Island Time Blanket Pattern x Scenic Route Collection by Hue Loco

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Intro:

It’s bright, it’s colorful, it’s made with dreamy yarn….

When I opened up the Scenic Route Collection from Hue Loco I knew I wanted to make it into another Island Time Blanket Pattern. I just love the cool tones of this collection-it’s quite the departure from their usual style and I’m here for it! This collection screams “made for Mallory” because I absolutely love every colour in it. Blues and Greens are my favourite and I couldn’t be happier with the way this blanket turned out :)

For the border on this one—I wanted to keep the attention and focus on the beautiful colours of the motifs with this yarn—so I went with a really straight forward and classic single crochet border with picot edging. It cleans up the border beautifully while still remaining delicate and delightful. I hope you love it.

Happy Crocheting Everyone :)

L, M

ps. If you want the original printable PDF of the Island Time Blanket Pattern you can find it here OR grab one in my Etsy or Ravelry pattern shops below:

ETSY: Island Time Blanket Pattern

Ravelry: Island Time Blanket P attern

Notions

US 4.5 mm crochet hook (size 7).
Needle for weaving in ends.
Scissors.

Yarn

Hue Loco Scenic Route Collection DK weight, 100% SW merino (230yds/100g): *affiliate link*

Boundary Waters (179yds/78g)
Pacific Crest (200yds/87g)
Sequoia (205yds/89g)
River Grass (202yds/88g)
Monument Valley (196yds/85g)
Salt Flats (200yds/87g)
Cape Cod (202yds/88g)
Big Sky (205yds/89g)
Blue Ridge (196yds/85g)
Acadia (202yds/88g)

WeCrochet Swish DK weight, 100% SW merino (246yds/100g):

Bare (1048yds/426g) (joining/background colour)

Gauge

4 rnd large sunburst= 4” (unblocked)

Finished Size

46” x 57” After Blocking

Glossary (using US Crochet Terminology)

st(s)- stitch(es)
ch- chain
ch-sp- chain space
sl st- slip stitch
YO- yarn over
rnd- round
SC- single crochet
HDC- half double crochet
DC- double crochet
tr- treble crochet
CJAYG- continuous join as you go
cl st(s)- cluster stitch(es)
4 DC cl- 4 double crochet cluster stitch
5 DC cl- 5 double crochet cluster stitch
puff- puff stitch
RS- right side

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 2 more times. There should be 7 loops on the 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 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 4 more times. There should be 6 loops on the hook. YO and pull through all 6 loops.

Pattern Notes

Gauge will affect yarn quantities, please adjust hook size to meet gauge.
Ch 2 counts as DC throughout.
Ch 3 counts as tr throughout.
I used all 10 colours in the Scenic Route Collection-I made 9 sunbursts with 1 of the colours (I chose Boundary Waters), and made 10 sunbursts each for the remainder of the colours in the collection- for a total of 99 sunbursts. Differences in quantities listed above are the results of tension and natural skein variances.
Blanket is constructed using CJAYG, where each motif is turned into a square while joining the next motif in the blanket. If you choose to join your blanket a different way-please note yarn quantities will differ (you’ll need more).
In some cases, the video tutorials have been used for other patterns. Please follow the yarn recommendations, hook size and stitch counts in the written pattern- the videos are only meant as visual guides.
For this blanket I went with a simple SC and picot border rather than the pom-pom border of the original Island Time Blanket. Please note- if you’d like to still use the pom-pom border from the original pattern you’ll need an extra 100g skein of yarn to complete it.
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Pattern Graph/Schematic

Blanket Dimensions: 9 squares x 11 squares= 99 squares

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

Pattern Large Sunburst Motif:

** Make 9 Sunbursts of one colour (I chose Boundary Waters)….the rest of the colours make 10 Sunbursts each.

Round 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…

Round 2

Ch 1, puff into same st, ch 1.
[Puff, 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…

Round 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….

Round 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.

Round 5

Join Colour Swish Bare (or background joining colour) into any ch-3 sp and 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 Motifs with Continuous Join-As-You-Go (CJAYGO)

With RS of sunbursts face up, lay out all motifs in the arrangement from the colour graph above.
Using colour Swish Bare (or background joining colour), start in top right-hand corner to join squares across the rows.
Example: First row will be joined from square number 9 across to square number 1. The second row will start with square number 18 and be worked across to square number 10.
Following along with the video tutorial, crocheting 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 the YouTube video tutorial below for the CJAYG method of joining these sunbursts:

Border

**Continued from CJAYG…