In this post you can find the pattern and video tutorial for Part 7 of my Enigma Blanket design. In Part 7 our blanket becomes a square again, with the width of the blanket being almost the final width. If you choose to stop now, your blanket will look completed, but you can also choose to continue in the next parts. Voor Nederlands, zie aub DEZE post.

Resources

Materials

You will need 7 colors of any yarn you like to make your Enigma Blanket. I have designed 4 colorways in 3 different yarn weights to inspire you for your own blanket. You can use one of my colorways or choose your own. My colorways are the original Flower Field in Scheepjes Stone Washed, and Flower Field in Scheepjes Colour Crafter, and the two new colorways Vintage in Scheepjes Scrumptious and Sunset Sky in Scheepjes Cotton 8. You can find information about color numbers and yarn amounts HERE. You can buy your supplies from any yarn shop close to you, but you can also buy a full kit with everything you need from my webshop.

I also have yarn kits available for all 4 colorways of Enigma Blanket in my shop. The mandala kits include everything you need to make these mandalas including the pattern, yarn and the mandala rings.

Abbreviations

This pattern uses US crochet terminology. If you are more familiar with UK terminology, please refer back to this overview for the most common terms.

ch Chain
ch-sp(s) Chain space(s)
hdc Half double crochet
dc Double crochet
sc Single crochet
sl st Slip stitch
st(s) Stitch(es)
tr Treble crochet

bphdc Back post half double crochet: work the half double around the post of the st inserting hook from back to front to back again

invisible join Cut yarn, pull yarn through last stitch made, thread yarn on needle, insert needle under both loops of first st after initial chain sts, pull yarn through, insert needle into top of the last stitch made, pull yarn through

Color Placement

Please refer back to the materials list for the specification per colorway in regards to which color is Color A up to Color G.

Enigma Blanket Pattern – Part 7

This pattern uses US crochet terminology. If you are more familiar with UK terminology, please refer back to this overview for the most common terms.

The triangles are joined at the beginning and end of each row to the sts of Round 53. The triangle is worked from the center of Round 53, outward, working the stitches of the triangle itself in the stitches of the previous row. The chains worked between the sl sts at the end of a row do not count as sts. The stitch count given is for one edge of the triangle only.

Tip: Mark the first and last st on each row to find them more easily in the next row.

Tip: Check that you have 20 unworked stitches either side of the triangle on Round 53 before starting this part.

Row 21 (RS) Join Color E in next unworked st on Round 53 before the sl st of Row 20 with a sl st, 2sc in first st, 1hdc in next st, skip next sc, (ch4, 1bphdc in 3rd dc, ch4, 1bphdc in 6th dc, ch4, 1tr in next sc) 4 times, ch4, 1bphdc in 3rd dc, ch4, 1bphdc in 5th dc, ch5, 1bphdc in 9th dc, ch4, 1bphdc in 11th dc, ch4, (1tr in next sc, ch4, 1bphdc in 3rd dc, ch4, 1bphdc in 6th dc, ch4) 4 times, skip next sc, 1hdc in next st, 2sc in last st, sl st in next unworked st on Round 53, ch3, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Turn.
[14 4ch-sps, 2 sc, 1 hdc, 10 bphdc, 4 tr]

Row 22 (WS) Continue with the same color, 3dc in first st, 2dc in next st, (4dc in next ch4-sp, skip next st) 14 times, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) in ch5-sp, (skip next st, 4dc in ch4-sp) 14 times, 1dc in next 2 sts, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Fasten off. Turn.
[64 dc]

Tip: Keep your tension a bit loose on the sts of rows 23-27 to prevent the sts from pulling. If you find it difficult to keep your tension loose, consider going up a hook size.

Row 23 (RS) Join Color B in third unworked st on Round 53 before the sl st of Row 22 with a sl st, 3dc in first st, (ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st) 31 times, ch1, skip next st, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2-sp, ch1, skip next st, (1dc in next st, ch1, skip next st) 31 times, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53, ch3, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Turn.
[36 dc, 32 ch1-sps]

Row 24 (WS) Continue with the same color, 3dc in first st, 1dc in next st,
(ch1, 1dc in ch1-sp) 32 times, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2-sp, 1dc in next st, (ch1, 1dc in ch1-sp) 32 times, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Fasten off. Turn.
[39 dc, 33 ch1-sps]

Row 25 (RS) Join Color F in third unworked st on Round 53 before the sl st of Row 24 with a sl st, 3dc in first st, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st, (ch1, 1dc in ch1-sp) 33 times, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2-sp, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st,
(ch1, 1dc in ch1-sp) 33 times, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53, ch3, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Turn.
[40 dc, 36 ch1-sps]

Row 26 (WS) Continue with the same color, 3dc in first st, 1dc in next st,
(ch1, 1dc in ch1-sp) 36 times, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2-sp, 1dc in next st, (ch1, 1dc in ch1-sp) 36 times, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53. Fasten off. Turn.
[43 dc, 37 ch1-sps]

Row 27 (RS) Join Color D in third unworked st on Round 53 before the sl st of Row 27 with a sl st, 3dc in first st, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st, (ch1, 1dc in ch1-sp) 37 times, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2-sp, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st,
(ch1, 1dc in ch1-sp) 37 times, ch1, skip next st, 1dc in next st, ch1, skip next st, 3dc in last st, skip next 2 unworked sts on Round 53, sl st in next st on Round 53, ch2, skip last unworked st on Round 53, sl st in ch2-sp on Round 53. Turn.
[44 dc, 40 ch1-sps]

Row 28 (WS) Continue with the same color, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 2 sts, (2sc in ch1-sp, skip next st) 40 times, 1sc in next st, (1sc, ch2, 1sc) in ch2-sp, 1sc in next st, (skip next st, 2sc in ch1-sp) 40 times, 1sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in last st, skip last unworked st on Round 53, sl st in ch2-sp on Round 53. Fasten off. Turn.
[86 sc]

Repeat rows 21-28 on the other 3 edges of the square.

Continue by working around the full square in the round. The stitch count given is per edge of the square.

Tip: Be sure to work in the first stitch after the corner in Round 1. The first st can be slightly hidden by the corner you just made and can therefore easily be skipped.

Round 1 (RS) Join Color E in ch2-sp of Round 53 with a sl st, ch1 (does not count as a st), starting in the next st, *1hdc in next 86 sts, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2-sp of Row 27 covering ch2-sp of Row 28, 1hdc in next 86 sts, 2hdc in ch2-sp of Round 53; repeat from * to end, join to first st with invisible join.
[4 dc, 174 hdc]

Round 2 (RS) Join Color A in any ch2-sp with a sl st, ch1, *(2hdc, ch2, 2hdc) in ch2-sp, 1bphdc in next 178 sts across; repeat from * to end, join to first st with invisible join. Fasten off.
[4 hdc, 178 bphdc]

Video tutorials

There are free video tutorials available on my YouTube channel to help you make your Enigma Blanket. The video’s are available in English US Terms, in left handed and right handed versions. I hope the videos make it possible for everyone to make the blanket.

Size at the end of this part

The blanket will wobble a bit again, block to the given measurement to make it flat and square. At the end of this part, the Cotton 8 blanket measures 85cm square, the Stone Washed blanket 100cm, the Colour Crafter and Scrumptious blankets 110cm.

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