Rambling Rose Blanket crochet pattern - digital download with printed option

Rambling Rose Blanket can be crocheted as a cot, lap or throw sized blanket. It uses a simple one-row repeat to create the main body of the blanket before border rounds are added.

Finally, colourful embellishments are added with surface crochet and embroidery.

Rambling Rose Blanket was originally published in Issue 4 of The Annual by John Arbon Textiles. 

Terminology: UK & US terminology (two separate PDFs to download)

Materials:  

MC: John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic Worsted, 100g/ 216m/ 236yds, 100% Falklands Corriedale in shade Woman in Blue.

CCs: John Arbon Textiles Harvest Hues 4ply, 100g/ 400m/ 437yds, 33% Bluefaced Leicester/ 33% Falklands Merino/ 33% Zwartbles. Shades used were: Peat (CC1), Loganberry (CC2) & Burdock (CC3).

Cot Blanket:

• MC: 440g/ 950m/ 1040yds
• CC1: 15g/ 60m/ 66yds
• CC2: 5g/ 20m/ 22yds
• CC3: 10g/ 40m/ 44yds

Lap Blanket:

• MC: 820g/ 950m/ 1770yds
• CC1: 25g/ 100m/ 110yds
• CC2: 10g/ 40m/ 44yds
• CC3: 15g/ 60m/ 66yds

Throw:

• MC: 1240g/ 2680m/ 2925yds
• CC1: 40g/ 160m/ 175yds
• CC2: 15g/ 60m/ 66yds
• CC3: 20g/ 80m/ 88yds

5mm (US H8) for blanket rows, 5.5mm (US I9) for blanket border & 3.5mm (US E4) for embellishments

5 x place markers      Tapestry needle       Blocking equipment

Tension/ Gauge: 13 sts and 10 rows (in pattern of alternating HBhtr/ dbl ss rows) over 10cm/4" (blocked).

Measurements:

Cot Blanket: length (A) 90cm/ 35.5" x width (B) 70cm/ 27.5"

Lap Blanket: length (A) 122cm/ 47.75" x width (B) 99cm/ 39"

Throw: length (A) 151cm/ 59.25 x width (B) 120cm/ 47.5”

Yarn Substitution Suggestions

For the embroidery, any scrap 4ply yarns can be used. High-contrast colours against the main blanket colour will work best. 

Budget Worsted: Extra Fine Merino by Drops, 50g/ 105m/ 115yds; 100% Merino

Mid-range Worsted: Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn, 50g/ 108m/ 118yds; 100% Merino

High-end Worsted: Harvest Hues Worsted by John Arbon Textiles, 100g/ 200m/ 219yds; 33% Bluefaced Leicester/ 33% Falklands Merino/ 33% Zwartbles

Stitches used:

CC - contrast colour   ch - chain   ch-sp - chain space   cm - centimetre                                 dc - double crochet   ea - each   g - gram   HBtr - Herringbone treble crochet                m - metre   MC - main colour   pm - place marker   rep - repeat   rnd(s) - round(s)       RS - right side   sk - skip   ss - slip stitch   st(s) - stitch(es)   starting dc - starting double crochet   WS - wrong side   yds - yards   yrh - yarn around hook.  " - inches

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Pattern Pricing

I operate a ‘pay what you can’ scale for my electronic/downloadable single patterns.  I usually charge £5 for these patterns and to encourage access for all crafters, these are now available on a scale of £3 - £7 and you chose what you can afford within that scale. 

Please note that this doesn’t apply to my hard copy patterns, which remain priced at £5 and come with an automatic digital download.

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Pattern format

Rambling Rose Blanket is an nine-page document.  If you are purchasing a printed copy, it is A4 sized with large, clear text.

Weights given are approximated to provide the best estimate for postage and packaging costs only.

Product materials, sourcing and PoM Rating

This product was originated by me at Fay Dashper-Hughes Designs.  This pattern is printed on paper that is manufactured using wind power,100% recycled post-consumer fibre and carbon neutral.  It is printed by me in my studio in Cheshire, England.

Postage and Packaging

You can read all about P&P here.

The P&P costs applied are very transparent.  No additional costs are added on, you simply pay for the cost of packaging and the cost of postage.  I don't offer free P&P because what that usually means is that the cost of P&P has been added to the cost of goods.  I think it is better to assume that my customers aren't daft and would rather have transparent P&P costs than the pretence of 'Free P&P' with inflated prices on the items that they are buying.