We all need a little luxury in our lives, so when selecting yarns for our crochet projects, it pays to choose the best we can, especially when we invest so much of our time on our creations. For this pretty, colourful lap blanket I’ve chosen a high-quality, super soft, pure alpaca yarn that is surprisingly budget friendly. It is a joy to crochet with and will make the Daisy Dot Lap Blanket an heirloom piece that you will treasure for years to come.
Daisy motifs with dot motif at centre
Any standard 4ply (fingering) or lightweight DK (sport) yarn can easily be substituted for the stated yarn; however, checking your tension carefully beforehand is strongly recommended.
7 rnds of circular motif worked in tr sts (12st inc each rnd) = 10cm (4in)
Each daisy motif should measure approx. 8.5cm (31⁄4in) diameter
Approx. 128cm (501⁄4in) long by 94cm (37in) wide
If you add the dot motifs as you go, you will find that the work is much easier to handle than if you were to add them at the end once all the daisy motifs have been joined together. So add the first row of dot motifs as soon as the first two rows of daisy motifs have been joined together, then alternate between adding a row of daisy motifs with a row of dot motifs.
Make 165: 24 each in yarns C, D, E and F and 23 each in yarns G, H and I.
Foundation ring: using yarn and 3.5mm hook create an adjustable ring
Round 1: ch4 (counts as first tr, ch1), [tr, ch1] 7 times into ring, close ring, ss into 3rd of starting ch4; fasten off
Make 165 in yarn A.
Round 2: join yarn in any ch-sp, ch4 (counts as first tr, ch1), [3tr, ch1] into 7 ch-sps, 2tr into last ch-sp, ss into 3rd of starting ch4
Round 3: ch4 (counts as first tr, ch1), miss ch-sp of prev rnd, *†tr, 2tr inc†, tr, ch1* rep from * to * 7 times, rep from † to † once more, ss into 3rd of starting ch4
Round 4: ss into ch-sp, ch6 (counts as first tr, ch3), *†tr4tog, ch3†, tr into ch-sp, ch3* rep from * to * 7 times, rep from † to † once more, ss into 3rd of starting ch6, fasten off
Using the colour placement diagram as a guide, arrange the motifs in the correct colour order and work the final round to join the motifs as follows:
FIRST ROW:
Motif 1, round 5: join yarn B in any ch-sp before a tr4tog st of prev rnd, ch3 (counts as first tr), 4tr into each ch-sp around, 3tr into last ch-sp (64sts); fasten off invisibly
Motifs 2–11, round 5: join yarn B in any ch-sp, ch3 (counts as first tr), 4tr into next 12 ch-sps, jn into 17th edging st of first (or prev) motif, 4tr into next 3 ch-sps, 3tr into last ch-sp; fasten off invisibly
SECOND ROW:
Motif 12, round 5: join yarn B in any ch-sp, ch3 (counts as first tr), 4tr into next 8 ch-sps, jn into 2nd edging st of first motif, 4tr into next 7 ch-sps, 3tr into last ch-sp; fasten off invisibly
Motifs 13–22, round 5: join yarn B in any ch-sp, ch3 (counts as first tr), 4tr into next 8 ch-sps, jn into 2nd edging st of 2nd (or 3rd, 4th, etc.) motif of prev row, 4tr into next 4 ch-sps, jn into 17th edging st of first (or prev) motif in same row, 4tr into next 3 ch-sps, 3tr into last ch-sp; fasten off invisibly
REMAINING ROWS:
Join rows 3 to 15 as given for second row.
Make 140: 20 each in yarns C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
Each dot motif is crocheted between four daisy motifs, joining them as you go. Using the colour placement diagram as a guide, work each dot motif as follows:
Foundation ring: using yarn and 3.5mm hook ch5, ss to form ring
Round 1: ch3 (counts as first tr), 2tr, ch2, jn into 42nd edging st of top left motif, ch2, ss into top of prev tr st (as in a picot st), 4tr, ch2, jn into 58th edging st of bottom left motif, ch2, ss into top of prev tr st (as in a picot st), 4tr, ch2, jn into 26th edging st of top right motif, ch2, ss into top of prev tr st (as in a picot st), 2tr; fasten off invisibly and weave in loose ends
Using a press cloth, steam block on reverse with a hot iron to approx. 128cm (501⁄4in) long by 94cm (37in) wide.
Light Pearl Grey
White
Orange
Turquoise
Goldenrod
Pink
Dusty Pink
Dark Lime
Navy Blue
