Magic Decanter Crochet-A-Long

Interlocking Crochet, Week 2: Rows 4 – 40

Week 2

This week we will crochet 36 rows of our blanket and we will see the stars appear at the bottom. Magic Decanter is 181 squares wide on the chart, which means each Main Color row takes 91 double crochets (with a chain stitch between each stitch).

Interlocking Crochet

This is the interlocking crochet version of Magic Decanter. Go back to the main landing page if you’re looking for the overlay mosaic crochet option.

Free Written Pattern

Use the Navigation section to find the key and technique tips.

This free-to-view written pattern does not incclude the charts.

Paid Option

You can purchase an ad-free, printable PDF that includes the full written pattern and charts for both techniques.

CAL Discount

Save 40% on Magic Decanter for the duration of the CAL. No code needed, just add it to your cart to see the discount applied; offer valid on Ravelry and Etsy. Expires 11:59 pm CST August 8, 2023.

Magic Decanter Crochet-A-Long

Interlocking Crochet, Week 2: Rows 4 – 40

Week 2

This week we will crochet 36 rows of our blanket and we will see the stars appear at the bottom. Magic Decanter is 181 squares wide on the chart, which means each Main Color row takes 91 double crochets (with a chain stitch between each stitch).

Interlocking Crochet

This is the interlocking crochet version of Magic Decanter. Go back to the main landing page if you’re looking for the overlay mosaic crochet option.

Free Written Pattern

Use the Navigation section to find the key and technique tips.

This free-to-view written pattern does not incclude the charts.

Paid Option

You can purchase an ad-free, printable PDF that includes the full written pattern and charts for both techniques.

CAL Discount

Save 40% on Magic Decanter for the duration of the CAL. No code needed, just add it to your cart to see the discount applied; offer valid on Ravelry and Etsy. Expires 11:59 pm CST August 8, 2023.

Background Image Credit: ESA/Hubble

The image is from the European Space Agency. It is listed as the LH 95 star forming region of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The image was taken using the Hubble Space Telescope.

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If you’re having troubles with the stitches, it might be worth your while to check out some of my video tutorials again!

These photos are the right side and wrong side up to row 40 of my interlocking crochet version of Magic Decanter.

Magic Decanter CAL Schedule

To follow along with the free written pattern you’ll need to complete about 36 rows per week. I know this is completely unattainable for some people but we don’t mind if you take longer to get it done! You can show off your progress at any stage and at any date!!

If you share on Instagram, tag me @AshleesLint so I can see your pretty projects!

If you are in Facebook groups that allow it, share your progress and let others know they can come join in the fun!

If you’re in my Facebook group, share your progress at any time and upload the photo(s) of your finished blanket in the album!

Free Release Schedule

(click here to go back to the main landing page with the links to each section)

June 27, 2023: Yardage and Foundation Rows

July 4: Rows 4 – 40

July 11:  Rows 41 – 77

July 18: Rows 78 – 114

July 25: Rows 115 – 151

August 1: Rows 152 – 181

Quick reminder (probably telling the people that don’t need to know): copyright status applies to free patterns as well.

You can see my copyright statement here: https://ashleeslint.com/2021/03/23/copyright/

Bracket Help

For an explanation of how to use the brackets: https://ashleeslint.com/2020/08/29/brackets-in-crochet-patterns/

Time to Crochet!

This week we will crochet rows 4 through 40.

Head back to the Foundation Rows page if you need to start your blanket still.

Check out the full Key here. I know many of our experienced crocheters have no need to look at the key anymore but if the lines below are looking like gibberish you may want to refer back to the key or practice with a smaller project first.

Making progress on my pretty Magic Decanter blanket!

WS – ACB (wrong side facing you, AC to back)

4 MC – Ch3, 12B, 5F, 1B, 53F, 1B, 5F, 12B, ES

5 AC – Ch3 in back, 2F, 1B, 9F, 4B, 3F, 50B, 3F, 4B, 9F, 1B, 2F, EB

RS – ACF (right side facing you, AC to front)

6 MC – Ch3, 12F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 21B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 21B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 12F, ES

7 AC – Ch3 in front, 2B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 4B, 19F, 2B, 4F, 2B, 19F, 4B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 2B, EF

WS – ACB

8 MC – Ch3, 1B, 4F, 7B, 2F, 1B, 4F, 3B, 5F, 1B, 7F, 1B, 5F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 5F, 1B, 7F, 1B, 5F, 3B, 4F, 1B, 2F, 7B, 4F, 1B, ES

9 AC – Ch3 in back, 2F, 1B, 6F, 1B, 2F, 7B, 4F, 3B, 2F, (6B, 1F) x2, 4B, (1F, 6B) x2, 2F, 3B, 4F, 7B, 2F, 1B, 6F, 1B, 2F, EB

RS – ACF

10 MC – Ch3, 12F, 9B, 3F, 3B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 3B, 3F, 9B, 12F, ES

11 AC – Ch3 in front, (2B, 1F) x2, 3B, 1F, 7B, 4F, 4B, 10F, 1B, 16F, 1B, 10F, 4B, 4F, 7B, 1F, 3B, (1F, 2B) x2, EF

WS – ACB

12 MC – Ch3, 8B, 4F, 6B, 5F, 3B, 4F, 1B, 27F, 1B, 4F, 3B, 5F, 6B, 4F, 8B, ES

13 AC – Ch3 in back, 5F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 11F, 2B, 3F, 3B, 3F, 7B, 2F, 4B, 1F, 10B, 3F, 3B, 3F, 2B, 11F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 5F, EB

RS – ACF

14 MC – Ch3, 4F, 4B, 5F, 6B, 3F, 3B, 2F, 3B, 3F, 9B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 7B, 3F, 3B, 2F, 3B, 3F, 6B, 5F, 4B, 4F, ES

15 AC – Ch3 in front, 5B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 7F, 4B, 2F, 2B, 3F, 4B, 8F, 2B, 2F, 2B, 6F, 4B, 3F, 2B, 2F, 4B, 7F, 2B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 5B, EF

My kitten, Popcorn, was not very helpful this week. He’s too adorable and snuggly!

WS – ACB

16 MC – Ch3, 13B, 9F, 2B, 8F, 3B, 5F, 3B, 1F, 3B, 7F, 3B, 8F, 2B, 9F, 13B, ES

17 AC – Ch3 in back, 5F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 5F, 8B, 3F, 7B, 3F, 5B, 6F, (7B, 3F) x2, 8B, 5F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 5F, EB

RS – ACF

18 MC – Ch3, 15F, 9B, 2F, 8B, 2F, 6B, 6F, 5B, 2F, 8B, 2F, 9B, 15F, ES

19 AC – Ch3 in front, 4B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 11B, 4F, 2B, 8F, 3B, 5F, 5B, 4F, 3B, 8F, 2B, 4F, 11B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 4B, EF

WS – ACB

20 MC – Ch3, 7B, 4F, 10B, 4F, 2B, 9F, 2B, 3F, 6B, 4F, 2B, 9F, 2B, 4F, 10B, 4F, 7B, ES

21 AC – Ch3 in back, 4F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 13F, 3B, 2F, 9B, 2F, 3B, 6F, 3B, 2F, 9B, 2F, 3B, 13F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 4F, EB

RS – ACF

22 MC – Ch3, 3F, 4B, 7F, 7B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 13B, 7F, 13B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 7B, 7F, 4B, 3F, ES

23 AC – Ch3 in front, 4B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 1B, 8F, 3B, 2F, 2B, 11F, 9B, 12F, 2B, 2F, 3B, 8F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 4B, EF

WS – ACB

24 MC – Ch3, 14B, 9F, 2B, 2F, 2B, 11F, 10B, 10F, 2B, 2F, 2B, 9F, 14B, ES

25 AC – Ch3 in back, 4F, 1B, 6F, 1B, 2F, 9B, 1F, 3B, 2F, 10B, 11F, 9B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 9B, 2F, 1B, 6F, 1B, 4F, EB

RS – ACF

26 MC – Ch3, 10F, 4B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 3B, 2F, 5B, 1F, 6B, 8F, 3B, 1F, 5B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 4B, 10F, ES

27 AC – Ch3 in front, 4F, 7B, 1F, 2B, 6F, (1B, 3F) x2, 1B, 5F, 1B, 7F, 8B, 3F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 10F, 2B, 1F, 7B, 4F, EF

WS – ACB

28 MC – Ch3, 1B, 3F, 2B, 2F, 5B, 8F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 2B, 6F, 1B, 6F, 3B, 6F, 1B, 6F, 2B, 2F, 1B, 4F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 4F, 5B, 2F, 2B, 3F, 1B, ES

29 AC – Ch3 in back, 4B, 1F, 3B, 3F, 9B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 5B, (2F, 6B) x2, 2F, 5B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 14B, 3F, 3B, 1F, 4B, EB

RS – ACF

30 MC – Ch3, (1F, 1B) x2, 2F, 2B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 4B, 1F, 7B, 2F, 2B, 2F, 5B, 1F, 6B, 3F, 6B, 1F, 5B, 2F, 2B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 6B, 1F, (1B, 2F) x2, 2B, 2F, (1B, 1F) x2, ES

31 AC – Ch3 in front, 1F, 2B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 4B, 6F, 1B, 3F, (2B, 12F) x2, 2B, 3F, 1B, 10F, 2B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 1F, EF

WS – ACB

32 MC – Ch3, (1B, 1F) x2, 2B, 3F, 1B, 4F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 7F, 1B, 3F, 2B, 12F, 1B, 4F, 1B, 7F, 2B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 7F, 1B, 3F, 2B, (1F, 1B) x2, ES

33 AC – Ch3 in back, (4B, 1F) x2, 7B, 2F, 7B, 1F, 3B, 2F, 17B, 1F, 6B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 12B, (1F, 4B) x2, EB

RS – ACF

34 MC – Ch3, 1F, (3B, 2F) x2, 2B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 15B, 1F, 7B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 7B, 1F, 7B, (2F, 3B) x2, 1F, ES

35 AC – Ch3 in front, 4F, 2B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 2B, 4F, 2B, 6F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 15F, 1B, 6F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 16F, 1B, 3F, 2B, 4F, EF

WS – ACB

36 MC – Ch3, 1B, 4F, 2B, 2F, 2B, 10F, 1B, 5F, (2B, 3F) x2, 1B, 7F, 1B, 9F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 1F, (1B, 5F) x2, 1B, (2F, 2B) x2, 4F, 1B, ES

37 AC – Ch3 in back, 5B, (1F, 3B) x2, 1F, 6B, 2F, 5B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 2B, 2F, 6B, 2F, 8B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 14B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 5B, EB

RS – ACF

38 MC – Ch3, 1F, 4B, 2F, 2B, 2F, 5B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 5B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 4B, (1F, 2B) x2, 2F, 2B, 2F, 4B, 1F, ES

39 AC – Ch3 in front, 5F, 1B, 3F, 2B, 4F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 4F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 4F, 1B, 13F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 4F, 2B, 11F, 2B, 3F, 1B, 5F, EF

WS – ACB

40 MC – Ch3, 1B, 4F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 4F, 1B, 6F, (1B, 2F) x2, 2B, 3F, 2B, 6F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 6F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 3B, 1F, (1B, 4F) x2, 2B, 3F, 2B, 4F, 1B, ES