Snappy friendship blanket

Current pattern total: 32 (sixteen 6″ and sixteen 12″)

Scroll down for links to patterns

The 12″ Squares

The 6″ Squares

About this Cal: Two years ago we did two LARGE block exchanges in our snappy group. Since then people have begged…ya, cuz the first one was AWESOME….for another exchange. Because people get busy and expense can keep some from participating, we decided to do a “make your own” block exchange.

On the 1st and 15th of each month links to 2 FREE patterns will be posted, a 6″ and a 12″. You may choose to do either, both or a combination of sizes. Some months you may even choose to pass. The patterns are chosen by people in our “Snappy Peeps” fb group (have YOU joined? it’s a fun place). I will share all pattern links here so they will be easy to find. 

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September 15th

Chosen by: JoAnne Thompson

Click for free pattern by Amelia Beebe.

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Chosen by: Heidi Yates

Click for free pattern by Ginger Badger.

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September 1st

Chosen by: Anita Mills

Click for free pattern from Chirpin Birdie.

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Chosen by: Anita Mills

Click for free pattern from Aurora Suominen

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August 15th

Chosen by: Shaunna Hallsson

Click for free pattern from Donna Kay Lacey Blog

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Chosen by: Shaunna Hallsson

Click for free pattern from Janette Atwell.

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August 1st

Chosen by: Debbie Asbury

Click for free pattern from Priscillas Crochet.

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Chosen by: Terry Spears

Click for free pattern from AllCraftBlog.com

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July 15th

Chosen by: Terry Spears

Click for free pattern from Priscillas Crochet.

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Chosen by: Grey Arias

Click for free pattern from Melinda Miller.

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July 1st

Chosen by: Anita Mills

Click for free pattern from “Halfknits Charity Knitting”, scroll down to “heart”

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Chosen by: Alaine Tingey

Click for free pattern from “Kimberly’s Crafts and Crochet”

To find pattern: Look down left side for the Nine 10-inch square patterns. Click on it and it will open a pdf. The pattern you are looking for is “Patriotic Jewel.” It is the 4th one down

Note from Alaine: The original pattern will only get you to 10″ and we are looking for 12″. So, I wrote a continuation of the pattern to get you to 12″. Click HERE for Alaine’s instructions.

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June 15th

Chosen by: Anita Mills

Click for free pattern from “Look What I Made”

Notes: it will have to be modified a little for the 6″ square. I chained 30 and then did the hdc in the 4th chain from hook, so my count was 28 and it worked out to be a 6″ square.

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Chosen by: Denise McCaskill

Click for free pattern by Chris Simon.

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June 1st

Chosen by:  Pamela Emerson

Click for free pattern by Dada’s Place.

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Chosen by: Deanna Tate

Click for free pattern by Chris Simon.

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May 15th

 

#15 – 6″

Chosen by: Jennifer Hatch

Click for free pattern by Kara Gunza.

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Chosen by: Sarah Thompkins

Click for free pattern by Melinda Miller.

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May 1st

Chosen by: JoAnne Thompson

Click for free pattern by Heather C. Gibbs.

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Chosen by: Heidi Yates

Click for free pattern by Chris Simon.

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April 15th

Chosen by Alaine Tingey

Click for free pattern by Julie A. Bolduc.

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Chosen by Alaine Tingey.

Click here for free pattern by Mis Tejidos de Luna.

Note from Alaine: The butterfly in the middle is raised and 3D in front of the rest of the square. It can be a little confusing at first but the directions and step by step pictures make it totally do-able. I found that a single crochet between the double crochets worked better for me. As written on the directions it came out to be about an 8″ square so I just added a couple of rounds to come out to my 12″ size. I found that the directions and pictures were super easy to follow.

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April 1st

Chosen by Terry Spears

Click for free pattern by “Confirming His Convenant”.

Note from Terry: Caron simply soft H hook. I am a lefty so my scales are opposite from the original balance. Rd 10 is kinda confusing. Rd 14 is a better explanation for rd 10.

Bonus pattern. Terry would like people to have a choice. Her first pick means a lot to her because her dad was a lawyer. Feel free to choose from either of these squares.

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Chosen by: JoAnne Thompson

Click for free pattern by Melinda Miller Designs

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March 15th

Chosen by: Darlene Tasso

Click one of the links below for free pattern by Cynthia Boylan:

https://spinnythingy.blogspot.com/2012/04/star-of-david.html 

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/star-of-david-2

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Chosen by: Anita Mills

Click here for free pattern by Melinda Miller.

Tips from Anita: It has 2 different ways to end the square.

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March 1st

Chosen by: Heidi Yates

Click here for free pattern by Heidi Yates.

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Chosen by: JoAnne Thompson

Click here for free pattern by Julie Yeagar.

Tips from JoAnne: It’s a bit more difficult. The stitches are explained at the beginning of the pattern. If you read through each row before you start it, and take your time, you shouldn’t have any problems.

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February 15th

#3 – 6″

Chosen by: Jacey Wicker Lovelady

Click here for free pattern by Donna Mason-Svara.

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Chosen by: Stacy Dilts

Click here for free pattern by Aurora Suominen.

Tips from Stacy

Rnd 3: for the dc in 7 sts your first dc WILL go in the CORNER after you do the dc2 ch1 dc2

Rnd 4: For the dc 11 sts your first dc WILL go in the CORNER after you do the corner

Rnd 5: when it says dc in next st it is meaning in the same st as the corner

Rnd 6: when it says dc in next st it is meaning in the same st as the corner

Rnd 7: when it says dc in next st it is meaning in the same st as the corner

Rnd 8: when it says dc in 4 sts the first st is in the corner

Rnd 9: (ch1, sk st, dc)3x <—- that means a total of three times for the stuff inside ( ) not repeat 3 times

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February 1st

#1 – 6″

Chosen by : Anita Mills

Click for Free pattern

Note: follow link, then scroll down to “cobble” pattern.

Hook size: H

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#2 -12″

Chosen by : Tracy Sands Waller

Click for Free pattern by Chris Simon

Click to see Tracy’s blanket made from these squares!

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Do you want to play along, but not sure you want to make a blanket? Why not make the squares out of cotton yarn for some beautiful new wash cloths? They make beautiful table settings too.