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Free Christmas Crochet Blanket CAL – elF 2020 Square
Since this was for a collaboration, I tried to walk the line between my normal crassness and being socially acceptable….I think I did pretty alright! How about you?!
With this square, you can express how you really feel about 2020 and commemorate the frustrations of this year forever! And hopefully get a chuckle out of it all as the years go by 😉
I hope you enjoy this square and crocheting the entire free Christmas blanket, there are some seriously awesome designers pitching in on it, and I’ve seen some of the squares…it’s going to be fantastic!!
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Details
aka The Boring Shit.
Skill Level
Intermediate
Materials
Yarn -
- WeCrochet/Knitpicks – Mighty Stitch – Worsted (80% Acrylic / 20% Superwash Wool; 208y: 100g) Spruce: 59y/28g
- WeCrochet/Knitpicks – Mighty Stitch – Worsted (80% Acrylic / 20% Superwash Wool; 208y: 100g) White: 15y/7g
- WeCrochet/Knitpicks – Mighty Stitch – Worsted (80% Acrylic / 20% Superwash Wool; 208y: 100g) Love Letter: 11y/5g
- WeCrochet/Knitpicks – Mighty Stitch – Worsted (80% Acrylic / 20% Superwash Wool; 208y: 100g) Silver: 7y / 3g
Hook -
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- 4.0mm / G (If you haven’t had a chance to try a Furls yet….treat yo’self friend! You’ll thank me!)
Notions -
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- Yarn Needle – I like this set!
Gauge
Using US G (4.0 mm) and any color 16 single crochet stitches and 21 rows = 4”
Sizes
8″x8″ square
Abbreviations
beg – beginning
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
dec – decrease
hdc – half-double crochet
rep – repeat
RS – right side
sc – single crochet
sl st(s) – slip stitch(es)
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
tc – triple crochet
WS – wrong side
Pattern Notes
This was designed as a part of a blanket crochet along, but you could make it a wall hanging or reduce the yarn size and turn it into a coaster or mug rug!
Special Stitches
Mini Puff Stitch (MP)
(YO, insert hook into indicated st, YO, pull through) 3 times (you should have 7 loops on the hook), YO and pull through all 7 loops
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Pattern Instructions for
elF 2020 Crochet Along Blanket Square
aka The FUN Shit!
Graph is worked in single crochet, 1st ch1/turning ch counts as 1st stitch in each row of graph.
G=Spruce, W=White, S=Silver
Graph Section
← Row 1 [RS]: G30
→ Row 2 [WS]: G30
← Row 3 [RS]: G5, W2, G3, W4, G3, W2, G3, W4, G4
→ Row 4 [WS]: G4, W4, G2, W4, G2, W4, G2, W4, G4
← Row 5 [RS]: G4, W, G2, W, G5, W, G2, W, G2, W, G5, W, G4
→ Row 6 [WS]: G4, W, G5, W, G2, W, G2, W, G5, W, G2, W, G4
← Row 7 [RS]: G4, W, G2, W, G4, W2, G2, W, G2, W, G4, W2, G4
→ Row 8 [WS]: G5, W2, G3, W, G2, W, G3, W2, G3, W, G2, W, G4
← Row 9 [RS]: G4, W, G2, W, G2, W2, G4, W, G2, W, G2, W2, G6
→ Row 10 [WS]: G7, W, G2, W, G2, W, G5, W, G2, W, G2, W, G4
← Row 11 [RS]: G4, W, G2, W, G2, W, G5, W, G2, W, G2, W, G7
→ Row 12 [WS]: G4, W, G2, W, G2, W, G2, W, G2, W, G2, W, G2, W, G2, W, G4
← Row 13 [RS]: G4, W, G2, W, G2, W, G2, W, G2, W, G2, W, G2, W, G2, W, G4
→ Row 14 [WS]: G4, W4, G2, W4, G2, W4, G2, W4, G4
← Row 15 [RS]: G5, W2, G4, W2, G4, W2, G4, W2, G5
→ Row 16 [WS]: G30
← Row 17 [RS]: G30
→ Row 18 [WS]: G30
← Row 19 [RS]: G30
→ Row 20 [WS]: G4, S3, G2, S, G2, W, G17
← Row 21 [RS]: G17, W, G2, S, G4, S, G4
→ Row 22 [WS]: G4, S, G4, S, G2, W, G17
← Row 23 [RS]: G17, W, G2, S, G2, S3, G4
→ Row 24 [WS]: G4, S, G, S, G2, S, G2, W, G17
← Row 25 [RS]: G17, W, G2, S, G2, S3, G4
→ Row 26 [WS]: G9, S, G2, W5, G13
← Row 27 [RS]: G13, W5, G2, S, G9 (you can fasten off silver
→ Row 28 [WS]: G12, W, G17
← Row 29 [RS]: G17, W, G12
→ Row 30 [WS]: G12, W, G17
← Row 31 [RS]: G17, W, G12
→ Row 32 [WS]: G12, W, G17
← Row 33 [RS]: G12, W6, G12
→ Row 34 [WS]: G12, W6, G12 (you can fasten off white)
← Row 35 [RS]: G30
→ Row 36 [WS]: G30 (fasten off)
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Pattern Instructions Continued
Border
Pick any corner and join love letter.
Side 1: [In corner st -Ch 2 (counts as 1st sc and ch1) and sc, ch1] (sc, ch1, sk1) repeat across 1st side
Side 2: [In corner st (sc, ch1)2 times,] (sc, ch1, sk1) repeat across 2nd side
Side 3-4: Repeat Side 2
Sl st into 1st ch and fasten off.
White Border Accent
Thread yarn needle with a long strand of white. (I like to estimate this by pulling enough yarn to loosely wrap around the piece about 2.5 times, so I pull and just lay around the outside of the square as I go)
Pull yarn so that the needle is centered on the length of the yarn.
Pick any ch1 sp and insert needle from the back.
Whip stitch through each ch1 sp around the entire border, ending in the same space you started in.
Snip and sew in all 4 ends of yarn on the wrong side of the fabric.
Elf Hat
In this section, beginning ch DOES NOT count as 1st st. Leave at least one long tail in each color for attaching the hat to the square.
Main Hat Boday:
Ch 9
Row 1: With Silver: MP in 4th ch from hook, MP in each remaining ch, fasten off, change to love letter, turn(6 mp sts)
Row 2: With Love Letter: Ch1, 6sc, turn (6)
Row 3: Ch1, dec, 2sc, dec, turn (4)
Row 4: Ch1, 4sc, turn (4)
Row 5: Ch1, dec 2 times, turn(2)
Row 6: Ch1, 2sc, turn (2)
Row 7: Ch1, dec, turn (1)
Row 8: Ch1, sc, turn (1)
Row 9: Ch 4, fasten off
Hat Pompom:
Using silver, all in last ch st of main hat body:
Ch3, MP into same st, fasten off.
Use the long ends to attach the hat above the last 0 of 2020 as pictured!
And Finally…..sew in all those ends and BLOCK IT!! Since this is so heavy on the acrylic, I recommend wet blocking. If you went with a different yarn, just be sure to look up recommendations for your yarn’s fiber content 🙂
Now high five yourself because you're done my friend!
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I tried for two days the code for the elf 2020
did not work
That’s strange, I’m sorry Elaine. I’m happy to send it to you, no problem 🙂 If you wouldn’t mind, just shoot me an email at steph@classyladyyarnworks.com and I’ll be glad to help!
Same. Will send an email
Just emailed you back! 🙂