Happy Holidays in Crochet

By Annie's

Choose from 20 designs including the adorable Black Cat Gnome, Filled With Bobbles Christmas Tree Blanket, Some Bunny Loves You Basket, Pilgrim Turkey and more. Book includes 9 Christmas, 5 Halloween, 3 Thanksgiving and 4 Easter designs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Annies
• Release date: Sep 5, 2023
• ISBN: 9781640256286

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Filled With Bobbles Christmas Tree Blanket

Design by Britt Schmiesing

Skill Level

Finished Measurements

47 inches wide × 52¼ inches long

Materials

Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3½ oz/180 yds/100g per ball):

14 balls #100-68 Aran

2 balls #100-82 green apple

Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

6½-inch piece of cardboard for tassel

Tapestry needle

Gauge

Cluster pattern: 15 sts = 4 inches; 10 rows = 3½ inches

Bobble Tree: 13 sts = 4 inches; 19 rows = 6½ inches

Border pattern: 14 sts = 4 inches; 8 rows = 2½ inches

Pattern Notes

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

To change color in indicated stitch, work last yarn over with new color. Work over color not in use until needed again. Fasten off green apple at end of each row of each tree.

Special Stitches

Popcorn bobble (pb): 3 dc in indicated st, dc cl (see Special Stitches) in same st, drop lp from hook, insert hook from front to back in top of first dc, pick up dropped lp, draw through lp on hook.

Double crochet cluster (dc cl): Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook (2 lps on hook), yo, insert hook in same st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook (3 lps on hook), yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.

Bobble: Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up a lp, yo and draw through 2 lps (2 lps on hook), [yo, insert hook in same st, yo, pull up a lp, yo and draw through 2 lps] 4 times (6 lps on hook), yo, draw through all 6 lps.

Treble cluster (tr cl): *Yo twice, insert hook through back lp (see Stitch Guide) of indicated st, yo, pull up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * in same st (3 lps on hook), yo, draw through all 3 lps.

Blanket

Border

Row 1 (RS): With Aran, ch 166, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (165 hdc)

Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in first and each st across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, hdc in first 4 sts, pb (see Special Stitches) in next st, [hdc in next 5 sts, pb in next st] across to last 4 sts, hdc in last 4 sts, turn. (27 pb, 138 hdc)

Row 4: Rep row 2.

Row 5: Ch 1, hdc in first 7 sts, pb in next st, [hdc in next 5 sts, pb in next st] across to last 7 sts, hdc in last 7 sts, turn. (26 pb, 139 hdc)

Rows 6 & 7: Rep row 2.

Row 8: Working back bar of hdc (see illustration) across, ch 1, hdc in first and each st across, turn.

Horizontal Bar of Half Double Crochet

Bobble Tree Section

Rows 9–13: Rep row 2.

Row 14 (WS): Ch 1, hdc in first 15 sts, changing color (see Pattern Notes) to green in last st, bobble (see Special Stitches) in next st, change color to Aran, [hdc in next 26 sts, change color to green apple, bobble in next st] 5 times, change color to Aran, hdc in last 14 sts, turn. (6 bobbles, 159 hdc)

Row 15: Rep row 2.

Row 16: Ch 1, hdc in first 6 sts, *hdc dec (see Stitch Guide) over next 2 sts, hdc in next st, change to green apple, bobble in next st, [change to Aran, hdc in next st, change to green apple, bobble in next st] 6 times, change to Aran, hdc in next st, hdc dec in next 2 sts**, hdc in next 8 sts; rep from * across, ending last rep at **, hdc in last 5 sts, turn. (42 bobbles, 111 hdc)

Row 17: Rep row 2.

Row 18: Ch 1, hdc in first 9 sts, *change to green apple, bobble in next st, [change to Aran, hdc in next st, change to green apple, bobble in next st] 5 times, change to Aran**, hdc in next 14 sts; rep from *, ending last rep at **, hdc in last 8 sts, turn. (36 bobbles, 117 hdc)

Row 19: Rep row 2.

Row 20: Ch 1, hdc in first 10 sts, *change to green apple, bobble in next st, [change to Aran, hdc in next st, change to green apple, bobble in next st] 4 times, change to Aran**, hdc in next 16 sts; rep from *, ending last rep at **, hdc in last 9 sts, turn. (30 bobbles, 123 hdc)

Row 21: Rep row 2.

Row 22: Ch 1, hdc in first 11 sts, *change to green apple, bobble in next st, [change to Aran, hdc in next st, change to green apple, bobble in next st] 3 times, change to Aran**, hdc in next 18 sts; rep from *, ending last rep at **, hdc in last 10 sts, turn. (24 bobbles, 129 hdc)

Row 23: Rep row 2.

Row 24: Ch 1, hdc in first 10 sts, *2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st, change to green apple, bobble in next st, [change to Aran, hdc in next st, change to green apple, bobble in next st] twice, change to Aran**, hdc in next 18 sts; rep from *, ending last rep at **, hdc in last 11 sts, turn. (18 bobbles, 141 hdc)

Row 25: Rep row 2.

Row 26: Ch 1, hdc in first 14 sts, *change to green apple, bobble in next st, change to Aran, hdc in next st, change to green apple, bobble in next st, change to Aran, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st**, hdc in next 16 sts; rep from *, ending last rep at **, hdc in last 10 sts, turn. (12 bobbles, 153 hdc)

Row 27: Rep row 2.

Row 28: Ch 1, hdc in first 15 sts, change to green apple, bobble in next st, change to Aran, *hdc in next 26 sts, change to green apple, bobble in next st, change to Aran; rep from *, hdc in last 14 hdc, turn. (6 bobbles, 159 hdc)

Rows 29–32: Rep row 2.

Cluster Pattern Section

Row 33 (RS): Working in back lps (see Stitch Guide) only, ch 1, hdc in first 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 9 sts, 2 hdc in next st, rep from * to last 7 sts, hdc in last 7 sts, turn. (181 hdc)

Row 34: Working