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Watch the video below for an introduction to the Festival Pic ‘n’ Mix Blanket CAL!

I've designed this Crochet Along to be SUPER relaxed and fun - you can pick and mix the squares to suit your own personal taste! Designed to be a bright chunky blanket, ideal for the summer - chuck it in your bag and take it to the park, camping, festivals or even your own back yard!

Perfect for the young, young at heart and all you fellow BRIGHT blanket fans 😎

Channeling 90's vibes, I hope you love this blanket!

Cherry pick the squares you like, use any yarn you fancy, join them however you prefer, put your favourite border on - it is FULLY customisable!

All the squares have the same stitch count and are a similar size so you don’t have to worry!

PLEASE NOTE: If you want to follow my blanket exactly, I used a Join AS YOU GO method for attaching my squares to each other. The video tutorial for the join is NOW LIVE so you can watch how it is done then decide if it is the joining method you would like to use for your blanket or whether you would prefer to use another joining method entirely :)

Crochet Tight Join As You Go Method: Watch the video below

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MATERIALS REQUIRED

Although this blanket has been designed for chunky yarn so your blanket grows quickly, you can use ANY yarn, ANY weight.

The yarn (and quantities) I used for my personal blanket is as follows:

Hayfield Bonus Chunky with a 6mm Hook in the following shades:

Black (3 balls)

White (3 balls)

Ladybird (1 ball)

Clementine (1 ball)

Cornfield (2 balls)

Bright Coral (1 ball)

Electric Pink (2 balls)

Azure (2 balls)

Lemongrass (2 balls)

Bluebell (1 ball)

Zest (1 ball)

Lavender (1 ball)

You will also need a pair of scissors, stitch markers (optional) and a large eyed needle for weaving in your ends.

I fully lined my blanket with fleece, I purchased a fun cow print fleece from Amazon HERE

The fleece is 100cm x 130cm - it was the perfect width but I did need to fold in the length before sewing it to my blanket.

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Using the chunky yarn and the 6mm hook made my squares approximately 6 and a half inches in size.

If your squares come out with slightly differing sizes, DON’T PANIC! As you can see from the photo above, once they are joined you will not notice.

This blanket is designed to be fun and easy - not a stressful experience so please don’t worry, leave your perfectionism at the door! :D

My final blanket, including the border measures approximately 45 inches wide (114 cm) by 51 inches long (130cm)

VIDEO TUTORIALS FOR THE JOINING

PLEASE NOTE: If you want to follow my blanket exactly, I used a Join AS YOU GO method for attaching my squares to each other. The video tutorial for the join is NOW LIVE so you can watch how it is done then decide if it is the joining method you would like to use for your blanket or whether you would prefer to use another joining method entirely :)

Crochet Tight Join As You Go Video Tutorial - Watch below or find the written pattern HERE

If you prefer to join your crochet squares together AFTER you have made them (this is especially helpful if you are unsure of the layout or size of blanket you wish to make) then the video below has 3 joining methods you may wish to try!

Watch the video tutorial below or find the written patterns for the 3 joining methods HERE

VIDEO TUTORIALS FOR THE SQUARES

- the corresponding written patterns will follow shortly

Seamless Granny Square Video Tutorial - Watch below or find the written pattern HERE

Crochet 3D Flower Square Video Tutorial - Watch below or find the written pattern HERE

Crochet Seamless Solid Granny Square Video Tutorial - crochet 5 rounds for the solid granny square - Watch below or find the written pattern HERE

Crochet Spiral Granny Square Video Tutorial - Watch below or find the written pattern HERE

Crochet Mini Grannies Granny Square Video Tutorial - Watch below or find the written pattern HERE

Crochet Smiley Face Square Video Tutorial - Watch below or find the written pattern HERE

VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR BORDER

Crochet Rainbow Border Video Tutorial - Watch below or find the written pattern HERE

LINING YOUR BLANKET

I fully lined my blanket with fleece, I purchased a fun cow print fleece from Amazon HERE

The fleece is 100cm x 130cm - it was the perfect width but I did need to fold in the length before sewing it to my blanket.

I fully blocked my blanket before lining.

I carefully pinned my fleece to the back of my blanket and joined using black cotton yarn.

I followed the tutorial below for lining my blanket 😊

BLANKET LAYOUT

- the squares on the layout image below are numbered in order and position for joining

Square 1: Rainbow Granny Square - start with Ladybird, then the following rounds will be in this order: Clementine, Cornfield, Lemongrass, Azure, Electric Pink.

Square 2: Mini Grannies Granny Square - using Bluebell & White. Complete Rounds 3 & 4 in Bluebell.

Square 3: 3D Flower Square - use Cornfield for the start, White for the petal rounds then switch to Zest to complete the square.

Square 4: Black & White Granny Square - follow the Rainbow Granny Square pattern - start with black for the first round. Alternate between black and white for the first 4 rounds. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in black.

Square 5: Smiley Face Granny Square - use Cornfield for the face, Electric Pink for the non face rounds.

Square 6: Rainbow Granny Square - start with Electric Pink, then the following rounds will be in this order: Azure, Lemongrass, Cornfield, Clementine, Ladybird.

Square 7: Spiral Granny Square in black & white. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in white.

Square 8: Smiley Face Granny Square - use Cornfield for the face, Lavender for the non face rounds.

Square 9: Rainbow Granny Square - start with Electric Pink, then the following rounds will be in this order: Azure, Lemongrass, Cornfield, Clementine, Ladybird.

Square 10: Mini Grannies Granny Square - using Bluebell & White. Complete Rounds 3 & 4 in white.

Square 11: Seamless Solid Granny Square, 5 rounds in Bright Coral.

Square 12: Black & White Granny Square - follow the Rainbow Granny Square pattern - start with black for the first round. Alternate between black and white for the first 4 rounds. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in black.

Square 13: Smiley Face Granny Square - use Cornfield for the face, Bright Coral for the non face rounds.

Square 14: Rainbow Granny Square - start with Ladybird, then the following rounds will be in this order: Clementine, Cornfield, Lemongrass, Azure, Electric Pink.

Square 15: Spiral Granny Square in black & white. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in black.

Square 16: Seamless Solid Granny Square, 5 rounds in Ladybird.

Square 17: 3D Flower Square - use Cornfield for the start, White for the petal rounds then switch to Azure to complete the square.

Square 18: Seamless Solid Granny Square, 5 rounds in Cornfield.

Square 19: Mini Grannies Granny Square - using Bluebell & White. Complete Rounds 3 & 4 in Bluebell.

Square 20: Black & White Granny Square - follow the Rainbow Granny Square pattern - start with black for the first round. Alternate between black and white for the first 4 rounds. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in black.

Square 21: 3D Flower Square - use Cornfield for the start, White for the petal rounds then switch to Electric Pink to complete the square.

Square 22: Spiral Granny Square in black & white. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in white.

Square 23: Rainbow Granny Square - start with Electric Pink, then the following rounds will be in this order: Azure, Lemongrass, Cornfield, Clementine, Ladybird.

Square 24: Black & White Granny Square - follow the Rainbow Granny Square pattern - start with black for the first round. Alternate between black and white for the first 4 rounds. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in black.

Square 25: Seamless Solid Granny Square, 5 rounds in Lemongrass.

Square 26: 3D Flower Square - use Cornfield for the start, White for the petal rounds then switch to Clementine to complete the square.

Square 27: Spiral Granny Square in black & white. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in black.

Square 28: Smiley Face Granny Square - use Cornfield for the face, Bluebell for the non face rounds.

Square 29: Black & White Granny Square - follow the Rainbow Granny Square pattern - start with black for the first round. Alternate between black and white for the first 4 rounds. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in black.

Square 30: Rainbow Granny Square - start with Ladybird, then the following rounds will be in this order: Clementine, Cornfield, Lemongrass, Azure, Electric Pink.

Square 31: Mini Grannies Granny Square - using Bluebell & White. Complete Rounds 3 & 4 in white.

Square 32: Black & White Granny Square - follow the Rainbow Granny Square pattern - start with black for the first round. Alternate between black and white for the first 4 rounds. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in black.

Square 33: Rainbow Granny Square - start with Ladybird, then the following rounds will be in this order: Clementine, Cornfield, Lemongrass, Azure, Electric Pink.

Square 34: Seamless Solid Granny Square, 5 rounds in Cornfield.

Square 35: 3D Flower Square - use Cornfield for the start, White for the petal rounds then switch to Lemongrass to complete the square.

Square 36: Seamless Solid Granny Square, 5 rounds in Bright Coral

Square 37: Seamless Solid Granny Square, 5 rounds in Electric Pink

Square 38: Smiley Face Granny Square - use Cornfield for the face, Zest for the non face rounds.

Square 39: Spiral Granny Square in black & white. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in black.

Square 40: Rainbow Granny Square - start with Electric Pink, then the following rounds will be in this order: Azure, Lemongrass, Cornfield, Clementine, Ladybird.

Square 41: Seamless Solid Granny Square, 5 rounds in Clementine.

Square 42: Black & White Granny Square - follow the Rainbow Granny Square pattern - start with black for the first round. Alternate between black and white for the first 4 rounds. Complete Rounds 5 & 6 in black.

I hope you love making this blanket as much as I did!

Happy Crocheting!

Robin