The Rainbow Hugs Mosaic Crochet Blanket will be a fun, rewarding project to complete.
The Rainbow Hugs Mosaic Blanket is an Inset Mosaic Design featuring a beautiful elongated diamond pattern. Inset mosaic crochet is a no-tail crochet technique that creates intricate colour work patterns without the hassle of tails to weave in. Designed in the gorgeous Heatherly Worsted pastel shades. Two sizes are included with a technique video tutorial.
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Below you will find everything you need to crochet the Rainbow Hugs Mosaic Crochet Blanket. Including the yarn, hooks, materials, Link to purchase the PDF pattern, photos and a Video Tutorial. If you like this Crochet blanket pattern, please share!
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Who else loves soft pastel colours? I am soon to be a Grandma, so I needed to come up with an adorable blanket pattern perfect for a baby. The Rainbow Hugs Mosaic Blanket, with its next-to-skin softness, is the perfect baby blanket. Its bright and colourful colours make the perfect blanket to suit any nursery.
This Mosaic Crochet Blanket pattern will be a fun and rewarding project to do, especially if it is for a new little one in your life.
Mosaic Crochet can be difficult, but once you get the hang of it, you will fly through the blanket. I have included a video to help guide you through the crochet pattern. Mosaic is intimidating, but once you understand the charts, it is so simple and addicting.
Heatherly Worsted from WeCrochet
#4 Worsted Weight Yarn
80% Acrylic, 20% Merino Wool
218 yards / 100 grams
Sizes S (L)- 50″x50″ (50″ x 65″)
Small A-7 hanks, B-G 1 hank each Large – A 9 hanks, B-I 1 hank each
A – Snowflake
B – Sweetheart
C – Peach Fuzz
D – Butter
E – Key Lime
F – Seaglass
G – Cabana
For the larger blanket
H – Sweet Bing (start with)
I – Atmosphere (end with)
Yarn Inspiration
Heatherly is the perfect choice for baby blankets and other projects that require next-to-skin softness! It’s the perfect blend of Acrylic and merino wool for soft and cozy makes. Cheerful colours in a wide range of classic pastel colours and soothing deeper shades to fit any nursery’s colour palette. The colours chosen make the perfect pastel rainbow. I’ve selected a darker shade of pink and blue that can be added for a longer blanket.
WeCrochet has a few more yarn options that will work perfectly with this pattern. Brava worsted and Color Theory are great 100% acrylic options that come in modern shades. If you prefer cotton, Comfy worsted is an excellent choice. Another yarn staple with a large selection of colours is Caron Simply Soft (CDN) from Mary Maxim.
Yarn Substitutes
Mary Maxim Best Value (USA) (CDN)
Crochet Hooks Needed
or size needed to obtain gauge
You can purchase them HERE with code MJS15. Hook case available HERE
Additional Supplies Needed for Crochet Blanket
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Measuring Tape
Woolwash (optional)
Sizing
Small (50 x 50)”
Large (50 x 65)”
Gauge
17 Stitches and 16 rows equal to 4″ using a 5.5mm crochet hook in the mosaic pattern.
Video
Watch the mosaic technique Video tutorial
The video teaches you how to hide tails, read the mosaic chart, and crochet the inset mosaic crochet technique.
Watch How to Crochet the Ribbed Border
This video also teaches the Inset Mosiac crochet technique and includes the ribbed border
Construction
The blanket is worked flat in rows from the bottom up/top down. A chart, written pattern and video tutorial are included. For every row of the chart, 2 rows are crocheted. Read Row 1 from right to left and Row 1a from left to right. See the chart for inset mosaic chart directions. Finish the blanket with a ribbed border.
Special Stitches
Drop-down Dc – Drop-Down Double Crochet – Work a double crochet in the skipped stitch 3 rows below.
Fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet: Yo (Yarn Over), insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the next stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on your hook, yo, pull through remaining two loops on your hook.
Bpdc – Back Post Double Crochet: Yo (Yarn Over), insert your hook from back to front to back around the post of the next stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on your hook, yo, pull through remaining two loops on your hook.
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Rainbow Hugs Mosaic Blanket
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