Pastel Wind Chime Crochet Lace Pattern

By: Tammy Hildebrand for yarnspirations.com/caron

By: Tammy Hildebrand for yarnspirations.com/caron

When you hear the tickle of a cool breeze through a wind chime, you know spring is in the air. The Pastel Wind Chime Crochet Lace Pattern is the perfect blanket to celebrate the coming of this new season. These crochet stripes alternate between a basketweave crochet pattern, a crochet shell stitch pattern, and a crochet popcorn stitch pattern.

The result is a beautiful array of lacy sweetness, accentuated by its soft pastel color scheme. This crochet afghan almost looks like a beautifully decorated Easter egg!

Easy

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeIn basketweave pattern, 12 sts and 7 1/2 rows = 4"/10 cm In shell patterns, post and shell panel = 6 1/4"/16 cm wide, shell and popcorn panel =5"/12.5cm wide Gauge is not critical for this project

Finished SizeApprox 45" x 62" (114 cm x 157.5 cm)

Materials List

Caron Simply Soft: Contrast A - 4, Contrast B: Sage (9705) - 3, Contrast C: Victorian Rose (9721) - 2
Hook: Size I-9/5.5mm

Shell Stitch Tutorial

Learn how to master the shell stitch so you can make this afghan pattern with no problem at all! This shell stitch tutorial will have you a master in no time!

Pastel Wind Chime Crochet Lace Pattern

Instructions for BASKETWEAVE PANEL:

(Make 4)

With A, ch 13.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch across, turn—12 sc.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in each st across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, [FPtr around next 2 sts, BPtr around next 2 sts] twice, FPtr around next 2 sts, dc in last st, turn—2 dc, 6 FPtr, and 4 BPtr.
Row 4: Ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), [BPdc around next 2 sts, FPdc around next 2 sts] twice, BPdc around next 2 sts, hdc in last st, turn—2 hdc, 4 FPdc, and 6 BPdc.
Row 5: Ch 3, [BPtr around next 2 sts, FPtr around next 2 sts] twice, BPtr around next 2 sts, dc in last st, turn—2 dc, 6 BPtr, and 4 FPtr.
Row 6: Ch 2, [FPdc around next 2 sts, BPdc around next 2 sts] twice, FPdc around next 2 sts, hdc in last st, turn—2 hdc, 6 FPdc, and 4 BPdc.
Rows 7–110: Repeat Rows 3–6.twenty-six times.
Rows 111-–113: Repeat Rows 3–5.
Row 114: Ch 1, sc in each st across, do not turn.
Side Edging:
Row 1: Working in ends of rows, sc in end of first 2 rows, *2 sc in end of next row, sc in end of next row; repeat from * across side edge—170 sc.
Fasten off.

Instructions for POST AND SHELL PANEL:

(Make 3)

With B, ch 22.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across—21 sc.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), [dc in next sc, skip next 2 sc, shell in next sc, skip next 2 sc] 3 times, dc in last 2 sc, turn—6 dc, and 3 shells.
Row 3: Ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), [BPdc around next st, ch 2, sk next 2 dc, sc in center dc of next shell, ch 2, sk next 2 dc] 3 times, BPdc around next st, hdc in last st, turn—2 hdc, 4 BPdc, 3 sc, and 6 ch-2 sps.
Row 4: Ch 3, [FPdc around next st, sk next ch-2 sp, shell in next sc, sk next ch-2 sp] 3 times, FPdc around next st, dc in last st, turn—2 dc, 4 FPdc, and 3 shells.
Rows 5–113: Repeat Rows 3 and 4 fifty-four times, then repeat Row 3 once more.
Row 114: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, sc in each ch and st across, do not turn—21 sc.
Side Edging:
Work as for basketweave panel side edging.

Instructions for SHELL AND POPCORN PANEL:

(Make 2)

With C, ch 18.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch across—17 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [skip next 3 sc, ch 1, open-shell in next sc, skip next 3 sc, ch 1, sc in next sc] twice, turn—3 sc, 2 open-shells, and 4 ch-1 sps.
Row 3: Ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 3), sc in center dc of next open-shell, ch 3, pc in next sc, ch 4, sc in center dc of next open-shell, ch 3, dc in last sc, turn—2 dc, 2 sc, 1 pc, 2 ch-3 sps, and 1 ch-4 sp.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first dc, ch 1, open-shell in next sc, ch 1, sc in top of next pc, ch 1, open-shell in next sc, ch 1, sc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn—3 sc, 2 open-shells, and 4 ch-1 sps.
Rows 5–113: Repeat Rows 3 and 4 fifty-four times, then repeat Row 3 once more.
Row 114: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, sc in each ch and st across, do not turn—21 sc.
Side Edging:
Work as for basketweave panel side edging.

Instructions for FINISHING:

Arrange panels according to assembly diagram. Using yarn needle, whipstitch panels together through back loops only. Using yarn needle, weave in all remaining ends.

Video Tutorial

Abbreviations

(SPECIAL) BPdc: Back-post double crochet. Yarn over, insert hook from back to front and then to back again around post of stitch, yarn over and draw up loop, complete as dc

(SPECIAL) BPtr: Back-post treble crochet. Yarn over twice, insert hook from back to front and then to back again around post of stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, complete as tr

(SPECIAL) FPdc: Front-post double crochet. Yarn over, insert hook from front to back and then to front again around post of stitch, yarn over and draw up loop, complete as dc

(SPECIAL) FPtr: Front-post treble crochet. Yarn over twice, insert hook from front to back and then to front again around post of stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, complete as tr

Sc: Single crochet

Dc: Double crochet

Pc: Popcorn stitch. 5 dc in indicated space, drop loop from hook, insert hook in first dc (of the 5-dc just made), pick up dropped loop and draw through

Shell: 5 dc in indicated space

Open-shell: (Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated space

Tr: Treble crochet

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dmill0924 7425940

Jul 19, 2022

shouldn't you sc all the way around each panel

dmill0924 7425940

Jul 19, 2022

shouldn't you single crochet on both sides of each panel so you have back loops to join the sides?

Zeemer

Apr 24, 2018

Wow. What a work of art indeed, this Pastel Wind Chime Crochet Lace Pattern! It is a medley of different kinds of stitches with its own color assignments. Pastels are used to signify the coming of spring. Gorgeous!

dhlmorrow 8817147

Jan 22, 2018

I was very interested in working this afghan. It's very pretty and a good size. Unfortunately, it has the instructions on HOW to do the basket weave stitch, but not the actual pattern like the other strips.

Editor Kaitlin

Jan 23, 2018

Hi dhlmorrow 8817147, Thank you for pointing that out. The full instructions were included above, but the basket weave section was mislabeled. It has been corrected. Happy crocheting!

narjismurtaza 5478 192

Dec 23, 2016

A nice lacy colourful afghan pattern. I like the title Pastel wind chime crochet lace given to this afghan pattern. The pastel colour combination gives the feeling of peace and tranquility. The pattern is classified as Easy, makes me feel lets have a go, be selfish and make one for myself.

Cheryl Y

Aug 04, 2016

I just love this Pastel Wind Chime Crochet Lace Pattern. The panels done in different stitches put together makes for a lovely afghan. I'm sure you can use your favorite colors to make this uniquely yours. This is a great pattern that I will be making.. Thank you so much for this free pattern..

Daughter of Light

Nov 19, 2016

Isn't this a beautiful pattern! Looking at the current color palette for Caron I think I would substitute the off white for the gray. I also really like the way that some of the more open stitches are "protected" by some of the more closed stitches. Once I build up to these stitches I think this is one pattern I'll come back and work up!

ks 5709470

Dec 30, 2014

I was wondering what color is contrast a. On the pattern it states that you need 4 of the contrast a color but there is not a color name or color number. Please let me know what contrast a is. My e-mail address is ks@aprpets.org.