{"id":92451,"date":"2018-03-08T10:46:17","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T09:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/crochet-xl-santa-pazienzia-blanket\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T10:20:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:20:52","slug":"crochet-xl-santa-pazienzia-blanket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/crochet-xl-santa-pazienzia-blanket\/","title":{"rendered":"Crochet XL with Santa Pazienzia: Make a beautiful crochet blanket in fan stitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easy, fun to do, quick to make… this is what Crochet XL<\/strong>\u00a0by Estefan\u00eda Gonz\u00e1lez and her\u00a0Santa Pazienzia<\/strong><\/a> project is about. If you\u00b4re looking for crochet projects that allow you to continue learning and to relax you during your spare time, there\u00b4s no doubt that you should follow Santa Pazienzia<\/strong><\/a>. Estefan\u00eda is a crocheter who enjoys every stitch, but “I\u00b4m also thankful when a project has advanced considerably in an afternoon”. With this philosophy in mind she\u00b4s sharing her Crochet XL pattern, showing how to make a gorgeous blanket in fan stitch, with us on Craft Lovers<\/strong><\/a>. The fan stitch<\/strong>\u00a0creates a beautiful design and is so easy to do because it\u00b4s made up of “a combination of double crochet stitches which you\u00b4ll be able to do even if you\u00b4re a beginner “.<\/p>\n

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Crochet XL with Santa Pazienzia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For this crochet blanket<\/strong>,\u00a0Estefan\u00eda has chosen\u00a0Katia Big Merino<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>because “it\u00b4s perfect… It\u00b4s soft, very warm, but above all it has a good thickness for a large project”. She made her blanket in this beautiful dark grey colour; “because it goes together well with the tones of my home, but it would be gorgeous with any of the available colours<\/a>“. Although this is a\u00a0Crochet XL<\/em> pattern,\u00a0“you can make the blanket any size you want”. The aim of\u00a0Santa Pazienzia<\/em>\u00a0is that you\u00b4ll finally enjoy the sensation of “snuggling up on the sofa on a winter\u00b4s afternoon with a good blanket”.<\/p>\n

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Crochet Blanket Pattern<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ready? Let\u00b4s go then…\u00a0the blanket is made from side to side which means that every time you finish a row you turn the work. If you look at the diagram you\u00b4ll see that the same sequence of the group of stitches is always repeated. When you have worked the first 3 rows you don\u00b4t need any more instructions.<\/p>\n

Measurements<\/strong>: 39 3\/8\u201d x 39 3\/8\u201d (1 x 1 metre)<\/p>\n

Materials:\u00a0<\/strong>12 balls of\u00a0Katia Big Merino<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and a size L11 (U.S.)\/(8 mm) crochet hook<\/p>\n

Stitches<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chain st<\/a>\u00a0(ch)<\/p>\n

Double crochet<\/a>\u00a0(dc)<\/p>\n

Fan stitch (5 dc together)<\/p>\n

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Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

72 chain sts + 3 to raise up the work (= the first double crochet).<\/p>\n