EDIT: apparently this isn’t a new design, but I did come up with my way of doing it on my own, based on how I wanted it to come out. I had never seen it before, as a c2c stitch.

I was trying to come up with a throw design that was easy to whip up like a c2c, had a chevron design and would show off color changing yarns like Lions Brand Mandala and such. I think I’ve finally came up with one that ticks all of those boxes.

A sweet lady suggested I name my pattern “Simply Beautiful”, well she may have said “Beautiful” but I’m adding Simply because it is really simple once you get going.

I used one cake of Mandala Gnome to create a small and sweet lap blanket which works just as well for a stroller blanket. To make a larger throw simply make your foundation grouping chain longer. If you are using a color change yarn like Gnome, I would create more of these lap throws the size in the pattern and then connect them together. This should help continue your pattern design with the colors in the order you’d like.

You can also work it using separate colors and using a Magic Knot to change the colors where you’d like.

Materials I used:

1 cake of Lion’s Brand Mandala ‘Gnome’ Hook - H/8-5.00mm (however, hook size doesn’t really matter)

Stitches used: c2c=corner to corner dc=double crochet (triple crochet in UK terms) sc=single crochet (double crochet in UK terms)

My finished lap throw measures 22”x31” using just one cake of Lion’s Brand Mandala Gnome. I will be making a larger one of none color changing yarn and adding those details as soon as I’m finished. Will add more pictures also.