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Bus & Big Rig

BUS & BIG RIG CUDDLE QUILT
Designed by Carla J

An absolutely adorable modification of our Wheels on the Bus cuddle quilt designed by Carla J! The people in the vehicles are cross stitched in on a special mini granny that Carla designed. Just too cute for the little boy in your life!

ABBREVIATIONS

beg - beginning
ch - chain
sp - space
sl st - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
BLO - Back Loop Only
YO - Yarn Over

NOTE: This afghan is worked using worsted weight yarn in the colors specified with each project. It is made up of two different types of granny squares: a solid color granny and a bi-color granny. General directions for each are as follows below. Simply crochet the number of squares needed for each block in the color required then assemble as described in instructions. Note: This quilt contains a slightly modified design for use as the windows if you wish to cross stitch or embroider figures inside the vehicles. If you wish to leave them out, just make the solid color granny instead.

SOLID COLOR GRANNY Finished square measures approximately 2 1/2”

Ch 4, join with a sl st to first chain to form a ring

RND 1: Ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 1, (3 dc in ring, ch 1) three times, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3.

RND 2: Ch 3, turn, 2 dc in first ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in same ch 1 sp, ch 1 (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1) in remaining 3 ch 1 sps, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3, finish off, weave in loose ends

BI-COLOR GRANNY

Finished square measures approximately 2 1/2”

Ch 4, with main color, join with a sl st to first chain to form a ring

RND 1: Ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 1, 3 dc in ring, drop main color but DO NOT cut, pickup second color, YO draw through loop on hook, 3 dc in ring, ch 1, 3 dc in ring, ch 1 , join with sl st to top of beg ch 3

RND 2: Turn, sl st in first ch 1 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same ch 1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch 1 sp, drop second color, pick up main color again, YO draw through loop on hook, 3 dc in same ch 1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in last ch 1 sp, ch 1, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3, finish off, weave in loose ends

WINDOW SQUARES (for use if you wish to cross stitch or embroider in people in the vehicle windows):

Ch 10

Row 1: Sc in second chain from hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn

Rows 2-9: Sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn

Row 10: Sc in each sc across, finish off, weave in loose ends.

BUS & BIG RIG CUDDLE QUILT
by Carla J

Materials Needed

  7 oz   Yellow worsted weight yarn
3.5 oz  Black worsted weight yarn
3.5 oz Red worsted weight yarn
3 oz   White worsted weight yarn
4 oz   Light Grey worsted weight yarn
8 oz   Medium Grey worsted weight yarn
8 oz   Blue worsted weight yarn
Size “G” crochet hook, or size needed for proper gauge
Tapestry Needle

Afghan Assembly

Using tapestry needle and appropriate color yarn and stitching through BLO, assemble each individual block using the diagram below for placement.

bus & rig chart

Border

RND 1: With Blue yarn join with a sl st to any corner ch 1 sp, sc around, work 3 sc in each corner ch 1 sp, join with sl st to first sc to join

RND 2: Ch 3, turn, dc in each sc around, work 3 dc in each corner, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 to join

RND 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each dc around, work 3 sc in each corner, join with sl st to first sc to join

RND 4: Repeat Rnd 2

Rnd 5: Repeat Rnd 3, finish off, weave in loose ends

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these instructions. We cannot be responsible for human error, differences in individual stitching techniques or typographical errors.