30 Aug Alfonsina Blanket
“ALFONSINA BLANKET” – CROCHET PATTERN BY HILARIA FINA
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AQUÍOh sea, enormous sea, brave heart
of unequal rhythm, bad heart,
I am softer than that poor stick
that rots prisoner of your waves.
Alfonsina Storni
INSPIRATION + DESIGN
Alfonsina has been made using easy crochet stitches inspired by cozy fall vibes. Purpose of this blanket is to curl you up with on cool autumn evenings. The four-colour palette is the right match for seasonal home decor; it seems like the perfect fall option. Some of the other features that I love about this blanket is its softness and that it looks great on either side, it´s definitely reversible!
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STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES USED
SLIP KNOT
With about 15 cm of yarn, make a loop. Insert your hook through the center of the loop, draw the end of the yarn through the loop, and pull on the tail to tighten.
CHAIN (ABBREVIATION ch)
YO and pull through loop on hook.
SINGLE CROCHET (abbrev. sc)
Insert hook into the stitch, YO and pull the yarn through the stitch (2 loops on your hook), YO again and pull through both loops on the hook in one go.
DOUBLE CROCHET (ABBREVIATION: dc)
YO, insert hook into the stitch, YO and pull the yarn through the stitch (3 loops on your hook), YO and pull through the first 2 loops on the hook in one go (2 loops remain on the hook), YO again and pull through the remaining 2 loops on the hook.
INCREASE (ABBREVIATION: inc)
To work an extra stitch, you simply need to work into the same stitch more than once. Work one stitch as normal. Insert hook into same stitch you’ve just worked and complete another st.
DECREASE
Insert the hook into the first stitch.
YO and pull a loop through the stitch (2 loops on hook). Insert the hook into the second stitch. YO and pull through the stitch (3 loops on hook). Insert the hook into the third stitch. YO and pull through the stitch (4 loops on hook).YO again and pull through all 4 loops on the hook in one go.
CROCHETING INTO THE BACK BUMP OF A CHAIN
Usually you crochet in the right side of the chain. When you turn your chain, you’ll see a small ‘bump’ on the wrong side of each stitch. Insert your hook under this back bump.
CHANGING TO A NEW COLOR
You will change to another colour by joining in the new colour during the final step of the last stitch in the old colour as follows: work the last stitch in the old colour until the last two loops of the stitch are on the hook, then using the new colour, YO and pull through the 2 remaining old colored loops on your hook. The next stitch you make will be the first stitch in the new colour.
JOIN YARN WITH A STANDING SC
Make a slip knot onto hook then insert hook into indicated stitch, YO and pull through stitch (2 loops on hook), YO and pull through both loops on hook at once.
ABBREVIATIONS
- ch = chain
- dc = double crochet
- dc3tog = 3 double crochet together
- lp (s) = loop (s)
- sc = single crochet
- st (s) = stitch (es)
- YO = yarn over
- Row … = At the beginning of each pattern line, you’ll find “Row” + a number to indicate which “row”.
- (…) = At the end of each line you will find the number of stitches you should have at end of each “row”.
- […] x … = When part of the instructions repeat throughout the “row”, it ́ll be placed between brackets x the number of times it should be repeated.
- (…) = stitches between (…) are worked into the same stitch.
- Example: Row 01. (3sc) in the same stitch, [2sc, sc-inc] x 2. (11 sts)
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SKILL
LEVEL 2 – EASY
If you are looking for a relaxing project, this is what you want. These patterns are very repetitive. They use basic stitches and easy procedures.
WHAT YOU NEED
- Crochet hook 4.5 mm (7 US)
- Yarn needle
- Cotton Yarn: 50grs. / 80 mts.
kaki 400 gr.
mustard; 400 gr.
chocolate; 400 gr.
beige; 400 gr.
YARN ALTERNATIVES
You can use BIG ALABAMA by KATIA as a very good alternative. It has the perfect handfeel and a colour palette with a large variety of options offered. So that you can make the blanket following your own taste or the specific need you may have.
SIZE
- 130 cm x 200 cm approx. if you made it with the very same indicated yarn.
- All measurements given are unblocked.
NOTES
- This pattern is written in US terminology.
- When you crochet in rows, each row stars by turning the piece and working some chain stitches (know as the “turning chains”) to get the right height for the following stitches.
- Turning chains at the beginning of rows count as a stitch.
WRITTEN PATTERN
BLANKET
With 4.5 mm (7 US) crochet hook.
To begin: 220ch + 2 turning chain. Row 01. Kaki Crochet into the bumps of the chain, starting in the 3rd back bump, (2dc), 6dc, [dc3tog] x 2, 6dc, (3dc), [(3dc), 6dc, [dc3tog] x 2, 6dc, (3dc)] x 9, (3dc), 6dc, [dc3tog] x 2, 6dc, (3dc). (220)
Row 02. Kaki (2ch, 2dc), 6dc, [dc3tog] x 2, 6dc, (3dc), [(3dc), 6dc, [dc3tog] x 2, 6dc,
(3dc)] x 9, (3dc), 6dc, [dc3tog] x 2, 6dc, (3dc). (220)
Row 03/04. Kaki Repeat Row 02 two times; change to mustard in last st of Row 04. (220) Row 05/08. Yellow Repeat Row 02 four times; change to chocolate in last st of Row 08. (220)
Row 09/12. Chocolate Repeat Row 02 four times; change to beige in last st of Row 12. (220)
Row 13/16. Beige Repeat Row 02 four times; change to kaki in last st of Row 16. (220)
Row 17/20. Kaki Repeat Row 02 four times; change to mustard in last st of Row 20. (220)
Row 21/24. Mustard Repeat Row 02 four times; change to chocolate in last st of Row 24. (220)
Row 25/28. Chocolate Repeat Row 02 four times; change to beige in last st of Row 28. (220)
Row 29/32. Beige Repeat Row 02 four times; change to kaki in last st of Row 32. (220)
Row 33/36. Kaki Repeat Row 02 four times; change to mustard in last st of Row 36. (220)
Row 37/40. Mustard Repeat Row 02 four times; change to chocolate in last st of Row 40. (220)
Row 41/44. Chocolate Repeat Row 02 four times; change to beige in last st of Row 44. (220)
Row 45/48. Beige Repeat Row 02 four times; change to kaki in last st of Row 48. (220)
Row 49/52. Kaki Repeat Row 02 four times; change to mustard in last st of Row 52. (220)
Row 53/56. Mustard Repeat Row 02 four times; change to chocolate in last st of Row 56. (220)
Row 57/60. Chocolate Repeat Row 02 four times; change to beige in last st of Row 60. (220)
Row 61/64. Beige Repeat Row 02 four times; change to kaki in last st of Row 64. (220)
Row 65/68. Kaki Repeat Row 02 four times; change to mustard in last st of Row 68. (220)
Row 69/72. Mustard Repeat Row 02 four times; change to chocolate in last st of Row 72. (220)
Row 73/76. Chocolate Repeat Row 02 four times; change to beige in last st of Row 76. (220)
Row 77/80. Beige Repeat Row 02 four times; change to kaki in last st of Row 80. (220)
Row 81/84. Kaki Repeat Row 2 four times; change to mustard in last st of Row 84. (220)
Row 85/88. Mustard Repeat Row 2 four times; change to chocolate in last st of Row 88. (220)
Row 89/92. Chocolate Repeat Row 2 four times; change to beige in last st of Row 92. (220)
Row 93/96. Beige Repeat Row 2 four times; change to kaki in last st of Row 96. (220)
Row 97/100. Kaki Repeat Row 2 four times; change to mustard in last st of Row 100. (220)
Row 101/104. Mustard Repeat Row 2 four times; change to chocolate in last st of Row 104. (220)
Row 105/108. Chocolate Repeat Row 2 four times; change to beige in last st of Row 108. (220)
Row 109/112. Beige Repeat Row 2 four times; change to kaki in last st of Row 112. (220)
Row 113/116. Kaki Repeat Row 2 four times. (220)
Weave in the ends.
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SIDE EDGING
With RS facing, join kaki yarn with standing sc to bottom right corner of blanket, crochet 1 row of sc evenly along side edge (sc in each dc).
Repeat for other side
Cut the yarn and weave in all ends.
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