Dear Crochet Friend,
One of the greatest joys of crocheting is creating an heirloom piece while learning new stitches. Well, do we ever have a treat for you! Michael Sellick of The Crochet Crowd has custom-designed a sampler blanket just for I Like Crochet! Enjoy working with or learning textural crochet stitches by making our exclusive Study of Blue Blanket.
This project is a striking throw that begins as a circle and ends as a square, rich with interesting stitches and shifting shades of blue. Starting with a simple chained ring, crochet a beautiful floral motif that you can watch bloom out from the center, stitch by stitch.
Color-Changing Choices
Now, Michael likes to control his color changes so that each round of the blanket will come out in one color. That makes each stitch sampler round stand out on its own. But you and I know the reality of stitching a big blanket: who wants to change colors at each round? Michael took a poll of his friends and followers at The Crochet Crowd, and they overwhelmingly voted in favor of using a multicolor yarn for their projects and letting the color changes happen when they happen. Either approach will give you a stunning sampler blanket, with delightful textural stitches at every turn. The choice is entirely yours.
Michael’s Crochet Journey
This Study of Blue Blanket is the 20th installment of Michael’s popular Study of Series all about crochet sampler blankets. His blanket sampler series kicked off in 2013, with Michael sharing what worked really well — and what didn’t. Every stitch in his blanket sampler has been a learning experience, including projects that didn’t turn out quite as he expected. Now, with sampler #20, he shows his fellow crocheters yet another new way to enjoy crochet!
Super Sampler
We’re very thankful to Michael for designing this stunning Study of Blue Blanket for us. He has a huge following on YouTube and an ever-growing online crochet community, and you can certainly see why. This blanket is absolutely beautiful! Get your exclusive Study of Blue Blanket pattern today. Learn some new stitches while you make yourself a crochet sampler blanket that will have your friends asking, Where did you get that pattern? Get it today at I Like Crochet!