I hope you love rainbows and tunisian crochet! The Brighter Days Tunisian Blanket pattern has both!
This tunisian blanket pattern is special, as it was inspired by all the individuals and families that have experienced at least one miscarriage and then their family grew. Many refer to their new baby as a ‘Rainbow baby.” During my day job as a psychologist, I am privileged to learn of and help people process a variety of experiences, including loss and birth. If you or someone you know has this shared experience, I hope that you know that you are loved, you are not alone, and we can grow from our pain.
Additionally, rainbows are often viewed as an omen of good things to come, and represents diversity and inclusivity, an all embracing of love and friendship.
Why a tunisian blanket pattern?
The tunisian simple stitch creates a fabric that has minimal space between stitches and rows that works wonderfully for images and words. The rhythm of making the forward and return pass is so relaxing too!
I find many graphghan charts that are made with single crochet work well for tunisian crochet, and you could use a tunisian color chart for a single crochet project too. This means that there are infinite designs that can be created with some yarn and a tunisian crochet hook. I’ve seen team blankets, portrait blankets, landscape scenes and more.
Have you ever made an edging at the same time?
Tunsian crochet stitches are all worked in the same manner meaning a forward and return pass, so if you know the type of edging you want to add, you can work the edging stitches before the blanket stitches. The Brighter Days Tunisian Blanket features a bobble edging that looks like little clouds. The tunisian crochet bobble stitch is made in a similar fashion to standard bobbles, and I think that they pop out a bit more from being surround by flat stitches.
Tips for making a tunisian blanket pattern
If you’re familiar with tunisian crochet, then making a graphghan is straightforward, but there are a few things I learned when making this blanket.
- Never turn your work. This is one of the rules of tunisian crochet, unless working tunisian in the round…
- Check the first loop on the hook. This counts as the first stitch and typically loosens, so pull the yarn a bit after picking up the first loop in the next vertical bar.
- Use a row tracker, if you have not purchased the ad-free PDF with the color chart. This will save you time and feeling frustrated from not making enough stitches in a color or the row count being off
- When changing colors in tunisian crochet during the return pass, you’ll switch to the next color when the next loop on the hook is a different color from the first loop on the hook.
- If you’re a left hand crocheter, it may be easier to work from the color chart for the rainbow and sun to be in the same placement. If you choose the follow the written instructions, your Brighter Days Tunisian Blanket will be a mirror image.
Yay, Yarn!
The yarn for the Brighter Days Tunisian Blanket was provided by WeCrochet through the Independent Designers Program. In going through all of the wonderful yarn choices, I chose Brava Worsted, which comes in 50 solid colors! Brava Worsted is 100% premium acrylic that comes in a put up of 218 yards per 100 grams at just $3.99 a skein. Brava Worsted is a great for so many projects from amigurumi to wraps, sweater and blankets.
Brava Worsted is part of the Brava Family, which includes additional weights of sport and bulky, and other color ways including stripe, speckle, tweed, recycle. If you need just a little bit or a lot, you can get mini packs or Brava 500, which is 500 grams in a single color.
I enjoy working with Brava Worsted! It is a soft acrylic yarn that rarely splits when crocheting, and very few knots within an entire skein. I hope you give Brava Worsted a try, which WeCrochet has made super easy with the option to select your color or an alternative yarn from the pattern page.
Tunisian Crochet Hooks
We can’t talk about making a tunisian blanket or tunisian graphghan without talking about the tunisian crochet hook. We all love crochet hooks, and I hope you fall in love with tunisian crochet hooks too. At first glance, a tunisian crochet hook looks like a straight crochet hook, but if it is an interchangeable tunisian crochet hook, the end will be tapered to fit a cable. You may consider using an afghan hook which can usually be found in a big craft store, but at 12″ or 16″ in length, it is not long enough to accommodate all of the loops.
For the Brighter Days Tunisian Blanket, you’ll want to use a tunisian crochet hook that has a permanently attached cable or an interchangeable tunisian crochet hook. The difference is having a few cables of different lengths that work with all of the tunisian crochet hooks and each hook having it’s own cable and the cable length is the same.
A benefit of the interchangeable set is that it is easier to use for a variety of crochet projects since you can customize the length of the cable, and even extend the cable for really large projects. An interchangeable set is also easier to store.
If you choose to try a hook to make this tunisian crochet blanket that has a permanently attached cable consider this tip I learned from an experienced designer friend, the tunisian hook needs to be at least a third of the width of the project being made. This means that with the cable attached, your tunisian hook needs to be at least 15″ / 38 cm in length. The loops will be really squished and it will work but the fabric bunching may strain your wrist and arm more, so consider choosing a longer cable.
Reading the Brighter Days Tunisian Blanket Pattern and Chart
In the world of crochet color work, the patterns are most often written differently than a standard crochet pattern due to the frequent color changes and that that crochet project is likely made with one stitch. Tunisian and crochet graphghans are great examples of the entire project being made with the tunisian simple stitch or single crochet, which is represented by one square when looking at the associated chart.
For the Brighter Days Tunisian Crochet Blanket, you will find the majority of the instructions below written as the color number followed by a number and times, i.e.(MC) 12 times, (C1) 9, which means that you will make 12 tunisian simple stitches in the main color and then make 9 tunisian simple stitches in color 1. For the forward pass, this means that you will have 12 loops on the hook in the main color followed by 9 loops in color 1.
The first loop on the hook always counts of the first vertical bar for the forward pass, so the beginning of each line of instruction tells you how many more tunisian simple stitches to make. For example Row 7 states the following: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 73 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP. This means that you will insert your hook, yarn over and pull up a loop 6 times in the contrasting color for a total of 7 loops of that color.
If you are reading the instructions for a row that includes the tunisian bobble stitch, it is similar in that the first loop on the hook is not counted in the beginning of the instructions, and the color is not specified if you are using the same color. For example Row 8 states the following: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 73 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP. This means that you start the row with the contrasting color with one loop on the hook already (counts as the first tunisian simple stitch), make two tunisian simple stitches, one tunisian bobble stitch and then three tunisian simples stitches before changing to the next color.
If you purchase the ad-free PDF for this tunisian blanket pattern, the color chart is spread over 4 pages for ease of reading. The pages can be taped together to create a larger sheet. The chart is read from the lower right corner to the left, and bottom to top. Each square represents one stitch, and the first box represents the first loop on the hook. The boxes for the edging are present, but do not indicate which stitches are the tunisian bobble stitches, so it may help to mark those squares or referring the written instructions for the first 6 rows that are all edging rows, and then every third row starting with row 8.
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MATERIALS
- WeCrochet Brava Worsted Weight (100% premium acrylic, 218 yards / 199.3 meters, 3.5 ounces / 100 grams)
- Main Color (Sky / light blue) 3 skeins
- Contrasting Color (White) 2 skeins
- Color 1 (Mulberry / purple) 1 skein
- Color 2 (Celestial / blue) 1 skein
- Color 3 (Grass / green) 1 skein
- Color 4 (Canary / yellow) 2 skeins
- Color 5 (Orange) 1 skein
- Color 6 (Red) 1 skein
- 7.00 mm Tunisian hook with 40 in. [101.6 cm] cable
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Measuring tape
GAUGE
14.4 tss x 13.5 rows = 4”x 4” [10 cm x 10 cm]
FINISHED SIZE(S)
53.25” L x 44.5” W [135.3 cm L x 113 cm W]
PATTERN KEY
C1: Color 1
C2: Color 2
C3: Color 3
C4: Color 4
C5: Color 5
C6: Color 6
CC: Contrasting Color
Ch: chain
FO: fasten off
FwdP: forward pass
MC: Main Color
RetP: return pass
Sc: single crochet
Tbs: tunisian bobble stitch
Tdc: Tunisian double crochet
Tes: Tunisianextended stitch
Tss: tunisian simple stitch
SPECIAL STITCHES & TECHNIQUES
Tbs: insert hook as for knit (from front to back through the vertical bar), 5 tdc in indicated st, YO, pull through 5 loops
Tdc: YO, insert hook left to right under next vertical bar, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops
Tes: ch 1
EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Intermediate
NOTES
- Pattern is written in US terms.
- Read entire pattern before beginning.
- The last st is always worked under both bars.
- The beginning of the instructions is one less than the total number of tss in the first color, i.e.(CC) 12 times means to make 12 tss and the first loop on the hook is in CC, so there are 13 tss total.
- When you see (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, this means you will have 3 tss, 1 tbs and 3 tss in that color.
- The Edging is worked at the same time as the blanket is created.
- Tdc are only made with tbs for Rows 2, 4, 6, 166, 168 and 170.
- Tss are made with tbs for all Rows 8-165 for the Edging section of each row.
- It is helpful to create a bobbin from Color 4 to make the rays of the sun.
- The color chart included in the ad-free PDF, and is separated in four part for ease of reading and printing..
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INSTRUCTIONS
Row 1: With CC, ch 167
Row 1 FwdP: Starting in 2nd ch, insert hook, YO, pull up a loop, *[insert hook in next st, YO, pull up a loop]; rep from * across (167 loops)
Row 1 RetP: Ch 1, *[YO, pull through 2 loops]; rep from * across. (167 tss)
Row 2: Tes, tdc in next 2 sts, tbs in next st, *tdc in next 3 sts, tbs in next st; rep from * 39 more times, tdc in next 2sts, tdc in last st. RetP (167 sts, 41 tbs, 126 tdc )
Row 3: Tss in each st. RetP.
Row 4: Tes, tdc in next 4 sts, tbs in next st, *tdc in next 3 sts, tbs in next st; rep from * 37 more times, tdc in next 4 sts, tdc in last st. RetP (167 sts, 39 tbs, 128 tdc)
Row 5: Rep Row 3
Row 6: Rep Row 2
Row 7: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 73 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 8: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 73 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 9: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 73 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 10: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 73 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 11: CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 72 times, (C1) 14 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 13 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 12: (CC) 6 time, (MC) 72 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 13 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 13 times, (MC) 1 time, (CC) 7 times. RetP
Row 13: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 72 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 13 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 13 times, (MC) 1 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 14: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times,(MC) 72 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 13 times, (MC) 1 times,(CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 15: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 72 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 1 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 16: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 71 times, (C1) 14 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 1 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 17: (CC)4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 71 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 13 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 1 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 18: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 71 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 13 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 1 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 19: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 71 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 13 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 1 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 20: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 70 times, (C1) 14 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 13 times, (MC) 2 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 21: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 70 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 2 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 22: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 69 times, (C1) 14 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 13 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 2 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 23: (CC) 4 times, tbs in next st, 1 time, (MC) 69 times, (C1) 14 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 2 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 24: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 69 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 2 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 25: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 68 times, (C1) 14 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 13 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 13 times, (MC) 3 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 26: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 67 times, (C1) 15 times, (C2) 13 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 3 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 27: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 67 times, (C1) 14 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 3 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 28: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 66 times, (C1) 15 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 3 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 29: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 66 times, (C1) 14 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 3 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 30: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 65 times, (C1) 15 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 4 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 31: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 65 times, (C1) 14 times, (C2) 15 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 13 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 4 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 32: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 64 times, (C1) 15 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 4 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 33: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 64 times, (C1) 15 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 5 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 34: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 63 times, (C1) 15 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 5 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 35: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 62 times, (C1) 15 times, (C2) 15 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 5 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 36: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 61 times, (C1) 16 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 13 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 5 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 37: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 61 times, (C1) 15 times, (C2) 15 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 6 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 38: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 60 times, (C1) 16 times, (C2) 14 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 6 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 39: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 59 times, (C1) 16 times, (C2) 15 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 6 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 40: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 59 times, (C1) 15 times, (C2) 15 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 7 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 41: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 58 times, (C1) 15 times, (C2) 16 times, (C3) 14 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 7 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 42: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 57 times, (C1) 16 times, (C2) 15 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 7 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 43: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 56 times, (C1) 16 times, (C2) 15 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 44: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times (MC) 55 times, (C1) 16 times, (C2) 16 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 45: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 54 times, (C1) 17 times, (C2) 15 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 14 times, (MC) 9 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 46: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 53 times, (C1) 17 times, (C2) 15 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 9 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 47: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 52 times, (C1) 17 times, (C2) 16 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 9 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 48: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 51 times, (C1) 17 times, (C2) 16 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 10 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 49: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 50 times, (C1) 17 times, (C2) 16 times, (C3) 16 times, (C4) 14 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 10 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 50: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 48 times, (C1) 18 times, (C2) 17 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 11 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 51: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 47 times, (C1) 18 times, (C2) 17 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 11 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 52: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 46 times, (C1) 18 times, (C2) 17 times, (C3) 16 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 12 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
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Row 53: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 44 times, (C1) 19 times, (C2) 17 times, (C3) 16 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 12 times, (CC) 1 times, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 54: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 43 times, (C1) 19 times, (C2) 17 times, (C3) 16 times, (C4) 16 times, (C5) 14 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 13 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 55: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 41 times, (C1) 20 times, (C2) 18 times, (C3) 16 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 13 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 56: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 40 times, (C1) 20 times, (C2) 18 times, (C3) 16 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 14 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 57: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 38 times, (C1) 21 times, (C2) 18 times, (C3) 16 times, (C4) 16 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 14 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 58: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 36 times, (C1) 21 times, (C2) 19 times, (C3) 16 times, (C4) 16 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 15 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 59: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 34 times, (C1) 22 times, (C2) 19 times, (C3) 17 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 16 times, (MC) 15 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 60: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 32 times, (C1) 23 times, (C2) 19 times, (C3) 17 times, (C4) 15 times, (C5) 16 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 16 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 61: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 30 times, (C1) 24 times, (C2) 19 times, (C3) 17 times, (C4) 16 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 16 times, (MC) 16 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 62: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 28 times, (C1) 24 times, (C2) 20 times, (C3) 17 times, (C4) 16 times, (C5) 16 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 17 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 63: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 25 times, (C1) 26 times, (C2) 20 times, (C3) 17 times, (C4) 16 times, (C5) 16 times, (C6) 15 times, (MC) 18 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 64: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 22 times, (C1) 27 times, (C2) 20 times, (C3) 18 times, (C4) 16 times, (C5) 16 times, (C6) 16 times, (MC) 18 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 65: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 19 times, (C1) 29 times, (C2) 20 times, (C3) 18 times, (C4) 17 times, (C5) 15 times, (C6) 16 times, (MC) 19 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 66: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 15 times, (C1) 31 times, (C2) 21 times, (C3) 18 times, (C4) 17 times, (C5) 16 times, (C6) 16 times, (MC) 19 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 67: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 10 times, (C1) 34 times, (C2) 22 times, (C3) 18 times, (C4) 17 times, (C5) 16 times, (C6) 16 times, (MC) 20 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 68: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 3 times, (C1) 39 times, (C2) 22 times, (C3) 19 times, (C4) 17 times, (C5) 16 times, (C6) 16 times, (MC) 21 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 69: (CC) 6 times, (C1) 40 times, (C2) 23 times, (C3) 19 times, (C4) 17 times, (C5) 16 times, (C6) 17 times, (MC) 21 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 70: (CC) 6 times, (C1) 38 times, (C2) 24 times, (C3) 19 times, (C4) 17 times, (C5) 17 times, (C6) 16 times, (MC) 22 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 71: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time (C1) 36 times, (C2) 24 times, (C3) 20 times, (C4) 17 times, (C5) 17 times, (C6) 16 times, (MC) 23 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 4 times. RetP.
Row 72: (CC) 6 times, (C1) 34 times, (C2) 25 times, (C3) 20 times, (C4) 17 times, (C5) 17 times, (C6) 17 times, (MC) 23 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 73: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (C1) 31 times, (C2) 26 times, (C3) 21 times, (C4) 17 times, (C5) 17 times, (C6) 17 times, (MC) 24 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 74: (CC) 6 times, (C1) 29 times, (C2) 27 times, (C3) 20 times, (C4) 18 times, (C5) 17 times, (C6) 17 times, (MC) 25 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 75: (CC) 6 times, (C1) 25 times, (C2) 29 times, (C3) 21 times, (C4) 18 times, (C5) 18 times, (C6) 16 times, (MC) 26 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 76: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (C1) 22 times, (C2) 30 times, (C3) 22 times, (C4) 18 times, (C5) 18 times, (C6) 17 times, (MC) 26 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 77: (CC) 6 times, (C1) 18 times, (C2) 33 times, (C3) 22 times, (C4) 18 times, (C5) 18 times, (C6) 17 times, (MC) 27 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 78: (CC) 7 times, (C1) 13 times, (C2) 36 times, (C3) 22 times, (C4) 19 times, (C5) 18 times, (C6) 17 times, (MC) 28 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 79: (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (C1) 7 times, (C2) 40 times, (C3) 23 times, (C4) 19 times, (C5) 18 times, (C6) 17 times, (MC) 29 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 80: (CC) 6 times, (C2) 45 times, (C3) 24 times, (C4) 19 times, (C5) 18 times, (C6) 17 times, (MC) 30 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 81: (CC) 6 times, (C2) 42 times, (C3) 25 times, (C4) 20 times, (C5) 18 times, (C6) 17 times, (MC) 31 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 82: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (C2) 40 times, (C3) 25 times, (C4) 21 times, (C5) 18 times, (C6) 18 times, (MC) 31 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs, 5 times. RetP.
Row 83: (CC) 6 times, (C2) 38 times, (C3) 26 times, (C4) 21 times, (C5) 18 times, (C6) 18 times, (MC) 32 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 84: (CC) 6 times, (C2) 35 times, (C3) 27 times, (C4) 21 times, (C5) 19 times, (C6) 18 times, (MC) 33 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 85: (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3times, (C2) 32 times, (C3) 28 times, (C4) 22 times, (C5) 19 times, (C6) 18 times, (MC) 34 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 86: (CC) 6 times, (C2) 29 times, (C3) 30 times, (C4) 22 times, (C5) 19 times, (C6) 18 times, (MC) 35 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 87: (CC) 6 times, (C2) 26 times, (C3) 31 times, (C4) 23 times, (C5) 19 times, (C6) 18 times, (MC) 36 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 88: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time (C2) 22 times, (C3) 33 times, (C4) 23 times, (C5) 20 times, (C6) 18 times, (MC) 37 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 89: (CC) 6 times, (C2) 17 times, (C3) 36 times, (C4) 24 times, (C5) 20 times, (C6) 18 times, (MC) 38 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 90: (CC) 6 times, (C2) 12 times, (C3) 39 times, (C4) 24 times, (C5) 20 times, (C6) 19 times, (MC) 39 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 91: (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (C2) 2 times, (C3) 47 times, (C4) 25 times, (C5) 20 times, (C6) 19 times, (MC) 40 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 92: (CC) 6 times, (C3) 47 times, (C4) 25 times, (C5) 21 times, (C6) 19 times, (MC) 41 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 93: (CC) 6 times, (C3) 44 times, (C4) 27 times, (C5) 21 times, (C6) 19 times, (MC) 42 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 94: (CC) 4 times, tbs, 1 time, (C3) 42 times, (C4) 27 times, (C5) 21 times, (C6) 20 times, (MC) 43 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs, 5 times. RetP.
Row 95: (CC) 6 times, (C3) 39 times, (C4) 28 times, (C5) 22 times, (C6) 20 times, (MC) 44 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 96: (CC) 6 times, (C3) 36 times, (C4) 29 times, (C5) 23 times, (C6) 20 times, (MC) 45 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 97: (CC) 2 times, tbs, 3 times, (C3) 33 times, (C4) 31 times, (C5) 22 times, (C6) 21 times, (MC) 46 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs, 3 times. RetP.
Row 98: (CC) 6 times, (C3) 30 times, (C4) 32 times, (C5) 23 times, (C6) 20 times, (MC) 48 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 99: (CC) 6 times, (C3) 25 times, (C4) 35 times, (C5) 23 times, (C6) 21 times, (MC) 49 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 100: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (C3) 21 times, (C4) 36 times, (C5) 25 times, (C6) 21 times, (MC) 50 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 101: (CC) 6 times, (C3) 15 times, (C4) 40 times, (C5) 25 times, (C6) 22 times, (MC) 51 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 102: (CC) 6 times, (C3) 7 times, (C4) 46 times, (C5) 26 times, (C6) 21 times, (MC) 53 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 103: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (C4) 51 times, (C5) 26 times, (C6) 22 times, (MC) 54 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 104: (CC) 6 times, (C4) 48 times, (C5) 27 times, (C6) 23 times, (MC) 55 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 105: (CC) 6 times, (C4) 45 times, (C5) 29 times, (C6) 22 times, (MC) 57 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 106: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time (C4) 43 times, (C5) 29 times, (C6) 23 times, (MC) 58 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 107: (CC) 6 times, (C4) 39 times, (C5) 31 times, (C6) 23 times, (MC) 60 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 108: (CC) 6 times, (C4) 36 times, (C5) 32 times, (C6) 24 times, (MC) 61 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 109: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (C4) 33 times, (C5) 33 times, (C6) 25 times, (MC) 62 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 110: (CC) 6 times, (C4) 28 times, (C5) 36 times, (C6) 25 times, (MC) 64 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 111: (CC) 6 times, (C4) 24 times, (C5) 38 times, (C6) 26 times, (MC) 65 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 112: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (C4) 18 times, (C5) 41 times, (C6) 27 times, (MC) 67 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 113: (CC) 6 times, (C4) 11 times, (C5) 46 times, (C6) 27 times, (MC) 69 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 114: (CC) 6 times, (C5) 54 times, (C6) 29 times, (MC) 70 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 115: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (C5) 52 times, (C6) 29 times, (MC) 72 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 116: (CC) 6 times, (C5) 49 times, (C6) 30 times, (MC) 74 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 117: (CC) 6 times, (C5) 46 times, (C6) 31 times, (MC) 76 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 118: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (C5) 43 times, (C6) 32 times, (MC) 78 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 119: (CC) 6 times, (C5) 40 times, (C6) 33 times, (MC) 80 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 120: (CC) 6 times, (C5) 36 times, (C6) 35 times, (MC) 82 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 121: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (C5) 32 times, (C6) 37 times, (MC) 84 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 122: (CC) 6 times, (C5) 27 times, (C6) 39 times, (MC) 87 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 123: (CC) 6 times, (C5) 22 times, (C6) 42 times, (MC) 89 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 124: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time(C5) 15 times, (C6) 47 times, (MC) 81 times, (C4) 1 times, (MC) 9 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 125: (CC) 6 times, (C5) 3 times, (C6) 56 times, (MC) 84 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 126: (CC) 6 times, (C6) 56 times, (MC) 87 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 127: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (C6) 54 times, (MC) 89 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 128: (CC) 6 times, (C6) 51 times, (MC) 92 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 129: (CC) 6 times, (C6) 48 times, (MC) 95 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 130: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (C6) 44 times, (MC) 99 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 131: (CC) 6 times, (C6) 40 times, (MC) 91 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 10 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 132: (CC) 6 times, (C6) 36 times, (MC) 95 times, (C4) 3 times, (MC) 9 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 133: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (C6) 32 times, (MC) 86 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 12 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 9 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 134: (CC) 6 times, (C6) 27 times, (MC) 91 times, (C4) 3 times, (MC) 11 times, (C4) 3 times, (MC) 8 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 135: (CC) 6 times, (C6) 21 times, (MC) 98 times, (C4) 3 times, (MC) 11 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 17 times, (C4) 1 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 136: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 times, 1 time, (C6) 12 times, (MC) 108 times, (C4) 3 times, (MC) 11 times, (C4) 1 times, (MC) 18 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 137: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 121 times, (C4) 3 times, (MC) 29 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 138: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 123 times, (C4) 3 times, (MC) 27 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 139: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 124 times, (C4) 3 times, (MC) 12 times, (C4) 9 times, (MC) 5 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 140: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 125 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 8 times, (C4) 17 times, (MC) 1 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 141: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 133 times, (C4) 20 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 142: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 132 times, (C4) 21 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 143: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 130 times, (C4) 23 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 144: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 116 times, (C4) 1 times, (MC) 12 times, (C4) 24 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 145: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 115 times, (C4) 4 times, (MC) 9 times, (C4) 25 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 146: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 117 times, (C4) 5 times, (MC) 6 times, (C4) 25 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 147: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 120 times, (C4) 2 times, (MC) 5 times, (C4) 26 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 148: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 126 times, (C4) 27 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 149: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 126 times, (C4) 27 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 150: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 125 times, (C4) 28 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 151: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times (MC) 125 times, (C4) 28 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Rows 152-153: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 125 times, (C4) 28 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 154: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 107 times, (C4) 13 times, (MC) 5 times, (C4) 28 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 155: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 107 times, (C4) 13 times, (MC) 5 times, (C4) 28 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
I hope you’re tracking your rows as your tunisian blanket grows.
Row 156: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 125 times, (C4) 28 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 157: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time (MC) 125 times, (C4) 28 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 158-159: (CC) 7 times, (MC) 125 times, (C4) 28 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 160: (CC) 2 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times, (MC) 126 times, (C4) 27 times, (CC) 3 times, tbs 1 time, 3 times. RetP.
Row 161: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 126 times, (C4) 27 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 162: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 119 times, (C4) 3 times, (MC) 5 times, (C4) 26 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 163: (CC) 4 times, tbs 1 time, 1 time, (MC) 117 times, (C4) 5 times, (MC) 6 times, (C4) 25 times, (MC) 7 times, (CC) 1 time, tbs 1 time, 5 times. RetP.
Row 164: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 115 times, (C4) 4 times, (MC) 9 times, (C4) 25 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 165: (CC) 6 times, (MC) 129 times, (C4) 24 times, (CC) 7 times. RetP.
Row 166: (CC) Tes, tdc in next 2 sts, tbs in next st, *tdc in next 3 sts, tbs in next st; rep from * 39 more times, tdc in next 2sts, tdc in last st. RetP (167 sts, 41 tbs, 126 tdc )
Row 167: (CC) Tss in each st. RetP.
Row 168: (CC) Tes, tdc in next 4 sts, tbs in next st, *tdc in next 3 sts, tbs in next st; rep from * 37 more times, tdc in next 4 sts, tdc in last st. RetP (167 sts, 39 tbs, 128 tdc)
Row 169: (CC) Tss in each st. RetP.
Row 170: (CC) Rep Row 166
Row 171: (CC) Rep Row 167
Final Edging
Rnd 1: Ch 1, working under the vertical bar and horizontal bar, sc across to cnr until last tss, (sc, ch 1, sc) in last tss (167), turn to continue along next side, sc in each st to next cnr, ch 1 and turn to continue along next side, sc in each st, ch 1 and turn to continue along side, sc in each st, ch 1, sl st to first sc. FO
You did it! *cue the confetti*
I hope that each stitch or most of the stitches have a bit of love attached in your finished Brighter Days Tunisian Blanket! It is a slow growing project in the beginning, but hopefully you found a rhythm and relaxed while making all of the color changes for the rainbow. You should be elated and proud of yourself for making this tunisian blanket, and whoever is the recipient sue is loved by you.
Don’t forget to weave in those ends, and consider sewing on a backing made from fleece or a cotton to prevent little finger and toes from snagging the yarn, if gifting to an infant or young child.
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