Mélange Blanket CAL 8: Rays of Sunshine Square

Welcome to Week 8 of the Mélange Blanket mystery crochet along with Underground Crafter! This week’s pattern is the Rays of Sunshine Square by Knitting with Chopsticks.

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Mélange Blanket Square 8: Rays of Sunshine Square

Our eighth square pattern is the Rays of Sunshine Square by Knitting with Chopsticks. You can find Christine online at Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | LoveCraftsPinterestRavelry | Newsletter

You can see Hortense’s version below. She used one solid color of yarn.

I am using King Cole Big Value Aran (available through your local yarn shop or online at LoveCrafts or Wool Warehouse UK) and my Denise US Size J-10/6 mm crochet hook for my blanket so I can keep consistent gauge across all my squares.

For my version of the Rays of Sunshine Square, I used Berry through Round 1, changing to Nougat with the slip stitch at the end of Round 1. I used Nougat through Round 3, changing to Ocean with the slip stitch at the end of Round 3. My square was about 5.5″ (14 cm) after Round 4, so I couldn’t complete Rounds 5-6 as written. Instead, for my version, I worked Round 5 using single crochets in place of the double crochets along the sides, and with (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in each corner. I lightly spray blocked the square. (If you’re new to blocking, check out Blocking Basics for Crocheters and Knitters.)

Head over to Knitting with Chopsticks and get the free crochet pattern for the Rays of Sunshine Square here. Don’t forget to share your version online using #undergroundcrafter and #melangeblanketcal as hashtags.Tag me as Underground Crafter on Facebook, or as @ucrafter on Instagram when you’re sharing project pictures, or share your pictures in the Underground Crafters Facebook group or in the Mélange Blanket CAL thread the Underground Crafter Ravelry group.

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