Rambling Rose Blanket can be crocheted as a cot, lap or throw sized blanket. It uses a simple one-row repeat to create the main body of the blanket before border rounds are added. Finally, colourful embellishments are added with surface crochet and embroidery.
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Buy Rambling Rose Blanket
Rambling Rose Blanket can be quickly purchased using the ‘Buy now’ button below. This is from my Provenance Craft Co where you can buy printed or digital copies and I have ‘pay what you can’ options.
It can also be purchased on Etsy and Ravelry. Click on your preferred icon for more pattern details, or to purchase:
Rambling Rose Blanket & Wrap patterns were originally published in Issue 4 of The Annual by John Arbon Textiles. Digital and hard copies can be bought here. If you buy from the link, I will get a small commission if you buy something, but it’s at no extra cost to you.
Yarn Requirements
MC: John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic Worsted, 100g/ 216m/ 236yds, 100% Falklands Corriedale in shade Woman in Blue.
CCs: John Arbon Textiles Harvest Hues 4ply, 100g/ 400m/ 437yds, 33% Bluefaced Leicester/ 33% Falklands Merino/ 33% Zwartbles. Shades used were: Peat (CC1), Loganberry (CC2) & Burdock (CC3).
Cot Blanket:
- MC: 440g/ 950m/ 1040yds
- CC1: 15g/ 60m/ 66yds
- CC2: 5g/ 20m/ 22yds
- CC3: 10g/ 40m/ 44yds
Lap Blanket:
- MC: 820g/ 950m/ 1770yds
- CC1: 25g/ 100m/ 110yds
- CC2: 10g/ 40m/ 44yds
- CC3: 15g/ 60m/ 66yds
Throw:
- MC: 1240g/ 2680m/ 2925yds
- CC1: 40g/ 160m/ 175yds
- CC2: 15g/ 60m/ 66yds
- CC3: 20g/ 80m/ 88yds
Measurements
Cot Blanket: length (A) 90cm/ 35.5″ x width (B) 70cm/ 27.5″
Lap Blanket: length (A) 122cm/ 47.75″ x width (B) 99cm/ 39″
Throw: length (A) 151cm/ 59.25 x width (B) 120cm/ 47.5”
Other Materials
- 5mm (US H8) for blanket rows, 5.5mm (US I9) for blanket border & 3.5mm (US E4) for embellishments
- 5 x stitch markers
- blocking equipment
- tapestry needle
Tension/ Gauge
Measured over main stitch pattern rows, after blocking 13.5 sts x 12.5 rows to a 10cm / 4” square using 5mm hook.
Crochet stitches & Abbreviations (UK terminology)
CC – contrast colour ch – chain ch-sp – chain space cm – centimetre dc – double crochet ea – each g – gram HBtr – Herringbone treble crochet m – metre MC – main colour pm – place marker rep – repeat rnd(s) – round(s) RS – right side sk – skip ss – slip stitch st(s) – stitch(es) starting dc – starting double crochet WS – wrong side yds – yards yrh – yarn around hook ” – inches
Crochet Stitches & Abbreviations (US terminology)
CC – contrast colour ch – chain ch-sp – chain space cm – centimetre ea – each g – gram HBdc – Herringbone double crochet m – metre MC – main colour pm – place marker rep – repeat rnd(s) – round(s) RS – right side sc – single crochet sk – skip ss – slip stitch st(s) – stitch(es) starting sc – starting single crochet WS – wrong side yds – yards yrh – yarn around hook ” – inches
Embroidery stitches used:
- Surface crochet
- Back Stitch
- Daisy Stitch
- Satin Stitch
- Running Stitch
- Straight Stitch
Helpful tutorials for Rambling Rose Blanket
If you are new to some of the crochet stitches used in the Rambling Rose Blanket, here are some tutorials to help you make the blanket pattern:
- Double crochet (US single crochet) – click here for video tutorial OR here for photo tutorial
- Herringbone treble crochet (US herringbone double crochet) – click here for video tutorial OR here for photo tutorial
- Starting double crochet (US starting single crochet) – click here for video tutorial OR here for photo tutorial
- Invisible Join – click here for video tutorial OR here for a photo tutorial
- If you need some guidance on choosing colours, you might find my Tips for Choosing Yarn Colours blog helpful.
Rambling Rose Wrap
If you like the blanket pattern, you may also like my Rambling Rose Wrap pattern. It is made with 4ply yarn and uses the same embroidery techniques.
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