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Intro:

A favourite of mine will always be the large sunburst granny square. It makes such an impact and truly is a delight to crochet. For those of you who are hesitant to start a granny square project for whatever the reason—I wanted to create a blanket for you to ease into. It starts with an adorable motif, chunky (think: “quick!”), and less squares to make in the end. This blanket has a total of 24 centres all worked in a solid colour so you need not be afraid of all those colour changes. It’s fun, it’s bold, it’s bright and it’s quick. What’s not to love?! Get the yarn here: Lion Brand Thick and Quick.

This Pattern follows the exact same set up as the Autumn Island Time Blanket but with Christmas colours. I felt it deserved its very own blog post, so it doesn’t get lost or confused with the other. I hope you enjoy the colour inspo from both blankets.

L, M

ps. If you want the printable PDF of the pattern, you can grab one in my Etsy or Ravelry pattern shops:

ETSY: Special Edition Autumn & Christmas Island Time Blanket Pattern

Ravelry: Special Edition Autumn & Christmas Island Time Blanket Pattern

Notions

  • US 9.00 mm (size M/N) crochet hook

  • Needle for weaving in ends

  • Scissors

Yarn

Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick (106yds/170g):

  • Colour A: Fisherman (613yds/983g) 6 skeins

    Colour B: Cranberry (321yds/514g) 4 skeins

    Colour C: Claret (297yds/476g) 3 skeins

    Colour D: Grass (300yds/481g) 3 skeins

Gauge

  • 4 rnd large sunburst= 9” across

  • 5 rnd large sunburst with square rnd= 10” across

Finished Size

  • 45” x 70” Blocked

Glossary (using US Crochet Terminology)

  • st(s)- stitch(es)

  • ch- chain

  • ch-sp- chain space

  • sl st- slip stitch

  • YO- yarn over

  • rnd- round

  • cl st(s)- cluster stitch(es)

  • SC- single crochet

  • HDC- half double crochet

  • DC- double crochet

  • tr- treble crochet

  • CJAYG- continuous join as you go

  • JAYG- join as you go

  • 4 DC cl- 4 double crochet cluster stitch

  • 5 DC cl- 5 double crochet cluster stitch

  • puff- puff stitch

How to puff stitch (puff): YO and insert hook into st, YO and pull up a loop (pull up to about the height of a DC). Repeat this 2 more times. There should be 7 loops on your hook. YO and pull through all 7 loops.

How to 4 DC cl: YO and insert hook into sp, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 2. Repeat this 3 more times. There should be 5 loops on the hook. YO and pull through all 5 loops.

How to 5 DC cl: YO and insert hook into sp, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 2. Repeat this 4 more times. There should be 6 loops on the hook. YO and pull through all 6 loops.

Pattern Notes

  • Please adjust hook size to meet gauge.

  • Ch 2 counts as DC throughout.

  • Ch 3 counts as tr throughout.

  • Each skein of colour will make 2.5 large sunbursts. Please note there were large variations in my skeins of yarn. Even though I made the motifs all the same size and the same quantity—the amount of yarn used varied greatly. In some cases, I roughly 30g of yarn leftover, in one case I had to open a 4th skein but only used 4g of it. Please be mindful of this.

  • This blanket can be completed with 5 skeins of fisherman. That will complete blanket and the first round of SC in the border. I wanted to add just a little bit extra to the edge so went ahead and used another skein for a second rnd of SC on the border and used the remainder of the skein for tassels. However, you can personalize as you wish!

  • This blanket is joined with CJAYG (see video tutorial in Blanket Assembly section)- however you can achieve this same look by completing the 5th round (turning the large sunburst into a square) and then using the “zig zag sl st” method of joining to achieve the same braided effect. Please note this requires more yarn so adjust for that.

  • Don’t forget to share your makes on Instagram and Facebook! I always love seeing what you’ve all worked up. Tag me on Instagram @nautikrallcrochet or Facebook @nautikrall_crochet, or use the hashtag: #islandtimeblanket

Schematic

Blanket Dimensions: 4 squares x 6 squares= 24 squares

*Squares are numbered to coordinate with the colour chart below. Please use this chart for final placement of squares.

Pattern Large Sunburst Granny Square:

Rnd 1

  • Ch 5, sl st into 5th chain from hook to create centre ring.

  • Ch 2, work 15 DC into centre of ring (16 sts).

  • Join with sl st to the top of the first DC (not the ch 2), Do not fasten off.

Rnd 2

  • Ch 1, puff into same st, ch 1.

  • Puff and ch 1 into each st around (16 puffs).

  • Sl st into the ch-1 sp between the first two puff sts (not into the top of the first puff st), Do not fasten off.

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Rnd 3

  • Ch 2, into same sp work a [4 DC cl, ch 2].

  • Work [4 DC cl, ch 2] into each ch-1 sp around (16 cl sts).

  • Sl st into the ch-2 sp between the first two cls (not into the top of the cl st), Do not fasten off.

Rnd 4

  • Ch 2, into the same sp work a [5 DC cl, ch 3].

  • Work [5 DC cl, ch 3] into each ch-2 sp around (16 cl sts).

  • Sl st into the ch-3 sp between the first two cl sts (not into the top of the first cluster st).

  • Fasten off.

**Only Complete the following Round 5 IF you do NOT plan on using the CJAYG to join the motifs. Round 5 is written out for anyone who wishes to seam their squares together separately at the end of their project.

Rnd 5

  • Join Colour A into any ch-3 sp, ch 3.

  • [3 tr, ch 2, 4 tr] into same sp (1st corner).

  • *4 DC into next ch-3 sp.

  • 4 HDC into next ch-3 sp.

  • 4 DC into next ch-3 sp.

  • [4 tr, ch 2, 4 tr] into next ch-3 sp.*

  • Repeat from * to * 2 more times.

  • 4 DC into next ch-3 sp.

  • 4 HDC into next ch-3 sp.

  • 4 DC into next ch-3 sp.

  • Join rnd with sl st into top of first tr (not the ch 3), Fasten off.

**Please see video tutorial below for how to crochet the Large Sunburst Granny Square (NOTE: The 5th round is different in the video tutorial—I’ve added 1 extra DC to the granny shells for this blanket pattern):

Assembling Blanket Squares (CJAYG):

  • With RS of squares face up, lay out all squares in the arrangement from the colour graph above.

  • Using Colour A, start in top right-hand corner to join squares across the rows.

    Example:  First row will be joined from square number 4 across to square number 1.  The second row will start with square number 8 and be worked across to square number 5.

  • Following along with the video tutorial, crochet squares together until blanket is complete.

  • Once back to the start of the blanket (in the top right-hand corner)- DO NOT FASTEN OFF.

  • You are now ready to start border Round 1.

**Please see video tutorial below for how to join Large Sunburst Granny Squares with CJAYG to create blanket:

Border

**Continued from CJAYG…

Round 1

  • Ch 1, SC into next st.

  • 3 SC into corner sp (may be helpful to mark which is the middle stitch for the next rnd).

  • SC in each st around.

  • Where two squares are joined put a SC on either side of join (or in each corner sp).

  • Each corner of blanket put 3 SC sts.

  • Join round with sl st into the ch 1, do not fasten off.

Round 2

- Repeat Round 1.

Tassels

  • Using the Colour A, create 4 tassels for the corners of the blanket. I use this tutorial: https://youtu.be/6VDCJJOcYt0

  • Using an 8.5-inch-long book (or tassel maker), wrap yarn 25-30 times to achieve appropriately sized tassel.

  • Trim ends and attach to blanket.

  • Pro-tip: I tie my tassels onto the blanket with a little bow, this way when I need to wash the blanket, I can easily remove them!


~The End~


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