The entire blanket requires 1620 yards of
Starlette yarn divided into as many or as few colors as you desire. Using Starlette, for our blanket we will be using Mid Green as Color 1 ( 7 skeins) , Natural as Color 2 (4 skeins) , and Deep Green as Color 3 (4 skeins). As we mentioned in the Intro Post, this is a GREAT project to use up your stash. Each square requires approximately 60 yards, and there will be a total of 42 squares. In case you missed it, here is
Week One.
Week Two: This week we are using Color 3
Each square should finish at approximately 7" using an H hook or any size hook needed to obtain this size. You may need to change hook sizes between squares, it is very important your squares finish at the same size.
Square 4
Ch 27 loosely.
Row 1: Hdc in 3
rd ch from hook and in each ch to end, ch 2, turn – 25 hdc
Row 2: Hdc in first hdc and in each hdc to end, ch 2, turn (25 hdc)
Repeat Row 2 until square measures 7”
Square 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HsAr2nTQ6I
Ch 27 loosely.
Row 1: Dc in 4
th ch from hook and in each ch to end. (25 sts)
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc, work off set CL as follows:
5 times, yo draw through all 6 loops -Offset CL made, *ch 1, skip next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc, work Offset CL; rep from * to last 3 sts, ch , skip next dc, dc in last dc, dc in top of beg ch. (4 Offset CL)
Row 3: Ch 3, turn, dc in next dc, dc in first ch-1 sp, dc in top of Offset CL, dc in next ch-1 sp, *dc in next 3 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in top of Offset CL, dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from *to last 2 dc, dc in each of last 2 dc. (25 dc)
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until square measures 7” , ending after Row 3.
Square 6
Ch 25 loosely.
Row 1: Sc in 2
nd ch from hook and in each ch to end. (24 sc)
Row 2: Ch 2, turn hdc in first sc, *skip next sc, hdc in next sc, hdc in skipped sc; rep from * to last sc, hdc in last sc – 24 hdc
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in front loop of each hdc across (24 sc)
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until square measures 7” ending at Row 3.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce8njNRfDV4&list=PLinjNVAlSM4QboTL739reddg3g8QTPzJ8
Evelyn, I am sorry you are having such a difficult time with this square. You are doing everything right with changing your hook size. If you wanted to reduce the number of stitches you may do so, just keep the offset clusters in the middle for the design.
Hi Lynda! If you scroll to the bottom of the post, there is the Intermediate playlist from Youtube. Here is the link to our channel :https://www.youtube.com/user/marymaximdotcom If there is anything else specific you are looking for help with, just leave a comment and we will see what we can do!
All caught up ! First time ever and really enjoying the CAL !
For the life of me, I cannot make square 5 (offset cluster) small enough! I’ve been working on this same square for almost two hours – I’ve gone from an H hook to an E and cut out one of the chain one stitches, and it’s still 7.5 inches!!! Arrggghhhh!! Any advice??
Just finished square #3 from the second week,love all the new stitches.
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