Crochet Blanket Square – Tulips in the Snow

The snow may still be falling here and there, but spring is pushing through anyway. Bring a touch a spring to your next blanket with the Tulips in the Snow crochet blanket square. Make it as a 6 inch or 12 inch square!

You’ve Got Options!

This crochet blanket square is my pattern for the CAL Central “You’ve Got Options” Crochet Along. This crochet along features squares that have the option of being 6 inches or 12 inches. Get a new square every week, and then put them all together for a project. Make all 6 inch squares, all 12 inches squares, or even combine the two! Will you make a scarf? A pillow? A blanket? You’ve got options!

Tulips in the Snow

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Materials

• Yarn: Worsted weight yarn
  • 70 yds white
  • 35 yds green
  • 45 yds purple
• Hook: Size I / 5.5 mm crochet hook or size needed to match gauge.
• Notions: Yarn Needle

Project Level

Intermediate: Post stitches, popcorns, working in back loop only, and color changes.

Size

6″ square or 12″ square

Gauge

13 dc x 7 rows = 4 inches. Use 6 inch square pattern as a gauge swatch.

Abbreviations used

(Pattern is written in US terms)
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
fpdc = front post double crochet
V = v stitch (see special stitches)
pc = popcorn (see special stitches)
beg pc = beginning popcorn (see special stitches)
blo = back loop only
sk = skip
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch
sp = space
ch-sp = chain space
rnd = round

Special Stitches

V stitch (V): (Dc, ch-1, dc) in indicated st or sp.

Popcorn (pc): 5 dc in indicated st or sp, remove loop from hook, insert hook into first dc, place working loop back on hook and then pull the working loop through the stitch.

Beginning Popcorn (beg pc): (Ch 3, 4 dc) in indicated st or sp, remove loop from hook, insert hook into top of ch-3, place working loop back on hook and then pull the working loop through the ch-3.

Instructions

6 inch square – Alpine Stitch

Ch-3 at the beginning of a row or rnd counts as a dc. Ch-4 counts as a dc and a ch-1 sp. If a ch-2 counts as something, it will be specified in the row/rnd.

With white, ch 20

Row 1 (WS): Dc in 4th ch from hook and each ch across. (18 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.

Row 3: Ch 2 (counts as dc), [fpdc in next st, dc in next st] across to last st, dc in last st.

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.

Row 5: Ch 2 (counts as dc), [dc in next st, fpdc in next st] across to last st, dc in last st.

Rows 6-15: Repeat rows 2-5 twice, then repeat rows 2-3 once more.

Rnd 16 (Edging rnd): Ch 2 (counts as ch-1 sp), do not turn. Working in sides of rows, work 18 sc evenly spaced across to corner, ch 1. Working across bottom of foundation row, sc in each ch across, ch 1. Working in sides of rows, work 18 sc evenly spaced across to corner, ch 1. Working across row 15, sc in each st across, join with sl st to starting ch-1 sp. (72 sc, 4 ch-1 sps).

For 6″ square, fasten off and weave in all ends. For 12″ square, do not fasten off.

Continue for 12″ square

The remainder of the square is worked on the RS. Do not turn your work.

Rnd 17: Ch 3, [dc in each st across to corner ch-1 sp, V in corner ch-1 sp] 3 times, dc in each st across, (dc, ch 1) in starting ch-1 sp, join with sl st to first st. Fasten off white. (80 dc, 4 ch-1 sps)

Tulips

Join green with sl st in any corner ch-1 sp.

Rnd 18: Ch 4, dc in same sp, *[sk next 2 sts, V in next st] 6 times, sk next 2 sts,** (V, ch 2, V) in corner ch-1 sp, repeat from * 3 times more, ending at ** on last repeat, (V, ch 2) in starting corner, join with sl st to first st. Fasten off green. (64 dc, 32 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-2 sps)

For rnds 19 & 20, work only in spaces and skip all the stitches.

Join purple with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp.

Rnd 19: Beg pc in same sp, ch 3, (pc, ch 3) in each ch-1 and ch-2 sp around, join to beg pc, fasten off purple. (36 popcorns, 36 ch-3 sps).

Join white with sl st in ch-3 sp after beg pc.

Rnd 20: Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, 3 dc in each of next 8 ch-3 sps, ch 2, [3 dc in each of next 9 ch-3 sps, ch 2] 3 times, join with sl st in first st, fasten off white. (108 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Border

Join green with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp.

Rnd 21: Ch 1, 2 sc in same sp, [sc in blo of each st across to next ch-2 sp, (2 sc, ch 1, 2 sc) in ch-2 sp] three times, sc in blo of each st across, (2 sc, ch 1) in starting ch-2 sp, join with sl st to first st, fasten off green. (124 sc, 4 ch-1 sps)

Join purple with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp.

Rnd 22: Ch 1, hdc in same sp, [hdc in blo of each st across to next ch-1 sp, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in ch-1 sp] 3 times, hdc in blo of each st across, (hdc, ch 1) in starting ch-1 sp, join with sl st to first st, fasten off purple. (140 hdc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Join green with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp.

Rnd 23: Ch 1, 3 sc in same sp, sc in blo of each st across to next ch-2 sp, [3 sc in ch-2 sp, sc in blo of each st across] 3 times, join with sl st to first st, fasten off green. (152 sc)

Finishing (both sizes)

Weave in all ends, wash and block.

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