Hooked on the Holidays: Crafting an Ugly Christmas Sweater Blanket- Part 4- Candy Stripes

 

Season’s greetings no matter when fellow crochet enthusiasts! As the festive spirit dances through the air, our journey through the Ugly Christmas Sweater Blanket continues, and this time, we're diving into the delectable world of Candy Stripes. The stitches in this section are simple enough to allow you to use a great deal of creativity in your color selections. Let’s go make a sugary treat!

 🎄 Imagine the joy of sinking your teeth into candy canes and lollipops – the essence of sweet delight. Our Candy Stripes section is your chance to crochet that very feeling into your blanket, wrapping it in a festive aura that'll warm your heart.

 🎄 Embarking on this sugary adventure is sweet and easy! But, if you have questions, I’m here to guide you through every stitch, helping you create flawless candy-striped lines that are as enchanting as they are eye-catching.

 🎄 The magic of Candy Stripes lies in its versatility. Choose your colors, mix and match, and experiment with different stripe combos to infuse your creation with your unique flair.

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"Ugly Christmas Sweater" Sampler Blanket

by Elizabeth Mareno © 2018

Materials for Entire Blanket:

Worsted Weight/10 ply/Aran yarn- I Love This Yarn (Solids- 7oz/355yds, Metallic- 5oz/252yds)
Colors: White- 4-1/2 skeins
              Metallic Red- 1-1/2 skeins
                Red- 1 skein
                Green- 2 skeins
                Blue- 1-1/2 skeins
                Yellow- ¾ skein
                Orange- ¾ skein
                Brown- 3 oz
Scrap amounts of dark brown for reindeer faces.

Colors used in the original blanket:

Center Peppermint Candy- Uses white, sparkly red, and green.

Christmas Lights- Uses white, blue, yellow, and orange.

Argyle- Uses blue and white.

Candy Stripes 1 & 2- Uses Sparkly red and white.

Snowballs & Icicles- Uses green and white.

Colored Blocks- Uses white, blue, yellow, and orange.

Reindeer Bobbles- Uses regular red, green, and brown.

Marshmallows- Uses white.

Holly Berry Edge- Uses blue, green, and sparkly red.

#7/4.5mm hook

Large eye needle for sewing ends.

Gauge is not important in this pattern. However, if you would like to make sure you match me, here is the gauge swatch: 

ch21, sc in 2^nd ch and each one across (20)
R2-20- ch1, turn, sc in each.
16sc x 18 rows= 4” x 4”
with a #7-4.5mm hook

General Abbreviations and Special Stitches/Notes:

Ch- chain
sc- single crochet
hdc- half double crochet
dc- double crochet
trc- treble crochet
Fptr- front post treble crochet
MR- Magic Ring
ar – around
rnds- rounds

PC- Popcorn- 5dc in the stitch indicated, drop the loop from your hook, reinsert hook into the first dc and in the dropped loop, pull a loop through all.

Picot: ch3, sl st in 3^rd ch from hook

Ch2 counts as hdc unless otherwise noted.
Ch3 counts as dc unless otherwise noted.
Ch4 counts as trc unless otherwise noted.
Ch6 counts as dc and ch3 unless otherwise noted.

Pattern for Part 4- Video Tutorial Available Here:

Candy Stripes #1- start with red

Rd33- join in corner with ch6, dc in corner, [*dc in each sc*, (dc, ch3, dc) in corner] 3x, repeat * to * once. Join with 3^rd chain. (86/side) 

Do not cut color.

Rd34- sl st to corner, ch6, dc in corner, [*dc in each dc*, (dc, ch3, dc) in corner] 3x, repeat * to * once. Join with 3rd ch. (88/side) 

Cut color.

Rd35-36- with white, repeat Rds 33 & 34. (92/side) 

Cut color after Rd 36.

 Rd37- with red, join in corner with ch1, [(2sc, ch2, 2sc) in corner, sc in each] 4x. Join with first sc. (96/side) 

Cut color.

WAIT- DON'T GO ANY FURTHER WITH THE CANDY STRIPES. 

YOU MUST DO PART 5 "snowballs & icicles" (CLICK PICTURE BELOW) FIRST- THEN COME BACK AND DO SECTION #2.

Candy Stripes #2- start with white

Rd42- with white, join in corner with ch1, [(sc, ch2, sc) in corner, skip 1st “hidden” hdc, then sc in each hdc] 4x. Join with first sc. (112/side) 

Cut color.

 Rd43- with red, join in corner with ch1, [(sc, ch2, sc) in corner, sc in each sc]4x. Join with first sc. (114/side) 

Cut color.

 Rd44- with white, join in corner with ch6, dc in same sp, [*dc in each sc*, (dc, ch3, dc) in corner] 3x, repeat * to * once. Join with 3rd ch. ((116/side) 

Do not cut color.

 Rd45- sl st to corner, ch6, dc in same corner, [*dc in each dc across*, (dc, ch3, dc) in corner] 3x, repeat * to * once. Join with 3ch of ch6 (118/side) 

Cut color.

 Rd46-47- with red, Repeat Rds 44 & 45. (122/side after Rd 47)

 Cut color after Rd 47.

 Rd48- with white, join in corner with ch1, [(2sc, ch3, 2sc) in corner, sc in each dc across] 4x. Join with first sc. (126/side) 

Do not cut color.

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