Hooked on the Holidays: Crafting an Ugly Christmas Sweater Blanket- Part 1- Peppermint Candy

Season's greetings no matter when, crochet enthusiasts! If you're itching to embark on a creative journey that's as exciting as unwrapping presents on Christmas morning, you're in for a treat! Get ready to delve into the world of cozy yarn, vibrant colors, and several captivating patterns. In this blog series, we're going to transform the classic ugly Christmas sweater into an awe-inspiring crochet sampler blanket. Let's kick things off with the deliciously sweet Peppermint Candy section!

🎄 Imagine snuggling under a blanket that includes one of your favorite holiday treats – peppermint candies! This section boasts a textured red and white motif that evokes the joy of the season.

🎄 Choose what "flavor" peppermint is your favorite by changing up your colors! You're the artist of your masterpiece!

🎄 Want the full pattern now? Don't want to deal with ads? You can get it all by upgrading to the premium PDF. You'll gain access to easy-to-follow graphs, bonus video tutorials, multiple color/supplies lists for several yarn weights, and both UK and US crochet terms to ensure your journey is seamless and enjoyable.  The premium PDF is available through Ravelry or my website. Just click on one of the pictures below:

Christmas Make-Along 2021

The Bizzy Crochet CAL Group on Facebook is currently having a Make-Along using the Vintage Christmas Blanket pattern. We will also be making a bonus cushion pattern which will be made available on my blog for free. 

The dates of the Make-Along are October 15th to November 12th. I will be doing Saturday Coffee & Chat LIVES each of the Saturdays of the MAL at 10:00 am CST. 

Below are pictures of the two patterns we will be working on. Hope you join us!

Vintage Christmas Blanket

available on Ravelry, Etsy, or (25% off) on my Website 

Vintage Christmas Cushion Cover

Pattern coming soon on this blog- along with helper videos on YouTube!

Christmas Around the World Blanket Pattern w/Bonus Pillow

Christmas Around the World Blanket Pattern

with Bonus Around the World Pillow Pattern

by Elizabeth Mareno

You can find the pattern on ETSY.

You can find the free YouTube video playlist for this pattern HERE.
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The Christmas Around the World blanket was created for the 2019 Bizzy Crochet CAL (crochet along) on Facebook. We had 2K+ participants this year!

This pattern is broken down into weeks so that it is easier for you to find the corresponding videos (links in the pattern) that go to the written pattern. This year's blanket had an "around the world" theme, so I focused on bringing elements that were popular to more than one country in order to honor our multi-cultured Facebook CAL Group. The themes represented are: Poinsettia, Pines/Pinecones, Christmas Candles, Christmas Sweaters, Christmas Puddings, Nativity- sheep, angels, creche and palm trees, Christmas Ribbons/Crackers, Christmas Wreaths, Santa, Christmas Pickle.

We had lots of people use alternative colors and call the sections something else if they didn't celebrate Christmas. Because the stitches are so diverse, you can make this blanket read any story that you would like to tell. It's all about creating a memory that you would like to share.

This pattern includes a bonus pillow pattern for a 12" x 12" accent pillow that features a globe.

Here are samples of the different color schemes. Information has been included for each one in the pattern notes.:

Niamh made hers in DK weight Scheepjes Colour Crafter. 

 Theresa made hers from her stash using a variety of jewel-toned worsted weight yarns.

Vannessa used a Dr. Seuss/Grinch color palette for her sample. 

A line-by-line graph is available in the pattern so you can repeat her exact look, if you would like. 

I went for a very Boho Chic look when I designed the original blanket. When I thought about traveling around the world I thought about worn out leather satchels and faded colors. That is what inspired the original color scheme for this blanket. This picture also shows the bonus pillow pattern included in the full download. 

© Bizzy Crochet and Design 2019

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