It’s August and the sun shining, are you dreaming of ice cream?
Then my FREE Ice Cream Dreams overlay mosaic crochet blanket pattern is the perfect project to hook up on the beach!
My design is Part of the Months of the Year Mosaic Crochet Blanket CAL hosted by Elimee Designs and features an super delicious ice cream and lovely lickable lolly; but be quick they’re melting!
Scroll down to find the FREE chart and more info about the Months Of the Year Mosaic Crochet Blanket CAL!
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MONTHS OF THE YEAR MOSAIC CROCHET BLANKET CAL!
Hosted by Elimee Designs – for which my Ice Cream dreams is the featured design for August!
Hiya Folks!
I’m so excited to introduce my new design!
The Ice Cream Dreams! Overlay Mosaic Chart
Ice Cream themed crochet notions available in my Etsy Shop
This one’s for the Nannas!
This design was inspired by some very special people and a very special tradition in our family….basically ‘The Nannas’ love of ice-cream is legendary, started by our lovely Nanna Bush, and her love of the famous Morellis in Broadstairs, and then the mantel taken up by all Bushies since.
Nanna Bush famously fell over attempting to buy her ice cream from the van by her house, smashed up her face, but managed to save her ice-cream! She sat quietly and ate it on the pavement before taking help! She said at the time “well I wasn’t going to waste it!” She even had the most enormous ’99’ shaped cake for her 99th birthday!
Uncle Chris could demolish an ice cream the size of his head, and Nanna Stosh has an almost sat-nav like ability to track the ‘Hockings’ van in North Devon, knowing days, times and places best to stop them and buy one!
So it’s now tradition that on special days of family remembrance, wherever we are in the world we share an ice-cream salute to each other and say cheers!
So 3 Cheers to ice creams! the simple pleasures that mean so much and bring people together, and cheers to you all for popping by!
Have an ice cream on me!
Much love and Happy hooking
Deb xx
Pattern Notes
This pattern is a 29 row overlay mosaic chart, with 48 stitch repeat (plus 3st = 1 buffer stitch and 1 start and end of row stitch) So if you want to make a 3 motif repeat which fits a standard single blanket width, your starting chain stitch count will be 49 x 3 = 147 plus 2 = 149 plus 1st turning chain = ch 150
2 Colour Overlay Mosaic Technique
This technique is one of the simplest mosaic crochet techniques, whereby the colours alternate each row, joining and fastening off at the end of each row, forming side ‘fringes’. The edge stitches are worked in both loops. The pattern is worked in sc and BLO for all stitches except the ‘overlay’ stitches which are worked in the FLO into the stitch 2 rows below, thus covering over the stripe of the alternative coloured row in those sections.
GUAGE – 18st X 19r = 4 inches approx using DK acrylic yarn
SIZE (of 1 repeat) 10.5 inches approx using DK acrylic yarn
TUTORIALS
You can find some excellent beginners’ tutorials for overlay mosaic crochet created by Nichola at Elimee Designs here:
Overlay Mosaic Crochet Charts – Step-by-Step Guide
Envelope Border for Mosaic Crochet Projects
Sweet Stitchmarkers!
I’m so excited to show you all my new range of crochet notions! I actually make loads of different stitch-markers, but rarely get around to listing them in my Etsy shop, so I made myself do it at last because these just match so well to the Ice Cream pattern I’m sharing with you today!
Introducing my Ice Cream Dreams! Crochet & knit Stitch Markers Sets!
It’s time to enjoy the sunshine and what’s better than taking your favourite craft outdoors?
These super sweet and delicious looking ice cream themed stitch-markers for crochet and knitting are the perfect holiday crafting companion. So if you like to crochet by the pool or knit on the beach, what could be better than matching your relaxed aesthetic with these beautiful handmade notions.
They would make the perfect gift for someone who loves making cute amigurumis or summer blankets, or maybe just has a soft spot for the soft scoop!
Exclusively handmade by Deb at Hookanory using high quality enamelled charms and glass beads with fine hinged french style clasps so that they don’t distort your stitches. With 6 sets to choose from these stitch-markers are great fun and can even be worn as mix ‘n’ match earrings!
Please note – I only have one set of each design available at present xx
CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE FLAVOUR HERE! 
