Hayfield Day Tripper CAL Week 4 - Flower Power - 10638P - Downloadable PDF

Hayfield Day Tripper CAL Week 4 – Flower Power Crochet Blanket Motif (Design No. 10638)

About This Free Crochet Pattern

Designed by Katie Jones for Hayfield, this is the Week 4 instalment of the Day Tripper Picnic Blanket Crochet Along (CAL), available as a free downloadable PDF. This week introduces the Flower Power motif, a decorative floral crochet square that builds directly on the skills and techniques introduced in earlier weeks of the CAL. The finished project is a crochet blanket or throw constructed from individual motifs joined together, making it a wonderfully portable and satisfying make.

What Is Being Made

This pattern instructs you to make the Flower Power motif, a floral crochet square designed to be repeated and combined with other squares from the Day Tripper CAL series. Crocheters are instructed to make 4 motifs in each colourway, 8 in total, which will form part of the larger Day Tripper Picnic Blanket. The motif features a circular floral centre with added petals, which is then squared off to create a neat, uniform block suitable for joining into a blanket or throw.

Design Construction and Techniques

The Flower Power motif follows a clear two-stage construction process:

• Stage one involves working in the round to create a circular centre, similar in approach to the Spotty Dotty square introduced in an earlier week of the CAL.
• Stage two adds petals around the circular centre, giving the motif its distinctive floral character.
• Stage three squares off the circular flower shape, transforming it into a neat square block ready for joining.

Working in the round is a fundamental crochet technique where stitches are worked continuously or in joined rounds from a central starting point, building outward. This creates the smooth circular base of the flower. The petal construction uses cluster stitches, where multiple stitches are worked into the same place and closed together at the top, creating a raised, three-dimensional petal effect. The squaring-off stage uses increases at strategic points to convert the round shape into a square, a technique that requires careful stitch counting.

Designer Katie Jones specifically advises crocheters to count and check stitches at the end of each row, noting that there are several different increases involved. Checking stitch counts before reaching the square-off stage is strongly recommended to ensure a neat, even result.

Stitches Used

This pattern is written using UK crochet terminology, with US equivalents provided in square brackets throughout the PDF. The following stitches and techniques are used:

• ch – chain stitch, the foundation of most crochet structures and used to create turning chains and spaces
• dc – double crochet (US: single crochet), a short, dense stitch used throughout the motif
• dc2tog – double crochet 2 together (US: single crochet 2 together), a decrease stitch that joins two stitches into one
• dtr – double treble (US: triple treble), a tall stitch created by wrapping the yarn multiple times before inserting the hook, adding height and drama to the petal sections
• cl – cluster, defined in this pattern as a group of 3 stitches all worked into the same place, used to form the petal shapes of the flower motif

The combination of short stitches such as dc and tall stitches such as dtr within the cluster construction gives the petals their rounded, full appearance, creating a visually striking floral texture across the finished blanket.

Difficulty Level

This pattern is rated intermediate. While the techniques are clearly explained within the PDF, crocheters should be comfortable working in the round, managing multiple stitch types within a single motif, and keeping accurate stitch counts across rows that include varying increases. Those who have followed the earlier weeks of the Day Tripper CAL