Christmas Star Blanket
PATTERN NOTES Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Join with chain-3 and dc counts as a ch-6 sp. SPECIAL STITCHES Back post slip stitch (bpslst): Insert hook from right to left around post of indicated st from back to front to back again, yo, pull lp through st and lp on hook. Beginning shell (beg shell): (Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in indicated st or sp.
Shell: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in indicated st or sp. Back to front single crochet (bfsc): Insert hook in indicated st from back to front, yo, pull lp through st, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook. Front post double crochet 2 together (fpdc2tog): Work a fpdc around next fpdc of Square 1 until 2 lps rem on hook, keeping these 2 lps on hook, work another fpdc around next fpdc of Square 2 until 3 lps rem on hook, yo, pull through all 3 lps on hook. Puff stitch (puff st): Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull lp through st and make lp same height as a hdc, [yo, insert hook in same st, yo, pull lp through st and make lp same height as previous lp] twice, yo, pull through all 7 lps on hook. Double puff stitch (dbl-puff
st): Puff st in indicated st, ch 3, yo, insert hook in 3rd ch from hook (at top of puff st), yo, pull lp through ch and make lp same height as a hdc, yo, insert hook in same ch, yo, pull lp through ch and make lp same height as previous lp, yo, pull through all 5 lps on hook.
Rnd 2 tr in 2: back Ch 4 lp (see of first Pattern hdc, Notes), place marker 3 tr in back in front lp of lp each of same of next hdc, 7 hdc, join in top of beg ch-4. (24 tr) Rnd 3: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in next tr, ch 1, 2 dc in next tr, ch 2, place marker in last ch-2 sp, [dc in each of next 2 tr, ch 1, 2 dc in next tr, ch 2] 7 times, join in top of beg ch-3. (32 dc, 8 ch-1 sps, 8 ch-2 sps) Fasten off. Star Overlay Rnd 2a: Join B in front lp of marked hdc, remover marker, ch 6, [sl st in front lp of next hdc, ch 6] 6 times, join with ch 3 and dc in first sl st (see Pattern Notes). (8 sl sts, 8 ch-6 sps) Rnd 3a: Sl st around post of joining dc, ch 6, sc in marked ch-2 sp, remove marker, [ch 6, sl st in next ch-6 sp, ch 6, sc in next ch-2 sp from rnd 3] 7 times, ch 6, join in beg sl st. Fasten off. (8 sc, 8 sl sts, 16 ch-6 sps)
Rnd 4: Join C in any ch-1 sp from rnd 3, (ch 3, dc, 3 tr, 2 dc) in same sp as join, bpslst (see Special
Stitches) around next sc, *(2 dc, 3 tr, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, bpslst around next sc (point of star); rep from * 6 times, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (24 tr, 32 dc)
Rnd 5: Join B in any center tr, ch 1, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in center tr, sc in next tr, hdc in next dc, dc in next dc, bpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next sc (point of star), dc in next dc, hdc in each of next 2 sts, sc in next tr, hdc in each of next 2 sts, dc in next dc, bpdc around next sc, dc in next dc, hdc in next dc, sc in next tr; rep from * 3 times, join in first sc. Fasten off. (24 dc, 24 hdc, 20 sc, 4 ch-2 sps) Rnd 6: Join A in any corner ch-2 sp, * beg shell (see Special
Stitches) in same sp as join, *dc in each of next 4 sts, fpdc (see
Stitch Guide) around next bpdc, dc in each of next 2 sts, hdc in next hdc, sc in next sc, hdc in next hdc, dc in each of next 2 sts, fpdc around next bpdc, dc in each of next 4 sts**, shell (see Special
Stitches) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (4 shells, 56 dc, 8 hdc, 4 sc) Rnd 7: Join B in any corner ch-2 sp, beg shell in same ch-2 sp as join, *dc in each of next 6 sts, fpdc around next fpdc, dc in next dc, hdc in each of next 2 sts, sc in next sc, hdc in each of next 2 sts, dc in next dc, fpdc around next fpdc, dc in each of next 6 sts**, shell in next ch-2 sp; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (4 shells, 64 dc, 16 hdc, 4 sc) JOINING SQUARES Block each Square to about 61/4 inches. Lay your Squares out in 7 rows of 6 Squares each and join them in strips as follows. Horizontal Rows Hold first Square of row 1 and first Square of row 2 tog with WS facing in. Alternate working in each of these 2 Squares.
Square 1: Join C in corner ch-2 sp, sc in same sp as join, ch 1, Square 2: Bfsc (see Special Stitches) in corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, Square 1: Sc in first dc, ch 1, Square 2: Bfsc in first dc, ch 1, *[ Square 1: Sk 1 dc, sc in next dc, ch 1, Square 2: Sk 1 dc, bfsc in next dc, ch 1] 3 times, Squares 1 & 2: Sk next dc, fpdc2tog (see Special Stitches) over both of next fpdc, ch 1, rep from * once. [ Square 1: Sk 1 dc, sc in next dc, ch 1, Square 2: Sk 1 dc, bfsc in next dc, ch 1] 4 times,
Square 1: Sc in next ch-2 corner, ch 1, Square 2: Bfsc in next ch-2 corner, ch 1.
Do not fasten off, join rem 5 pairs of squares in the same manner. Rep for rows 3–7. Vertical Rows Work same as horizontal rows, adding 2 chs at end of sequence before joining next pair of squares. BORDER
Rnd 1: Join C in any corner ch-2 sp of blanket, beg shell in same sp as join, *dc in each of next 25 sts, [2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in joining seam, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 25 sts] across to next blanket corner ch-2 sp**, shell in corner sp; rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg ch-3. (4 shells, 760 dc) Rnd 2: Join B in any corner ch-2 sp, *[ puff st (see Special
Stitches), ch 3, puff st] in corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, sk 2 dc, [puff st in next dc, ch 3, sk 2 dc] across to next corner ch-2 sp; rep from * 3 times, join in beg puff st. (264 puff sts, 264 ch-3 sps) Rnd 3: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, * dbl-puff st (see Special Stitches) twice in corner ch-3 sp, dbl-puff st in each ch-3 sp to corner ch-3 sp; rep from * around, join in first puff st. (268 dbl-puff sts) CWu