How Many Caron Anniversary Cakes Does It Take to Make a 6-Day Star Blanket?
The 6-Day Star Blanket and the Caron Anniversary Cakes are a match made in heaven! This article will tell you everything you need to know to make an amazing 6-Day Star, Superstar, or Supernova blanket using Caron Anniversary Cakes and Caron Slice of Anniversary Cakes. Be sure to bookmark this page so you can come back for all your 6-Day Star Anniversary Cake blankets because you know what they say – no one can make just one!
How Many Anniversary Cakes does it take?
I’ve been doing some experimenting to figure out how many cakes it takes. I started with the original 6-Day Star, and I also made the 6-Day Ridgy Didge Star Blanket and the 6-Day Superstar Blanket (The 6-Day Supernova is next!). Here are my results.
One Caron Anniversary Cake has approximately 1072 yards of bulky weight yarn, and it will make a 6-Day Star Blanket that is about 60″ across. I would call that blanket a throw size. It is the perfect size for a child, for a lap blanket, as decoration on a chair or sofa, perfect to grab while watching tv or living room naps, or to keep in your office to throw over your shoulders on chilly days.
It takes 4 Slices of Anniversary Cakes to match the yardage of one full cake, so you can also make a 60″ 6-Day Star Blanket with 4 Slices of Anniversary Cakes.
For a larger blanket approximately 72″ across, a perfect stopping point seems to be about 1&1/2 Anniversary Cakes, or 1 Anniversary Cake and 2 Slice of Anniversary Cakes. That’s about 1700 yards of yarn.
Tip: When measuring your blanket, measure from the center to one point, and double it. That will provide a more accurate measurement due to the asymmetry of the 7 points.
What to buy
3 Anniversary Cakes, and make two blankets (mix colorways for really interesting blankets!)
or
1 Anniversary Cake, and two Slice of Anniversary Cakes (great options for incorporating solid rounds into the variagated yarns.
or
6 Slice of Anniversary Cakes
Hook
The hook combination that has worked for me has been to start with an 8 mm hook and change to a 10 mm hook after Setup Round 5 or 6.
Follow my instructions in the 6-Day Star Blanket patterns for checking your tension at the end of every round and adjusting your hook size accordingly. You must correct any tension issues in the setup rounds. Once your setup rounds are complete, you don’t need to worry about curling and do not need to continue to increase your hook size.
Color Placement
When using one 1 Caron Anniversary Cake and 2 Slices of Anniversary Cake, a great way to balance the yardage and colors is to choose 2 of the 6 repeating rounds of the blanket to use the Slices on. To balance the yardage evenly, one of those two rounds (but not both) should be a single crochet round.
If you’re using Slice of Anniversary Cakes, and want to use equal amounts of them, you would use one for 3 of the 6 repeat rounds, and 3 for the other repeat rounds. My favorite way to change colors every three rounds is to change between rounds 2 and 3 and again between rounds 5 and 6.
If you’ve chosen a solid color for your slices, it’s a good idea to use it for the first two setup rounds. The center of the star looks best when there are no mid-round color changes. If you have chosen variegated cakes, you can cut out some sections of one color to use for the first two rounds.
How I made the 6-Day Star Blanket with Oceania and Hocus Crocus
Details
Pattern used: 6-Day Star Blanket
Finished Size: 72″ across
Yarn
- Color A: 1 Caron Anniversary Cake in Oceania
- Color B: 2 Slices of Anniversary Cake in Hocus Crocus.
Hooks
- 8 mm & 10 mm
Color Placement
Rounds 3 and 4 in the slices, all other rounds in the Anniversary Cake.
Begin with 8 mm hook and Color A
Work Setup Rounds 1-4
Change to Color B, Work Setup Round 5
If your work is curling, change to 10 mm hook here. If it’s not curling, keep checking after every Setup Round and change when needed.
Continuing with Color B, Work Setup Round 6
Change to Color A: Work Setup Rounds 7-9
For Repeat Rows
Row 2: Color A
Row 3 & 4: Color B
Row 5-7: Color A
Tip: When changing colors, fasten off, and join the new color in the a different valley. This makes weaving in ends easier and less visible in your finished project.
Total Repeats: 4 & 1/2 (end after Round 4)
Edge: Reverse Single Crochet
How I made the 6-Day Ridgy Didge Star Blanket with Book Club & Golden Slice
The 6-Day Ridgy Didge adaptation is a way to add a row of texture to your 6-Day Crochet. It involves substituting front- or back-post stitches for the second round of double crochet (Setup Round 8 and Repeat Round 6). Whether you use front post or back post depends on if you want to flip your star blanket (use front post), or only work from one side (use back post). For more information about that, check the 6-Day Ridgy Didge Star Blanket pattern.
Details
Pattern used: 6-Day Ridgy Didge Star Blanket
Finished Size: 72″ across
Yarn
Color A: 3 Slices of Anniversary Cake in Golden
Color B: 3 Slices of Anniversary Cake in Book Club
Hooks
8 mm and 10 mm
Color Placement
Rounds 3, 4, and 5 in Book Club
Rounds 2, 6, and 7 in Golden
Begin with Color A and 8 mm hook
Setup Rounds 1 and 2
Change to Color B and do Setup Rounds 3 and 4
Change to Color A and so Setup Rounds 5, 6, and 7
Turn your blanket over, change to 10 mm hook and Color B. Work Setup Round 8 as FPdc, continue to Setup Round 9 and first repeat Round 2.
Change to Color B and work Rounds 3, 4, and 5.
Turn your blanket, change to color A, work Round 6 as FPdc, continue Round 7 and 2 in Color A.
From here on, you will always change colors after Round 2, and change colors and also flip your blanket after Round 5.
Continue for 4 & 1/2 repeats (end after Round 4)
Edge: Tiny Slanty Points from the Tranquil Tides Wrap
How I made the 6-Day Superstar Blanket with Lemon Chiffon, Crocus, and Golden
The 6-Day Superstar Blanket is the 14-point version of the 6-Day Star blanket. Turns out one Anniversary Cake and two Slices of Anniversary Cake make a great 6-Day Superstar.
For this variation I chose the second dc round and the following sc round (Setup Rounds 8 & 9 and Repeat Rounds 6 & 7) for the slices. I alternated stripes of Crocus and Golden.
Pattern: 6-Day Superstar Blanket
Finished Size: 70″ across
Yarn
Color A 1 Anniversary Cake in Lemon Chiffon
Color B 1 Slice of Anniversary Cake in Crocus
Color C 1 Slice of Anniversary Cake in Golden
Hooks
8 mm and 10 mm
Begin with Color C and 8 mm hook. Work Setup Rounds 1 & 2.
Change to Color A and work Setup Rounds 3 & 4. Change to 10 mm hook and work Setup Rounds 5, 6 & 7.
Change to Color B and work Setup Rounds 8 & 9.
Change to Color A and work Setup Rounds 10 & 11 and Repeat Rounds 4 & 5.
Change to Color C and work Rounds 6 and 7.
Change to Color A and work Rounds 2-5
Change to Color B and work Rounds 6 and 7.
From here on you will always work rounds 2-5 in Color A (the Anniversary Cake) and Rounds 6 and 7 in the one of the other colors. Alternate between Color B and Color C.
Total Repeats: 4
Edge: Half Double Crochet. Make 3 hdc in the points and sk 1 in the valleys to maintain the shape of the star.
(I tried to do a second round of hdc in the third loop but I ran out of yarn. Get an extra cake if you want to do that.)
Tip: I have lots of interesting borders on my patterns that are interchangeable. I hope you’ll try them out on your projects! I have a roundup of some of the best options for your 6-Day Star Blankets on my blog.
Conclusion
I’d love to hear how you’re using Caron Anniversary Cakes for your 6-Day Star Blankets! Be sure to tag me on socials and let me know how many Anniversary Cakes and Slices that you used and how big your blankets turned out!
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Beth McKee Elliott
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Beth McKee Elliott, also known as Betty McKnit, is a crochet and knitting designer, instructor, community leader, and Master Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator. Her signature style, 6-Day Crochet, is showcased in the viral crochet patterns the 6-Day Kid Blanket and 6-Day Star Blanket.
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How many Caron Anniversary Cakes for a 6-Day Star Blanket
Caron Anniversary Cakes 6-Day Star Blanket
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• Slices of Anniversary Cake crochet
• 6-Day Star Blanket color plan
• Betty McKnit 6-Day Star Blanket
• Oceania Anniversary Cake
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• one cake two slices
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