6-Day STAR Blanket

A variation of the classic crochet pattern the 

6-Day Kid Blanket by Betty McKnit

This variation of the classic 6-Day Kid Blanket works from the center out into the shape of  seven-pointed star. As it turns out this version is just as addictive as the original! No one can make just one 6-Day Blanket.

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Introduction:

This fun and easy pattern is adaptable. The blanket can be made in virtually any yarn and you can continue to grow it as big as you want.

Does it really only take 6 Days to make?

Yes! The name comes from the original 6-Day Kid Blanket, which was toddler sized and made with chunky yarn, and took me an easy six days to make. This variation uses the same stitches as that original pattern, but you can use any yarn and make it any size you want. Regardless, it is a very quick make. You will love how fast it works up.

First Timers

If this is your first time making a 6-Day Blanket, and you are fairly new to crochet, it might help you  to make a swatch of the original pattern on 37 chains while following along with my video tutorials on my YouTube Channel. I also have a Facebook Group and a Membership Community to help you if you get stuck.

This pattern has video tutorials on YouTube. The tutorials are meant to help you understand this pattern, but they are not intended to replace this pattern or be used without it.

Details: 

US Terminology

Finished Size: 12 rounds will make a lovey sized blanket, keep going and make a blanket as big as you want.

Skill Level: Easy

Materials:

Approximate yardage for 2 common sizes and weights:

• For DK or #3 weight yarn you will need approximately 1300 yards for a 40” baby blanket and 2300 yards for a 60” throw-sized blanket.

• For Worsted or #4 weight yarn you will need approximately 1000 yards for a 40” baby blanket and 2000 yards for a 60” throw-sized blanket.

Gauge: varies depending on your yarn.

Skill level: Easy

About your hook size:

You will need a slightly larger hook than you might normally use in order to alleviate curling. I suggest starting with the hook size suggested on the yarn label, and have two larger hooks on hand, .5 mm and 1 mm larger than the recommended hook. Start with the smallest hook and if the points of your star begin to curl in the startup rows, increase your hook by 5 mm. I’ve worked my blankets starting .5 – 1 mm above the recommended size and moving up another .5 – 1 mm during the setup rounds if my work curls. Lay your blanket down after each round and make sure it is laying flat. It’s usually okay to increase your hook size after the first round in which you experience curling without ripping back. Check out all of these tips for yourself and lay your work down often and “admire it.”

If your work ruffles you have most likely made a mistake somewhere and added too many stitches. In my experience it is unusual to see a blanket ruffling because the hook is too big. It’s almost always because the crocheter misread the pattern and added too many stitches.

About the row numbers:

In order to provide consistency across all of the 6DKB pattern variations, I’ve numbered the rows to correspond to the original 6-Day Kid Blanket pattern. The cluster rows are always Row or Round 2 and 3, the dc rows are always Row or Round 5 and 6, and the sc rows are always Row or Round 4 and 7. This makes it easy to adapt any pattern to the Snowflake Effect, Half Snowflake, Popsicle, or the original Vivid Chevrons.

You will be guided to work the rows in the proper order; don’t let the numbers throw you off or overthink a change in the sequence.

Joining the rounds:

Take care that you do not create extra stitches when you join your rounds, especially the sc rounds. See my YouTube Channel for a tutorial video guiding you to use stitch markers at the start of the sc rounds.

Changing colors:

The first 6-9 rows of this version look best when the yarn does not change colors in the middle of a row, so if you are using cake yarn, you may want to purchase an extra cake so you can cut colors for at least the first few rows. After the center is complete, mid-row color changes are not as obvious. Of course you can always change colors deliberately if you like.

When changing colors, fasten off the old color. Rotate the work and begin the next color with a standing stitch in a different valley.

Abbreviations 

ch: chain
dc: double crochet
dc2tog: double crochet 2 together cluster
dc3tog: double crochet 3 together cluster
rsc: reverse single crochet
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
sp(s): space or spaces
st(s): stitch(es)

Special Stitches:

dc2tog (cluster) – this stitch is a cluster, not a decrease. It is worked as follows: yo, pull up a loop, pull through two loops, yo, pull up a loop IN THE SAME STITCH/SPACE, pull through two loops, yo and pull through all loops on the hook. dc2tog complete.

dc3tog (cluster) – this stitch is a cluster, not a decrease. It is worked as follows: yo, pull up a loop, pull through two loops, *yo, pull up a loop IN THE SAME STITCH/SPACE, pull through two loops, repeat from *, yo and pull through all loops on the hook. dc3tog complete.

Begin Pattern

Ch 4, join with sl st to form a ring.

Set-up Round 1: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 13 dc into ring. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. (14 dc total)

Set-up Round 2: ch 3, dc in same st. 2 dc in each st around. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. (28 dc total)

Set-up Round 3: ch 3, dc, *ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc, repeat from * ending with ch 1, join with sl   st to top of ch 3. (28 dc with 7 ch 3 sps and 7 ch 1 sps)

Set-up Round 4: sl st in next dc and ch 3 sp, [ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in same sp. *dc3tog in ch 1 sp, [3 dc, ch 3, 3dc] in ch 3 sp, repeat from *, dc3tog in last ch 1 sp,  join with sl st to top of  ch 3.

Set-up Round 5: sl st into the gap just below your hook (between the dc3tog and the 3 dc), [ch 2, dc2tog] in same sp, *[3 dc, ch 3, 3dc] in ch 3 sp, dc3tog in next 2 sps, repeat from * to last sp, dc3tog, join with sl st to top of dc cluster (be sure to join in the top of the cluster and not to the ch 2).

Set-up Round 6: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st around, working 3 sc in ch 3 sps. Join with sl st to first sc (be sure to join to the top of the sc and not the sl st. You should have 4 sc on each side of the peak and 3 sc in each ch 3 sp). 

Set-up Round 7: sl st in next st. ch 3, 3 dc, *[5 dc in center sc from row below], 4 dc, sk 2, 4 dc, repeat from *, 4 dc, join with sl st to top of ch 3.

If you experience curling during the setup rounds, change to a .5 – 1 mm larger hook. Remember to lay your work down after every round and “admire it,” and while you’re admiring, check for curling.

Set up Round 8: sl st in next dc, ch 3, 4 dc, *[5 dc in center dc from row below], 5 dc, sk 2, 5 dc, repeat from *, 5 dc, join with sl st to top of ch 3.

Setup Round 9: ch 1, sc in same st and each st around, making 4 sc in each center of 5 dc from the row below. (Since we are working on all right sides and not turning, the top of the center dc is above and slightly to the right of the center stitch). Join with sl st to first sc.  (You should have 7 sc on each side of the peak and 4 sc in each center dc st).

In order to make the row numbers correspond to the original 6-Day Kid Blanket row numbers, we are calling the next row Round 2. Round 2 corresponds to 6DKB row 2, and Round 3 to 6DKB Row 3, etc. Don’t let the change in sequence confuse you, proceed from Setup Round 9 to Round 2. 

Proceed to Round 2.

Round 2: ch 2, dc2tog cluster in same st, *[sk 2, 3 dc in next st], repeat from * to top of the mountain, [3dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in third of 4 sc from row below, **[sk 2, 3 dc in next st], repeat from ** making last 3dc in the third sc from the valley, sk 2, dc3tog in the center valley st, repeat from *, Join with sl st to top of starting dc2tog.

Round 3: sl st in next sp, ch 2, dc2tog in same sp, *3 dc in next sp, repeat from * to top of the mountain, [3dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in ch 3 sp, **3 dc in next sp, repeat to the valley, dc3tog in sps before and after the dc3tog in the row below, repeat from *, join with sl st to first dc2tog.

Round 4: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st around, working 3 sc in ch 3 sps.  Join w sl st to first sc.  (You should have 10 (16, 22, 28…) sc on each side of the peak and 3 sc in each ch 3 sp).

On subsequent sc rounds, the number of scs on either side of the mountain will increase by 6. The numbers in parenthesis show the number of scs on each subsequent repeat of the pattern.

Round 5: sl st in next st. Ch 3, 9 (15, 21, 27, etc.) dc, *[5 dc in center sc from row below], 10 (16, 22, 28, etc.) dc, sk 2, 10 dc, repeat from *, 10 dc, join with sl st to top of ch 3.

Round 6: sl st in next st. Ch 3, 10 (16, 22, 28, etc.) dc, *[5 dc in center dc from row below], 11 (17, 23, 29, etc.) dc, sk 2, 11 dc, repeat from *, 11 dc, join with sl st to top of ch 3.

On subsequent rounds 5 and 6, the number of dcs on either side of the mountain will increase by 6. The numbers in parenthesis show the number of dcs on each subsequent repeat of the pattern.

Round 7: ch 1, sc in same st and each st around, making 4 sc in each center of 5 dc from the row below. (Since we are working on all right sides and not turning, the top of the center dc is above and slightly to the right of the center stitch). Join with sl st to first sc. (You should have 13 (19, 25, 31, etc.) sc on each side of the peak and 4 sc in each center dc st).

Repeat Rounds 2-7 for pattern, with approximately 3 repeats for baby blanket size, and 5 repeats for a throw size.

Finishing

Work a round of rsc to edge the blanket, skipping one stitch every 4-5 stitches if your blanket edge ripples.

Join us in the 6-Day Kid Blanket Facebook Group for help with this pattern and to show off your finished creations. Be sure to tag @bettymcknit in your social media posts

Video tutorials available on my YouTube Channel.    

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This pattern is 100% original and the intellectual property of Betty McKnit/Beth Elliott. This pattern, The 6-Day Kid Blanket, “6DKB,” 6-Day Star Blanket, and derivative works are protected by copyright. Publishing translations, corrections, variations, or tutorials of this pattern, online or elsewhere without written permission from the owner is a violation of copyright.

The original stitch pattern for the 6-Day Kid Blanket is “Vivid Chevrons” 

#110 from 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns by Jan Eaton.
Reprinted with permission from Quarto Publishing. 

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