Summer Stripes Sunburst Blanket Pattern

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Intro:

When hot, summer, beach days turn to cool, bonfire nights; the summer stripes throw is the go-to bring along to cozy up in. Perfectly packable for your weekend getaways. Add a pom-pom border and you have the hottest blanket this summer.

L, M

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

ETSY: Summer Stripes Sunburst Blanket Pattern

Ravelry: Summer Stripes Sunburst Blanket Pattern

Notions

US 4.00 mm (size G) crochet hook
Needle for weaving in ends
Scissors

Yarn

Scheepjes Stone Washed, Sport Weight, 78% Cotton, 22% Acrylic (142yds/50g):

Colour A: Pink Quartzite (1889yds/665g) 14 skeins

Colour B: Larimar (1278yds/450g) 9 skeins

*** any sport/light DK weight yarn can be substituted as long as gauge is met- click on the links below to see a few of my favourite alternatives:

Scheepjes Stone Washed (78% cotton, 22% acrylic)
WeCrochet Comfy Sport (75% pima cotton, 25% acrylic)
WeCrochet Shine Sport (60% pima cotton, 40% beech wood modal)
WeCrochet Swish DK (100% SW merino)
Hue Loco Semisolids DK (100% SW merino)

Gauge

5 rnd large sunburst= 4.75” (unblocked)

Finished Size

44”x 55” Blocked

Glossary (using US Crochet Terminology)

st(s)- stitch(es)
ch- chain
ch-sp- chain space
sl st- slip stitch
YO- yarn over
rnd- round
SC- single crochet
HDC- half double crochet
DC- double crochet
tr- treble crochet
cl st(s)- cluster stitch(es)
4 DC cl- 4 double crochet cluster stitch
5 DC cl- 5 double crochet cluster stitch
puff- puff stitch
BLO- back loop only
RS- right side
WS- wrong side

How to puff stitch (puff): YO and insert hook into st, YO and pull up a loop (pull up to about the height of a DC). Repeat 2 more times. There should be 7 loops on the hook. YO and pull through all 7 loops.

How to 4 DC cl: YO and insert hook into sp, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 2. Repeat 3 more times. There should be 5 loops on the hook. YO and pull through all 5 loops.

How to 5 DC cl: YO and insert hook into sp, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 2. Repeat 4 more times. There should be 6 loops on the hook. YO and pull through all 6 loops.

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.
Gauge will affect yarn quantities, please adjust hook size to meet gauge.
Ch 2 counts as DC throughout.
Ch 3 counts as tr throughout.
Blanket is constructed using JAYG where the first square of the pattern is made using Rounds 1-5, then each square afterwards is completed while joining to the blanket.
Special thanks to @jooleeya.knits (on IG) for working this sample up for me!
Don’t forget to share your makes on Instagram and Facebook! I always love seeing what you have all worked up. Tag me on Instagram @nautikrallcrochet or Facebook @nautikrall_crochet, or use the hashtag: #summerstripessunburst

Pattern Graph/Schematic

Blanket Dimensions & Breakdown:

9 squares x 11 squares= 99 squares

54 Colour A Squares

45 Colour B Squares

Pattern Large Sunburst Motif:

Round 1

Ch 5, sl st into 5th chain from hook to create centre ring.
Ch 2, work 15 DC into centre of ring (16 sts).
Join with sl st to the top of the first DC (not the ch 2).
Do not fasten off…

Round 2

Ch 1, puff into same st, ch 1.
[Puff, ch 1] into each st around (16 puffs).
Sl st into the ch-1 sp between the first two puff sts (not into the top of the first puff st).
Do not fasten off…

Round 3

Ch 2, into same sp work a [4 DC cl, ch 2].
Work [4 DC cl, ch 2] into each ch-1 sp around (16 cl sts).
Sl st into the ch-2 sp between the first two cls (not into the top of the cl st).
Do not fasten off…

Round 4

Ch 2, into the same sp work a [5 DC cl, ch 3].
Work [5 DC cl, ch 3] into each ch-2 sp around (16 cl sts).
Sl st into the ch-3 sp between the first two cl sts (not into the top of the first cluster st).
Do not fasten off…

**Only Complete the following Round 5 for the first square of blanket…. the rest of the squares are completed while using the JAYG method in the following section “Assembling Blanket Squares”.

Round 5

Ch 3, [3 tr, ch 2, 4 tr] into same sp (1st corner).
*4 DC into next ch-3 sp.
4 HDC into next ch-3 sp.
4 DC into next ch-3 sp.
[4 tr, ch 2, 4 tr] into next ch-3 sp.*
Repeat from * to * 2 more times.
4 DC into next ch-3 sp.
4 HDC into next ch-3 sp.
4 DC into next ch-3 sp.
Join rnd with sl st into top of first tr (not the ch-3).
Fasten off.

***Please see video tutorial below for how to crochet the Large Sunburst Granny Square (NOTE: The 5th round is different in the video tutorial—I’ve added 1 extra DC to the granny shells for this blanket pattern):

Assembling Blanket Squares

Complete all 5 rounds of the first square of blanket. From there, each square will be completed while joining to the blanket.
Work the first 4 rounds of each sunburst, then, using the video tutorial below, complete each square while using the JAYG method below.

**Please see video tutorial below for how to JAYG Sunburst Granny Squares to create blanket (NOTE: The last round is different in the video tutorial—I’ve added 1 extra DC to the granny shells for this blanket pattern):

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