Crochet a detailed ocean garden sea turtles blanket featuring two sea turtles swimming through an ocean garden of striped fish, a seahorse, coral, shells and starfish, enclosed by a double frame. The two-color overlay mosaic technique uses one yarn color per row.
SIZE AND MATERIALS
– Approximate size: 86.6 x 86.8 in (220 x 220.5 cm), blocked body before optional edging.
– Chart: 440 stitches x 441 rows.
– Hook: 4 mm, or size needed for gauge.
– Yarn: DK / light yarn (weight 3); 2 used colors.
– Target blocked gauge: 20 stitches x 20 rows per 10 cm (approximately 4 in).
Swatch before starting. Size depends on your blocked gauge, yarn and tension. The guide explains how to estimate yarn from your own colorwork swatch.
TECHNIQUE
Intermediate overlay mosaic, worked with the right side facing throughout, one yarn color per row. The guide explains back-loop single crochet and front-loop drop-down double crochet into two rows below. The motifs and frame are worked into one continuous panel.
INCLUDED DOWNLOADS
– A 3-page Start Here PDF with the materials, gauge, foundation, stitch method, finishing and yarn planning.
– A ZIP with a Full Chart and complete Written Rows for each hand: Right Hand and Left Hand.
– A separate 50-stitch x 51-row practice chart inside the ZIP.
The Written Rows PDF is 55 US Letter pages for each hand. Full Charts are large vector pages for on-screen zoom or tiled printing. English instructions use US crochet terms. Both hand versions make the same front-facing image. Follow either the chart or the written sequence. Stitch Fiddle is optional; the PDFs contain the complete pattern.
DIGITAL PATTERN ONLY
After payment is confirmed, access your files in your CrochetPages account under Downloads. Download both files, extract the ZIP and begin with the guide. Yarn, tools and a finished crochet item are not included. The gallery shows styled mockups and an actual partial chart view.
