Welcome to Week 5 of my Pura Vida Blanket crochet-along… 😊💚 It’s hard to believe how quickly these weeks are flying by… how can we be on Week 5 already!
This week we will be crocheting rows of stitches we’ve already done earlier in the blanket. We’ve done them all before so it should be a relaxing week of crochet!
We’re also creating space to attach the last five butterflies we made in Week 2…
The progress photos shared this week are wonderful. Well done to those of you who are keeping up. Please don’t worry if you’re not… the pattern will stay available here for you all. So there’s no pressure!
I really enjoyed seeing all the creatures come to life this week.
Here’s a selection shared over in my Coastal Crochet Facebook Group and on Instagram…💚
The rows we’re crocheting this week celebrate that natural Costa Rican beauty… rows with flashes of colour, textured stitches for tropical blooms and we crochet our trees once again…
So let’s get started!
For those of you who have purchased the pattern on Ravelry it has now been updated to include Week 5:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pura-vida-blanket
The free pattern is below.
Enjoy it! 💚💚💚
To Work
Please see Week 1 for all the abbreviations and introductory information about this blanket.
Another clearing and another opportunity to see the amazing butterflies!
Row 109 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st here and throughout), 1dc in each of first 2 sts, *miss next 3 sts instead working 3FPdtr around the central tr in the 5-tr-group three rows below in Row 106, 1dc in each of next 3 sts, repeat from * to end (there will be 2 dc sts to work at end of row), turn. [145 sts with 72 raised stitches]
Row 110 (WS) 3ch, 1tr in next st, *miss next 3 sts instead working 1tr in each of 3 missed sts in Row 108, 1tr in each of next 3 sts, repeat from * to end (there will be 2 tr sts to work at end of row), join with Yarn F at end of final st, turn. [145 sts]
Row 111 2ch (counts as first htr), 1BPtr around each of next 2 sts, miss next st instead working FPdtr3tog around central raised st two rows below in Row 109, *1BPtr around each of next 5 sts, miss next st instead working FPdtr3tog around central raised st two rows below in Row 109, repeat from * to final 3 sts, 1BPtr around each of next 2 sts, 1htr in final st, join with Yarn J at end of final st, turn. [145 sts]
Row 112 2ch (counts as first htr), 1BPtr around each of next 2 sts, 1htr in next st (which is the top of the raised st), * 1BPtr around each of next 5 sts, 1htr in next st, repeat from * to final 3 sts, 1BPtr around each of next 2 sts, 1htr in final st, turn. [145 sts]
Row 113 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end (pay attention to crochet into the top of the 2 ch which is the final st), turn.
Rows 114 – 123 Repeat Row 113 ten times joining with Yarn F at end of Row 123 (do not cut Yarn J, leave it attached ready to be re-joined later), turn. [145 sts]
Row 124 No turning chain, 1ss in first st, (1tr in next st, 1ss in next st) to end, fasten off Yarn F, do not turn.
Row 125 (WS) Go back to beginning of Row 124, insert hook into first ss and pick up Yarn J, 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, join with Yarn A at end of final st, turn. [145 sts]
Row 126 (RS) 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, join with Yarn E at end of final st, turn.
Row 127 1ch, 1dc in first st, *miss 2 sts, 5tr in next st, miss 2 sts, 1dc in next st, repeat from * to end, join with Yarn A at end of final st, turn. [24 shells]
Row 128 3ch, 1tr in blo of next st, 1htr in blo of next st, 1dc in blo of next st, 1htr in blo of next st, 1tr in blo of next st, *miss next st instead working 1dtr into same st it is worked into 2 rows below, 1tr in blo of next st, 1htr in blo of next st, 1dc in blo of next st, 1htr in blo of next st, 1tr in blo of next st, repeat from * until final st, 1tr in final st, turn. [145 sts]
Row 129 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, join with Yarn H at end of final st, turn.
Attach the remaining 5 butterflies which were made earlier onto this part of the blanket.
More fabulous trees to wander past, whilst seeing beautiful flashes of jungle colours…
Row 130 (RS) 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, turn.
Row 131 (WS) 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, join with Yarn C at end of final st, turn.
Row 132 1ch (does not count as st here and throughout), 1dc in each of first 5 sts, miss next st instead working 1FPquadtr around the 9th tr in from the right three rows below in Row 129, 1dc in each of next 5 sts, miss next st instead working 1FPquadtr around the same tr just worked around, *1dc in each of next 4 sts, miss next st instead working 1FPtrtr around the 8th tr along from previous tr worked around three rows below, 1dc in each of next 4 sts, miss next st instead working 1FPquadtr around the 8th tr along from previous tr worked around three rows below, 1dc in each of next 5 sts, miss next st instead working 1FPquadtr around the same tr just worked around, repeat from * 7 times more, 1dc in each of final 5 sts, join with Yarn H at end of final st, turn. [145 sts with 26 raised sts]
Row 133 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, join with Yarn B at end of final st, turn.
Row 134 1ch, 1dc in each of first 4 sts, *miss next st instead working 1FPdtr around the next raised st two rows below in Row 132, 1dc in next st, miss next st instead working 1FPdtr around the same st just worked around, 1dc in each of next 3 sts, miss next st instead working 1FPdtr around the next raised st below in Row 132, 1dc in next st, miss next st instead working 1FPdtr around the same st just worked around, 1dc in each of next 2 sts**, miss next 3 sts instead working (1FPdtr, 1FPtr, 1FPdtr) all around next raised st directly below in Row 132, 1dc in each of next 2 sts, repeat from * 8 times ending final repeat at **, 1dc in each of final 2 sts, join with Yarn H at end of final st, turn. [145 sts with 60 raised sts]
Row 135 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, join with Yarn B at end of final st (do not cut Yarn H, leave it attached ready to be re-joined later), turn.
Row 136 1ch, 1ss in each of first 3 sts, *(miss next 2 sts instead working 2FPdtr around the next raised st two rows below in Row 134, 1ss in next st) 4 times**, 1ss in next st, miss next st instead working FPdtr3tog around the 3 raised sts below in Row 134, 1ss in each of next 2 sts, repeat from * 8 times ending final repeat at **, 1ss in each of final 2 sts, fasten off, do not turn. [145 sts with 80 raised sts]
In Row 137 the stitches are worked into the stitches of Row 135 so that the stitches from Row 136 are encased. Ensure your hook goes under any stitches from Row 136 to neaten and hide the tops of the stitches.
Row 137 (RS) Go back to beginning of Row 136, insert hook into first st of Row 135 below and pick up Yarn H, 1ch, 1dc in each of first 3 sts in Row 135, 1dc in next missed st in Row 135 encasing the top of the raised stitch in Row 136, insert hook in-between the two raised stitches into the next missed st in Row 135 encasing the top of the raised stitch in Row 136 and work 1dc, continue with 1dc in each st in Row 135 encasing the tops of the sts in Row 136, turn. [145 sts]
Row 138 (WS) 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, join with Yarn G at end of final st, turn.
Row 139 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, join with Yarn F at end of final st, turn.
Row 140 1ch, 1dc in first st, (1dtr in next st, 1dc in next st) to end, join with Yarn E at end of final st, turn.
Row 141 3ch, (1htr in next st, 1tr in next st) to end, join with Yarn D at end of final st, turn.
Row 142 1ch, 1dc in first st, (1dtr in next st, 1dc in next st) to end, join with Yarn J at end of final st, turn.
Pura Vida and Happy Crocheting… 💚
