Welcome to Part 15 of the Maya’s Meadow CAL. In this part, the final part, we will complete the border. I am sitting here nursing a cup of coffee, hesitant to press ‘publish’. I don’t want this to be over, but at the same time I am so excited to see how your blankets turn out. I’m also equally excited to start working on something new. I have said this a few times, but I have enjoyed designing, making, frogging(!!!), and sharing this blanket so much!
Resources
- Introduction Post
- Abbreviations and Special Stitches
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- I’ve done a video tutorial for Part 15. You can find that HERE:
Translations
Part 15: Border Part 2
Chart and Abbreviations
Charts by Masako Kawahara from Crochet_hmmm
Instructions
Border Round 3
Join your Colour O yarn by making a standing hdc in the ch-1 corner sp at the start of any Short Side. [Ch 1, hdc] in the same ch-1 sp. This is your first corner made {Photo 1}.
*Short Side: BPhdc in the next 56 sts.
**[Hdc, ch 1, hdc] in the next ch-1 sp. BPhdc in the next 49 sts. There should now be 3 sts left before the first hdc2tog {Arrow in Photo 2}. (BPhdc2tog) 3 times {Photo 3}. BPhdc in the next 18 sts. [Hdc, ch 1, hdc] in the next ch-1 sp {Photo 4}. BPhdc in the next 18 sts. There should be 1 st left before the first hdc2tog {Arrow in Photo 5}. (BPhdc2tog) 3 times {Photo 6}. BPhdc in the next 49 sts. ***
Rep from ** to *** once.
[Hdc, ch 1, hdc] in the next ch-1 sp. BPhdc in the next 56 sts. [Hdc, ch 1, hdc] in the next ch-1 corner sp.
Long Side: BPHdc in the next 360 sts. [Hdc, ch 1, hdc] in the next ch-1 corner sp.****
Rep from * to **** once, omitting the last corner on the last repeat. Join to the top of the first hdc with a sl st.
Stitch Counts (from ch-1 corner sp to ch-1 corner sp, not including the ch-1 corner sps in the four corners of the blanket):
- Short Sides: 404 sts {394 BPhdc and 10 hdc} and 5 ch-1 sps
- Long Sides: 362 sts {360 BPhdc and 2 hdc}
Border Round 4
Sl st into the next ch-1 corner sp. Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch-1). [Dc, ch 1, dc] in the same ch-1 corner sp. This is your first corner made {Photo 1}.
*Short Side: Ch 1, skip the next 2 sts (the first of which will be hidden), dc in the next st {Photo 2}. (Ch 1, skip the next st, dc in the next st) 27 times. Ch 1, skip the last st.
**[Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc] in the next ch-1 sp {Photo 3}. Ch 1, skip the next 2 sts (the first of which will be hidden), dc in the next st. (Ch 1, skip the next st, dc in the next st) 24 times. The last dc should fall in the first BPhdc2tog from the previous round {Photo 4}. (Skip the next st, dc in the next st) twice {Photo 5}. (Ch 1, skip the next st, dc in the next st) 8 times. Ch 1, skip the last st.
[Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc] in the next ch-1 sp {Photo 6}. Ch 1, skip the next 2 sts (the first of which will be hidden), dc in the next st. (Ch 1, skip the next st, dc in the next st) 8 times. The last dc should fall in the last BPhdc before the first BPhdc2tog from the previous round. (Skip the next st, dc in the next st) twice. (Ch 1, skip the next st, dc in the next st) 24 times. Ch 1, skip the last st.***
Rep from ** to *** once.
[Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc] in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, skip the next 2 sts (the first of which will be hidden), dc in the next st. (Ch 1, skip the next st, dc in the next st) 27 times. Ch 1, skip the last st. [Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc] in the next ch-1 sp.
Long Side: Ch 1, skip the next 2 sts (the first of which will be hidden), dc in the next st. (Ch 1, skip the next st, dc in the next st) 179 times. Ch 1, skip the last st. [Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc] in the next ch-1 sp. ****
Rep from * to **** once, omitting the last corner on the last repeat. Join to the third ch of the beg ch-4 with a sl st.
Stitch Counts (from corner dc to corner dc, not including the 4 dc’s that form the four corners of the blanket):
- Short Sides: 213 dc and 206 ch-1 sps, not including any corner dcs
- Long Sides: 182 dc and 183 ch-1 sps
Charts for Border Rounds 5 – 7 are at the end of Round 7.
Border Round 5
Except for when making the corners, you will work only into the ch-1 sps in this round, skipping all dc sts. I will only mention skipping specific dc sts where it is needed for clarity.
Sl st into the next ch-1 sp and the next dc. Ch 2, make a 3-dc Bobble in the same st {Photo 1}.
*Short Side: Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp {Photo 2}. (Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp {Photo 3}) 7 times {Photo 4}.
**Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make a 3-dc Bobble in the next dc, which should be the central of the three dc that form the corner {Photo 5}. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp {Photo 6}. (Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp) 6 times {Photo 7}.
Ch 3, skip the next 3 dc, sc in the next ch-1 sp {Photo 8}.
(Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make a 3-dc Bobble in the next dc, which should be the central of the three dc that form the corner. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp. (Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp) twice.
Ch 3, skip the next 3 dc, sc in the next ch-1 sp.
(Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp) 6 times.***
Rep from ** to *** once.
Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make a 3-dc Bobble in the next dc, which should be the central of the three dc that form the corner. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp. (Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp) 7 times. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make a 3-dc Bobble in the next dc, which should be the central of the three dc that form the corner.
Long Side: Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp. (Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-1 sp) 45 times. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 sp, make a 3-dc Bobble in the next dc, which should be the central of the three dc that form the corner.****
Rep from * to **** once, omitting the last 3-dc Bobble on the last repeat. Join to the top of the first 3-dc Bobble with a sl st.
Stitch Counts (from corner 3-dc Bobble to corner 3-dc Bobble, not including the 3-dc Bobbles in the four corners of the blanket):
- Short Side: 46 3-dc groups, 56 sc, 5 3-dc Bobbles, and 108 ch-3 sps
- Long Sides: 45 3-dc groups, 46 sc, and 92 ch-3 sps
Border Round 6
Unless specifically instructed to work into the ch-3 sps, you will ignore both them and the sc sts in this round. Occasionally I will instruct you to skip a specific ch-3 sp to avoid confusion.
How to Make a Dome
Sl st in the first dc of the next 3-dc group {Photo 1}. Ch 2, dc3tog over the 3 dc of the 3-dc group {Photos 2 – 4}. Ch 3, sl st in the last st of the 3-dc group, which will already contain the last ‘leg’ of the dc3tog {Photo 5 and 6}.
Sl st in the next ch-3 sp. Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st). Sc in the same ch-3 sp {Photo 1}.
*Short Side: (Ch 6 {Photo 2}, make a Dome over the next 3-dc group {Photo 3}) 7 times. Ch 6, skip the next ch-3 sp.
Sc in the next ch-3 sp {Photo 5}, ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp {Photo 6}.
**(Ch 6, make a Dome over the next 3-dc group) 6 times {Photo 7}. Ch 2, skip the next ch-3 sp, make a 3-dc Bobble in the next ch-3 sp, ch 2 {Photo 8}. (Make a Dome over the next 3-dc group, ch 6) twice. Skip the next ch-3 sp.
Sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp.
(Ch 6, make a Dome over the next 3-dc group) twice. Ch 2, skip the next ch-3 sp, make a 3-dc Bobble in the next ch-3 sp, ch 2. (Make a Dome over the next 3-dc group, ch 6) 6 times. Skip the next ch-3 sp.
Sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp.***
Rep from ** to *** once.
(Ch 6, make a Dome over the next 3-dc group) 7 times. Ch 6, skip the next ch-3 sp.
Sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp.
Long Side: (Ch 6, make a Dome over the next 3-dc group) 45 times. Ch 6, skip the next ch-3 sp.
Sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in the next ch-3 sp.****
Rep from * to **** once, omitting the last sc on the last repeat. Join to the first sc with a sl st.
Stitch Counts (counting from corner ch-3 sp to corner ch-3 sp, not including the ch-3 sps in the four corners of the blanket):
- Short Sides: 12 sc, 46 domes, 4 3-dc Bobbles, 8 ch-2 sps, 5 ch-3 sps, and 48 ch-6 sps
- Long Sides: 2 sc, 45 domes, and 46 ch-6 sps
Border Round 7
How to Make a Pch (Picot Chain)
Ch 5 {Photo 1}, sc in the fourth ch from the hook to form a Picot {Photos2 and 3}, ch 2 {Photo 4}.
Sl st in the next 3 ch sts of the ch-6 sp. Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st).
*Short Side: Sc in the ch-6 sp. (Pch, sc in the next Dome, Pch, sc in the next ch-6 sp) 7 times. Pch, sc in the next ch-3 sp.
**(Pch, sc in the next ch-6 sp, Pch, sc in the next Dome) 6 times. Pch, sc in the next 3-dc Bobble. (Pch, sc in the next Dome, Pch, sc in the next ch-6 sp) twice. Pch, sc in the next ch-3 sp.
(Pch, sc in the next ch-6 sp, Pch, sc in the next Dome) twice. Pch, sc in the next 3-dc Bobble. (Pch, sc in the next Dome, Pch, sc in the next ch-6 sp) 6 times. Pch, sc in the next ch-3 sp.***
Rep from ** to *** once.
(Pch, sc in the next ch-6 sp, Pch, sc in the next Dome) 7 times. Pch, sc in the next ch-6 sp. Pch, sc in the next ch-3 sp.
Long Side: (Pch, sc in the next ch-6 sp, Pch, sc in the next Dome) 45 times. Pch, sc in the next ch-6 sp. Pch, sc in the next ch-3 sp. Pch.****
Rep from * to **** once. Join to the first sc with a sl st. Fasten off and work away your ends.
Stitch Counts (counting from corner sc to corner sc, not including the sc’s in the four corners of the blanket):
- Short Sides: 103 sc and 104 Pch
- Long Sides: 91 sc and 92 Pch
AND
THAT
IS
IT!
Maya’s Meadow is all done. Thank you so much for joining me on this journey, and thank you to my wonderful testers, Masako for the charts and Japanese translation, and Michael for the Dutch translation and videos. I hope you have enjoyed making Maya’s Meadow as much as I did. What a happy, colourful, joyful blanket; dedicated to a very special young lady!
Remember to give the blanket a light blocking to make that border shine!
Tom Hargreaves Photography
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Carl Smith says
When I saw the new CAL from you, I was excited to get started. But I did not really want another afghan. So I decided to try using #10 thread and a 2mm hook. Along the way I knew I would have to add flowers and adapt some things, but I ended with a Meadow that is about 1.8 m square.
Dedri Uys says
I would love to see how this turned out!