My Garden Bug Blanket – Part One: Labybug Square

SKILL LEVEL:

Easy

Basic stitches, simple shaping and finishing. Concentration required for neat finishing.

30 cm x 30 cm

Yarns:Double knitting/light worsted yarn

50 grams of cream or white, dark pink, light blue

Small amounts of dark green and pink

Very small amount of black for embroidery

My Yarn:

This is only a suggestion and you can use any yarn and hook – you will just have ensure your blocks are the same size.
Here is the details of my yarn if you would like to look for a substitute:

Name – Pullskein
Brand- Elle

Weight – DK (11 wpi) 3 : Light
Meterage – 330 yards (300 meters)
Unit weight – 100 grams (3.53 ounces)
Gauge – 22.0 sts = 4 inches
Hook size – 4mm (G) – 4.5mm

Fibers – 100% Manufactured Fibers – Acrylic
Texture – plied

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Red Heart Soft Yarn Substitute

Size 3.50mm Hook

Yarn Needle

3 x Flower Buttons (or buttons of own choice)

2 x Flower Buttons (1 small/ 1 large)

2x Medium Sized Beads

approx 10cm=1cm blue ribbon

22sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10cm

Tension/Gauge is not necessary for this project to be perfect

With cream/white yarn and 3.50mm hook

CH 41

Row 1: Work 1SC into 2nd CH from hook, work 1SC into each CH until end (40 SC), turn

Row 2: CH1, work 1SC into each SC from previous row, turn (40 SC)

Repeat row 2 until 50 rows worked

With dark pink yarn and 3.50mm hook

make a Magic Ring

Work into magic ring as follows:

Row 1: CH3 (counts as 1DC), 5DC, turn (6DC) – pull on tail to close ring

Row 2: CH3 (counts as 1DC), work 1DC into same ST as 3CH, work 2DC into each DC from previous row (12DC), turn

Row 3: CH3 (counts as 1DC), work 1DC into same ST as 3CH, work 1DC into next DC. *Work 2DC into next DC, work 1DC into next DC. Repeat from * until end (18DC), turn

Row 4: CH3 (counts as 1DC), work 1DC into same ST as 3CH, work 1DC into next 2 DC. *Work 2DC into next DC, work 1DC into next 2 DC. Repeat from * until end (24DC), turn

Row 5: CH3 (counts as 1DC), work 1DC into same ST as 3CH, work 1DC into next 3 DC. *Work 2DC into next DC, work 1DC into next 3 DC. Repeat from * until end (30DC), DO NOT TURN – SL ST loosely all around. FO and weave in ends.

With light blue yarn and 3.50mm hook

make a Magic Ring

Work into magic ring as follows:

Rnd 1: CH3 (counts as 1DC), 11DC, SL ST into top of 3CH (12DC) – pull on tail to close ring

Rnd 2: CH3 (counts as 1DC), work 1DC into same ST as 3CH, work 2DC into each DC from previous row (24DC), SL ST into top of 3CH. FO and weave in ends.

Eyes: (make 2)

With cream/white yarn and 3.50mm hook

make a Magic Ring

Work into magic ring as follows:

Rnd 1: CH3 (counts as 1DC), 11DC, SL ST into top of 3CH (12DC) – pull on tail to close ring

FO (leave a tail for sewing), weave in short tail.

Eyelids: (make 2)

With light blue yarn and 3.50mm hook

make a Magic Ring

Work into magic ring as follows:

Rnd 1: CH3 (counts as 1DC), 7DC (8DC) – pull on tail to close ring

FO (leave a tail for sewing), weave in short tail.

Embroider a blank French knot in the middle of each eye. Sew eyes onto head and then sew eyelids over eyes:

FO all tails and weave in ends.

With pink yarn and 3.50mm hook

CH 91

SL ST into 2nd CH from hook, work 1SC and 1HDC into next ST, work 2DC into next ST, work 1HDC and 1SC into next ST, work a SL ST into next ST.

*SL ST into next ST, work 1SC and 1HDC into next ST, work 2DC into next ST, work 1HDC and 1SC into next ST, work a SL ST into next ST. Repeat from *5 times more.

SL ST into next ST, work 1SC and 1HDC into next ST, DC6tog, work 1HDC and 1SC into next ST, work a SL ST into next ST.

*SL ST into next ST, work 1SC and 1HDC into next ST, work 2DC into next ST, work 1HDC and 1SC into next ST, work a SL ST into next ST. Repeat from 8 times more.

FO and leave a long tail for sewing (twice the length of frame)

Sew border frame with the whipstitch method to the block as shown in photos

With light blue yarn and 3.50mm hook

make a Magic Ring

Work into magic ring as follows:

CH1, work 2SC, work 2HDC, work 2DC work 2TR, SL ST, work 2TR, work 2DC, work 2HDC, work 2SC, SL ST into 1st SC. FO, leave a tail for sewing- pull on short tail to close ring, weave in.

Sew heart to top of the block on the

left side near the border frame

Sew 3 flower (or any other) buttons onto the ladybug’s body and sew body and head onto the block as shown in photos

Attach the blue ribbon just above the head

Thread some green yarn through two beads and make a chain of 10, sew just underneath the body as shown in photos

Attach the blue ribbon just above the head

Pull the green yarn through the block from the back to the front as shown in photo:

Working through the block make a chain of 10 SL STS for the Green flower and repeat for the Pink Flower making 7 SL STS. FO and weave in ends

Sew on flower buttons.

If you do not have any flower buttons here is an easy flower to make:

With yarn and 3.50mm hook make a Magic Ring

Work into magic ring as follows:

*CH3, 2DC,CH3, SL ST in ring. Repeat from 4 times more. FO – pull on tail to close ring, (leave a tail for sewing), weave in short tail.

Sew flowers onto block

With dark pink yarn and 3.50mm hook

start in a corner.

Work up 40SC over top and bottom row,

50SC down each side (1SC into each row)

SL ST into first SC

Rnd 2: CH3, work 3DC into same ST, CH2, skip 4 STS, work 3DC into next ST. *CH2, skip 4 STS, work 3DC into next ST. Repeat from * all around, working 3DC, CH2, 3DC into each corner. Ending with a 3DC, 2CH into same space as first 3DC. FO and weave in ends

Rnd 3: with cream/white yarn, into corner: CH3, 2DC, CH2, 3DC

continue : CH1, work 3DC into each 2CH space of previous round, working (3DC,CH2,3DC) into each corner. SL ST into top 3CH. FO and weave in ends.

Rnd 4: with light blue yarn, into corner: CH3, 2DC, CH2, 3DC

continue: work 1DC into each DC and 1CH space of previous round, working (3DC,CH2,3DC) into each corner. SL ST into top 3CH. FO and weave in ends.