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Hot Air Balloon Blanket C2C Pattern
A striped hot air balloon in red, yellow and blue floating among white clouds.
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Finished size38 × 35 in (95 × 88 cm)
Skill levelIntermediate
TechniqueC2C
Chart50 × 46
Colors7 colors
LanguagesEN · FR · DE · ES
What you get
- The Hot Air Balloon blanket as a 15-page PDF pattern in English, plus the same pattern in French, German and Spanish (4 PDFs)
- The full color chart (50 × 46 tiles) with a letter in every square
- Written diagonal-row instructions for all 95 rows, with color counts and a tick box for each row
- Sizes and yarn amounts for DK, worsted and bulky yarn, with the right hook for each
- Stitch pictures for the corner-to-corner tile, plus the border and finishing
- A "common mistakes and how to fix them" page and a project card
About this pattern
Up, up and away: a striped balloon in red, yellow and blue floats among white clouds. Seven colors build the stripes, sky and basket. The chart is 50 × 46 squares and measures about 38 × 35 in in worsted yarn. Nursery travel themes love this one, and so do birthdays, baby showers and anybody who dreams of far-away trips.
Sizes
| Yarn | Hook | Size | Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| DK (3) | 4 mm (G-6) | 30 × 28 in | 76 × 70 cm |
| Worsted (4) | 5 mm (H-8) | 38 × 35 in | 95 × 88 cm |
| Bulky (5) | 6.5 mm (K-10½) | 50 × 46 in | 127 × 117 cm |
Yarn for the worsted size
| Color | About |
|---|---|
| Sky blue | 860 yd |
| Black | 155 yd |
| Red | 75 yd |
| Gray | 20 yd |
| Blue | 95 yd |
| Yellow | 165 yd |
| White | 25 yd |
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Questions
How big is the Hot Air Balloon blanket?
In worsted yarn it is 38 × 35 in (95 × 88 cm). From the same chart, DK yarn gives 30 × 28 in and bulky yarn gives 50 × 46 in.
How many rows and colors are there?
The 50 × 46 chart has 95 diagonal rows and 7 colors: sky blue, black, red, gray, blue, yellow and white.
How hard are the color changes?
On average a row changes color about 4 times, and the busiest row has 13 changes: an intermediate pattern, good as a second picture blanket.
Which languages are included?
You get four PDFs: English, French, German and Spanish. The English version uses US crochet terms.
How do I get the pattern?
Right after checkout you get an email with your download links. You can download your PDFs again from that email any time.
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