Textures and Tassels Blanket: Part 38 Vera Square

Welcome to Week 38 of the Textures and Tassels Blanket mystery crochet along! This week, I’m sharing the Vera Square, a 12″ (30.5 cm) square textured by a combination of puff stitches, stitches in the back loop, and crossed stitches.

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Textures and Tassels Blanket 38: Vera Square

Crochet Pattern by Underground Crafter

This 12” (30.5 cm) square is textured by a combination of stitches worked in the back loop, puff stitches, and crossed stitches.

The Textures and Tassels Blanket is a mystery crochet along for a throw-sized blanket worked in a combination of motifs and rows. Borders are crocheted in the round and the blanket is finished off with tassels. (Optional, of course, if you don’t like tassels.) New clues will be released on Fridays through December 10, 2021.

Finished Size

  • Throw Blanket.

Materials

  • Lion Brand Heartland yarn (Solids: 100% acrylic, 5 oz/142 g, 251 yd/230 m; Tweeds: 94% acrylic/6% rayon, 4 oz/113 g, 200 yd/183 m): 14 skeins in your choice of colors, or approximately 3,320 yards/3,036 meters in any medium weight yarn.
  • Clover Amour US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or size that matches gauge or you prefer using with medium weight yarn.
  • Clover Tassel Maker in Large or Small, or the bundle of both sizes (optional, but very helpful if you plan to finish your blanket with tassels).
  • Clover Quick Locking Stitch Marker set (optional, but helpful for marking the front and holding pieces together for seaming).
  • Clover Chibi yarn needle.

Gauge

  • See individual clues for gauge information.

Textures and Tassels Blanket Pattern Notes

  • The Textures and Tassels Blanket Blanket is constructed using a combination of motifs and rows. Borders are crocheted in the round. New “clues” will be released on Fridays during 2021.
  • I am using 3 colors for my version of the blanket: Lion Brand Heartland yarn in 178 Pinnacles (CA), 195 Biscayne (CB), and 350 Mount Rainier Tweed (CC). This is a “dye lot” yarn, so be sure to get enough of each color you plan to use so that the colors match. If you substitute a “no dye lot” yarn, the dyes are consistent between batches so you can order additional yarn as needed and the colors will match.
  • You can use as many or as few colors as you like for your version. I recommend at least 2 colors to show certain stitch patterns.
  • Whenever possible, I recommend crocheting over your yarn tails as you work. Sometimes, a stitch pattern will be too lacy to effectively crochet over your yarn tails. In that case, I recommend weaving in ends.
    • Fiber Flux has a helpful video tutorial for crocheting over your yarn tails as you work here.
    • Stitches n Scraps has helpful video and photo tutorials for 3 ways of weaving in ends here. I use the yarn (tapestry) needle method.
    • Because the border will be crocheted in the round over the unworked sides of rows, when changing colors often you can carry your yarn tails up the side of your work. AllFreeCrochet has a helpful video tutorial for carrying your yarn tails up the side of your work here.
  • Color changes are only suggestions. You are welcome to change colors more or less often.

Abbreviations Used in This Pattern

  • BL – back loop onlyLion Brand has a helpful video tutorial for identifying the back loop in crochet here.
  • CB – Color B
  • cdc – crossed double crochetSkip next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st. Each cdc counts as 2 sts. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
  • If you can’t see the video tutorial for the cdc above, click here to watch it on YouTube.
  • ch – chain
  • dc – double crochet
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • pf – 3-repeat puff stitch – [Yo, insert hook into st, yo and draw up a loop] 3 times in same st, yo and draw through all 7 loops on hook. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
  • If you can’t see the video tutorial for the pf above, click here to watch it on Instagram.
  • sc – single crochet
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sp – space
  • st(s) – stitch(es)
  • yo – yarn over
  • *Repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated.
  • [] Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.
  • () Work instructions in parentheses into same stitch or space.

Notes for Part 38

  • Gauge: Motif = 12” (30.5 cm) in pattern.
  • Ch 1 at beginning of Rounds and sl st joins do not count as a stitches.
  • Color changes are only suggestions. You are welcome to change colors more or less often. For this section, my Color B is Lion Brand Heartland in 195 Biscayne.

Pattern Instructions

Vera Square

  • With CB, ch 4, skip 3 ch, join with sl st to next ch to form ring.
  • Round 1: (Right Side) Ch 1, 12 dc in ring, join with sl st to BL of first dc. – 12 sts
  • Round 2: Ch 1, starting in same st, 2 scBL in each st around, join with sl st to BL of first sc. – 24 sts
  • Round 3: Ch 1, starting in same st [dcBL in next st, 2 dcBL in next st] around, join with sl st to BL of first dc. – 36 sts
  • Round 4: Ch 1, starting in same st [scBL in next 2 sts, 2 scBL in next st] around, join with sl st to BL of first sc. – 48 sts
  • Round 5: Ch 1, starting in same st [dcBL in next 3 sts, 2 dcBL in next st] around, join with sl st to BL of first dc. – 60 sts
  • Round 6: Ch 1, starting in same st [scBL in next 4 sts, 2 scBL in next st] around, join with sl st to BL of first sc. – 72 sts
  • Round 7: Ch 1, starting in same st [dcBL in next 5 sts, 2 dcBL in next st] around, join with sl st to top of first dc. – 84 sts
  • Round 8: Ch 1, dc in same st, *dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 10 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts,** (dc, ch 2, dc) in next st; repeat from * around, ending last repeat after **, dc in first st, ch 1, join with sc (counts as ch 1) to top of first dc. – 22 sts on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
  • Round 9: Ch 1, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, *dc in next st, [cdc across (10 times/20 sts)], dc in next st, ** (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, ending last repeat after **, dc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as ch 1) to top of first dc. – 24 sts (10 cdc + 4 dc) on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
  • Round 10: Ch 1, dc in same ch-2 sp, *[cdc across (12 times/24 sts)] to corner ch-2 sp,** (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, ending last repeat after **, dc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as ch 1) to top of first dc. – 26 sts (12 cdc + 2 dc) on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
  • Round 11: Ch 1, 2 sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in next 26 sts,** (2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, ending last repeat after **, 2 sc in first ch-2 sp, ch 2, join with sc (counts as ch 1) to top of first sc. – 30 sts on each side + 4 ch-3 sp
  • Round 12: Ch 1, sc in same ch-3 sp, *[pf in next st, sc in next st] 15 times,** (pf, sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-3 sp; repeat from * around, ending last repeat after **, (pf, sc) in first ch-3 sp, ch 2, join with sc (counts as ch 1) to top of first sc. – 33 sts (16 pf + 17 sc) on each side + 4 ch-3 sp
  • Round 13: Ch 1, sc in same ch-3 sp, *sc in next 33 sts,** (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-3 sp; repeat from * around, ending last repeat after **, sc in first ch-3 sp, ch 2, join with sc (counts as ch 1) to top of first sc. – 35 sts on each side + 4 ch-3 sp
  • Round 14: Ch 1, dc in same ch-3 sp, *[cdc across (17 times/34 sts)], dc in next st,** (ch 2, dc) in ch-3 sp; repeat from * around, ending last repeat after **, ch 1, join with sc (counts as ch 1) to top of first dc. – 36 sts (17 cdc + 1 dc) on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
  • Round 15: Ch 1, hdc in same ch-2 sp, *hdc in next 36 sts,** (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, ending last repeat after **, hdc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as ch 1) to top of first hdc. – 38 sts on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
  • If your square is smaller than 12” (30.5 cm) after Round 15, work additional rounds as follows until square reaches 12” (30.5 cm):
    • Ch 1, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in each st across to corner ch-2 sp,** (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, sc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as ch 1) to top of first sc. (Increases by 2 sts on each side with each repeat)
  • Fasten off with long yarn tail (approximately 48”/122 cm) for seaming.
© 2021 by Marie Segares (Underground Crafter). This pattern is for personal use only. You may use the pattern to make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or to give as gifts. You may sell items you personally make by hand from this pattern. Do not violate Marie’s copyright by distributing this pattern or the photos in any form, including but not limited to scanning, photocopying, emailing, or posting on a website or internet discussion group. If you want to share the pattern, point your friends to this link: https://undergroundcrafter.com/2021/10/01/textures-and-tassels-blanket-clue-38/. Thanks for supporting indie designers!

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