With its colourful and eerie windmill-like swirling planets surrounded by lots of beautiful “moons”, and its colourful “Starbust stitch” border, “Outer Space” is sure to keep you entertained as you crochet!

Larger than a conventional lap blanket, Outer Space is the perfect size to cosy up under.

Each of the 12 central planet squares are worked separately, then joined together using the Join-As-You-Go crochet technique, and the remainder of the blanket is worked in the round.

Finished dimensions: 125 cm x 95 cm after blocking.

Materials:
Hooks
Small: 3.5mm
Large: 4mm
Edging (from Part 5 only): 4.5mm

Yarns
100g skein of Bow Fiddle Yarns Zebra 4ply (100% Superwash Merino / 400m per 100g) in each of the following colours: It’s Time To Fall In Love (Yarn A), Copper Dog (Yarn C), Undyed (Yarn D)

300g of 4ply yarn for background colour (Yarn B). Pictured sample was made using 6 x 50g of Drops Baby Merino (100% Superwash Merino / 175m per 50g) in Black (21)

Extras
Lockable stitch markers (optional)
Blocking pins
Tapestry needle

Tension: Central Motifs
Before blocking, the circular shape at the centre of the Motifs 1-12 should measure 10.5 cm in diametre, and each motif should measure 17 x 17 cm , using hook sizes as instructed. If your motif is bigger, use smaller hooks, if it is smaller, use bigger hooks, with the same difference of 0.5mm between them to achieve the correct motif size.
After blocking (finished size), the circular shape at the centre of the Motifs 1-12 should measure 11 cm in diametre, and each motifs should measure 18 x 18 cm.