and moved into it over the Christmas holiday’s. I let her pick a pattern for a housewarming blanket, she really liked the first one I showed her which was the Flowerpress from Attic24. I had bought three of the kits when it was released in the fall of 2024 because I loved the colours, I knew I wanted to make a larger version because I’m not usually a fan of square blankets, and I’d want to make a 2nd blanket one day. I switched it from 4 x 4 squares to 4 x 6 squares. I had made an excel spreadsheet with the extra colours planned out, so that saved me a lot of work! My friend Cailin is about to get started on one as well and was planning on making it larger, so I shared my spreadsheet with her. All that extra project planning at the beginning really does come in handy sometimes!
I was supervised by Miss Marple throughout the process.
The yarn is really nice compared to other recycled fibres I’ve used. It’s 40% Wool, 30% Acrylic, and 30% Polyester, from plastic bottles. It feels a bit rough like cotton when you are working with it, but washes up like a pair of soft denim jeans.
The first time I crocheted this blanket I tried to use the pattern join, but found it too tight, I switched it out to the continuous flat braid join from The Patchwork Heart UK. It’s a very pretty join, just using single crochet and chain stitches, see the notes below for my adjustments. It is more of a yarn eater though, so I had to buy one more ball of champagne to make this blanket. I still have enough yarn left that I can probably make a lap or baby blanket with it.
Pattern: Flowerpress Blanket by Lucy of Attic24
Craft: crochet
Made for: Erika’s housewarming gift
Size: 48 x 69”
Hook: 3.5 mm and 4 mm
Yarn: Stylecraft ReCreate DK
Colourway: Avocado, Blush, Champagne, Cherry, Dijon, Grape, Pistachio, Rose, Sky, Teal
Notes from 2024 project:
3.5 mm hook for squares. 4 mm hook for joining and first round of border.
Blanket is 4 x 4 squares. I made 4 x 6 squares.
Switched out pattern join for continuous flat braid join with, chain 2s and 3s instead of chain 3s and 5s. After joining round, slip stitch into corner space
Next round: chain 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) into corner space. Sc in first stitch, hdc in missed sc of 2 rounds below (last round of square done in champagne.) continues across side. Where squares meet, hdc in corner loop 2 rounds below, sc in corner loop of last round, sc2tog over both corner loops, sc in corner loop of next square, hdc in corner loop of 2 rounds below. There will be 5 stitches across this joining area. In corners work sc, ch2, sc.
181 stitches across short side on round 2 of border.
273 stitches across long side on round 2 of border.
Plus 4 corner stitches.
Broke into second kit to work joining and border. Final yarn amounts used in grams:
Avocado 132 – Blush 120 – Champagne 155 – Cherry 120 – Dijon 75 – Grape 105 – Pistachio 118 – Rose 114 – Sky 137 – Teal 75.