Winter Cabin

WINTER COTTAGE | TWO-COLOR CROCHET BLANKET

A snow-covered cottage rests between fir trees beneath a bright winter star. Pine branches, cones and a complete double-line frame surround the scene in cream and midnight navy.

PATTERN SPECIFICATIONS
- Both charts: 250 stitches x 285 rows, 71,250 original color positions.
- A cream: 26,265 positions; B midnight navy: 44,985 positions.
- Both techniques retain every original cell color and position, including the complete picture frame.
- Add 2 B edge sc at each side: 254 worked stitches per row. Foundation: 255 B chains.
- English instructions, US crochet terms, right-handed directions.
- No additional closing row: finish Row 285, secure both yarns and add an optional outer border.

CHOOSE YOUR TECHNIQUE
Tapestry uses BLO single crochet with the inactive yarn carried inside every stitch. The CUT and NO-CUT methods each have their own setup and complete written rows.

Mosaic uses a tapestry-overlay hybrid with color changes within each row. Follow A/B for the working color and X for an anchored overlay DC. Cream anchored DC appear only on odd rows where the current cell and the two cells below are cream; other positions use sc. Carry the inactive yarn in every stitch, including the anchoring step. This construction preserves the original color map and adds selective overlay texture; it is different from the one-yarn-per-row Mosaic method.

CUT, both techniques: work every row right to left with RS facing, then cut both strands and rejoin at the right edge.
NO-CUT, both techniques: keep both strands attached and turn after EVERY row, alternating right to left / left to right.
Mosaic NO-CUT uses BLO sc and marked anchored DC on odd RS rows, and FLO sc only on even WS rows. Tapestry uses BLO sc on both faces. All edge stitches use both loops.

LARGE-PRINT FILES
- Mosaic: 107-page complete PDF; 56 A4 chart sections on pages 8-63. CUT setup starts on page 64, with written rows on pages 66-85. NO-CUT setup starts on page 86, with written rows on pages 88-107.
- Tapestry: 94-page complete PDF; 56 A4 chart sections on pages 7-62. CUT setup starts on page 63, with written rows on pages 65-78. NO-CUT setup starts on page 79, with written rows on pages 81-94.
- Each technique has 56 sections in 8 columns and 7 horizontal bands. At 100% / Actual size, cells measure 5.5 mm and the 10-cell scale bar measures 55 mm. Follow exact sheet ranges and work each cell once across page joins.
- Color letters and Mosaic stitch marks remain readable in monochrome. Labels are 9 pt, and written rows use 10.3 pt type with 12.8 pt line spacing and visible direction arrows.
- Two separate large-format vector one-page charts are included for screen zoom. Use the A4 sections for printing; fitting the full chart onto one A4 sheet shrinks the cells.
- An 11-page yarn/size/finishing guide, offline calculator, original grid PNG, original cell CSV, design preview, and English/Chinese product descriptions and start guides are included.

YARN PLANNING
Make the matching technique and method's 20 x 20 measuring panel after its two setup rows. Weigh A and B separately, removing loose tails and lifting-chain yarn from the measured use. Keep all hidden carried yarn in the weights. The sample matches the design's approximate color and anchored-DC proportions.
Body plus proportional side-stitch allowance for each color = net panel grams x 180.975. Add B foundation/lifting chains using measured yarn consumed per chain, CUT tails where applicable, the selected border allowance and reserve. The calculator defaults to a 12% B border allowance and 10% reserve; both are adjustable. Round up each color independently to whole balls.

ILLUSTRATIVE YARN EXAMPLE
Assume net panel use A 3 g and B 4 g, both yarns 300 m / 100 g and 100 g balls, B chains 1 cm of yarn each, CUT tails 15 cm per end, a 12% B border allowance and 10% reserve:
- CUT: A approximately 628.57 g / 1885.70 m, 7 balls; B approximately 996.84 g / 2990.51 m, 10 balls.
- NO-CUT: A approximately 597.22 g / 1791.65 m, 6 balls; B approximately 966.53 g / 2899.59 m, 10 balls.
These are arithmetic examples, not measured yarn requirements for a yarn brand or weight. Each technique and method needs its own swatch; yarn quantity is not determined by visible cell counts alone.

FINISHED SIZE
If your washed 20-stitch width is w cm and 20-row height is h cm:
Picture width = 12.5w; body width including four side stitches = 12.7w; body height = 14.25h. An outside border b cm wide adds 2b to width and height.
The picture is 50 x 57 inches only at 5 stitches and 5 rows per inch (a 20 x 20 panel of 10.16 x 10.16 cm). At that gauge, the body with side stitches is 50.8 x 57 inches / 129.03 x 144.78 cm before an outer border. The paper chart's 5.5 mm cells do not set fabric gauge.

Digital crochet instructions only. Yarn, tools and a finished blanket are not included.