Pick ‘n’ mix (Part 11)
Your block blanket journey continues here with the next part of our crochet-along project by Lucy Croft.
YOU WILL NEED
Quantities of yarn given are enough to complete the entire blanket. You will need both colourways as listed below. Cascade 220 (100% Peruvian Highland wool, 100g/200m), see below for details A 5mm (US H/8) hook For yarn stockists contact LoveCrochet 0845 544 2196 www.lovecrochet.com Colourway 1 1 skein of each: Yarn A Bright Red (8414) Yarn B Cyan Blue (8891) Yarn C Deep Lavender (8762) Yarn D Granny Smith Green (8914) Colourway 2 1 skein of each: Yarn E Lagoon (7812) Yarn G Cerise (7802) Yarn H California Poppy (7826) Yarn F Azure (8892)
MEASUREMENTS
Each square meas 20x20cm (8x8in) Finished blanket meas 144x94cm (56½x37in)
ABBREVIATIONS
V-st (tr, ch2, tr) in designated st For a full list, see page 92 The Pick ‘n’ Mix crochet-along blanket is made up of 12 vibrant squares in total, each worked in two different colourways. You’ll find a new square pattern in each issue of Simply Crochet until the main part of the blanket is complete, followed by all the joining and border details you’ll need.
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NOTES
When working Round 2, work stitches into the bump at the back of the chain for a neater finish.
SQUARE Using Yarn A, ch4, ss to first ch to join into a ring.
Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr), 15tr into the ring, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join.
Fasten off. [16 tr] Round 2 Join Yarn B to first st, ch5, tr in st at base of ch-5 (counts as first v-st), ch2, skip next tr, * v-st in next tr, ch2, skip next tr; rep from * another 6 times, ss to 3rd ch of beg ch-5. Fasten off. [8 V-sts, 8 ch-2 sps]
Round 3 Join Yarn A to ch-2 sp of first v-st, ch5, tr in same sp (counts as first v-st), ch2, dtr in first skipped tr of Round 1, *ch2, skip ch-2 sp, v-st in next v-st, ch2, dtr in next skipped tr of Round 1; rep from * another 6 times, ch2, ss to 3rd ch of beg ch-5.
Fasten off. [8 dtr, 8 V-sts, 16 ch-2 sps] Round 4 Join Yarn C to ch-2 sp of first v-st, ch5 (counts as tr, ch2), (tr, ch2) twice in same v-st, dc in next dtr, *ch2, (tr, ch2) 5 times in next v-st, dc in next dtr; rep from * another 6 times, ch2, (tr, ch2) twice in first v-st again, ss to 3rd ch of beg ch-5.
Fasten off. [8 petals] Round 5 Join Yarn D to first st (this is the centre tr of petal), ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same st, *ch3, dtr in first tr of next petal, ch3, tr in next tr, ch2, (tr, ch3, tr) in next tr, ch2, tr in next tr, ch3, dtr in next tr, ch3, dc in centre tr of next petal; rep from * another 3 times omitting final dc, ss to first dc. Fasten off. [16 tr, 8 dtr, 4 dc, 20 ch-3 sps, 8 ch-2 sps]
Round 6 Join Yarn A to first st, ch5, tr in same st (counts as v-st), * v-st in next dtr, v-st in next 2 tr, v-st in ch-3 corner sp, v-st in next 2 tr, v-st in next dtr, v-st in next dc; rep from * another 3 times omitting last v-st, ss to 3rd ch of beg ch-5 to join.
Fasten off. [32 V-sts] Round 7 Join Yarn B to ch-2 sp of first v-st, ch3 (counts as tr), 3tr in same v-st, (4tr in next v-st) 3 times, *(2tr, dtr, ch2, dtr, 2tr) in corner v-st, (4tr in next v-st) 7 times; rep from * twice more, (2tr, dtr, ch2, dtr, 2tr) in corner v-st, (4tr in next v-st) 3 times, ss to top of beg ch-3.
Fasten off. [128 tr, 16 dtr, 4 ch-2 sps]