Spring Whispers blanket was inspired by a Wintery Octagon Mandala – a standalone crochet pattern released a few years ago. I have always wanted to grow it into something bigger. And this is how an idea for Spring Whispers blanket came to life.

A central floral square, as well as a couple of borders and joining elements, were additionally designed to put a mosaic of the blanket together.

Laura Jackson (aka @taemombo) has created her own colorway for the dark Stone Washed & River Washed version. She also made a light sample with the same yarn. And the light sample in Whirl & Whirlette yarns was kindly created by Esther Schippers.

Where to find the yarn

The yarn for this blanket can be found in your nearest local Scheepjes store. And if you are in Canada & US, you can purchase a complete yarn kit from Taemombo. The price includes a complete E-book you need to make this blanket.

Check all details and pictures on Tatsiana's blog HERE. Hope you enjoy!

Level: Intermediate

Yarn: Spring Whispers blanket was designed in two colorways using Scheepjes Stone Washed & River Washed yarn (22% Acrylic x 78% Cotton; 50g/130m), and Scheepjes Whirl & Whirlette yarn (60% Cotton x 40% Acrylic; 220g/1000m or 100g/455m).

Please, note that Stone Washed & River Washed blanket does not use the last 2 borders. The reason is that I wanted both versions to be approx. the same size. However, you can feel free to add the final borders to your Stone Washed & River Washed blanket. But because we did not test it, the yarn amounts for each color are unknown. The list of materials is for the exact blankets you see in the pictures.

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1. Stone Washed & River Washed dark version

Yarn A:

Stone Washed Blue Apatite x 4 balls

Stone Washed Yellow Jasper x 4 balls

Stone Washed Turquoise x 3 balls

Stone Washed Malachite x 3 balls

Stone Washed Crystal Quartz x 2 balls

Stone Washed Larimar x 3 balls

River Washed Severn x 2 balls

River Washed Danube x 2 balls

River Washed Tiber x 2 balls

River Washed Rhine x 2 balls

River Washed Wheaton x 1 ball

Yarn B: Stone Washed Black Onyx x 22 balls

Yarn C: Stone Washed Lepidolite x 10 balls

Total: 60 balls of yarn

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2. Stone Washed & River Washed light version

Yarn A:

Stone Washed Amazonite x 4 balls

Stone Washed Green Agate x 3 balls

Stone Washed Lilac Quartz x 4 balls

Stone Washed Lepidolite x 5 balls

Stone Washed Garnet x 3 balls

Stone Washed Deep Amethyst x 3 balls

Stone Washed Turquoise x 3 balls

River Washed Colorado x 3 balls

Yarn B: Stone Washed Moon Stone x 22 balls

Yarn C: Stone Washed Smokey Quartz x 10 balls

Total: 60 balls of yarn

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3. Whirl & Whirlette dark version

Yarn A:

Whirl 764 Red Velvet Sunrise x 1 cake

Whirl 776 Rosewater Cocktail x 1 cake

Whirl 780 Key Lime Pi x 1 cake

Yarn B: Whirlette 855 Grappa x 6 balls

Yarn C: Whirlette 854 Blueberry x 3 balls

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4. Whirl & Whirlette light version

Yarn A:

Whirl 769 Blackberry Mint Chip x 1 cake

Whirl 562 Petrol Please Me x 1 cake

Whirl 558 Shrinking Violet x 1 cake

Yarn B: Whirlette 860 Ice x 6 balls

Yarn C: Whirlette 852 Frosted x 3 balls

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Finished size (after blocking): All blankets are approx. the same size: 160cm/63in

Material list:

• 3.75 mm for Stone Washed & River Washed
• 3 mm for Whirl & Whirlette
• Stitch markers, scissors, blocking tools, yarn needle to weave in ends

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ERRATA

Placement of colors for Whirl versions - dark / light:

Central Square 1: Inner tail of Red Velvet Sunrise / Inner tail of Blackberry Mint Chip

Central Square 2: Outer tail of Red Velvet Sunrise / Inner tail of Shrinking Violet

Central Square 3: Inner tail of Rosewater Cocktail / Inner tail of Petrol Please Me

Central Square 4: Inner tail of Key Lime Pi / Inner tail of Petrol Please Me

Border 1: Outer tail of Red Velvet Sunrise / Inner tail of Petrol Please Me

INSTRUCTIONS

Central Square: Use Yarn B for Round 33.

Octagon, Round 5. Stitch count - 4 sc & 2 ch1-sps per side.

TRIANGLES. Make 16 in total (12 outer and 4 inner)

Row 18: Turn a quarter and continue along the bottom side of the triangle. Ch2, 1sc in same st as last st of prev row (pm), [ch1, 1sc] rep 10 times evenly until you reach magic ring, ch1, 1sc into ring, [ch1, 1sc] rep 11 times to the next corner (pm in last sc), ch2, ss to beg sc of prev row, fasten off – 45 sts at triangle’s bottom.

3/4 SQUARES

Row 3: Ch1, 1sc in first st, ch1, 1sc in next sp, [ch1, skip 1 st, (1sc, ch2, 1sc) in next corner ch2-sp, ch1, skip 1 st, 1sc in next sp] twice, ch1, 1sc in last st, turn – 5 sts per side.

Row 4: Ch1, 1sc in first st, ch1, 1sc in next sp, *[ch1, skip 1 st, 1sc in next sp] rep to one st left before corner, ch1, skip 1 st, (1sc, ch2, 1sc) in corner ch2-sp; rep from * once more, [ch1, skip 1 st, 1sc in next sp] rep to last st, ch1, 1sc in last st, turn – 7 sts per side.

Row 18: Turn a quarter and work along two inner sides of the motif as follows: ch2, 1sc in same st as last sc of prev row (pm), [ch1, 1sc] rep 11 times to magic ring, ch1 (pm), skip magic ring, 1sc, [ch1, 1sc] rep 11 times to the next corner (pm in last sc), ch2, ss to beg sc of prev row, fasten off – 47 sts at motif’s bottom

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VIDEO tutorials:

Introduction: https://youtu.be/2XflqwenvLA

Central Square (Rounds 1-13): https://youtu.be/jEhsOeMBPwg

Flat Zip joining: https://youtu.be/XIVsM678xX0

Octagon (Rounds 1-11): https://youtu.be/T1tYkIhYffY

Triangle: https://youtu.be/mB19ffhIHZ4

¾ Square: https://youtu.be/ZhynEnsoCr8