Finn’s Starburst Granny Square Blanket Pattern

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Intro

A traditional granny square blanket pattern—with a twist! I took the typical Starburst Granny square and put my own little spin on it….

Happy crocheting!

M

ps. If you want the printable PDF of the pattern you can grab one in my Etsy or Ravelry pattern shops below:

ETSY: Finn’s Starburst Blanket Pattern.

Ravelry: Finn’s Starburst Blanket Pattern.

Notions

US 5.0mm (size H) crochet hook
Needle for weaving in ends
Scissors

Yarn

WeCrochet Wool of the Andes (110 yds/50g):

Gull (95yds/43g) 1 skein
Oyster Heather (174yds/79g) 2 skeins
Crème Brulee (110yds/50g) 1 skein
Solar Flare Heather (198yds/90g) 2 skeins
Aloe Heather (189yds/86g) 2 skeins
Tranquil (169yds/77g) 2 skeins
Marina (110yds/50g) 1 skein
Spruce (110yds/50g) 1 skein
Arctic (198yds/90g) 2 skeins
Wonderland Heather (180yds/82g) 2 skeins
Whirlpool (110yds/50g) 1 skein
Ciel (110yds/50g) 1 skein
Peacoat (781yds/355g) 8 skeins

Yarn Recommendations

WeCrochet Wool of the Andes Worsted (100% Peruvian highland wool)- this is the one I used in the pattern!
Hue Loco Semisolids Worsted (100% SW merino)
WeCrochet Swish Worsted (100% SW merino)
WeCrochet Wool of the Andes Tweed (80/20% Peruvian highland wool, Donegal tweed)
WeCrochet Brava Worsted (100% acrylic)
WeCrochet Comfy Worsted (75/25% pima cotton, acrylic)

Gauge

4 rnd starburst granny square= 4.25” square (unblocked)

Finished Size

42”x 56” inches (blocked)

Glossary (using US Crochet Terminology)

st(s)- stitch(es)
ch- chain
ch-sp- chain space
sl st- slip stitch
rnd- round
YO- yarn over
SC- single crochet
HDC- half double crochet
DC- double crochet
tr- treble crochet
CJAYG- continuous join-as-you-go
RS- right side

Pattern Notes

In some cases, the video tutorials have been used for other patterns. Please follow the yarn recommendations, hook size and stitch counts in the written pattern- the videos are only meant as visual guides.
Ch 2 will count as DC throughout.
Ch 3 will count as tr throughout.
Gauge will affect yarn quantities, please adjust hook size to meet gauge.
Blanket is constructed using CJAYG: where each starburst is attached to the blanket while working an additional rnd.
I did my absolute best to use up every inch of yarn in most of the skeins. For those indicated above with the full skein used –I usually had about a 6-20” tail of yarn leftover. Keep this in mind when ordering.
The Colour Legend is my attempt to provide you with colour accurate photos/generic colour names that you can use if you’d like to find an alternative yarn (the actual yarn name will be provided below in brackets).
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Colour Legend

Schematic

Blanket Dimensions: 8 squares x 10 squares= 80 squares

*Squares are numbered to coordinate with the colour chart below. Please use this chart for final placement of squares.

Pattern Finn Starburst Granny Square

Rnd 1

Ch 5, sl st into 5th ch from hook to create centre ring.
Ch 2, work 1 DC into centre ring, ch 1 (this counts as first cl st).
Work 11 [2 DC cl] into centre ring (12 cl sts).
Join rnd with sl st to the ch-1 sp between the first and second cl sts at beginning of rnd.
Fasten off.

Rnd 2

Join next colour into any ch-1 sp and ch 2.
Work 2 DC into same sp.
Work 3 DC into every ch-1 sp around (36 DC sts).
Join rnd with sl st into the top of the first DC (not the ch-2).
Fasten off.

Rnd 3

Join next colour into any sp between 3 DC and ch 3.
Work [2 tr, ch 2, 3 tr] into same sp.
*Work 3 DC into next sp between 3 DC shells, twice.
Work [3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr] in next sp between 3 DC shells.*
Repeat from * to * 2 more times.
Work 3 DC into next sp between 3 DC shells, twice.
Join rnd with sl st into the top of the first tr (not the ch-3).
Fasten off.

Rnd 4

Join next colour into any corner sp and ch 2.
Work [2 DC, ch 2, 3 DC] into same sp.
*Work 3 DC into next sp between shells, three times.
Work [3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC] in the next sp between shells.*
Repeat from * to *2 more times.
Work 3 DC into next sp between shells, three times.
Join rnd with sl st into top of first DC (not the ch-2), Fasten off.

**Please see video tutorial below on how to crochet the starburst granny square:

Assembling Blanket Squares (CJAYG)

With RS of squares face up, lay out all squares in the arrangement from the colour graph above.
Using joining colour, start in top right-hand corner to join squares across the rows.

Example: First row will be joined from square number 8 across to square number 1. The second row will start with square number 16 and be worked across to square number 9.

Following along with the video tutorial, crochet squares together until blanket is complete.
Once back to the start of the blanket (in the top right-hand corner)- DO NOT FASTEN OFF.
You are now ready to start Border Round 1.

**Please see video tutorial below for how to join Sunburst Granny Squares with CJAYG to create blanket:

Border

Continued from CJAYG…

Round 1

Sl st over two sts into the ch-2 corner sp.
Ch 2, work [2 DC, ch 2, 3 DC] into corner sp.
Continue working 3 DC into each sp between DC shells around edge of blanket.
Where two squares meet; work 2 DC in each corner sp.
Work [3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC] into four corners of blanket.
To join round, sl st into the top of the first DC (not into the ch-2).
Do not fasten off…

Round 2

Ch 1, SC into same sp and into next 4 sts (5 SC).
Work picot st around border of blanket: *[Ch 4, sl st into centre base of SC st].
SC into the next 5 sts.*
Repeat from * to * all the way around border of blanket.
Finish with sl st into top of first SC, fasten off and weave in all ends.

**Please see the YouTube video tutorial below on how to crochet a picot border:

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