In this post you can find the pattern and video tutorial for Part 9 of my Enigma Blanket design. In Part 9 we continue with the process of turning our blanket into a rectangle. In this part we reach for the stars with the star stitch. When you have the hang of it, this is a great stitch. Keep your loops a little loose to prevent your blanket from pulling in, and take your time because it’s a time consuming stitch to make. 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
hdc Half double crochet
sl st Slip stitch
st(s) Stitch(es)

pul pull up loop
yrh yarn round hook

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

BSst Beginning Star Stitch: ch3, starting in 2nd ch from hook, draw up a loop in each of next 2 ch, draw up loop in each of first 3 sts, yrh, draw through all 6 loops on hook, ch1 to form the eye of the star stitch

Sst Star Stitch: draw up loop through eye in center of previous star stitch, draw up loop around last loop of previous star stitch, draw up loop in last worked st (already contains last loop of previous star stitch), draw up a loop in each of next 2 sts, yrh, draw through all 6 loops on hook, ch1 to form the eye of the star stitch

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 9

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.

Two identical panels are worked on opposite sides of the blanket, extending the panel made in the previous parts.

Row 8 (RS) Join Color B in first st with a sl st, 1BSst, 90 Sst across, 1hdc in last st. Turn.
[91 Sst, 1 hdc]

Row 9 (WS) Continue with the same color, ch1 (does not count as a st), 1hdc in first st, 2hdc in eye of each Sst to end, 1hdc in top of beginning ch3. Fasten off. Turn.
[184 hdc]

Rows 10-11 Repeat rows 8-9 with Color F.

Rows 12-13 Repeat rows 8-9 with Color D.

Row 14 (RS) Join Color E in first st with a standing hdc, 1hdc in next 183 sts across. Fasten off.
[184 hdc]

Row 15 (RS) Join Color A in first st with a standing bphdc, 1bphdc in next 183 sts across. Fasten off.
[184 bphdc]

Repeat rows 8-15 on the second panel on the opposite side of the blanket. Work away all yarn tails.

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

At the end of this part, the Cotton 8 measures 5.5cm, the Stone Washed panel measures 6cm, and the Colour Crafter and Scrumptious panels measure 7.5cm.

#itsallinanutshell

If you are making something with one of my patterns or one of my videos, I would love to see your work. Use the hashtag #itsallinanutshell on Instagram to help me find it, share your work in my It’s all in a Nutshell Crochet Nuts group on Facebook or tag me in one of your posts.

With love,
Esther

Follow me on
Facebook, YouTube, Ravelry, Instagram

This post contains affiliate links. Please read my disclosure and copyright policy. All opinions are my own and I only link to products I use or would use. Thank you for using the links on my blog and supporting my work.

Discover more from It's all in a Nutshell Crochet

Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email.

Enigma Blanket Part 9 – Free Crochet Pattern