The Beautiful circle blanket is composed of 2 different circle patterns ending at different points to make 5 different motifs. The motifs are textured with back post stitches, Popcorn stitches, and Puff stitches. The circles are joined with a lacey join and finished with a basic border.
I made my full blanket 46 x 84in, but it is designed in approximately 23 x 42 in panels so can be easily adjusted in size. I have made 4 panels, but you can make the blanket bigger or smaller by making a different number of panels. The blanket could also be made a different size or shape by making partial panels or connecting the circles in a different pattern all together.
The pattern is written in English with US terms and standard crochet abbreviation. The pattern also contains progress pictures and photo explanation of the tricker spots, as well as a diagram to describe the layout when joining the circles.
While I have changed colors in my blanket every round, the pattern is written such that it is easy to continue all rounds with the same color as well.
Links
The pattern is available for purchase as a PDF in my Ravelry and Etsy shops.
Yarn
I made my sample blanket out of Scheepjes Catona (100% Mercerised Cotton; 50g/125m), I started by using leftovers from my stash but ended up needing to get more yarn. The result is that I treated this blanket more like a stash buster and did not record the exact colors for each round of every motif.
The full blanket took approximately 1850g of Scheepjes Catona, 28 balls for Motifs and 9 balls for Join and border.
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The colors that I used for my motifs are: 114 Shocking Pink, 256 Cornelia Rose, 410 Rich Coral, 252 Watermelon, 264 Light Coral, 400 Petrol Blue, 146 Vivid Blue, 514 Jade, 253 Tropic, 385 Crystalline, 402 Silver Green, 528 Silver Blue,392 Lime Juice, 245 Green Yellow, 411 Sweet Orange, 208 Yellow Gold, 522 Primrose, 249 Saffron, 248 Champagne, 179 Topaz, 157 Root Beer, 383 Ginger Gold
I had a lot of fun playing around with different color combinations on this blanket.
If you would like to calculate your yarn more precisely, particularly if you are changing the blanket size, I have included a lot of information on the yarn weights in the “planning out your blanket” section below.
Yarn Weights for Each Motif
| Motif | Yarn for motif | Yarn for join | Number of Motifs |
| Extra Small (XS) | 2g | 1.3g | 12 per panel (48 total) |
| Small (S) | 7g | 2.6g | 7 per panel (28 total) |
| Medium (M) | 13g | 3.0g | 5 per panel (20 total) |
| Large (L) | 24g | 4.0g | 6 per panel (24 total) |
| Extra Large (XL) | 34g | 5.9g | 2 per panel (8 total) |
You will also need a 3.5mm crochet hook or appropriate hooks size for yarn.
Gauge and Measurements
Tension is not critical for this project, but different measurements may result in different yarn amounts needed. Keeping the relative sizes of the motifs the same will also be helpful when joining (for example, if the “small” motif is twice as big as listed below the “large” motif should also be twice as big)
46 x 84in (116 x 212cm), approximately 23 x 42 in per panel.
Motifs
- Extra Small (XS) 1.75 in (4.5 cm) diameter
- Small (S) 3.5 in (9 cm) diameter
- Medium (M) 4.5 in (11.5 cm) diameter
- Large (L) 6.5 in (16.5 cm) diameter
- Extra Large (XL) 8.5 in (21.5 cm) diameter
The Design
I started designing this blanket one afternoon when another idea that I was struggling to make work just wasn’t working for me. I made a circle and kept adding to it all afternoon. I tried a few variations but in the end that original circle ended up as the final “large circle” motif with almost no changes. I spent much longer figuring out what else should be in the blanket and how to join the motifs.
I added a second motif and created 5 variations of the motif by ending the pattern at different sizes. I wanted to keep the focus of the pattern on the circles, so the join is a simple open lacy pattern. Figuring out the joining pattern and how to reasonably describe it was a challenge, but I am happy with the result.
The name for this pattern comes from my 4 year old who said I should call it beautiful circles because it was made of circles and it was very beautiful.
Planning Out Your blanket
This section is meant to assist in planning your own blanket. The calculations are based on using Scheepjes Catona and my own gauge. If you are using a different yarn or your gauge is significantly different than mine the calculations will not be correct. However, you may still be able to use the ratios with a bit of math (see note below). If making the blanket in panels as I have, start by deciding on the number of panels wide and long (my sample is 2 by 2 panels). From this you can calculate the estimated size of your blanket and yarn usage.
Number of Panels: wide _______ * long _______ = ________ total number of panels
Width: panels wide___________ * 23 in = ___________ in, total width
Length: panels long___________ * 42 in = ___________ in, total length
For Motifs: number of panels __ * 350g = ___ g of yarn needed for motifs
For Join: number of panels ______ * 84.6g = _____ g of yarn needed to join
NOTE ABOUT ESTIMATION WHEN USING A DIFFERENT YARN OR GAUGE
Here is how you can still make use of this page for estimates by calculating a ratio to scale all the values. You will need a ruler or measuring tape and a small balance or scale to get the mass/weight.
- Make an extra small motif, get the mass in grams and the diameter in inches (for example: using scheepjes cahlista my extra small was 3.66g and 2.5in)
- Calculate the mass ratio by dividing your mass by 2g then estimated mass by multiplying all the grams by this ratio (example: 3.66g/2g = 1.83, I would estimate that the blanket would take 1.83*350g = 640.5g per panel)
- Calculate the size ratio by dividing your diameter by 1.75 in then estimated size by multiplying all the inches by this ratio (example: 2.5in/1.75in = 1.43, I would estimate that the blanket would be 1.43*23in = 32.9 in wide per panel)
ALTERNATIVE LAYOUTS
While I have laid out my blanket in panels to make giving joining instructions possible you don’t have to stick to these panels. You can start with panels but only make partial panels on an edge to get a different shape of blanket.
You might also make a non-random pattern by making a simple grid of extra small and large circles.
MORE INFORMATION
Below I am including my round weights in case you would like them for more detailed planning or if you are using up yarn from your stash and have a small balance/scale these are useful for determining if a scrap is enough to complete a round.
| Large & Extra Large | Extra-Small, Small, Medium | |||
| Round | Mass (g) | . | Round | Mass (g) |
| 1 | 0.32 | 1 | 0.32 | |
| 2 | 0.96 | 2 | 0.96 | |
| 3 | 1.51 | 3 | 0.81 | |
| 4 | 1.28 | ———– End for XS ———– | ||
| 5 | 1.44 | 4 | 1.72 | |
| 6 | 2.40 | 5 | 1.68 | |
| 7 | 2.05 | 6 | 1.44 | |
| 8 | 4.47 | ———– End for S ———– | ||
| 9 | 2.38 | 7 | 2.79 | |
| 10 | 3.72 | 8 | 1.97 | |
| 11 | 2.82 | 9 | 1.18 | |
| ——- End for L ——- | ———– End for M ———– | |||
| 12 | 3.44 | |||
| 13 | 2.62 | |||
| 14 | 6.96 | |||
| 15 | 3.79 | |||
| —— End for XL —— | ||||
Other Ways to use the Pattern
When I finished my sample blanket, I thought it would be fun to show other ways that the pattern could be used.
The larger circle by itself makes a nice decorative mandala. I made mine with more Catona yarn and sewed on some beads for some extra sparkle.
I also made a slightly odd decorative scarf using only the Large and Extra Small motifs.
Happy Crafting!
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