The Rustle of Autumn Blanket Crochet Pattern

The Rustle of Autumn Blanket crochet pattern

After a few years off from designing due to a full work schedule, I'm excited to FINALLY be able to release another new crochet pattern for you!  This fun Rustle of Autumn Blanket was actually designed back in 2021 and has been sitting in a quilt bag with hopes of being seen and loved.  

The Rustle of Autumn Blanket crochet pattern

Every fall, my family loves to drive through the beautiful mountains of Northern Utah to enjoy the amazing colors of the season.  The kids try to count how many deer they can find as we take the back roads to my parent's house and in my heart, I'm always hoping there are as many, if not more than when I was a kid. 
The amazing combination of deep reds, oranges and a few greens throughout the trees on our favorite country road just warms the soul!  This was the inspiration for The Rustle of Autumn Blanket.  Rich, warm colors filled with texture to wrap up in as the nights start to chill.  Whether you need a beautiful blanket to add the feel of the season to your room or some texture to catch the eye, you can't go wrong with this one.  Just sitting here, I'm thinking I should whip one up in patriotic colors for my Father in law and  it I may grab some baby yarn to work one for the next baby shower.  So many color ideas for this!

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Pattern & Photo Copyright 2021 © Kate Wagstaff of Crafting Friends Designs

Skill Level: Easy
Terms: US Crochet Terminology
Materials: 4 stitch markers
          Any 4ww yarn such as Big Twist or Caron One Pound
           672  yards Fern
           1350 yards Cream
           682  yards Ember

Finished Size:  49” x 54”
Hook: J/10-5.75mm
Gauge: 13 hdc & 10 rows = 4”
Stitches/Abbreviations:
st(s) - stitch(es)   
sl st - slip stitch     
ch - chain     
yo - yarn over  
sc - single crochet    
hdc - half double crochet     
dc - double crochet     
tr - treble crohet      

Special Stitches:

HDC Foundation Chain:  
Video  Tutorial: https://www.craftingfriendsdesigns.com/bloggingfun/hdc-foundation-chain-video-tutorial

Photo Tutorial:                               http://craftingfriendsdesigns.blogspot.com/2014/12/hdc-chainless-foundation.html

Front Post Double Crochet (FPdc): Yo, insert hook from front to back and to front again around the vertical post (upright part) of indicated st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook

2-dc Cluster (2dcCL):  [Yo, insert hook in chain indicated, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook]2x, yo, pull through all 3 loops on hook

3-dc Cluster (2dcCL): [Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook]3x, yo, pull through all 4 loops on hook

Bobble st: [Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook]5x, yo, pull through all 6 loops on hook

Xtr: Skip indicated st, tr in next st, working behind previous st, tr in skipped st
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Picot: Chain 3, sl st in third chain from hook

​Notes: 

1. When changing colors, do so in the last step of the last stitch of the row before the color change
2. Color sections are worked in counts of 2  & 4 rows to allow you to carry your yarn up the edge of the throw instead of fastening off each color

With Cream
Row 1: HDC Foundation chain of 150 or to customize, work foundation chain in any multiple of 3+6 that equals an even number (example: 3*6+6=24, 3*60+6=186)
Note: If you prefer to work a basic chain, chain 151, turn and hdc in 2nd chain from hook and each chain across ending with a total of 150 hdc

Row 2: Turn, ch 1, hdc in each st across (150 hdc)

Row 3: Turn, ch 1, hdc in very first st, *skip next st, hdc in next st, working in front of stitch just made, FPdc around skipped st,* repeat from *to* across to end st, hdc in end st

Row 4: Turn, ch 1, hdc in each st across (150 hdc)

Row 5: Repeat row 3

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With Ember
Row 6: Turn, ch 2, dc in next three sts, ch 3, work 2dcCL in third chain from hook, *work 3dcCL, ch 3, work 2dcCL in third chain from hook,* repeat from *to* across to last three sts, dc in end three sts (6 dc, 48 3dcCL)
Row 7: Turn, dc in next three sts, *skip next chain space, 3 dc in next 3dcCL,* repeat from *to* across to last chain space, skip last chain space, dc in last three sts

With Cream
Rows 8-11: Repeat rows  2-3 

With Fern
Row 12: Turn, ch 1, hdc in each st across (150 hdc)

Row 13: Turn, ch 1, hdc in next 4 sts, Bobble st in next st, *hdc in next 2 sts, Bobble st in next st,* repeat from *to* across to end 4 sts, hdc in end 4 sts (8 hdc, 48 Bobble sts)
Note: When working the Bobble stitches, make sure they pop on the front side of the blanket

With Cream
Rows 14-17: Repeat rows 2-3 

Rows 18-101: Repeat rows 6-17 (rotating colors as noted)
Fasten off Fern after row 97

With Ember
Rows 102-103: Repeat rows 6-7
Fasten off Ember

With Cream
Rows 104-107: Repeat rows 2-3

Border: 
With Right side facing at the start of each row

With cream 
Round 1: Rotate to work down first side of blanket, ch 1, hdc evenly around entire blanket in multiples of 2 plus work 1 extra stitch at each corner and place a stitch marker around corner stitch, sl st to beginning st to connect, Fasten off cream

With Fern
Round 2: Attach yarn 3 sts to the left of corner st with a sl st, ch 4 (counts as tr), tr in st to right of ch-4, *[work a Xtr using next 2 sts] to next corner, (working first tr of final Xtr pair in corner st), ch 3, work a Xtr in next st and corner st,* repeat from *to* around, sl st to top of first Xtr to connect,
Fasten off Fern

With Cream
Round 3: Attach yarn between space of next Xtr pairs with a sl st, ch 1, sc in same space, *ch 1, skip 1 Xtr pair, [sc in space between Xtr pairs, ch 1, skip 1 Xtr pair]**to corner space, (sc, ch 1, sc, ch 1, sc) in corner space;* repeat from * to* around ending last repeat at **, sl st to beginning sc to connect,
Fasten off Cream

With Ember
Round 4: Attach yarn to center sc of any corner with a sl st, ch 5 (counts as dc, ch-1), dc in same st, ch 1,  Bobble st in next ch-space, [ch 1, Bobble st in next ch-space] to corner sc, ch 1, *(dc, ch 1, dc) in corner sc, [ch 1, Bobble st in next ch-space] to corner sc,* repeat from *to* around, sl st to top of beginning ch-3 to connect,
Fasten off Ember

With Cream
Round 5: Attach yarn to ch-1 in any corner with a sl st, ch 1, *[sc, ch 1]2x around corner ch-1, sc in next dc, ch 1, [skip next Bobble st, sc around next ch-1, ch 1] to corner ch-1, sc in next dc, ch 1,* repeat from *to* around to end dc of corner stitch, (sc, ch 1) in end corner dc, sl st to beginning stitch to connect 

Round 6: Ch 1, (sc, Picot, sc) around each ch-1 around entire blanket,  sl st to beginning  st to connect 

Fasten off and weave in all ends

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