Crochet Stained Glass Blanket - week 1 / 12

 Hello!  

I am excited to bring you Week 1 of the 12 week Crochet Stained Glass Blanket Project.

The blanket was inspired by my other love of all things glassy, and what better design to choose to create than a stained glass window!  (of sorts!!)

This is your schedule for the next 12 lessons.

Week 1. Blue Square – make 8

Week 2. Green Square – make 8

Week 3. Red Square – make 8

Week 4. Purple Square – make 8

Week 5. Blue Rectangle – make 3

Week 6. Green Rectangle – make 3

Week 7. Red Rectangle – make 3

Week 8. Purple Rectangle – make 3

Week 9. Large Blue & Green Squares – make 1 of each

Week 10. Large Red & Purple Squares – make 1 of each

Week 11. Joining

Week 12. Edging

Hook needed...

4.50mm  (my favourite is Clover Amour)

Size...

The finished blanket is approx 120cm x 150cm

 

Yarn needed...

Stylecraft Special DK  is my preferred choice, or any DK of your choosing

5 x 100g Black
2 x Atlantis
2 x GreenGage
2 x Viola
2 x Carnation

Week one is the small blue square, which looks like this..

You will need 8 of these squares - which should keep you going nicely until next weeks update  :)

Here is Week one's video link for you. 

https://youtu.be/0DZdkjG3U6w

This is a simplified pattern to stand side-by-side with my videos – only stating the stitches used along ONE side (including corners). The stitch shown in RED is the centre stitch of each side.  This needs to be reversed then repeated for the other sides.  I work in UK Crochet Terminology.  If you would like a stitch convertor chart then you can find one HERE.

Always work in the BACK LOOP for DC and FRONT LOOP (row below) for TR.  (see video for more details).

Round 1:  BLUE: Magic Ring, DC 8 into ring, Close and SS to back loop of first st.

Round 2:  BLACK: (3dc in corner), 1dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 3:  BLUE: (3dc in corner), 3dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 4: BLACK: (3 dc in corner) 2dc, 1tr (reverse & repeat)

Round 5: BLUE: (3dc in corner), 7dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 6: BLUE: (3dc in corner), 9dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 7: BLACK: (3dc in corner), 11dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 8: BLUE: (3dc in corner), 13dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 9: BLACK: (3 dc in corner) 1dc, 1tr, 2dc, 1tr, 2dc, 1tr (reverse & repeat)

Round 10: BLUE: (3dc in corner), 17dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 11: BLUE: (3dc in corner), 19dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 12: BLACK: (3 dc in corner), 21dc  (reverse & repeat)

Stitches explained:

Chain Stitch (CH) - Yarn around hook (from the back) and pull the new yarn through the loop on your hook.  This is ONE chain.  Repeat as needed.

Double Crochet (DC) - Put  hook through work and draw yarn back through (2 loops on hook) yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook..

Treble Crochet (TR) - Yarn around hook (from the back) put hook through work and draw yarn back through (3 loops on hook) yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook, yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook.

Slip Stitch (SS) - Put hook through work, draw yarn back through work and the stitch on your hook.

Please do tag me in your photo updates if you do them as I would love to see your progress.  'Sooz in The Shed' on both Facebook and Instagram.