October Autumn Leaves Crochet Blanket
You can't argue with the fact that fall leaves are a wonderful sight, even with winter on its way after. This October Autumn Leaves Crochet Blanket will bring the beauty of the fall months into your home. It could become an heirloom for years to come and it has a lot of decorating potential for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Everyone will want to cuddle up with this crochet blanket when the temperature cools off in October with the autumn breeze. Throw it on a couch or hang it in a wall for fall fun.
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge12 sc and 13 rows = 4 [10 cm].
Motif = Approx 5 [12.5 cm] square.
Finished Size47 in x 62 in
Materials:
- Caron® Simply HolidayTM (7 oz/200 g; 368 yds/336 m)
- Main Color (MC) Off White (13702) 4 balls (1520 yds/1380 m)
- Contrast A Autumn Maize (13008) 2 balls (620 yds/560 m)
- Contrast B Harvest Red (13763) 2 balls (620 yds/560 m)
- Contrast C Pumpkin (13765) 2 balls (620 yds/560 m)
OR
- Caron® Simply Soft® (6 oz/170 g; 315 yds/288 m)
- Main Color (MC) Off White (39702) 5 balls (1520 yds/1380 m)
- Contrast A Autumn Maize (0008) 2 balls (620 yds/560 m)
- Contrast B Harvest Red (39763) 2 balls (620 yds/560 m)
- Contrast C Pumpkin (39765) 2 balls (620 yds/560 m)
- Size U.S. I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
INSTRUCTIONS
Motif 1: With MC, ch 2.
1st row: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Turn.
2nd row: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in next sc. 2 sc in last sc. Turn. 5 sc.
3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.
4th to 8th rows: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each sc to last sc. 2 sc in last sc. Turn. 15 sc at end of last row.
9th row: As 3rd row.
10th to 12th rows: As 4th row. 21 sc at end of last row.
13th row: As 3rd row. Join Color 2. Break MC.
14th row: With Color 2, as 3rd row.
15th to 17th rows: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in each sc to last 2 sc. Sc2tog. Turn. 15 sts at end of last row.
18th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.
19th to 23rd rows: As 15th row. 5 sts at end of last row.
24th row: As 3rd row.
25th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in next sc. Sc2tog. Turn. 3 sts.
26th row: Sc3tog. Fasten off.
Make 48 Motifs: 16 each with A, B and C as Color 2.
Motif 2
With MC, ch 2.
1st row: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Turn.
2nd row: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in next sc. 2 sc in last sc. Turn. 5 sc.
3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.
4th to 8th rows: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each sc to last sc. 2 sc in last sc. Turn. 15 sc at end of last row.
9th row: As 3rd row.
10th and 11th rows: As 4th row. 19 sc at end of last row. Join Color 2. Do not break MC.
12th row: With Color 2, as 4th row. 21 sc.
13th and 14th rows: As 3rd row.
15th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in each sc to last 2 sc. Sc2tog. Turn. 19 sts. Join MC.
Break Color 2.
16th and 17th rows: With MC, ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in each sc to last 2 sc. Sc2tog. Turn. 15 sts at end of last row.
18th row: As 3rd row.
19th to 23rd rows: As 15th row. 5 sts at end of last row.
24th row: As 3rd row.
25th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in next sc. Sc2tog. Turn. 3 sts.
26th row: Sc3tog. Fasten off.
Make 12 Motifs: 4 each with A, B and C as Color 2.
Motif 3 (make 12 each with MC, A, B and C). Work as given for Motif 1, omitting all references to color changes.
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FINISHING
Sew Motifs tog as shown in diagram.
Edging: 1st rnd: Join MC with sl st to any corner of Blanket. Proceed in sc around Blanket, working 15 sc across each Motif and having 3 sc in corners. Join with sl st to first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc around, having 3 sc in corners. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.