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Abendrot translates to either the glow of the sunset or evening red (the color of the sky at sunset). In either case, it’s the perfect name for this cheerful blanket with smiling suns, flowers, and butterflies on top of a sunset gradient background. The blanket is finished with a puff stitch border and picot edging.

The suns, flowers, and butterflies are part of the hexagons and are worked as you make each hexagon so all you sew on are the eyes and mouth. First, he hexagons are joined into rows as you go. Next, the strips of hexagons are crocheted together. Finally, the border is worked around the whole blanket.

You can customize the blanket by changing the colors, hexagon placement, and types of hexagons. The pattern includes a blank diagram to color and a second diagram where you can cut and paste the different types of hexagons to create your own unique blanket.

Size:

• The pictured blanket is 46” / 117 cm from top to bottom (from one flat edge to the opposite flat edge) and 42.5” / 108 cm wide when measured horizontally from one peak to another. The border is just under 3.5” / 9 cm wide, including the picots and 3.25” / 8.5 cm wide without the picots.
• A blanket with 3 hexagons on each edge (19 total hexagons) would be approximately 34.75” / 88.5 cm from top to bottom (from one flat edge to the opposite flat edge) and 32.25” / 82 cm wide when measured horizontally from one peak to another.
• The border will work for any arrangement of hexagons. Instructions are included to adapt the number of rounds in the border.

Level: Intermediate
There is a full picture tutorial detailing the special stitches, joining hexagons into strips, and joining the strips to create the blanket. The pattern includes a few special stitches, a join as you go construction, and crocheting the hexagon strips together, making it appropriate for an intermediate crocheter.

The pattern is written in English using US crochet terms. The PDF download includes:

• The complete pattern for each of the different hexagons, joining hexagons as you go, joining rows of hexagons together, and the border
• A step by step tutorial with 192 pictures
• A list of materials
• A list of abbreviations
• Detailed color information for each hexagon
• Coloring diagrams to create your own unique blanket - one with suns, flowers, and butterflies drawn in matching my layout and a blank diagram for you to cut and paste your own arrangement of suns, flowers, and butterflies.
• Descriptions of all special stitches
• Yardage is broken down by color and hexagon type to make it easy to personalize the blanket

Two pdfs are included: a printer friendly pattern and a longer tutorial.

I made the blanket with Miss Babs Yowza yarn and an E (3.50 mm) hook. I used approximately 2485 yards for a blanket measuring 46” / 117 cm from top to bottom (from one flat edge to the opposite flat edge) and 42.5” / 108 cm wide when measured horizontally from one peak to another. You will also need small amounts of fingering weight yarn and a corresponding hook for the eyes and noses. Exact colors are given in the pattern. However, you can use other yarn.

Yardage by color for the large blanket:

• Color A: Sunny: 330
• Color B: Coreopsis: 280
• Color C: Pink Grapefruit: 305
• Color D: Spicy Papaya: 385
• Color E: Coral: 385
• Color F: Lotus: 415
• Color G: Dark Cassiopeia: 385
• Black Fingering Weight Yarn: 10 yards

Copyright Notice: This pattern is for your personal use. You may sell items made from this pattern. Providing credit to my Ravelry or Etsy store is appreciated. This pattern and the pictures in it may not be copied, distributed, rewritten, or resold.

Thank you!