IT TAKES A VILLAGE CROCHET QUILT - Printer Friendly Version

IT TAKES A VILLAGE CROCHET QUILT

This is a quilt that was designed to help raise money for Crochetville. Several members made blocks of all different colors and it was put together by the lovely and talented Julie Kay. It sold for a whopping $75 for a very deserving pair of ladies! But it's been a few months now and it's time to share with everyone! This is a great scrap project. Use your scraps to make the pinwheel any color you want and unify it with the cross hatching!

ABBREVIATIONS

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

Here's the directions for the squares

SOLID COLOR GRANNY

Finished square measures approximately 2 1/2”

With size G hook, 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”

With size G hook, 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

Materials Needed:

9 oz Blue worsted weight yarn
5 oz Ranch Red worsted weight yarn
22 oz White worsted weight yarn
Small amount of 20 various colors
Size "G" crochet hook
Tapestry needle

The Pinwheel Block

Assembly

Using Tapestry needle and appropriate color yarn and whip stitching through Back Loops Only, assemble the pinwheels and the border squares using the diagram below as a reference.

BORDER

Rnd 1: With Ranch Red join with a sl st to any stitch along edge. Ch 1, sc in same st as join. Sc evenly along all four edges of quilt, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in the corners. Ch 2, turn.

Rnd 2: Hdc in each sc around, working (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the corner ch 1 sps. Ch 1, turn.

Rnd 3: Sc in each hdc around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in the corner ch 1 sps. Ch 1, turn.

Rnd 4: Hdc in each sc around, working (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the corner ch 1 sps. 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.