Pura Vida -Week 6

Here it is… the final instalment of my Pura Vida crochet-along! 💚 Welcome to Week 6 and the end of our wonderful, colour filled journey! 😍

From those very first stitches…

To now, when we’ll be crocheting those final rows and then a really fun bobble border…

Inspired by my son Morgan’s adventure to Costa Rica in 2022, here Morgan is with the finished blanket…

I’ve absolutely loved designing and making a blanket fully inspired by a place that I’ve not been to but which one of my sons has!

Through his photos, his stories and general research on my part, I’m so proud of the blanket that has emerged!

Research on my part included a visit to a local butterfly centre… not as good as seeing the Blue Morpho butterfly in the wild, but still a wonderful experience… 🦋🦋🦋

Thank you to everyone who has taken part, crocheted along or followed from the sidelines… these crochet-alongs are wonderful because of the people taking part! Thank you for all your support…

And here’s a selection of progress photos shared this week over in my Coastal Crochet Facebook Group and on Instagram…💚

Even fabulous Stanley the Monkey who has taken part in lots of my crochet-alongs made an appearance! 😃❤️❤️❤️

That means a lot… ❤️

I’ve absolutely loved seeing all your progress photos… I’m amazed lots of you have managed to keep up! There’s no pressure though… enjoy it at your own pace. The pattern will remain available.

So let’s get started!

For those of you who have purchased the pattern on Ravelry it has now been updated to include Week 6:

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.

As we approach the end of our Pura Vida journey, we can enjoy looking back at the many colourful and joyful memories created…

Row 143 (RS) 4ch (counts as first dtr), 1dtr in next st, *1tr in each of next 2 sts, 1htr in next st, 1dc in each of next 3 sts, 1htr in next st, 1tr in each of next 2 sts, 1dtr in each of next 3 sts, repeat from * to end (the final repeat will end with 1dtr in each of the final 2 sts), turn. [145 sts]

Row 144 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st here and throughout), 1dc in each st to end, join with Yarn I at end of final st, turn.

Row 145 1ch, 1dc in each of first 2 sts, *1htr in each of next 2 sts, 1tr in next st, 1dtr in each of next 3 sts, 1tr in next st, 1htr in next 2 sts, 1dc in each of next 3 sts, repeat from * to end (the final repeat will end with 1dc in each of the final 2 sts), turn.

Row 146 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, join with Yarn H at end of final st, turn.

Rows 147 – 148 Repeat Rows 143 – 144 joining with Yarn D at end of Row 148.

Rows 149 – 150 Repeat Rows 145 – 146 joining with Yarn A at end of Row 150.

Row 151 3ch, 1tr in next st, miss 1 st, (1tr, 1ch, 1tr) all in next st, *miss 2 sts, (1tr, 1ch, 1tr) all in next st, repeat from * to final 3 sts, miss next st, 1tr in each of final 2 sts, join with Yarn C at end of final st, turn.

Row 152 3ch, 1tr in next st, miss 1 st, 3tr in next 1-ch-sp, *miss 2 sts, 3tr in next 1-ch-sp, repeat from * until final 1-ch-sp, miss next st, 1tr in each of final 2 sts, join with Yarn B at end of final st, turn.

Row 153 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, turn.

Row 154 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, join with Yarn G at end of final st, turn.

Row 155 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, join with Yarn I at end of final st (do not cut Yarn G, leave it attached ready to be re-joined later), turn. [145 sts]

Row 156 No turning chain, 1ss in first st, (1tr in next st, 1ss in next st) to end, fasten off Yarn I, do not turn.

Row 157 (WS) Go back to beginning of Row 156, insert hook into first ss and pick up Yarn G, 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, turn. [145 sts]

Row 158 (RS) 3ch, 1tr in next st and each st to end, fasten off and weave in all ends.

A fun and vibrant border to end our blanket journey… the pompom bobbles are the perfect decorations for a magical jungle fiesta to celebrate the end of a wonderful journey… Pura Vida!

Border

With RS of blanket facing and held upright, join Yarn B into top right outer st (the top of the beginning 3 ch made at start of Row 158).

Round 1 (RS) 3ch (counts as first tr here and throughout), 2tr in same st, miss 2 sts, (3tr in next st, miss 2 sts) to final st of top edge, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr ) all in final st, rotate blanket ready to crochet down long side of blanket, continue with 66 x groups of 3tr evenly spaced across the row edges, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in bottom corner, rotate blanket ready to crochet along bottom edge of blanket, miss 2 sts, (3tr in next st, miss 2 sts) to final st of bottom edge, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr ) all in final st, rotate blanket ready to crochet up next long side of blanket, continue with 66 x groups of 3tr evenly spaced across the row edges, finish with (3tr, 2ch) in same first st started in, ss to top of first 3 ch, fasten off, turn. [49 x groups of 3-tr along top and bottom and 68 x groups of 3-tr along the side edges with 4 x corner 2-ch-sps]

Round 2 (WS) With WS facing join Yarn G into any corner ch-sp, 3ch, (2tr, 2ch, 3tr) in same corner ch-sp, *(miss 3 sts, 3tr into sp before next 3-tr group) until final 3 sts of side, miss 3 sts, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in corner ch-sp, repeat from * twice more, (miss 3 sts, 3tr into sp before next 3-tr group) until final 3 sts, miss 3 sts, ss to top of first 3 ch, fasten off, turn. [50 x groups of 3-tr along top and bottom and 69 x groups of 3-tr along the side edges with 4 x corner 2-ch-sps]

Round 3 Make sure RS is facing and repeat Round 2 using Yarn J. [51 x groups of 3-tr along top and bottom and 70 x groups of 3-tr along the side edges with 4 x corner 2-ch-sps]

Round 4 With RS facing join Yarn H into any corner ch-sp, 1ch (does not count as st), *(1dc, 2ch, 1dc) in corner ch-sp,1dc in blo of each st to end of side, repeat from * three times, ss to first dc, fasten off. [155 sts across top and bottom, 212 sts across side edges with 4 x corner 2-ch-sps]

Round 5 With RS facing join Yarn A into any corner ch-sp, 3ch, 2tr in same corner ch-sp (put a st marker around first tr as this is the corner st), 1tr in blo of each st around working 3tr into each corner ch-sp (put a st marker in the second tr made in each corner to mark the corner st), ss to top of first 3 ch, fasten off. [157 sts across top and bottom, 214 sts across side edges plus 1 extra st in each corner]

Round 6 With RS facing and blanket held upright join Yarn E into top right corner st, 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in same st, make 1 pompom bobble, *1dc in each of next 13 sts, make 1 pompom bobble, (1dc in each of next 12 sts, make 1 pompom bobble) 11 times, 1dc in each of next 12 sts to end of side, 1dc in corner st, make 1 pompom bobble, 1dc in each of next 11 sts, make 1 pompom bobble, (1dc in each of next 12 sts, make 1 pompom bobble) 16 times, 1dc in each of next 11 sts**, 1dc in corner st, make 1 pompom bobble, repeat from * to **across bottom edge and next long side edge, ss to first dc, fasten off and weave in all ends. [12 pompom bobbles along top and bottom, 17 pompom bobbles along sides plus 1 pompom bobble in each corner]