Mini Mystery CAL – March 2023
This is a 4 week Crochet-Along which will consist of 10, 6”x 6”corner 2 corner (c2c) squares week 1-3 and 5 c2c squares week 4 with a graph to assemble the quilt style lapgahn. This project will be 48”x30” when assembled and I will provide a border option to finish it off. This can also be done in 8”x 8” squares which will create a 64”x40” throw.
We will be making solid c2c squares and 2 color half and half c2c squares. The 2 color squares will be done half in one color and half and the second color as shown.
This could also be make in other stitches as long as you can make full and half squares, or this could be made with fabric to make traditional quilt squares.
For this project you will need:
Scissors
Yarn needle
4 worsted weight yarn in the following colors:
Color A: Background color, 1-2 skeins
Color B: White, 1 skein
Color C: Skin tone, enough for 1 square
Color D: Your Choice, enough for 1 square
Color E: Your Choice, 1 skein
Border color can be same as background color, or you can use a combination of the colors you use in your project; you will need approx. 1 skein of yarn for the border.
For my project I chose:
Color A: Read Heart – Light Grey
Color B: Red Heart - White
Color C: Read Heart - Buff
Color D: Big Twist - Teal
Color E: Big Twist Soft - Yellow
Yarns were wound using a Stanwood XL Yarn Winder
WEEK 1:
Color A – make 7
Color B – make 1
2 color half and half squares:
Color B (larger half) and Color D (smaller half) – make 2
Weave in all ends.
Sew week 1 squares together in strips as shown below.
WEEK 2:
Color A – make 6
Color B - make 1
Color E– make 1
2 color half and half squares:
Color E (larger half) and Color A (smaller half) – make 1
Color B (larger half) and Color E (smaller half) – make 1
Weave in all ends.
Sew week 2 squares together in strips as shown below.
WEEK 3:
Color A – make 6
Color B – make 1
2 color half and half squares:
Color B (larger half) and Color E (smaller half) – make 1
Color E (larger half) and Color A (smaller half) – make 2
Weave in all ends.
** I was asked this week how to attach your squares together. As always the choice is up to you. I attach mine using a simple running stitch, or whip stitch with a yarn needle. I find it tends to disappear more than the other options. That being said you could join using the slip stitch or sc join, just know that it will make the joins more visible. Here is a closeup example of what my finished join looks like on the back side.
Sew week 3 squares together in strips as shown below.
WEEK 4:
Color A – make 1
Color B – make 1
Color C – make 1
Color E – make 2
Weave in all ends.
Sew squares and strips together as shown below.
I forgot to take a photo before I stitched all the blocks together so I made a graph of the way to connect your last strip
Assembly:
Attach each week’s squares together in the following the graph below. The border color A blocks always go to the outside edges.
I suggest using stitch markers to pin the squares together at each join to help keep them lined up while attaching.
As I mentioned last week I use a simple running stitch to join my blocks as I feel it gives the cleanest look but feel free to join in the manner you prefer.
As you can now see, you now have a Gnome lapgahn ready for your spring decorating.
This would also be beautiful done in larger squares with a blanket yarn and large hook as a bedspread.
Adding a Border:
To add a border to your project begin by making a foundation row as follows.
In any space between pattern blocks attach yarn and chain 3, sc (this counts as 1sc and chain 2) in the next space, place 1 sc, chain 2, 1 sc in the next space and repeat until you come to a corner.
In the corner place 1 sc, chain 2, 1 sc into the same stitch.
When you come to a join treat it as you would a space between blocks by adding 1 sc in the stitches, see illustration below.
Continue the same pattern of 1 sc, chain 2, 1 sc, and 1sc, chain 2, 1sc in the same stitch for the corner spaces along each side of your blanket. When you get back to your starting chain of 3 slipstitch to the first chain to completes your foundation row.
Now you can add any border of your choice. I chose a simple dc border adding 2 dc in each chain 2 space, 1 dc in each sc stitch along the sides and 1 dc, chain 2, 1 dc to each corner all the way around the blanket.
I hope you enjoyed following along and please be sure to share your creations on The Pastel Blonde Facebook group linked below in the contact bar.
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