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Christmas Highland Cow - Crochet Blanket Pattern
A shaggy Highland cow wears a festive bow, with hanging ornaments draped between its horns and three flowering thistles below. Choose the warm cream-and-brown Mosaic version or the cream, brown, red and green Tapestry version.
PATTERN SPECIFICATIONS
- Overlay Mosaic Crochet: 240 stitches x 342 rows, in 2 colors.
- Tapestry Crochet: 240 stitches x 340 rows, in 4 colors.
- Both techniques: add 2 edge sc at each side, giving 244 worked stitches per row.
- Mosaic: Row 1 is the foundation, Rows 2-341 contain the picture, and Row 342 is the closing row.
- Tapestry: Rows 1-340 contain the complete four-color picture.
- English instructions with US crochet terms and right-handed working directions.
- Finished size depends on your yarn, hook and measured gauge.
OVERLAY MOSAIC CROCHET
The 51-page complete pattern includes an overview, method guide, assembly map, 16 enlarged A4 chart sheets, and complete written instructions for both CUT and NO-CUT.
A separate one-page chart is included for zoom viewing.
Use A cream and B brown. The bow, ornaments and thistles are rendered in brown. Some contours are extended into adjacent rows to provide anchors for the overlay stitches.
CUT: work every row from right to left, fastening off after each row.
NO-CUT: keep both yarns attached; work two rows from the same side before turning. Direction rhythm: left, left, right, right.
FOUR-COLOR TAPESTRY CROCHET
The 51-page complete pattern includes an overview, method guide, assembly map, 16 enlarged A4 chart sheets, and complete written instructions for both CUT and NO-CUT.
A separate one-page chart is included for zoom viewing.
Colors: A cream, B brown, C red and D green. Work chart single crochet in the back loop only, carrying the three inactive strands inside every stitch.
CUT: keep the right side facing you, work every row from right to left, and fasten off all four colors after each row.
NO-CUT: keep all four colors attached and turn after every row. Odd rows run right to left; even rows run left to right.
CHOOSE ONE WORKING METHOD
Each CUT or NO-CUT section is a complete alternative. Choose one section for the whole blanket. Use the chart, written rows and measuring swatch for the same technique.
YARN, GAUGE AND FINISHED SIZE
The 12-page Tips & Yarn Estimation guide includes separate Mosaic and four-color Tapestry measuring panels, step-by-step calculations, separate color quantities, CUT tail allowances, a cream-border allowance, a 10% reserve, and simple and envelope border instructions.
The offline calculator accepts each color's panel weight, meterage and ball size, plus measured gauge and border preferences.
For illustration, if your 20-stitch x 20-row measured panel is 10 x 10 cm:
- Mosaic body: approximately 122 x 171 cm (48.0 x 67.3 in).
- Tapestry body: approximately 122 x 170 cm (48.0 x 66.9 in).
These dimensions include the side stitches and exclude an outside border. Add twice your chosen border width to each dimension.
YARN CALCULATION EXAMPLES
The quantities below are calculated examples using the specified panel weights. Use your own measurements for purchasing. They are not fixed requirements for any particular yarn brand or thickness.
Example yarn labels: 300 m / 100 g, in 100 g balls. Allow 12% of combined body grams for a border in A and 10% extra reserve. CUT includes 15 cm tails at each row end.
MOSAIC
Example net panel weights: A 5 g, B 6 g.
CUT:
A (cream): approximately 1,470 g / 4,408 m; 15 x 100 g balls.
B (brown): approximately 1,396 g / 4,188 m; 14 x 100 g balls.
NO-CUT:
A (cream): approximately 1,451 g / 4,351 m; 15 x 100 g balls.
B (brown): approximately 1,377 g / 4,131 m; 14 x 100 g balls.
TAPESTRY
Example net panel weights: A 5 g, B 4 g, C 2 g, D 2 g.
CUT:
A (cream): approximately 1,534 g / 4,602 m; 16 x 100 g balls.
B (brown): approximately 950 g / 2,850 m; 10 x 100 g balls.
C (red): approximately 494 g / 1,482 m; 5 x 100 g balls.
D (green): approximately 494 g / 1,482 m; 5 x 100 g balls.
NO-CUT:
A (cream): approximately 1,497 g / 4,490 m; 15 x 100 g balls.
B (brown): approximately 913 g / 2,738 m; 10 x 100 g balls.
C (red): approximately 457 g / 1,369 m; 5 x 100 g balls.
D (green): approximately 457 g / 1,369 m; 5 x 100 g balls.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
5 PDF files: two complete patterns, two one-page charts, and one yarn/finishing guide.
2 color preview images, 1 offline yarn-and-size calculator, and 3 text files with getting-started information and English/Chinese descriptions.
This is a digital crochet pattern package. Yarn, hooks and a finished blanket are not included.