Inspired by Santa's Toy Shop, where elves are hard at work. Colours matching iconic colours in cartoons. Using Crochet Studio to do colour matching to a colourful image to capture some colours. I then whipped over to my yarn room to pick close colours. This is the Crochet Elves Easy Up and Down Throw.
Currently in development and testing mode is the Crochet Up and Down Crochet Blanket. Designed with Caron One Pound yarn. My goal is to make it have an elves toy shop look to it with the colouring. Once the pattern is tested and confirmed, a download will be generated. The crochet diagram is ready for download now.
The blanket is 54" wide by 48" long; however, the throw is displayed lengthways for the sizing I made.
Each chevron will be 8" [20 cm] across with the recommended crochet hook size. The half chevrons on both edges are about 4" [10 cm] each. The starting chain always appears big, but once you do the 1st row, it condenses because of the up-and-down motion.
I aim to use less than one ball per colour for the entire blanket.
I crocheted a spiral elf hat. I was really captivated by the colouring and used the same colours for this sample.
Do you Love Wave Blankets?
We have an extensive collection of wave and chevron afghans.
Yarn
Caron One Pound, 454g / 16 oz, 742 meters / 812 yards.
A - Grass Green, 242 grams. 8.53 oz. 148 meters, 162 yards.
B - Off-White, 202 grams. 7.13 oz. 123.5 meters, 135 yards.
C - Soft Pink, 101 grams. 3.56 oz. 62 meters, 67 yards.
D - Raspberry 202 grams. 7.13 oz. 123.5 meters, 135 yards.
E - Soft Sage, 202 grams. 7.13 oz. 123.5 meters, 135 yards.
F - Scarlet, 101 grams. 3.56 oz. 62 meters, 67 yards.
G - Canal, 101 grams. 3.56 oz. 62 meters, 67 yards.
Hook and Gauge
Hook: 5.5 mm / I/9
Gauge: 13 sc and 14 rows = 4" [10 cm]
Notes
Stitch multiple is 28 chs + 18.
Each chevron = 8" with the side edge half-quarter chevrons being 4" each.
Abbreviations
Beg Samurai St = Beginning Samurai Stitch. Dc in next 2 sts. Double crochet wrapping around the last 2 dc. (Stitch is 3 stitches wide.) Beg samurai stitch creates the extra stitch needed for the edging to maintain shape.
Blo = Back Loop Only
Ch(s) = Chain(s)
Dc = Double Crochet
Dc3tog = Double Crochet 3 Together
Flo = Front Loop Only
RS = Right Side
Samurai St = Skip next st, 1 dc in next 2 stitches. Double crochet wrapping around the last 2 dc. (Stitch is 3 stitches wide.)
Sc = Single Crochet
Sc3tog = Single Crochet 3 Together
Sk = Skip
Sl st = Slip Stitch
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tr = Treble
Vst = V-Stitch = (1 dc. Ch 1. 1 dc) in same stitch.
WS = Wrong Side
Colour Strategy
Start with the first colour for the first row. 2nd to 8th row is continuing the same colour. The 9th row is the start of the next colour sequence.
You can download the crochet diagram and/or print the diagram for easier follow-through.
Tutorial
Instructions
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Colour order is as follows:
- Grass Green
- Off White
- Rose
- Soft Sage
- Scarlet
- Canal
- Soft Pink
- Off White
- Rose
- Canal
- Grass Green
With first colour, ch 214 or multiples of 28 chs + 18.
1st row: (WS) Dc in 4th ch from hook (ch and dc counts as 2 dc in same st), 1 dc in next 5 chs, *dc3tog over next 3 chs (valley or bottom of chevron), 1 dc in next 12 chs, 3 dc in next ch (peak or top of chevron), 1 dc in next 12 chs; rep from * until 9 chs remain, dc3tog over next 3 chs, 1 dc in
next 5 chs, 2 dc in last ch. Turn. 211 sts.
2nd row: (RS) Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. 211 sts.
3rd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), beg samurai st, samurai st. *dc3tog over next 3 sts, (samurai st) 4 times, vst in next st, (samurai st) 4 times; rep from * until 9 sts remain, dc3tog over next 3 sts, (samurai st) twice, 1 more dc in last st (Hint: Last samurai st uses the last st of the row). Turn. 211 sts.
For easier double-checking. Each edge has 2 samurai sts and chevrons have 4 samurai stitches going up and another 4 samurai stitches going down.
4th row: Using blo only. Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. 211 sts.
In the 5th row, the repeating can confuse people. I've highlighted the repeating so you can see it easier. Each repeat is consisting of 3 stitches. When the pattern states to repeat four times, those are four repeats going up and down on the main chevrons.
5th row: Ch 1, 2 sc in same beg st. 1 tr in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts, 1 tr in next st, 1 sc in next st, *sc3tog over next 3 sts, [1 sc in next st, 1 tr in next st, 1 sc in next st] four times, 3 sc in next st, [1 sc in next st, 1 tr in next st, 1 sc in next st] four times; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3 sts, [1 sc in next st, 1 tr in next st, 1 sc in next st] twice, 1 more sc in last st. Turn. 211 sts.
6th row: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. 211 sts.
7th row: Using flo only. Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), beg samurai st, samurai st. *dc3tog over next 3 sts, (samurai st) 4 times, vst in next st, (samurai st) 4 times; rep from * until 9 sts remain, dc3tog over next 3 sts, (samurai st) twice, 1 more dc in last st (Hint: Last samurai st uses the last st of the row). Turn. 211 sts.
For easier double-checking. Each edge has 2 samurai sts and chevrons have 4 samurai stitches going up and another 4 samurai stitches going down.
8th row: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Break Colour. Turn. 211 sts.
9th row: With new colour, attach with sl st to first st. Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next 5 sts, *dc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 dc in next 12 sts, 3 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, dc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in last st. Turn. 211 sts.
Rep rows 2 thru 9, until blanket measures ????. Finish off.
Another Wave Blanket to Try
The Crochet Cabin in the Woods Afghan has a nice and easy repeat format. There was an upgrade to the pattern that included bringing the colours more current with today's colouring trending from the rustic cottage feeling of the original. A free tutorial is available to help you with this one.
I included both versions so you can see how the colouring can change the look and feel.
Karen Armstrong says
grid
Mikey says
THankx
Marjorie H Gibson says
I have started working this pattern and I think the stitch count for row 1 should be 211.
I have done it three times with that result and everything else works out. We start with 214 stitches - the first stitch for the row is made into the fourth chain from the hook becoming the first dc of the row. We proceed doing one dc in each chain until it is time to dc 3 together making 3 stitches into 1. We continue with 1 dc in each chain until it is time to do 3 dc in one chain resulting in one stitch becoming three. So continuing with that to the end of the chain we have 211 stitches.
Mikey says
Thanks for this. Appreciate it a lot. Michael
Marjorie H Gibson says
Great pattern. Thanks for the pdf