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Watch the dragonflies parade past!

This pattern is a fresh take on my Flight of the Dragonfly Blanket.
It uses the same stitch combination but is reworked into a rectangular shape, worked in rows. The design features a simple stitch repeat using basic stitches.

This is a written pattern with supporting photos. It includes:

• A section for special stitches

• A colour block graph
  Need help reading colour block graphs? (Click here) or visit the Tips section on my website.

Tassels are added to the top and bottom edges for extra charm.

Finished Measurements (if gauge is met):

• Width: 102 cm / 40.1 inches

• Length: 135 cm / 53.1 inches (tassels not included)

Materials

• Hook: 6mm / J hook

• Yarn Option 1:
  7 x balls of Cleckheaton Merino Light & Airy DK

  • 75g / 210m per ball

  • Approx. 1450m / 1585.7yd total

• Yarn Option 2:
  4 x balls of Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 8 Ply

  • 200g / 400m per ball

  • Approx. 1450m / 1585.7yd total

    (Click here) for supplier.

• Tapestry needle

• Scissors

The first version of this blanket was made with Cleckheaton Merino Light & Airy using a 6mm hook, resulting in a soft, drapey fabric with a light fluff. The second version used the incredibly soft Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 8 Ply for a slightly different texture.

This pattern is versatile—you can easily swap in a lighter yarn for a firmer, smaller blanket.

Yarns Suitable for Substitution:

Paintbox Simply Dk (click here for supplier)

Rico Design superba Alpaca Luxury

Hobbii Fluffy Day

King Cole Merion Blend Dk (click here for supplier)

Bare Reverie (click here for supplier)

Rowan Moordale

Blue Sky Fibers Alpaca silk

Schachenmayr Original Bravo Softy (click here for supplier)

Katia Soft

Moda Vera Daisy

Stylecraft Grace (click here for supplier)

Below is the work produced by my pattern testers:

Colleen Harris (colleenlp65/mummaflossy). Hook: Clover Armour 6mm (click here for Clover Armour Hook). Yarn: 6 x Bendigo Woollen Mill Luxury 8 ply in the colour Curry 200g per ball. 437 yards (400 meters) per ball. 1450 metres or 720 grams (Click here for supplier). Measurements: 145cm x 105cm without tassels.

Sallyanne Fisher (sallys_desert_crochet). Hook: Susan Bates 5.5mm (click here for Susan Bates Hook). Yarn: Bernat Baby Sport in Baby PinkYardage 1914.7 / 1750.8 metres. Measurements: Width 38 inches / 96.52 cm. Length 65 inches / 165.1 cm )without tassels).

Elaine Ewald (CraftEee Handmade). Hook: Clover Armour 6mm (click here for Clover Armour Hook). Yarn: Caron Jumbo Ombre Thicke Worsted. Col. Salmon. 1830 yards, 1046grams. Measurements:

Catherine Henderson. Hook:

Jessica Serrano. (serranocraftus). Hook: 5mm Boye Yarn: Bernat Baby Sport in Baby Green and Baby Blue. 1633 yards for the blanket, plus about 120 yards more for the tassels. Measurements: 102cm/40.1 inches width. 135cm/53.1inches length. Tassels not included.

Lauren Diessel: (lozzerani). Hook: 6mm Clover Amour Hook (click here for Clover Armour Hook). Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mills 8 ply cotton in Denim, approx 1,358m used, (Click here for supplier). Measurements: Approximately 93cm x 145cm (not including tassels)