Luna’s Favorite Blanket

Luna’s Favorite Blanket

• Complete step-by-step photo tutorial included.
• This pattern can be worked with any weight yarn and hook.
• Yardage is given (page 6) for a finished blanket that is 8×8 squares with the extra thick border and final finished size of 50 inches square.

Deeper Pattern Details—

Stitches & Terms Used in this Pattern (US terms)

Magic Ring

– If you don’t like the Magic Ring: ch4, slst to first ch to join into a ring, then ch1 and proceed with the pattern stitches, working around the ring of chains. Your center hole might be a little larger than mine, but this won’t effect the rest of the pattern.

rnd – round

st – stitch

sp – space

slst – slip stitch

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

Granny Cluster (GC) – 3dc in same st/sp

dc2tog – double crochet two together (also called a dc decrease)

Bobble Stitch (Bobble) –

• Yarn over (yo), insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. YO, pull through two loops (this is like completing the first “half” of a dc). 
• Repeat number one in the same stitch/space until you have a total of 6 loops on your hook – you will have made “half of a dc” 5 times.
• YO & pull through all 6 loops at once.

Special Stitches in this Pattern

Two of the below methods are totally optional. My round join technique isn’t however, since that is what will create the duel-color corners. 

Standing Double Crochet (optional) – picture tutorial on page 3 

Single Crochet Round Join – picture tutorial on page 4 

Stacked SC (optional) – picture tutorial on page 5