Wedding Ring Crochet Quilt
Crochet a Wedding Ring Crochet Quilt for the newlyweds and they will cherish this crochet afghan for years to come. This afghan is an advanced crochet pattern and suitable for crocheters who have been crocheting for years and want to crochet a wedding gift. Don't buy an expensive gift from the store, make your own crocheted gift with love in every stitch.
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Quilt measures approximately. 63" x 80".
Materials:
TLC® "Essentials™": 4 Skeins 2316 Winter White CA, 5 skeins 2615 Lt. Celery CB and 6 skeins 2916 Island CC
Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]
Yarn needle.
GAUGES:
Color Band: 7 sts = 3”; 14 rows = 4” in pat.
Octagon: Rnds 1-4 = 6”. Eyes: Rnds 1- 5 = 6” (point to point).
Center: Rnds 1-5 = 6”.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
Use any size hook to obtain the gauges.
NOTE:
There are four (4) pieces for this quilt; 1) color bands, 2) eyes, 3) octagons and 4) centers. Each piece is made separately, and then assembled by slip stitching together on the front side to create a textured look.
COLOR BAND (Make 62):
With CC, ch 9.
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 8 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, hdc in last 3 sts; turn.
Row 3: Ch 2, hdc in first 5 sts, sc in last 3 sts; turn.
Rows 4-37: Rep Rows 2 and 3.
Row 38: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Fasten off.
Edging:
With right side facing, join CB in first st of last row; ch 1, work (sc, ch 2, sc) sc evenly spaced around working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner and working 1 st in each row end – 8 sts across each end, 39 sts on each side. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
OCTAGONS (Make 20):
With CB, ch 5; join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, dc in ring, [ch 2, 2 dc in ring] 7 times, ch 2; join to beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next dc, [(dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 dc] 7 times, (dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch-2 sp; join to beg ch-3.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, [(dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 dc] 7 times, (dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch-2 sp, dc in next dc; join.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc [(dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch- 2 sp, dc in next 6 dc] 7 times, (dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch- 2 sp, dc in next 2 dc; join – 8 dc each side, 6 ch-2 sps. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
EYE (Make 31):
With CA, ch 5; join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, 15 dc in ring; join to beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, 2 dc in each of next 5 sts, 2 tr in next 2 sts, 2 dc in each of next 6 sts, 2 tr in each of next 2 sts; join – 32 sts.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in next st, [dc in next st, 2 dc in next st] 5 times, * [tr in next st, 2 tr in next st] twice **, [dc in next st, 2 dc in next st] 6 times; rep from * to **; join – 48 sts.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, 2 dc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, * sc in next 13 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 tr in each of next 2 sts, (2 dtr, ch 2, 2 dtr) all in next st, 2 tr in each of next 2 sts **, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * to **; join – 74 sts. Fasten off.
Edging:
With right side facing, join CB in any ch-2 sp; ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) all in same sp, sc in each st around working (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-2 sp; join – 39 sts each side. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
CENTER MOTIF (Make 12):
With CA, ch 5; join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, 3 dc in ring, ch 3, [4 dc in ring, ch 3] 3 times; join with a sl st to beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, * (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) all in next ch-3 sp **, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * around end at **; join.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in each st around working (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in each corner sp; join.
Rnd 4: Ch 2, dc in each st around working 5 dc in each ch-3 corner sp; join.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same sp as joining, sc in next 8 sts, * ch 12, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next 3 ch, dc in next 3 ch, tr in next 3 ch, dtr in the side of the last sc worked, skip next 3 sts on last rnd of motif **, sc in next 14 sts; rep from * to last 5 sts, end at **; sc in last 5 sts; join. Fasten off.
Edging:
With right side facing, join CB in same st as joining; ch 1, sc in same st, * sc in each st around working 12 sts up corner point, having 2 sc in last st, ch 2; rep from * around; join – 39 sts each side. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Assembly:
With wrong sides tog and CB, attach color bands to eyes. Beg at corner ch-sps, working in back lp of eye and front lp of band, matching sts, sl st tog. At end of eye, sl st in center ch of ch-3, attach 2nd color band on opposite side and sl st across as before. Attach completed eyes/color bands to octagons in same manner. With wrong sides tog, color band facing, beg at ch-2 corner of octagon, matching sts, sl st as before making sure all stitching continues in same direction. Attach center motifs last. Beg in any ch-2 corner point, sl st around matching sts.
Outer Edging:
Attach CB in any ch-2 corner on octagon; ch 1, sc in same st as joining and in each st and ch around, working 1 sc in joinings. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
