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Missi Bundle

I sure hope that I’m not allowing one of these amazing patterns to get brushed under the rug by releasing them at the same time. The blanket is amazing, and the flower motif is so versatile and cute. I really love them both individually.

But, I created them at the same time. So, to me, they are a set. You can get them together in an eBook called, “Missi” or you can purchase them individually (“Missi the Horse” and “Missi’s Flowers“). Jump back to the purchase links. 

Testers

As always, I am so grateful for my testers. My team for these patterns included Heather Passmore, Just_Duckie_Crochet, Kami, Linda Bakker, & Whimwitch.

Fantasy Horse

This beautiful horse, with a long, long mane, is named “Missi”. I don’t actually have a horse, but as a kid I often fantasized about the freedom of riding away on a horse.

If I had this horse, I imagine we’d be in a field of flowers with the sun shining down and the dew on the grass sparkling. And I dream of peace and tranquillity.

As a kid I used to include fairies in the daydream too. But this design is just a horse.

These blue samples both use black as the MC (first color used).

Mosaic Crochet sample of “Missi the Horse” crocheted by Whimwitch.

Floral Border

I wanted the border to give the impression of a field, rather than drawing an actual field in the background behind the horse.

I always hope to see dainty wildflowers out my car window when we travel, but around here it’s usually just wheat or flax.

The little flower is very minimalist. I wanted it to be dainty and not detract from the horse.

I tried creating a pattern of flowers behind Missi for the blanket (alternating, spaced closer or farther apart, bunched here or there, etc) but after many attempts I decided the flowers were usually too much next to the feature (the horse).

Missi’s Flowers

So, my final decision was to use a handful of flowers only. However, after playing with this design so long I really loved the way the flowers looked on their own and knew that it could work on its own as well!

I know some of you really love having a matching pillow to go with the blanket so “Missi’s Flowers” comes with a written pattern and chart as a large square (I have quite a few squares of this size: see more at AshleesLint.com/large-squares/).

But, because it is a repeatable design I also created a full written pattern and chart that you can use to create a project of any size!

I thought about leaving it as only a repeatable pattern. Technically, you can use it to make any size of project. But I have a LOT of large squares with the same chart size and it makes sense to me to have this pattern written properly for that size.

It is slightly easier to create a repeating design using the mosaic technique so a single repeat was sufficient.

How Many Files?

Each option has interlocking crochet and overlay mosaic crochet versions. So that is 2 files for “Missi the Horse” and 4 files for “Missi’s Flowers”. All 6 files are included in the eBook, “Missi”, but they are downloaded as an eBook.

Interlocking Crochet eBook

• Chart & written pattern for “Missi the Horse”
• Chart & written pattern for “Missi’s Flowers” as a 40-window square
• Chart & written pattern for “Missi’s Flowers” as a repeatable motif

Overlay Mosaic Crochet eBook

• Instructions on reading a chart
• Instructions for optional envelope border
• X-marked chart & written pattern for “Missi the Horse”
• X-marked chart & written pattern for “Missi’s Flowers” as a 40-window square
• X-marked chart & written pattern for “Missi’s Flowers” as a repeatable motif

Interlocking crochet / LFM crochet file includes:

• line-by-line written pattern (view key)
• a one-page chart (good for viewing on a screen)
• a 16-page chart (better for printing)

Interlocking Crochet Details

• Chart is 211 x 291
• Gauge: 8 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
• 53″ x 73″ / 143cm x 185cm
• 4.5 mm hook (US7)
• Worsted weight yarn (4400- 5000 yards total)
  • Main color (MC) (horse) – 2200 yards plus 600 for optional border
  • Accent color (AC) (background) – 2200 yards

Right side and wrong side of Missi the Horse. Interlocking crochet sample by Heather Passmore.

Large Square – Interlocking crochet file includes:

• line-by-line written pattern (view key)
• a one-page chart

Interlocking Crochet Details

• Chart is 81 x 81
• Gauge: 8 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
• 20″ x 20″ / 51cm x 51cm
• 4.5 mm hook (US7)
• Worsted weight yarn (485 yards total)
  • Main color (MC) (flowers) – 230 yards plus 25 for optional border
  • Accent color (AC) (background) – 230 yards

One completed square using pink as the MC and one project in progress using grey as the MC.

Repeatable Motif – Interlocking crochet file includes:

• line-by-line written pattern (view key)
• a one-page chart

Interlocking Crochet Details

• Chart is 43 x 35, repeat section is 36 x 26
• Gauge: 8 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
• Base size is 11” x 9” / 27cm x 22cm, each additional repeat adds
  9” x 6.5” / 23cm x 16.5cm
• 4.5 mm hook (US7)
• Per repeat: worsted weight yarn (120+ yards total)
  o Main color (MC) – 60 yards, for each repeat add 40 yards
  o Accent color (AC) – 60 yards, for each repeat add 40
  yards

Single repeat of Missi’s Flowers crocheted by Kami.