Unforgettable Hazel 100th Birthday Blanket/Lapghan

Hazel is my husband’s Nanny; and Great Nanny to my daughters, and she will be celebrating her 100th Birthday at the end of July.

Although she managed to live independently into her early 90’s, a few ailments, meant she moved into a residential care home a few years ago.

Hazel can still walk small distances; with a wheeled walker, when she is feeling under the weather, she will use a wheelchair.

 

In the UK, when you reach your 100th birthday, you receive a personal telegram from the Queen, congratulating you, so this has all been arranged ready for her.

Along with the usual cake, to share with family; and the residents and care staff at the home. But, a present!,  “What do you get someone who is 100?”, and doesn’t want for anything, as their world becomes so much smaller, the older they become.

 

I gave it some thought, and then decided the perfect present would be to crochet her a really soft, lightweight, pretty, wheelchair sized blanket.

 

Hazel is tiny; under 5ft tall, with a very small frame, so I didn’t want the blanket to be too heavy, or overwhelm her.

 

The blanket/lapghan needed to be large enough to snuggle in, if she was feeling a bit cold watching television. Large enough to tuck around her in the wheelchair, whilst being wheeled around the care home; without catching in the wheels. Small enough to be portable, to be folded over her wheeled walker, to be reachable,  if needed.

 

The finished blanket size I designed is 36 1/2 inches wide by 24 inches, but could be easily customised to make larger or smaller as needed.

 

 

I am a massive fan of Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable yarn, and I especially love the colour Tidal; a gorgeous palette of light teal, green, grey, and olive, the colour changes are soft and roving, and blend beautifully together.

This yarn is very easy to wash and is a super soft 100% acrylic with a silky drape. It both looks and feels luxurious, and was perfect for the very special blanket I wanted to design and crochet for Hazel.

 

When I was deciding what to name this blanket I was playing around in my head with the name of the yarn – Unforgettable – the occasion- this lovely sweet lady who has reached the amazing milestone of 100 – and whilst in very good health currently – sadly won’t be around, probably, for too many more years – and the wonderful song by Nat King Cole, she would have danced to, with her husband Jack – Unforgettable.

Here is the video link  to listen – Nat King Cole – Unforgettable

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I love this song, it’s so timeless, and the words really make you think about all those you love and hold dear – and for all of us – our family members are Unforgettable.

I designed  and made the blanket for Hazel, and I hope that she will be making good use of it, for many more years to come.

I am happy to share the pattern with you all – and maybe you will make one for someone special in your family, or just listen a while, to Nat King Cole’s smooth tones, and think about who in your life is Unforgettable, for you!

 

To purchase this pattern as an inexpensive formatted PDF from Ravelry please click here.

 

Unforgettable Hazel 100th Birthday Blanket

 

Difficulty Level: – Intermediate

Stitches used in this pattern: –

USA TERMS 

CH – Chain
SC – Single Crochet
HDC – Half Double Crochet
DC – Double Crochet

UK TERMS

CH – Chain

DC – Double Crochet
HTR – Half Treble
TRC – Treble Crochet

Special Stitches Used : –

UK – TRC Cluster:- TR5TOG:- (5 Treble Crochets worked together in the same stitch)

*(Yarn round hook (yrh), insert hook into the stitch space pull loop through, yrh, pull through first 2 loops on the hook), *repeat 4 more times; yrh, pull through remaining 6 loops.

USA – DC Cluster:- DC5TOG:- (5 Double Crochets worked together in the same stitch)

*(Yarn round hook (yrh), insert hook into the stitch space pull loop through, yrh, pull through first 2 loops on the hook), *repeat 4 more times; yrh, pull through remaining 6 loops.

 

UK – Shell (5 Trebles in the same stitch)
USA – Shell (5 Double Crochets in the same stitch

 

UK – V-Stitch (Treble, CH1, Treble in the same stitch)
USA -V-Stitch (DC, CH1, DC in the same stitch)

 

Yarn Used: – Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable in Colour – Tidal, 100% Acrylic 100g balls 280 yards, 256 meters – I used 3 balls for this project and had about half of the third ball remaining.

Hook Size Used: – 9mm crochet hook, your project will grow quickly and be full of texture

Gauge: – 4” = 11 (US-HDC) or 11 (UK-HTR)

Additional Note:- The finished blanket- measures 36½ width and 24” height, I wanted a wide, short lapghan blanket that could be used easily in a wheelchair, and tucked in, without the person feeling they couldn’t move. The blanket could be made to any size you wanted though by just using the multiple of 3+2+1 for the foundation row.

Instructions written using USA crochet terms.

CH1 – Does not count as a stitch

CH3 – Counts as a stitch

CH4 – Counts as the first DC meaning the very first space to place a stitch, is already “used”

Multiple 3+2+1 for the foundation chain.

ROW 1:- CH 90, SC in 3rd CH from hook, SC in each CH to end of row. (88 SC), turn

ROW 2:- CH1, HDC in each SC, repeat across, (88 HDC), turn

ROW 3:- CH1, HDC using the front two loops in each HDC, repeat across, (88 HDC), turn

ROWS 4 through to 9 :- Repeat row 3

ROW 10:- CH4, DC Cluster in next HDC, *(CH1 Skip 1, DC Cluster in next HDC) * repeat across, after last DC Cluster CH1, Skip 1, DC in last HDC. (43 Clusters), turn

ROW 11:- CH1, SC (in 1st DC), SC in CH1 space (under stitch, not through), SC in top of Cluster (3rd SC), SC in the CH1 space, and continue across, SC in top of last Cluster, SC in CH1 space, SC in 3rd CH of previous row. (88 SC)

ROW 12:- CH4, DC Cluster in next SC, *(CH1 Skip 1, DC Cluster in next SC) * repeat across, after last DC Cluster CH1, Skip 1, DC in last SC. (43 Clusters), turn

ROW13:- CH1, SC (in 1st DC), SC in CH1 space (under stitch, not through), SC in top of Cluster (3rd SC), SC in the CH1 space, and continue across, SC in top of last Cluster, SC in CH1 space, SC in 3rd CH of previous row. (88 SC)

ROW 14:- Repeat row 12

ROW 15:- Repeat row 13

ROW 16:- Repeat row 2

ROWS 17 through to 23:- Repeat Row 3

ROW 24:- CH3, Skip 1, Shell in next HDC, Skip 2, Shell in next HDC, *Skip 2, Shell in next HDC * repeat across. Last Shell, Skip 1, DC in last HDC. (29 Shells)

ROW 25:- CH4, V stitch in 3rd DC of 1st Cluster (4 stitches in between each V made), repeat across making a V stitch in the 3rd DC of each Cluster, DC in 3rd CH of previous CH3. (29 V-stitch)

ROW 26:- CH3, Skip 1, Shell in CH1 space of each V. stitch (29 Shells)

ROW 27:- Repeat Row 25 (29 V stitch)

ROW 28:- Repeat Row 26 (29 Shells)

ROW 29:- Repeat Row 25 (29 V stitch)

ROW 30:- CH1, SC across in every DC and each CH1 space (88 SC) (Check your count!)

ROW 31:- CH1, HDC in each SC, across (88 HDC)

ROW 32:- CH1 HDC in each HDC (front 2 loops) across (88 HDC)

ROWS 33 through to 38:- Repeat Row 32

ROW 39:- CH4, DC Cluster in next HDC, *(CH1 Skip 1, DC5TOG in next HDC) * repeat across, after final Cluster CH1, Skip 1, DC in last HDC. (43 Clusters), turn

ROW 40:- CH1, SC (in 1st stitch) SC in CH1 space (under stitch, not through), SC in top of cluster(3rd SC), SC in the CH1 space, and continue across, SC in top of last Cluster, SC in CH1 space, SC in 3rd CH of previous row. (88 SC)

ROWS 41 through to 44:- Repeat Row 12-15

ROW 45:- Repeat Row 2

ROWS 46 through to 52:- Repeat Row 3.

 

Border:- Crochet all around your blanket with 2 rows of SC, evenly spread with an SC/CH1/SC on each corner.

Cut your yarn, leaving a tail to weave in. Pull yarn through final loop on hook and then weave in the end to hide.

 

 

Instructions written using UK crochet terms. 

 

CH1 – Does not count as a stitch

CH3 – Counts as a stitch

CH4 – Counts as the first TRC meaning the very first space to place a stitch, is already “used”

 

Multiple 3+2+1 for the foundation chain.

 

ROW 1:- CH90,  DC in 3rd CH from hook, DC in each CH to end of row. (88 DC), turn

ROW 2:- CH1, HTR in each DC, repeat across, (88 HTR), turn

ROW 3:- CH1, HTR using the front two loops in each HTR, repeat across, (88 HTR), turn

ROWS 4 through to 9 :-  Repeat row 3

ROW 10:- CH4, TRC Cluster in next HTR, *(CH1 Skip 1, TRC Cluster in next HTR) * repeat across, after last TRC Cluster CH1, Skip 1, TRC in last HTR. (43 Clusters),  turn

ROW 11:– CH1, DC (in 1^st TRC) DC in CH1 space (under stitch, not through), DC in top of cluster (3^rd DC), DC in the CH1 space, and continue across, DC in top of last Cluster, DC in CH1 space, DC in 3^rd CH of previous row. (88 DC)

ROW 12:- CH4, TRC Cluster in next DC, *(CH1 Skip 1, TRC Cluster in next DC) * repeat across, after last TRC Cluster CH1, Skip 1, TRC in last DC. (43 Clusters), turn

ROW13:- CH1, DC (in 1st TRC), DC in CH1 space (under stitch, not through), DC in top of Cluster (3rd DC), DC in the CH1 space, and continue across, DC in top of last Cluster, DC in CH1 space, DC in 3rd CH of previous row. (88 DC), turn

ROW 14:- Repeat row 12

ROW 15:- Repeat row 13

ROW 16:- Repeat Row 2

ROWS 17 through to 23:- Repeat Row 3

ROW 24:- CH3, Skip 1, Shell in next HTR, Skip 2, Shell in next HTR, *Skip 2, Shell in next HTR * repeat across. Last Shell, Skip 1, TRC in last HTR. (29 Shells)

ROW 25:- CH4, V stitch in 3^rd TRC of 1^st Cluster (4 stitches in between each V made), repeat across making a V stitch in the 3^rd TRC of each Cluster, TRC in 3^rd CH of previous CH3. (29 V-stitch)

ROW 26:- CH3, Skip 1, Shell in CH1 space of each V. stitch (29 Shells)

ROW 27:- Repeat Row 25 (29 V stitch)

ROW 28:- Repeat Row 26 (29 Shells)

ROW 29:- Repeat Row 25 (29 V stitch)

ROW 30:- CH1, DC across in every TRC and each CH1 space (88 DC) (Check your count!)

ROW 31:- CH1, HTR in each DC, across (88 TRC)

ROW 32:- CH1 HTR in each HTR (front 2 loops) across (88 HTR)

ROWS 33 through to 38:- Repeat Row 32

ROW 39:- CH4, TRC Cluster in next HTR, *(CH1 Skip 1, TR5TOG in next HTR) * repeat across, after last TRC Cluster CH1, Skip 1, TRC in last HTR. (43 Clusters),  turn

ROW 40:– CH1, DC (in 1st stitch) DC in CH1 space (under stitch, not through), DC in top of cluster (3rd DC), DC in the CH1 space, and continue across, DC in top of last Cluster, DC in CH1 space, DC in 3rd CH of previous row. (88 DC)

ROWS 41 through to 44:- Repeat Row 12-15

ROW 45:- Repeat Row 2

ROWS 46 through to 52:- Repeat Row 3.

Border:- Crochet all around your blanket with 2 rows of DC, evenly spread with an DC/CH1/DC on each corner.

Cut your yarn, leaving a tail to weave in. Pull yarn through final loop on hook and then weave in the end to hide.

 

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