In difficult times, one thing that I do to relieve stress is to crochet granny squares. With all that has happened here in New York, in the United States, and around the world this week, I think it’s granny square time! Since spring is on the way, I decided to release this crochet flower blanket pattern as a blog freebie. The Tinted Mayapple Flower Blanket uses a self-patterning yarn to make colorwork easy, but you can also change colors instead if you’d like to make this a stashbuster project.
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The Tinted Mayapple Flower Blanket uses a motif that is a variation on the Mayapple Flower Square, which you can get as a free crochet pattern here.
I made a few changes to the version for this blanket because it used a thicker yarn and also because I wanted the motifs to be a certain size. I love how this crochet flower blanket pattern brightens up a room!
The pattern is available in 4 sizes, from stroller through throw. You can, of course, make it larger by adding more squares, but I haven’t calculated the yardage for that.
Because of the chain one spaces and the layered flower, this is a better decor baby blanket than a “let the baby play with it” blanket since little toesies might get stuck in the openings.
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Tinted Mayapple Flower Blanket
Crochet Flower Blanket Pattern by Underground Crafter
This show-stopping motif blanket features 6-petal mayapple flowers. A self-striping yarn does all the colorwork for you, so there are fewer ends to weave in on this colorful, motif project.
Finished Sizes
- Stroller Blanket (Baby Blanket, Child’s Blanket, Throw).
- Stroller Blanket: 23” (58.5 cm) wide x 30.25” (77 cm) long.
- Baby Blanket: 37.5” (95 cm) square.
- Child’s Blanket: 44.75” (113.5 cm) wide x 52” (132 cm) long.
- Throw: 52” (132 cm) square.
Materials
- Sprightly Spectrum Worsted yarn (50% acrylic/50% wool, 3.5 oz/100 g/190 yd/174 m) – 5 (10, 13, 18) skeins in 506-005 Mai Tai, or approximately 881 yd (1781 yd, 2956 yd, 3,420 yd/805.5 m (1628.5 m, 2602.5 m, 3,127 m) in any medium weight yarn.
- US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- Motif = 7.25” (18.5 cm) square in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- ch – chain
- cdc – crossed double crochet – Skip st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st. A video tutorial for this stitch is available here.
- dc – double crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- pf – puff stitch – Yo, insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop, [yo, insert hook in same st, yo and draw up a loop] twice, yo and draw through 7 loops on hook. A video tutorial for this stitch is available here.
- rep – repeat
- sc – single crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- sp – space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- tr – treble (triple) crochet
- yo – yarn over
- * Repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated.
- [] Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.
- () Repeat instructions between parentheses in same stitch or space.
Pattern Notes
- Motifs are crocheted in the round with the right (front) side facing up.
- Motifs are connected into 3 (5, 6, 7) panels of 4 (5, 7, 7) Motifs using the “join-as-you-go” method. Alternatively, make 12 (25, 42, 49) Motifs and join into 3 (5, 6, 7) rows of 4 (5, 7, 7) Motifs using your preferred seaming method. Panels are joined with a slip stitch seam. A double crochet border is worked around the assembled blanket.
- Ch 1 at beginning of Rounds does NOT count as a stitch.
- A tutorial for the slip stitch seam is available here.
- A join-as-you-go tutorial is available here.
Pattern Instructions
Blanket First Motif
- Ch 4, skip 3 ch, sl st to next ch to form ring.
- Round 1: Ch 1, [pf, ch 1] 6 times, join with sl st to first pf. (6 pf + 6 ch-1 sp)
- Round 2: Sl st to next ch-1 sp, [ch 3, sl st in next ch-1 sp] 5 times, ch 3, join with sl st to first ch-3 sp. (6 ch-3 sp)
- Round 3: Ch 1, [sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc] in each ch-3 sp around. (6 petals – 42 sts)
- Round 4: Working behind petals in Round 3, [ch 5, sl st between next 2 petals] 5 times, ch 5, join with sl st to first ch-5 sp. (6 ch-5 sp)
- Round 5: Ch 1, [sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc] in each ch-5 sp around. (6 petals – 54 sts)
- Round 6: Working behind petals in Round 5, [ch 7, sl st between next 2 petals] 5 times, ch 7, join with sl st to first ch-7 sp. (6 ch-7 sp)
- Round 7: Ch 1, starting in same ch-7 sp, *(11 dc in next ch-7 sp) twice, 10 dc in next ch-7 sp; rep from * once, join with sl st to first dc. (64 sts)
- Round 8: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 4 sts, [*hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts,** sc in next 9 sts] 3 times, rep from * to ** once, sc in next 4 sts, join with sl st to first sc. (68 sts + 4 ch-1 sp)
- Round 9: Ch 1, dc in same st, [*4 cdc across next 8 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp, 4 cdc across next 8 sts,** dc in next st] 3 times, rep from * to ** once, join with sl st to first dc. (84 sts + 4 ch-2 sp)
- Round 10: Ch 1, hdc in same st, *[ch 1, skip 1 st, hdc in next st] 5 times, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, hdc in next st,** [ch 1, skip 1 st, hdc in next st] 5 times; rep from * twice more, rep from * to ** once, [ch 1, skip 1 st, hdc in next st] 4 times, ch 1, skip 1 st, join with sl st to first hdc. Fasten off. (60 sts + 40 ch-1 sp + 4 ch-2 sp)
Joining Next Motif
- Rep as for First Motif through Round 9.
- Round 10: With wrong (back) sides of current and finished Motifs facing and working on current Motif, ch 1, hdc in same st, *[ch 1, skip 1 st, hdc in next st] 5 times,** (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, hdc in next st, [ch 1, skip 1 st, hdc in next st] 5 times; rep from * once, rep from * to ** once, (2 dc, ch 1) in ch-2 sp, join with sc to corner ch-2 sp on finished Motif, 2 dc in ch-2 sp, hdc in next st, [join with sc to next ch-1 sp on finished Motif, skip 1 st, hdc in next st] 10 times, (2 dc) in ch-2 sp, join with sc to corner ch-2 on finished Motif, (ch 1, 2 dc) in ch-2sp, hdc in next st, rep from * to **, ch 1, join with sl st to first hdc. Fasten off. (60 sts + 40 ch-1 sp + 4 ch-2 sp)
Assembly
- Make 3 (5, 6, 7) First Motifs.
- Attach 3 (4, 6, 6) additional Motifs to each First Motif following Joining Next Motif instructions to create 3 (5, 6, 7) panels, each including 4 (5, 7, 7) Motifs.
- With right (front) sides of panels facing each other, join panels with slip stitch seam on wrong (back) side, starting in ch-2 sp.
Border
- Border Round 1: With right (front) side facing, join with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same ch-2 sp, *dc in 3 sts, [dc in ch-1 sp, dc in next st] 10 times,** dc in next 2 sts, dc in ch-2 sp of current square, dc in ch-2 sp of next square; rep from * across to corner ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at ** before first corner ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2) in corner ch-2 sp, join with sl st to top of first ch 3. Fasten off.
Finishing
- With yarn needle, weave in ends.
- Spray block if desired.