Crochet pattern for a Tortoise Beetle Afghan. This pattern comes with both a graph and written directions.

You will need 8 skeins of White (A) or background color, 4 skeins of Dark Blue, black or dark color you chose for the beetle (B), 4 skeins of Blue, or beetle color (C) & 3 skeins of Light Blue, or light color of beetle (D). The pattern is designed in blue but that doesn’t mean it has to be crocheted in those colors.

I recommend carrying all 4 colors through the entire pattern to keep it even. Alternatively, you could carry everything except the light blue (D) and only use that where needed if you’d prefer.

This pattern is 150 stitches wide by 194 rows tall.

The pattern should come to about 4’ wide when crocheted with a medium weight yarn and a J sized hook. This pattern can be repeated and sewn together or it can be combined with other patterns that are 150 stitches wide. ---Most of my patterns are 150 stitches wide--- You can also add a border to increase the size of the blanket.

It is all single stitch crochet. In order to make this blanket you will need to know how to carry yarn (there are great youtube videos that can teach you how to do the Tapestry Crochet Technique. I highly recommend trying a small simple pattern to practice carrying yarn before attempting a larger project. Carrying yarn gets more difficult as you add more colors.

Once you have purchased this pattern a text document that like this (below) will automatically download to you. If you have any trouble receiving it message me and I will have it e-mailed to you in no time. This pattern also comes with a Graph!

1.) A-150
2.) A-30, B-20, A-10, B-50
3….

The #’s are for each row
The letters are for different colors. (A = White, B = Dark Blue, C = Blue, D = Light Blue)

I make custom patterns as well. If you are interested in a pattern that does not exist message me and we can talk about having one custom designed for you.