Sunny Blanket: make-a-long

It all started with a Sunny Border pattern, which was aimed to enlarge Sunny Mandala and turn it into a square. Laura Jackson (aka @taemombo on Ravelry and Instagram) was helping me with testing. But because Laura is always taking tests creatively and passionate, she decided to turn her Sunny Border into a blanket by adding small squares and Dandelion border around.

Garden Sun. Stone Washed version. Photo credit: frozen-photo

Laura’s project became very popular. And although she posted general notes about how to put all three patterns together on her Ravelry project page, my inbox was still getting full with messages asking for a complete tutorial on how to make this blanket. And finally here it is!

You can find PDF with complete notes and directions HERE on my blog (Nederlands HIER). It is available as a free download.

Garden Sun. Stone Washed version. Photo credit: frozen-photo

Where to find Patterns:

Sunny blanket is a combination of three patterns: Sunny Mandala, Sunny Border and Dandelion Border. They are available in my shops on Ravelry and Etsy:

If you choose to purchase them on Ravelry, add all three patterns to your cart and use code SUNNY for 4.5 USD discount.

!! NOTE: Previous purchases will also count and you will not pay twice for any pattern. But please, note that if you purchased some of these patterns with a discount before, then your discount will be smaller now.

Material list:

~ 4mm crochet hook (used throughout the pattern)
~ Stitch markers, scissors, blocking tools, yarn needle to weave in ends

Garden Sun. Stone Washed version. Photo credit: frozen-photo

Yarn:

Laura Jackson, Hilde Tindlund, Nina Mayer, Chuck and I have recreated Sunny blanket in several colorways to show you different variations. You can choose one of them or maybe get inspired and pick your own colors based on our small collection.

Each colorway was recreated with Scheepjes Stone Washed* and Scheepjes Colour Crafter* yarns. We have tried to choose similar colors so that both versions look almost the same.

Sunny blanket comes in four colorways. Please, note that yardages listed below are not official yarn packs. All three patterns are written in overlay crochet technique, with lots of front post stitches. And final yarn amounts will depend on your own crochet style and tension. The numbers listed below are based on the average yarn usage by testers. And a few numbers are given in the pattern to help you stay on track with the yarn. But please, be aware that you might need to add extra yarn in case your gauge is off.

Frozen Sun

Frozen Sun. Stone Washed version. Photo credit: Laura Jackson

Stone Washed version:

C1 – 813 Amazonite x 6 balls
C2 – 814 Crystal Quartz x 8 balls
C3 – 809 Yellow Jasper x 6 balls
C4 – 802 Smokey Quartz x 5 balls
C5 – 805 Blue Apatite x 7 balls
C6 – 816 Coral x 6 balls

Frozen Sun. Colour Crafter version. Photo credit: Hilde Tindlund

Colour Crafter version:

C1 – 1820 Goes x 3 balls
C2 – 2019 Sint Niklaas x 3 balls
C3 – 1823 Coevorden x 3 balls
C4 – 1099 Wolvega x 2 balls
C5 – 1302 Dokkum x 3 balls
C6 – 1711 Leeuwarden x 3 balls

Moody Sun

Moody Sun. Stone Washed version. Photo credit: Chuck

Stone Washed version:

C1 – 805 Blue Apatite x 6 balls
C2 – 829 Obsidian x 5 balls
C3 – 802 Smokey Quartz x 7 balls
C4 – 814 Crystal Quartz x 10 balls
C5 – 830 Lepidolite x 6 balls
C6 – 813 Amazonite x 4 balls

Colour Crafter version:

C1 – 1302 Dokkum x 3 balls
C2 – 1054 Haarlem x 2 balls
C3 – 1099 Wolvega x 3 balls
C4 – 2019 Sint Niklaas x 4 balls
C5 – 2007 Spa x 2 balls
C6 – 1820 Goes x 2 balls

Garden Sun

Garden Sun. Stone Washed version. Photo credit: frozen-photo

Stone Washed version: 

C1 – 805 Blue Apatite x 7 balls
C2 – 807 Red Jasper x 4 balls
C3 – 816 Coral x 5 balls
C4 – 833 Beryl x 9 balls
C5 – 827 Peridot x 8 balls
C6 – 830 Lepidolite x 5 balls

Colour Crafter version:

C1 – 2005 Oostende x 3 balls
C2 – 1123 Roermond x 2 balls
C3 – 1711 Leeuwarden x 2 balls
C4 – 1114 Eindhoven (or 2004 Brussel) x 4 balls
C5 – 1822 Delfzijl x 3 balls
C6 – 2007 Spa x 2 balls

Evening Sun

Evening Sun. Colour Crafter version. Photo credit: Nina Mayer

Colour Crafter version only:

C1 – 1063 Rotterdam x 3 balls
C2 – 1005 Barneveld x 4 balls
C3 – 842 Taylor (Colour Crafter Velvet) x 2 balls
C4 – 1722 Alphen x 3 balls
C5 – 1723 Vlissingen x 3 balls
C6 – 1302 Dokkum x 2 balls

Stone Washed and Colour Crafter yarn is available from local Scheepjes stockists and also via international online retailers:

Wool Warehouse*, Black Sheep Wools* (UK with international shipping)
Caro’s Atelier* (NL and Europe)

If you are in Canada or US, make sure to check Laura’s shop Taemombo for ready yarn packs in all four colorways (with both versions). Laura is offering all three patterns for free for those customers who purchase a yarn pack from her to make a Sunny Blanket.

Garden Sun. Stone Washed version. Photo credit: frozen-photo

Make-a-Long

If you’d like to make Sunny Blanket but not sure you can handle the patterns, or if you prefer to crochet large projects together with someone, I would like to invite you to my group on Facebook where an informal make-a-long for Sunny Blanket will be hosted.

We will begin on February 26th, 2020. There will be no strict dates and no rush. Because you will have all complete patterns at once, you can work at your own path and ask questions when you are stuck with the pattern. I hope this make-a-long will be a very relaxed one, and that it will also give you time to work on other wips at the same time (and I bet you have lots of them at the moment).

Frozen Sun. Stone Washed version. Photo credit: Laura Jackson

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