Crocheted Throws and Wraps E-Book

Melody Griffiths

• Herausgeber: CICO Books
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Seitenzahl: 192

Beschreibung

Fill your home with splashes of colour with any of these 25 beautiful throws and wraps. Whether you want to make a lovely quilt to pass down from generation to generation or a fireside blanket for winter nights, you will be sure to find a project to cherish as you transform your yarn into a wonderful range of fabrics. The designs for this stunning collection of crocheted afghans, comforters, blankets and more are inspired by a whole range of sources, from vintage fabrics and patchwork to beadwork and traditional knits, and include a lace wrap, Shaker-style throw, wild rose afghan and tartan rug. There are blankets inspired by the great outdoors incorporating elements of nature such as flowers and rainbows, as well as motifs, taken from the crafts of different countries and interpreted in crochet. All the information you need is here, provided in a way that is so simple to understand, with charts and detailed instructions for 25 projects, plus 10 extra ideas for ways of using the same instructions to make larger or smaller items, such as bed covers or pillows. And don't be afraid of the professional, luscious look of the blankets you see in the photos - the designs have been created with simplicity in mind, so even novice crocheters will produce exquisite pieces in no time at all. Many of the projects are made up of small, easy-to-work-with squares and motifs, so you can carry on crafting while on the move.

Leseprobe

crochetedthrows & wraps

crochetedthrows & wraps

25 throws, wraps and blankets to crochet

melody griffiths

Published in 2009 by CICO Books an imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd 20–21 Jockey’s Fields, London WC1R 4BW

www.cicobooks.co.uk

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Text copyright © Melody Griffiths 2009 Design and photography copyright © CICO Books 2009

The author’s moral rights have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. The crochet designs in this book are copyright and must not be made for commercial sale.

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN-13: 978 1 906525 77 4 eISBN: 978 1 782492 85 6

Printed in China

Editor: Marie Clayton Designer: David Fordham Photography: Carolyn Barber except pages 15, 19, 20, 21, 40, 41, 65, 66, 67 and 120 by Beckie Maynes Pattern checker: Susan Horan Illustrators: Michael Hill and Stephen Dew

contents

introduction

chapter 1 vintage style

cream comforter

pale green textured blanket

circular coverlet

shetland-style shawl

puffs baby blanket

argyll afghan

gingham blanket

chapter 2 american dream

shaker-style throw

navajo blanket

seminole-style blanket

sunshine & shadow throw

log cabin coverlet

crazy patchwork throw

chapter 3 outside inside

rainbow baby blanket

flower garden throw

wild flower throw

roses & daisies throw

seascape wall hanging

landscape play blanket

chapter 4 around the world

tartan blanket

african beads circular throw

scandinavian sampler throw

aran-style throw

kelim carpet runner

indigo ikat throw

how to crochet

index

yarn suppliers/acknowledgements

introduction

To me, one of the most fascinating things about crochet is that it can be incredibly inventive and flexible, but at the same time it can also be simple and comfortingly repetitive. In this collection I have tried to combine these two elements to achieve original, unusual designs that are easy to work. Afghans, comforters, coverlets or throws – whatever you call them – are such satisfying things to create and make wonderful gifts for every age and occasion. I hope that you’ll find something here that’s right for you and your lifestyle in each of the four chapters in this book.

The Vintage Style section is in the soft, creamy colours of antique fabrics. Two of the designs echo heirloom crochet lace, while traditional knits are the starting place for a beautiful crochet version of a Shetland lace shawl and an Argyll diamonds design in fast working treble groups. Fabrics from the thirties and fifties inspired the charming puffs baby blanket, the richly textured pale green blanket and the classic gingham blanket.

The American Dream section includes designs based on a wide range of pieced quilts and homespun weaving. The pared down style of the Shaker sect is shown in a simple throw, while the contrasting colours found in Amish quilts inspired the sunshine and shadow throw. I have tried to echo the way that a simple motif can be arranged to make a larger design in my interpretation of a Navajo blanket, and a motif based on intricate Seminole patchwork was scaled up to make a blanket that’s just like an abstract painting. Pioneer patchwork quilts gave me the idea for the log cabin coverlet and the crazy patchwork throw.

For my next theme I wanted to bring the Outside Inside so the designs are inspired by the natural world. If you like making pictures, there’s a rainbow striped blanket in vibrant colours, a landscape play blanket that’s like a child’s drawing and a seascape wall hanging that started out as a watercolour sketch. There are three designs based on flowers: a perfect, classic throw that uses a myriad of colours to work alternating squares in rose and daisy motifs; a flower garden throw with daisy motifs; and a wild flower throw where simple triangles make four-petal flowers set in openwork squares.

The designs in the Around the World section are inspired by a range of textiles and techniques. The patterns found on Aran sweaters were interpreted in raised crochet stitches to make a richly textured throw. Scottish plaid rugs inspired the tartan blanket, and knitwear motifs were worked in cross stitch on a crochet background to make the Scandinavian sampler throw. Eastern Mediterranean carpet designs gave me a starting point for the kelim runner, a beaded table mat from Africa triggered off the circular throw and Japanese woven textiles gave me the feel for the ikat throw.

For me, this has been an incredibly satisfying book to work on. It has been inspiring to look at fabrics, hand-made crafts, textiles and motifs from all around the world, then to interpret them in crochet. I hope that you are inspired to be creative too.

chapter 1 vintage style

cream comforter

pale green textured blanket

circular coverlet

shetland-style shawl

puffs baby blanket

argyll afghan

gingham blanket

cream comforter

Here’s all the excitement of a traditional whitework bedcover, but made from easy-to-work, pared down blocks finished with a pretty picot edging and joined with a decorative trim to give an old-fashioned effect in less time.

SIZE

133 x 98cm (52¼ x 38½in)

YOU WILL NEED

11 x 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Rialto DK in cream 4.00mm (US F/5) crochet hook

TENSION

Each square measures 20 x 20cm (8 x 8in) measured across straight edges, 28 x 28cm (11 x 11in) measured from point to point, using 4.00mm (US F/5) hook. Change hook size, if necessary, to obtain this size square.

ABBREVIATIONS

lacy square

Make 10ch, ss in first ch to form a ring.

1st round (RS): 1ch, 1dc in ring, 2ch, 23tr in ring, ss in 2nd ch.

2nd round: 1ch, 1dc in same place as ss, 5ch, [miss 1tr, 1tr in next tr, 3ch] 11 times, ss in 2nd ch.

3rd round: 1ch, 1dc in same place as ss, 2ch, * 2ch, 1dc in next 3ch sp, 2ch, [1tr in next tr, 3tr in next 3ch sp] twice, 1tr in foll tr, rep from * 3 more times omitting last tr, ss in 2nd ch.

4th round: [Ss, 1ch, 1dc] in first 2ch sp, [8ch, 1dc in next 2ch sp, 2ch, miss 1tr, 1tr in each of next 7tr, 2ch, miss 1tr, 1dc in next 2ch sp] 4 times omitting last dc, ss in first dc.

5th round: Ss in first 8ch sp, 1ch, 1dc in 8ch sp, 2ch, 10tr in same 8ch sp, [2ch, miss 1tr, 1tr in each of next 5tr, 2ch, miss 1tr, 11tr in next 8ch sp] 3 times, 2ch, miss 1tr, 1tr in each of next 5tr, 2ch, miss 1tr, ss in 2nd ch.

6th round: 1ch, 1dc in same place as ss, 3ch, [1tr in next tr, 1ch] 9 times, 1tr in foll tr, * 2ch, miss 1tr, 1tr in each of next 3tr, 2ch, miss 1tr, [1tr in next tr, 1ch] 10 times, 1tr in foll tr, rep from * two more times, 2ch, miss 1tr, 1tr in each of next 3tr, 2ch, miss 1tr, ss in 2nd ch.

7th round: 1ch, 1dc in same place as ss, 4ch, [1tr in next tr, 2ch] 4 times, * [1tr, 4ch, 1tr] in foll tr, 2ch, [1tr in next tr, 2ch] 5 times, miss 1tr, 1tr in foll tr, 2ch, miss 1tr, [1tr in next tr, 2ch] 5 times, rep from * two more times, [1tr, 4ch, 1tr] in foll tr, 2ch, [1tr in next tr, 2ch] 5 times, miss 1tr, 1tr in foll tr, 2ch, miss 1tr, ss in 2nd ch.

8th round: [Ss, 1ch, 1dc] in first 2ch sp, 2ch, [5ch, 1dc in 5th ch from hook, 1tr in next 2ch sp] 4 times, * 5ch, 1dc in 5th ch from hook, [1tr, 5ch, 1dc in 5th ch from hook,] twice in next 4ch sp, 1tr in same 4ch sp **, [5ch, 1dc in 5th ch from hook, 1tr in next 2ch sp] 12 times, rep from * two more times, then rep from * to **, [5ch, 1dc in 5th ch from hook, 1tr in next 2ch sp] 7 times, 5ch, 1dc in 5th ch from hook, ss in 2nd ch.

Fasten off.

comforter

Make 18 lacy squares. Darn in ends and press. Lay squares out with RS facing in alternate lines of four squares and three squares turned on their points, so giving five lines of squares.

to make up

Join 1st line of squares

With RS facing, join yarn in first 5ch picot along one edge of first square, 2ch, 2trtog in same picot as join, working down first edge of first square [3ch, 3trtog in next picot] 14 times, 6ch, 3trtog in first picot of one edge of 2nd square, complete first edge in same way as first square, ending 6ch, then work down adjacent edge in the same way, 6ch, work along two edges of 3rd square and up one edge of 4th square in the same way, ending 6ch.

Join 2nd line of squares

3trtog in first picot of 5th square, [1ch, ss in next 3ch sp of 4th square, 1ch, 3trtog in next picot of 5th square] 14 times, 3ch, ss in 6ch sp between 4th and 3rd squares, 3ch, join adjacent edge of 5th square to 3rd square, then join 6th square to 3rd and 2nd squares and 7th square to 2nd and first squares in the same way, ending 6ch.

Join 3rd line of squares

Work edging on rem 2 sides of 7th, 6th and 5th squares, ending 3ch, ss in 6ch sp, 3ch. Working in the same way, join one edge of 8th square and one edge of 9th square to 5th square, adjacent edge of 9th square and one edge of 10th square to 6th square, then adjacent edge of 10th square and one edge of 11th square to 7th square, ending 3ch, ss in 6ch sp, 3ch, ss in top of 2trtog at beg of first square.

Fasten off.

Join 4th line of squares

Rejoin yarn to opposite corner of 11th square. Work edging on one side of 11th square, rem 2 sides of 10th and 9th squares and one side of 8th square, ending 6ch. Working in the same way, join one edge of 12th square to 8th square, adjacent edge of 12th square and one edge of 13th square to 9th square, adjacent edge of 13th square and one edge of 14th square to 10th square and adjacent edge of 14th square to 11th square, ending 6ch.

Join 5th line of squares

Work edging on rem 2 sides of 14th, 13th and 12th squares, ending 3ch, ss in 6ch sp, 3ch. Working in the same way, join one edge of 15th square and one edge of 16th square to 12th square, join adjacent edge of 16th square and one edge of 17th square to 13th square, then join adjacent edge of 17th square and one edge of 18th square to 14th square, ending 3ch, ss in 6ch sp, 3ch, ss in 2trtog at beg of 11th square.

Darn in ends. Press lightly on WS.

charted version of 1st and 7th rounds of lacy square

key

diagram for joining squares

* start

• end

pale green textured blanket

Inspired by classic waffle stitch blankets, this crochet version in soft, thick roving yarn is the ultimate in luxury.

SIZE

85 x 109cm (33½ x 43in)

YOU WILL NEED

22 x 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Como in pale green 9.00mm (US M/13) crochet hook

TENSION

6 sts measure 8cm (3⅛in), 4 rows measure 7cm (2¾in) over puff stitch and double crochet patt, using 9.00mm (US M/13) hook. Change hook size, if necessary, to obtain this tension.

ABBREVIATIONS

NOTES

• The usual starting chain edge can be too tight so, to avoid this, working the first row over a length of yarn is explained at the start of the instructions. This gives a soft, flexible edge that can be eased out to the full width of the fabric.

• Each loop of the puff stitch should be pulled up to measure about 2.5cm (1in).

make a matching cushion

If you’d like to make a cushion cover to match the blanket, you’ll need 4 x 50g balls of Como to make a 50 x 50cm (19½ x 19½in) cushion front. Work in same way as blanket making 37dc over yarn on first row and continuing in pattern for 27 rows, or until cushion front measures 50cm (19½in), before edging with double crochet in the same way as the blanket.

blanket

Leaving a 120cm (48in) length of yarn free, make slip knot on hook.

1st row (RS): 1ch, work 61dc over free end of yarn. 61 sts.

2nd row: 1ch, 1dc in first dc, * lengthen loop on hook slightly, [yrh, insert hook in side strand of previous dc, yrh and pull through] 3 times, yrh and pull through 7 loops on hook, miss 1dc, 1dc in next dc, rep from * 29 more times.

3rd row: 1ch, [1dc in top two strands of each st] to end. 61 sts. 2nd and 3rd rows form puff st and dc patt.

Cont in patt, work 57 more rows, so ending with a 2nd patt row.

Do not fasten off. Ease lower edge to same width as top edge and secure loose ends.

edging

With pins or tags of contrast thread, mark centre of each side edge, then mark centre of each half to give four equal sections on each side.

1st round (RS): 1ch, 2dc in first dc, 1dc in each of next 59 sts, 3dc in corner dc, work 20dc in each of the four marked sections up first side edge, 3dc in corner dc, working alternately into space next to puff st and over strand of yarn and dc of 1st row, work 1dc in each of next 59 sts, 3dc in corner dc, work 20dc in each of the four marked sections along 2nd side edge, 1dc in same place as first 2dc, ss in first dc, turn.

2nd round: 1ch, 2dc in same place as ss, * 1dc in each dc to corner, 3dc in corner dc, rep from * 3 more times omitting last 2dc, ss in first dc.

Fasten off.

to make up

Darn in ends. Press lightly on WS.

circular coverlet

Inspired by an antique doily but scaled up to a coverlet size, this circular throw is worked in the round and has rings of flowers alternating with fast-to-work open mesh rounds.

SIZE

130cm (51in) across

YOU WILL NEED

19 x 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in pale grey

5.00mm (US H/8) crochet hook

TENSION

1st to 7th rounds measure 20cm (8in) across, using 5.00mm (US H/8) hook. Change hook size, if necessary, to obtain this tension.

ABBREVIATIONS

coverlet

Centre flower and 1st patterned band

Make 8ch, ss in first ch to form a ring.

1st round: 3ch, 2trtog in ring, 3ch, [3trtog, 3ch] 7 times in ring, ss in 2trtog.

2nd round: Ss in first 3ch sp, 1ch, 1dc in same 3ch sp, 5ch, [1dc in next 3ch sp, 5ch] 7 times, ss in first dc.

3rd round: Ss in first 5ch sp, [3ch, 2trtog, 5ch, 3trtog] in first 5ch sp, [3trtog, 5ch, 3trtog in next 5ch sp] 7 times, ss in 2trtog.

4th round: Ss in first 5ch sp, 3ch, 6tr in same 5ch sp, [1ch, 7tr in next 5ch sp] 7 times, 1dc in 3rd ch.

5th round: Ss in sp under dc of previous round, 1ch, 1dc in same sp, [5ch, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next tr, 5ch, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next 1ch sp] 8 times, omitting last dc, ss in first dc.

6th round: Ss in first 5ch sp, [3ch, 2trtog, 5ch, 3trtog] in first 5ch sp, [3trtog, 5ch, 3trtog in next 5ch sp] 15 times, ss in 2trtog.

7th round: Ss in first 5ch sp, 3ch, 6tr in same 5ch sp, 1ch, [7tr in next 5ch sp, 1ch] 15 times, ss in 3rd ch.

8th round: Ss in last 1ch sp of previous round, 1ch, 1dc in same sp, [5ch, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next tr, 5ch, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next 1ch sp] 15 times, 5ch, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next tr, 2ch, miss 3 sts, 1tr in first dc.

9th and 10th rounds: 1ch, 1dc in first sp, [5ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp] 31 times, 2ch, 1tr in first dc.

Fasten off.

1st ring of flowers, 1st flower

Make 8ch, ss in first ch to form a ring.

1st round: 3ch, 2trtog in ring, [5ch, 3trtog] 5 times in ring, 2ch, with WS together 1dc in last sp of 10th round, 2ch, work 7th petal in ring, 2ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp of 10th round, work 8th petal in ring, 5ch, ss in 2trtog.

Fasten off.

2nd flower

Work as given for first flower until 4 petals of first round have been completed, 2ch, with WS together 1dc in 2nd sp of 10th round on the left of first flower, 2ch, work 5th petal, 2ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp of 10th round, 2ch, work 6th petal, [2ch, 1dc in next free 5ch sp of previous flower, 2ch, work next petal in ring] twice, 5ch, ss in 2trtog.

Fasten off.

Make and join 13 more flowers in same way as 2nd flower.

16th flower

Work as given for first flower until 2 petals have been completed, then make and join 2 petals to first flower, 2 petals to 10th round and 2 petals to 15th flower, 5ch, ss in 2trtog.

Fasten off.

2nd patterned band

With RS facing, join yarn in a right-hand 5ch sp of a flower.

1st round: 1ch, 1dc in same sp as join, [5ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp of same flower, 5ch, 1dc over dc join between flowers, 5ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp of foll flower] 16 times omitting last 5ch and dc, 2ch, 1tr in first dc.

2nd and 3rd rounds: 1ch, 1dc in first sp, [5ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp] 47 times, 2ch, 1tr in first dc.

4th, 5th and 6th rounds: Ss in first 5ch sp, [3ch, 2trtog, 5ch, 3trtog] in first 5ch sp, [3trtog, 5ch, 3trtog in next 5ch] 47 times, ss in 2trtog.

7th round: Ss in first 5ch sp, 3ch, 6tr in same 5ch sp, [1ch, 7tr in next 5ch sp] 47 times, 1dc in 3rd ch.

8th round: Ss in sp under dc of previous round, 1ch, 1dc in same sp, [5ch, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next tr, 5ch, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next 1ch sp] 48 times, omitting last 5ch and dc, 2ch, 1tr in first dc.

9th, 10th and 11th rounds: 1ch, 1dc in first sp, [5ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp] 95 times, 2ch, 1tr in first dc.

Fasten off.

2nd ring of flowers, 1st flower

1st round: Work as given for centre flower.

2nd round: Ss in first 3ch sp, [1dc, 1htr, 2tr, 1htr, 1dc] in each of first five 3ch sps, * [1dc, 1htr, 1tr] in next 3ch sp of flower, 1dc in 5ch sp of 11th round of 2nd patterned band, [1tr, 1htr, 1dc] in same 3ch sp of flower, rep from * two more times working into each of next two 5ch sps of 11th round, ss in first dc. Fasten off.

2nd flower

Work as first flower until 4 petals of 2nd round have been completed, make and join next petal to 3rd sp of 11th round to the left of previous flower, then make and join next 2 petals to next 2 sps of 11th round and last petal to adjacent sp of previous flower.

Fasten off.

Make and join 29 more flowers the same way. Make and join 32nd flower to first flower, last 3 sps of 11th round and to 31st flower. Fasten off.

3rd patterned band

With RS facing, join yarn to first tr of centre petal of a flower.

1st round: 1ch, 1dc in same place as join, 5ch, 1dc in first tr of next petal of same flower, * [5ch, 1dc] in top of first tr of each of 3 petals of next flower, rep from * 30 more times, 5ch, 1dc in first tr of next petal of first flower, 2ch, 1tr in first dc.

2nd round: 1ch, 1dc in first sp, 5ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp, * [5ch, 1dc in 5ch sp between flowers] twice, [5ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp] twice, rep from * 30 more times, [5ch, 1dc in 5ch sp between flowers] twice, 2ch, 1tr in first dc.

3rd and 4th rounds: 1ch, 1dc in first sp, [5ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp] to last 5ch sp, 2ch, 1tr in first dc.

5th round: As 3rd and 4th rounds but ending 5ch, ss in first dc.

6th, 7th and 8th rounds: Ss in first 5ch sp, [3ch, 2trtog, 5ch, 3trtog] in first 5ch sp, [3trtog, 5ch, 3trtog in next 5ch sp] to end, ss in 2trtog.

9th round: Ss in first 5ch sp, 3ch, 4tr in same 5ch sp, 1ch, [5tr in next 5ch sp, 1ch] to end, ss in 3rd ch.

10th round: Ss in each of next 2tr, 1ch, 1dc in same place as last ss, [6ch, miss next 4tr, 1dc in foll tr] to end, miss last 4 sts, 3ch, 1tr in first dc.

11th, 12th and 13th rounds: 1ch, 1dc in first sp, [6ch, 1dc in next 6ch sp] to end, 3ch, 1tr in first dc.

Fasten off.

Last ring of flowers, 1st flower

1st round: