What crochet stitch is not a yarn eater?

Try using a V-stitch, filet stitch, or trellis stitch instead of a basic single, double, or treble crochet. These stitches all have spacing that allow for the project to progress without using a ton of yarn.

How do you fix a crochet blanket that is not wide enough?

Adding borders or extra rows : One of the simplest ways to increase the width of a crochet blanket is by adding borders or extra rows on each side.

How quickly can I crochet a blanket?

In terms of hours – it's takes an average of about 20 hours to complete a crochet Blanket. When using the number of hours as a yardstick, remember that most people would not be sitting down for the whole 20 hours. This might be 2 hours a day for some, or 5 hours a day.

Which crochet stitch builds up the fastest?

Typically, the half double crochet and double crochets are the fastest basic stitches for most crocheters. But maybe someone is able to zip through a project consisting entirely of treble crochets in no time. For any crocheter, this is something that they may have to test.

How do you make a blanket fast?

A no-sew fleece blanket is an easy way to create a quick blanket by laying two layers of fleece fabric together and cutting strips around the sides of the fabric . Tying those strips together in a balloon knot (just like you would tie a balloon) will give you a finished blanket edge without any sewing!

What is the shortest crochet stitch?

The far left is 9 rows of sc, the next swatch is 6 rows of hdc, then 5 rows of double crochet (dc), and far right is 3 rows of treble crochet (tc). Slip stitches are used when you want to move across the row without adding height, and are the shortest of all crochet stitches.

Enigma Blanket Part 5 – Free Crochet Pattern (2024)

In this post you can find the pattern and video tutorial for Part 5 of my Enigma Blanket design. In part 5 we start with the second square. From the center of each side we work a triangle until the triangles form the second square, but that will take a while. In this part we are going to make picots, which you either love to make or hate to make, there is usually little in between. Voor Nederlands, zie aub DEZE post.

Enigma Blanket Part 5 – Free Crochet Pattern (1)

Resources

Enigma Blanket General information
Enigma Blanket PDF Pattern on Ravelry
Enigma Blanket PDF Pattern on It’s all in a Nutshell SHOP
Enigma Blanket Video tutorials in one YouTube playlist – RIGHT HANDED
Enigma Blanket Video tutorials in one YouTube playlist – LEFT HANDED
**Enigma Blanket Yarn Kits**
Crochet hooks
Social Media#itsallinanutshell

Materials

You will need 7 colors of any yarn you like to make your Enigma Blanket. I have designed 4 colorways in 3 different yarn weights to inspire you for your own blanket. You can use one of my colorways or choose your own. My colorways are the original Flower Field in Scheepjes Stone Washed, and Flower Field in Scheepjes Colour Crafter, and the two new coloways Vintage in Scheepjes Scrumptious and Sunset Sky in Scheepjes Cotton 8. You can find information about color numbers and yarn amounts HERE. You can buy your supplies from any yarn shop close to you, but you can also buy a full kit with everything you need from my webshop.

I also have yarn kits available for all 4 colorways of Enigma Blanket in my shop. The mandala kits include everything you need to make these mandalas including the pattern, yarn and the mandala rings.

Abbreviations

This pattern uses US crochet terminology. If you are more familiar with UK terminology, please refer back tothis overviewfor the most common terms.

ch Chain
ch-sp(s) Chain space(s)
dc Double crochet
hdc Half double crochet
sc Single crochet
sl st Slip stitch
st(s) Stitch(es)
tr Treble crochet

surface crochet Holding working yarn behind piece and hook in front of piece insert hook through piece, yarn round hook, draw yarn though piece and loop on hook (as a sl st)

picot ch3, sl st in first ch

bphdc Back post half double crochet: work the half double around the post of the st inserting hook from back to front to back again

Color Placement

Please refer back to the materials list for the specification per colorway in regards to which color is Color A up to Color G.

This pattern uses US crochet terminology. If you are more familiar with UK terminology, please refer back to this overview for the most common terms.

The triangles are joined at the beginning and end of each row to the sts of Round 53. The triangle is worked from the center of Round 53, outward, working the stitches of the triangle itself in the stitches of the previous row. The chains worked between the sl sts at the end of a row do not count as sts. The stitch count given is for one edge of the triangle only.

Tip: Mark the first and last st on each row to find them more easily in the next row.

Mark 65th st of Round 53 on each edge with a stitch marker. This stitch is exactly in the center of the edge.

Row 1 (RS) Join Color A 3 sts before marked st with a sl st, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) in marked st, skip next 2 sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53, ch3, skip next 2 sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Remove marker. Turn.
[3 dc]

Row 2 (WS) Continue with the same color, 3dc in first st, 1dc in next 2 sts, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2-sp, 1dc in next 2 sts, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53, ch3, skip next 2 sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Turn.
[7 dc]

Row 3 (RS) Continue with the same color, 3dc in first st, 1dc in next 6 sts, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2-sp, 1dc in next 6 sts, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53, ch3, skip next 2 sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Turn.
[11 dc]

Row 4 (WS) Continue with the same color, 3dc in first st, 1dc in next 10 sts, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2-sp, 1dc in next 10 sts, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Fasten off. Turn.
[15 dc]

Row 5 (RS) With Color D, surface sl st over dc from Row 2. Fasten off.

Row 6 (RS) With Color D, surface sl st over dc from Row 3. Fasten off.

Row 7 (RS) Join Color D in next unworked st on Round 53 before sl st of Row 4 with a sl st, 2sc in first st, ch4, skip next 2 sts, (1sc, ch4, skip next 3 sts) 3 times, (1sc, ch5, 1sc) in ch2-sp, (ch4, skip next 3 sts, 1sc) 3 times, ch4, skip next 2 sts, 2sc in last st, sl st in next unworked st on Round 53, ch3, skip next 2 sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Turn.
[6 sc, 4 ch4-sps]

Row 8 (WS) Continue with the same color, 3dc in first st, ch2, skip next sc, 1sc in next ch4-sp, 8dc in next ch4-sp, 1sc in next ch4-sp, ch4, 1sc in next ch4-sp, 13dc in next ch5-sp, 1sc in next ch4-sp, ch4, 1sc in next ch4-sp, 8dc in next ch4-sp, 1sc in next ch4-sp, ch2, skip next sc, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53, ch1, sl st in next st on Round 53. Turn.
[3 dc, 1 ch4-sp, 1 ch2-sp, 1 flower petal]

Row 9 (RS) Continue with the same color, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next st, skip (1dc, ch2-sp, 1sc), (1dc in next st, 1picot) 7 times, 1dc in next st, skip next sc, 1sc in ch4-sp, skip next sc, (1dc in next st, 1picot) 12 times, 1dc in next st, skip next sc, 1sc in ch4-sp, skip next sc, (1dc in next st, 1picot) 7 times, 1dc in next st, skip (1sc, ch2-sp, 1dc), 1sc in next st, 2sc in last st, sl st in next st on Round 53. Fasten off.
[4 sc, 1 flower petal]

Row 10 (RS) Join Color E in next unworked st on Round 53 before the sl st of Row 9 with a sl st, 2sc in first st, 1hdc in next st, ch4, 1bphdc in 3rd dc, ch4, 1bphdc in 6th dc, ch4, 1tr in next sc, ch4, 1bphdc in 3rd dc, ch4, 1bphdc in 5th dc, ch5, 1bphdc in 9th dc, ch4, 1bphdc in 11th dc, ch4, 1tr in next sc, ch4, 1bphdc in 3rd dc, ch4, 1bphdc in 6th dc, ch4, skip next sc, 1hdc in next st, 2sc in last st, sl st in next unworked st on Round 53, ch3, skip next 2 sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Turn.
[5 ch4-sps, 2 sc, 1 hdc, 4 bphdc, 1 tr]

Row 11 (WS) Continue with the same color, 3dc in first st, 2dc in next st, (4dc in next ch4-sp, skip next st) 5 times, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) in ch5-sp, (skip next st, 4dc in ch4-sp) 5 times, 1dc in next 2 sts, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Fasten off. Turn.
[28 dc]

Repeat rows 1 to 11 on the other 3 edges of the square. There should be 43 unworked sts either side of the triangle on Round 53.

Video tutorials

There are free video tutorials available on my YouTube channel to help you make your Enigma Blanket. The video’s are available in English US Terms, in left handed and right handed versions. I hope the videos make it possible for everyone to make the blanket.

Size at the end of this part

At the end of this part, the Cotton 8 blanket measures 10cm from the base to the top of the corner of the triangle, the Stone Washed blanket measures 11cm, the Colour Crafter and Scrumptious blankets measure 13cm.

Enigma Blanket Part 5 – Free Crochet Pattern (3)

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