We all have yarn that needs a "home", those bits that are just taking up space. A lapghan is the perfect way to use them up and make room for new yarn!
Since I get bored easily I designed this lapghan with 8 sections that have a divider between each section. I changed colors for each section & divider.
The yarn I used is Herrschners Worsted Bohemian Romance (100% Acrylic, 489 yards / 448 meters, 8 ounces / 226 grams)
I purchased the Sampler pack. The yarn is really soft and easy to work with. It's labelled as worsted, but it's much closer to aran weight. The colors are not as bright as the photo on Herrschners implies. I found them to be quite dull which was disappointing. The yarn also has a lot of static. When you pull it out of the skein it sticks to everything!
Would I buy this yarn again? Probably not. The colors don't excite me, and it's thinner then I would like. It did make some nice beanies (pattern coming soon), and the yarn does make a nice blanket. Just not what I was hoping for.
THE CAL
Over the next 4 weeks I will post a new section and divider every Monday & Thursday. So no one misses the new pattern sections I will also post reminders in my FB groups.
The pattern can be purchased on Ravelry for $2.00:
MATERIALS
Herrschners Worsted Bohemian Romance (100% Acrylic, 489 yards / 448 meters, 8 ounces / 226 grams) As many colors as you want: 150 - 300 yds per color
Optional Yarn: any aran weight yarn, or any light weight worsted.
HOOKS & SUPPLIES
Hook US H8 / 5.00 mm
Scissors
Yarn Needle
Measuring Tape
Stitch Marker (Optional)
GAUGE
N/A
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
One Size: 47” x 56”
PATTERN KEY (US Terms)
altch2 = alternate chain 2
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
dc2tog = double crochet 2 together
fsc = foundation single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
hdc2tog = half double crochet 2 together
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
slst = slip stitch
sp(s) = space(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
tr = treble crochet
WS = wrong side
YO = yarn over
SPECIAL STITCHES & TECHNIQUES
altch2: https://tinyurl.com/rve27dx
Written & Photo Tutorial: https://tinyurl.com/v9aatne
Treble crochet: https://tinyurl.com/ho6gqnt Photo and written instructions for the Treble Crochet: https://www.yarnspirations.com/ca-en/how-to-treble-crochet.html
V-ST: 2 dc in the same st.
Cluster: 3 dc in the same stitch or chain space.
Cluster V-St: YO, insert hook in the indicated stitch, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through two loops, YO, insert hook through stitch, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops, YO, pull through remaining 3 loops (This is the first half of your cluster stitch) Chain 1, YO, insert hook through the same stitch, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through two loops, YO, insert hook through stitch, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops, YO, pull through remaining 3 loops.
hdc2tog: YO, insert hook around the last 2 dc, YO, pull up a loop, YO, insert hook around again, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through all 5 loops on hook.
dc2tog: YO, insert hook in st , pull up a loop, 3 loops on hook, YO hook, pull through 2 loops, YO, insert in next st, pull up a loop, 4 loops on hook, YO, pull through 2 loops, 3 loops on hook, YO, pull through all 3 loops.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Advanced Beginner
PATTERN NOTES
- Repeat instructions between the asterisks.
Turn at the end of each row.
Ch spaces do not count as stitches.
The altch2 is the first double crochet in the row.
The chain 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
You can make the sections as wide or narrow as you like depending on how much yarn you have. Make the blanket any size you like, stop on any row.
INSTRUCTIONS
BORDER
Row 1: fsc 154 (or a multiple of 3 + 1, that is an even number)
Optional Row 1: ch 155 (or a multiple of 3 + 2, that is an odd number), sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and each ch across. (154 sts)
Row 2 (RS): altch2, dc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 3 (WS): ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 4: altch2, dc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 5: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
SECTION 1
Row 6: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, dc in the next 2 sts, tr in the skipped st across until 2 sts remain, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 7: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Rows 8 & 9: Repeat Rows 6 & 7.
NOTE: if you would like a wider section continue to repeat Rows 8 & 9.
Row 10: Repeat Row 6.
DIVIDER
Row 11: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 12: altch2, dc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 13: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Rows 14 & 15: Repeat Rows 12 & 13.
SECTION 2
V-ST: 2 dc in the same st.
Row 16: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, V-ST in the next st across until 2 sts remain, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 17: ch 1, sc in the first 2 sts, ch 2, skip 2 sts, sc between the next 2 V-STs, ch 2, skip 2 sts across until 2 sts remain, sc in the last 2 sts.
Row 18: altch2, dc in the next st, V-ST in the ch sp and each ch sp across until 2 sts remain, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 19: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Rows 20 - 23: Repeat Rows 16 - 19.
Rows 24 - 26: Repeat Rows 16 - 18.
DIVIDER
Row 27: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 28: altch2, dc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 29: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Rows 30 & 31: Repeat Rows 28 & 29.
SECTION 3
Cluster: 3 dc in the same stitch or chain space.
Row 32: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the first skipped st, skip 1 st, Cluster in the next st, skip 3 sts, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the 2nd skipped st, skip 1 st, Cluster in the next st across until 3 sts remain, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 33: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 2 sts, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the first skipped st, skip 1 st, Cluster in the next ch sp, skip 3 sts, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the 2nd skipped st, skip 1 st, Cluster in the next ch sp across until 3 sts remain, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 34: Repeat Row 33.
Row 35: ch 1, sc in each st and ch sp across. (154 sts)
Row 36: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, Cluster in the next st, skip 3 sts, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the 2nd skipped st, skip 1 st, Cluster in the next st, skip 3 sts, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the 2nd skipped st across until 2 sts remain, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 37: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, Cluster in the next ch sp, skip 3 sts, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the 2nd skipped st, skip 1 st, Cluster in the next ch sp, skip 3 sts, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the 2nd skipped st across until 2 sts remain, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 38: Repeat Row 37.
DIVIDER
Row 39: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 40: altch2, dc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 41: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Rows 42 & 43: Repeat Rows 40 & 41.
SECTION 4
Row 44: ch 1, sc in the first 2 sts, (sc, 2 dc) in the next st, skip 2 sts across until 2 sts remain, sc in the last 2 sts.
Row 45: altch2, dc in each st across.
Row 46: ch 1, sc in the first 2 sts, (sc, 2 dc) in the next st, skip 2 sts across until 2 sts remain, sc in the last 2 sts.
Rows 47 - 54: Repeat Rows 45 & 46.
DIVIDER
Row 55: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 56: altch2, dc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 57: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Rows 58 & 59: Repeat Rows 56 & 57.
SECTION 5
Cluster V-Stitch: YO, insert hook in the indicated stitch, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through two loops, YO, insert hook through stitch, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops, YO, pull through remaining 3 loops (This is the first half of your cluster stitch) Chain 1, YO, insert hook through the same stitch, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through two loops, YO, insert hook through stitch, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops, YO, pull through remaining 3 loops.
Cluster: 3 dc in the same stitch or chain space.
Row 60: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, Cluster V-St in the next st, skip 2 sts, Cluster V-St in the next st across until 3 sts remain, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 61: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, Cluster in the next ch sp, skip 2 sts, Cluster in the next ch sp across until 3 sts remain, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 62: altch2, dc in each st across.
Rows 63 - 71: Repeat Rows 60 - 62.
DIVIDER
Row 72: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 73: altch2, dc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 74: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Rows 75 & 76: Repeat Rows 73 & 74.
SECTION 6
hdc2tog: YO, insert hook around the last 2 dc, YO, pull up a loop, YO, insert hook around again, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through all 5 loops on hook.
Row 77: altch2, dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts, hdc2tog around the last 2 dc made, skip 1 st across, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 78: ch 1, sc in each st across.
Row 79: altch2, dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts, hdc2tog around the last 2 dc made, skip 1 st across, dc in the last 2 sts.
Rows 80 - 85: Repeat Rows 78 & 79.
DIVIDER
Row 86: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 87: altch2, dc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 88: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Rows 89 & 90: Repeat Rows 87 & 88.
SECTION 7
Row 91: altch2, dc in the next 2 sts, skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the next st, skip 1 st, dc in the next 3 sts across, dc in the last st.
Row 92: altch2, dc in the next 3 sts, skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp, skip 2 sts, dc in the next 2 sts, dc in the 2nd skipped st (crossing over the last 2 dc), skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp across until 4 sts remain, skip 1 st, dc in the last 3 sts.
Row 93: altch2, dc in the next 2 sts, skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp, skip 2 sts, dc in the next 2 sts, dc in the 2nd skipped st (crossing over the last 2 dc), skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp across until 5 sts remain, skip 1 st, dc in the last 4 sts.
Row 94: altch2, dc in the next 3 sts, skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp, skip 1 st, dc in the next 3 sts across.
Row 95: altch2, dc in the next 2 sts, skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp, skip 2 sts, dc in the next 2 sts, dc in the 2nd skipped st (crossing over the last 2 dc), skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp across until 5 sts remain, skip 1 st, dc in the last 4 sts.
Row 96: altch2, dc in the next 3 sts, skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp, skip 2 sts, dc in the next 2 sts, dc in the 2nd skipped st (crossing over the last 2 dc), skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp across until 4 sts remain, skip 1 st, dc in the last 3 sts.
Row 97: altch2, dc in the next 2 sts, skip 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp, skip 1 st, dc in the next 3 sts across until 1 st remains, dc in the last st..
Rows 98 - 103: Repeat Rows 92 - 97.
DIVIDER
Row 104: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 105: altch2, dc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 106: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Rows 107 & 108: Repeat Rows 105 & 106.
SECTION 8
V-ST: 2 dc in the same st.
Row 109: altch2, dc in the next st, dc2tog, ch 1, dc in the next st across, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 110: altch2, dc in the next 2 sts, V-ST in the next ch sp, skip 1 st, dc in the next st across, dc in the last st.
Row 111: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, V-ST in the V-ST from the previous row, skip 1 st, dc in the next st (dc from previous row) across, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 112 - 117: Repeat Rows 109 - 111.
DIVIDER
Row 118: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 119: altch2, dc in each st across. (154 sts)
Row 120: ch 1, sc in each st across. (154 sts)
Rows 121 & 122: Repeat Rows 119 & 120.
SIDE BORDERS
Row 1: With the wrong side facing you, pick up the yarn in the right corner, sc evenly along the side of the blanket (count sts).
Row 2: altch2 in the first st, dc in each st across.
Row 3: ch 1, sc in each st across.
Fasten off.
Do the same thing on the 2nd side of the blanket, start Row 1 with the wrong side facing you.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
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