Vintage Memories Crochet Blanket Square

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Yarn for this project was provided by King Cole

Did you know 3 is not the same as 13? You probably did. I however, made a booboo. I thought this pattern was supposed to go up by March 13th. Nope. It’s supposed to be live March 3rd. I don’t want you to have to wait due to my blunder, so here is the pattern and a rather sad photo of my design. I’ll update this page to make it prettier soon.

I was super excited when my friend Marie, asked me to join Melange Blacket CAL. The CAL (crochet-along) is a year-long crochet along, featuring 48 afghan squares or block. This design is block number 9.

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This blog post contains the pattern for the square, written without abbreviations. This pattern will be available as a PDF file download in the coming week. Easy Print PDF Only $3 or get the Pattern Pack with Symbol Diagram for $6

Customize Your Square

There are so many fun ways to make this square unique. The sage green and cream I used reminded me of vintage textiles. Marie’s version is bright and happy with red, white, and teal.

Vintage Memories Blanket Square Pattern

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SKILL LEVEL

Easy

SKILLS USED

This pattern uses the following crochet skills and techniques:
Basic stitches: slip stitch, chain, double crochet, single crochet
Easy special stitches: V-stitch, Cluster
Magic ring
Working in rounds
Color changes: changing colors at end of rounds

This pattern uses US crochet terminology.

MEASUREMENTS

Width: 6 inches
Length: 6 inches

YARN

Worsted weight yarn:
Color A: 30 yds
Color B: 30 yds
Sample shown in King Cole Big Value Aran in #1751 Berber (A) and #3483 Sage (B).

HOOKS

US size J/10 [6mm] crochet hook or size need to obtain gauge

NOTIONS

Yarn needle, scissors

GAUGE

Rounds 1 and 2 = 2.5 inches across

To measure gauge, work rounds 1-3 and then measure.

TIPS & TRICKS

You don’t have to fasten off old colors if you don’t want to, you can loosely bring them up the wrong side of the work to the next round where they are needed.

Round 3 starts with joining the yarn in the center double crochet on any side. Some people join yarn by putting a slip knot on the hook and making a slip stitch in the indicated space. I actually prefer to just insert my hook (with nothing on it) into the space, yarn over with the new yarn, and pull that loop through to the front. In this pattern a cluster is 3 double crochet worked together (sometimes called a dc3tog) into the same space.

The beginning cluster replaces the first leg with a chain 2 to get the yarn up to the right height.

PATTERN NOTES

For a video tutorial on how to make a magic ring, visit https://youtu.be/TpCBLLZjpVU

The chain-3 at the start of a round counts as the first double crochet of the round. Work the next stitch in the second stitch of the previous round.

To join at the end of a round, work a slip stitch in the indicated stitch.

To change yarn colors at the end of a round, work the last slip stitch with the next color as follows: insert hook in indicated stitch, drop old color, yarn over with new color and draw through all loops on hook. The slip stitch is completed, and you now have the color for the next round on your hook. Fasten off the old color.

SPECIAL STITCHES

V-stitch = (Double crochet, chain 1, double crochet) in indicated stitch or space.

Beginning cluster = Chain 2, [yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook] twice in indicated stitch (3 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

Cluster = [Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook] 3 times in indicated stitch (4 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through all 4 loops on hook.

VINTAGE MEMORIES CROCHET PATTERN

Round 1: With Color A, make a magic ring, chain 3, 2 double crochet in ring, [chain 2, 3 double crochet in ring] 3 times, chain 2, join in top of beginning chain-3. (4 groups of 3 double crochet, 4 chain-2 space corners)

Round 2: Chain 3, double crochet in each of next 2 double crochet, (2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) in corner chain-2 space, *double crochet in each of next 3 double crochet, (2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) in corner chain-2 space, repeat from * twice more, join in top of beginning chain-3, fasten off. (7 double crochet on each side; 4 chain-2 corner spaces)

Round 3: Join Color B in the center double crochet on any side, chain 4 (counts as first double crochet and chain 1), double crochet in same stitch (counts as first V-stitch), skip 2 double crochet, V-stitch in next double crochet, (double crochet, chain 2, double crochet) in corner chain-2 space, *V-stitch in next double crochet, [skip 2 double crochet, V-stitch in next double crochet] twice, (double crochet, chain 2, double crochet) in corner chain-2 space, repeat from * twice more, V-stitch in next double crochet, join in the third chain of the beginning chain-4 and change to Color A. (3 V-stitches, 2 double crochet on each side; 4 chain-2 corner spaces)

Round 4: With Color A, slip stitch into the chain-1 space of the first V-stitch, work a beginning cluster in the same chain-1 space, chain 2, work a cluster in the chain-1 space of the next V-stitch, chain 2, (2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) in corner chain-2 space, *[chain 2, work a cluster in the chain-1 space of the next V-stitch] 3 times, chain 2, (2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) in corner chain-2 space, repeat from * twice more, chain 2, work a cluster in the chain-1 space of the last V-stitch, chain 2, join in top of beginning cluster and change to Color B. (3 clusters, 4 double crochet, 4 chain-2 spaces on each side; 4 chain-2 corner spaces)

Round 5: Chain 3, *2 double crochet in each chain-2 space and 1 double crochet in each cluster and double crochet across to the next chain-2 corner space, (2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) in corner chain-2 space, repeat from * 3 more times, 2 double crochet in each chain-2 space and 1 double crochet in each cluster and double crochet across to end, join in top of beginning chain-3, fasten off. (19 double crochet on each side; 4 chain-2 corner spaces)

Finishing

Weave in ends. Use with love.

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