Crochet Along Fidget/Sensory Blanket for Alzheimer’s- Part 4

This is the fourth and final part of the Crochet Along Fidget/Sensory Blanket for Alzheimer’s. In this post, we will be joining all the blocks and making the border.

You can get a PDF of all the block patterns and additional tutorials on Loveknitting,or Etsy 

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If you have made it this far in the crochet-along, I am stoked to see your makes, and I am exceedingly glad and thankful for your time. If you are just joining us, welcome! See part 1, part 2 and part 3 to begin.

You will notice that not all the blocks are the same size- that’s to be expected due to different designs, tension and notions sewn on them.

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You’ll need:

• Less than 25 gr Worsted weight, Medium 4 yarn. In this pattern, Himalaya Super Soft yarn (200gr/ 382 mtrs/ 359 yds). A good substitute is Premier Yarn, Deborah Norville Everyday Soft Worsted
• 4.5mm and 5mm hooks
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker (may be needed to identify the Chain 1 spaces)

Stitches/Abbreviation

SC- single crochet

DC2TOG- double crochet decrease or double rochet 2 together

5 DC Popcorn Stitch: make 5 DCs in the same stitch, take out hook from the 5^th DC, insert it in the 1^st DC from front to back into the 5^th DC, pull out the loop, ch 1.

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Crochet Along Fidget/Sensory Blanket for Alzheimer’s- Part 4

Vertical Joining- with 4.5mm hook

First lay out your pieces as you would like them joined. We will join from bottom to top.

1. Turn the blocks face down, join yarn in Ch 1 spaces
2. Join by going in the front loop of the stitch facing you and front loop of the stitch on the 2^nd block you’re joining it to
3. & 4. At the intersection, join in Ch 1 of the blocks. Continue to the top

Horizontal Joining

1. Join as above
2. & 3. Join by going into the first stitches of the next block and the block above.

Border- with 5mm hook

Round 1: At the top, join yarn in chain 1 space at the edge, SC 3 in space, SC 29, DC2tog in the center (work into the Chain 1 again), SC 29, SC 3 in Ch 1 space

On the side, SC 20, DC2tog, SC 20, DC2tog, SC 20

Repeat as from the top on the bottom of the blanket and the other side. Join to 1^st SC

Round 2: Chain 1, Popcorn in next, Ch 1, SC 30, Popcorn in DC2tog, SC 30, (Ch 1, Popcorn, Ch 1) in corner stitch,

(side) SC 21, Popcorn in DC2tog, SC 22, Popcorn in DC2tog, SC 21, (Ch 1, Popcorn, Ch 1) in corner st

(bottom) SC 30, Popcorn in DC2tog, SC 30, (Ch 1, Popcorn, Ch 1) in corner st

(side) SC 21, Popcorn in DC2tog, SC 20, Popcorn in DC2tog, SC 21, join to chain 1. Snip yarn, weave in tails

Wet block.

And that’s it! The Blanket is ready.

Thank you so much for joining me on this project and for this cause.

Do not forget to show the world this awesome piece you have created- a loving piece of craft that will bring comfort and hope to the people who need it most. I’d definitely love to see your blanket on our private facebook page. Thank you.