Cactus Garden Blanket by Susan E. Kennedy

Cactus Garden Blanket

Crochet
May 2023
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
5.0 mm (H)
4.0 mm (G)
1066 - 3620 yards (975 - 3310 m)
43 by 60 in (109 by 152 cm) for a throw, 30 in (76 cm) square for a baby blanket
US
English

From Crochet Southwest Spirit: Over 20 Bohemian Patterns Inspired by the American Southwest, available on Amazon here: https://a.co/d/8ha6EvC

This overlay mosaic crochet blanket is inspired by the iconic plant species of the American southwest, cacti.

Yarn
dk weight in two colors
Main color: 1,985 yards (1,815 m)
Contrast color: 1,635 yards (1,495 m)

For the baby blanket variation, you will need 590 yards (540 m) main color yarn and 476 yards (435 m) contrast color yarn.

Throw shown in Hoooked Somen cotton/linen blend yarn, 11 skeins in Avocado as MC and 10 skeins in Oliva as CC).

Baby blanket shown in Shepherd’s Lamb Navajo Churro wool from Tierra Wools in Chama, New Mexico.

Skill level
Intermediate