Life's Not A Race crochet blanket tutorial / The More The Merrier easy beginner pattern tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Life's Not A Race...but sometimes it's fun to go fast!
The Life's Not A Race crochet blanket is easy, speedy, fluffy, and fun. A simple stitch lets the colors do all of the talking. Perfect for quick gifts.
This beginner level 1-day or weekend project is designed for self-striping dk weight yarn such as Lion Brand Mandala yarn.
Requires 4 cakes of Mandala yarn or 2,360 yards (2,160 meters) of any yarn.
8 mm crochet hook.
The blanket uses double crochet stitches in US terms.
Finished size is about 3 feet wide by 5 feet long (91 cm by 152 cm).
Download the free written pattern PDF with photo tutorial here: www.ravelry.co...
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Happy crocheting!
Susan of Pretty Peaceful
I love mandala yarns too and appreciate the use of double yarn In this blanket. I really like the simplicity of your videos. You are doing just fine! Keep on keeping on!!!❤❤❤
A nice 'mindless' pattern (that's meant as a compliment!) and the foundation dc is excellently explained. Thank you :-)
Love this! I just bought 2 Mandala bonus bundles and this is perfect. It's working up beautifully.
I have two bonus bundle cakes in Sasquatch, so I'm thinking I need a blanket now hehe. And I think I'll also make my partner a blanket in Echo Caves.
Love the blanket it’s on the hook
Thanks for such a great pattern, idea for Mandalas, and excellent video tutorial. Always enjoy your posts and am learning so much. Thank you, Susan.
Just found the pattern I'm gonna use to use up my stash of mandalas I bought on clearance a couple years ago.
Thank you, this is a great idea. I have some Mandala mill ends that I want to work as 2 strands for a scarf.
Thank you! I bought a ton of this yarn for ministry blankets but didn’t realize how thin it was. I went into panic mode because I didn’t know what to do Lol. And here you are. Thank you for taking the time to do this video. Your explanation is excellent and I know it won’t take me a week to do one blanket!
I double up the yarn when using mandala yarn. Very colorful.
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You’re such a great teacher ❤️ Thank you. The yarn is so pretty 🤩 great videos!
Love it and a new way to do my foundation 😮 and turning stitches...thank you ❤
Thank you! Im definitely going to make this!!!
Thank lm beginning right now 😘👍
Nice tutorial! I learned something new! I live in CO too, in the mountains outside of Georgetown. I went to college in Durango.. Glad I found your channel!
Great idea! I have a TON of mandala yarn! Thanks so much for sharing!
I'm loving trying this out! Doing the DC foundation row was such a pleasant experience. Thank you for adding that in your video. Loving this...I'll be looking forward to making more!
You are extremely talented!! I love your design ideas and keep up the great work! Just ordered your book off Amazon!
Thank you! Thank you for your support. 💓
Thanks from Australia. Very relaxing listening to you and love the idea of joining the strands.
I am on my second one of these. Love crocheting this. Love the look
Love this I’m going to try it xx
Thank you so much for this easy, yet beautiful pattern.
I just finished my blanket using Groot. Thanks for your great tutorial.
Great pattern; great tutorial! I can see using it for Caron Latte cakes. I would love to adapt this for a cowl to work in the round.
Great tutorial! I learned a lot. I love easy and fast projects.
I might try that with treble crochets... 😃
Thank you l already made 2 blankets 😘👍
Thanks. I like this
Love your blanket! Thank you for the video!❤️❤️❤️
Thank you sooo much for this tutorial! I learned so much. Working on my afghan now, using 4 weight double stranded... I'll let you know how it goes. Your hubby sounds like a complete gem of a man.
Thank you, i have never seen this stitch done before. I have made serval of your blankets and definitely going to give this a try
Yours is THE FIRST VIDEO where I have been able to understand the process of the foundation double crochet. Thank you!!
Yay! 😀
Thanks
You are amazing! I have a Mandala problem and you have given me many solutions for what to do with some of the colorways I have bought!
I like the name you gave this blanket.
You do great job show us how to make your patterns
Ohhhh I love this for my mandala yarns!!!🎉🎉🎉
Hi, thank you for your great video. I had never done the chainless foundation row or the standing double crochet. I recently used this pattern for a baby blanket using Bernat's pipsqueak yarn. I combined it with Luv's baby blanket yarn. It was so much easier to crochet into the big spaces. I used a 10.00mm hook and it turned out great. Thank you again.
did you still use 108 stitches?
Love this pattern! Thank you, Susan. Great tutorial! 💜
Interesting stitch! I like it and will give it try.
Thanks so much
Great tutorial! I learned a lot thank you
Saw this and I'm trying it now. It's great❣️
Loved your video! Thank you 🙏
Perfect and very pretty thank you 😊
Working on one right now in colorway troll. I went to Joann’s today to look for more mandala (I make and donate blankets to our rescue mission) and found several of the bonus bundles were on clearance. So I have enough to make 5 more blankets. Wonderful easy pattern.
Thank you! I went to Joann today too! Our bonus bundles weren’t on clearance though 😅
Just love your channel. Can you make more bags just with Mandela? Maybe helped double? I would like to make one with a square pattern!!! Tks again
Wow this is amazingly beautiful ☺️🧶
You make beautiful blankets 🥰
Thank you! 💗
I found that the WalMart cakes are 342 yards for 5.97 now, so has that changed? These cakes you're mentioning here are 590 yards, so it would be more cakes if WalMart had them. I just want to be sure. Not all WalMarts have them, and especially not any store has all the colors.
I get so decision bound when I try to figure out what to make for my grandchildren (whom I never see, for reasons I don't care to discuss here LOL) because I don't like certain colors myself. The browns I am not fond of, but I found a really pretty one that stars with Ne(?) something. I am going to make something for my granddaughter with that one. She's still a baby. I am having so much fun thinking about things I can make for them.
Thanks! I know the sparkle Mandala cakes and the Mandala ombre cakes have less yardage per cake compared to the regular Mandala cakes. I used the regular Lion Brand Mandala cakes for this. I live in a really remote area and the only place to buy yarn within and hour and a half drive is Walmart and the yarn section is a tiny little part of one side of an aisle. Not much to choose from. Sometimes if I don’t like one of the colors, I cut that color out and don’t use it. Have fun crocheting!
I like this it’s very pretty, can you let me know what the multiples are if I want to change the size? Thanks
Thank you! The stitch multiple is any number of stitches you like. You can also work the blanket lengthwise in rows as I have shown here (so start with as many stitches as you want the length of your blanket to be), or work the blanket horizontally (starting with as many stitches as you want the width of your blanket to be).
Oh my God I just found this I am so doing this
Molto bella si potrebbe avere qualche idea da lavorare ai ferri?grazie
So the only thing I’m wondering is the blanket you did here seems to have the colors in rows… the cakes I have are like backwards… the one color that starts on the outside on one and the inside on the same one is complete opposite on the other skein… so if I use from both skeins, it would be 2 different colors!!! Idk how to make it work where it will look gradient in color… I don’t want a mashup of colors to look like mandala-puke lol. 😂
I just uploaded a video for the Let It Fly blanket that shows how to cut each blanket only once to get the colors to line up and make a symmetrical blanket. ruclips.net/video/sTzLtxDTIkU/видео.html&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
I hope it helps!
@@prettypeacefulcrochet cut each blanket? Like the finished blanket?
@@FJolly86 I meant cut each cake only once before you start! 😅
@@prettypeacefulcrochet ohh I was like why on earth would anyone wanna do that lmaooooo. But I thought you were never supposed to cut the yarn!! I’m over here driving myself crazy with this one blanket with 3 colors working up the sides and having the strings get all crossed over and the balls of yarn are getting all messy!!
I just love this pattern and excited I learned how to make my edges straight . What is the color of this yarn? I might have overlooked and can’t find. I’m using Warlock Sorcier but am thinking of using this 4 next blanket!
Thank you, Teresa! The pink/white/gray colorway is Fairy and the blue/purple/green colorway is Peacock.
@@prettypeacefulcrochet you’re welcome! And thx
I just finished my Life is not a race blanket and am wondering if you like to do a special finish on your blankets.
@@barbwhite6217 if the edges are uneven, I will block it. I don’t usually add a border or any other finishing touch.
Instead of two yarns together, can you use a 4 worsted yarn or 5 chunky yarn? I love the pattern.
Thank you! Yes, you can use one strand of bulky/chunky weight yarn.
I feel silly but I am looking for the fly away blanket and can’t find it. My ocd will go crazy if I don’t have it match. 😂 can you possibly link me? I just got some mandala and would love to try this. Thanks!
Is it the Let It Fly blanket? There is a free written pattern but no video yet. www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/let-it-fly-mandala-blanket
And now there IS a video! It's wonderful.
Thank you for this tutorial, the blanket is beautiful❣️ I haven’t used that yarn, but I think it’s really pretty. My husband chose Bernat Blanket yarn (super bulky) in the color Inkwell for his blanket. Do you think it would work out well for this pattern?
Thank you, Rosemary! I love Bernat Blanket yarn. Using one strand at a time would work beautifully with this stitch because it has such a nice drape. Go for it!
Thank you so much for your reply 😊
If I wanted to crochet a simple border for the more the merrier blanket which border would you recommend?
Hi Lisa, I think one round of single crochet and then one round of double crochet would be lovely!
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I’m curious which yarn you used with this pattern in a pic I found elsewhere. Idk where I can send the photo for you to see. Can’t upload it here.
Hi Grammiepammie, you can email me the photo at prettypeacefulcrochet@gmail.com or try to describe it here!
Susan
So wait I’m confused what to to do to begin n a chain foundation
You can always start the usual way with just chains and then double crochet into the chains instead of trying the foundation double crochet technique.
Here is the video I learned foundation double crochet from, it is probably easier to understand: www.mooglyblog.com/foundation-double-crochet-fdc/
What do you think about using a 5 weight instead of doubling the 3?
I think that would work perfectly! This stitch is one of my favorites because it creates a fabric with a really great drape.
I have 110 foundation chain. 108 + 2. Or should I just have 108 total?
Also, when using two strands it keeps tangling. I changed yarn to be next 2 each other. No matter where I put yarn always detangles. Any suggestions? Thx
Hi Teresa, the pattern as written has 108 stitches per row. However, any stitch count works! It's fine to have 110 stitches per row. Just make sure you still have 110 stitches at the end of each row.
My favorite way to keep the two yarns from tangling is to keep one ball of yarn next to me on the couch and to put the other ball of yarn in a bowl on the floor as I crochet.
If that doesn't work, you could try rolling the two yarns into a one big ball before you start crocheting.
Susan
@@prettypeacefulcrochet wow thx 4 quick response. I thought maybe it was 108 + 2 for turning chain. But now I always count each row. And I love the chain less stitch in 1st stitch - my row is perfectly even now! Yay! Just started 4 friend so we shall c how this 1 turns out. 1st time using double strand. I only just started last yr & is a gr8 hobby!
What a great idea about the bowl on the floor.
What color way is this? Its gorgeous!
Thanks, Kari! The blue/green/purple yarn is the Peacock colorway of Mandala yarn. Sadly, I heard that Lion Brand has discontinued this colorway. The hot pink/white/tan colorway I show at the beginning of the video is called Fairy.
Do you sell your crochet book patterns and finished products. My husband really loves the things in your book. I am Bohemia n and when he finds things he things he wants me to have. He buys it
Thank you. You can buy Crochet Southwest Spirit on Amazon here: Crochet Southwest Spirit: Over 20 Bohemian Crochet Patterns Inspired by the American Southwest a.co/d/cSOOkfS
My patterns are also available on Ravelry here: www.ravelry.com/designers/susan-e-kennedy. I don’t have any finished products for sale at this time.
Another question. My yarn keeps tangling (wrapping around each other) is this normal bc of 2 strands?
When I work with two yarns at once they tend to twist a little too. Keeping the balls of yarn spread apart helps, like keeping one ball on the floor and one ball on the couch. It is okay for then to twist as long as they are not getting pulled really tight.
Ok thank you.
What is the name of hooks do you use?
I am using a Susan Bates brand hook for this blanket. My usual hooks are Clover brand.
Could find the pattern on Raverly. Can you help?
Here’s the free crochet pattern on Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lifes-not-a-race
Is it a 3 or 4 weight ?
It’s a 3 weight.