Pick ‘n’ mix (Part 13)
Your block blanket journey concludes here with the nal part of our crochet-along project by Lucy Croft.
YOU WILL NEED
Cascade 220 (100% Peruvian Highland Wool, 100g/200m), 2 balls of Grey (8509) A 5mm (US H/8) hook For yarn stockists contact LoveCrochet 0845 544 2196 www.lovecrochet.com
MEASUREMENTS
Each square meas 20x20cm (8x8in) Finished blanket meas 144x94cm (56½x37in)
ABBREVIATIONS
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. In this final part of the project, you’ll find all the joining and border details you’ll need to complete your blanket.
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NOTES
Block each square to 20x20cm before adding border. Each square has 144 stitches in the final round, 36 on each side. The squares are joined in six rows of four squares each; Square 1 will be the square at the top left.
BORDER FIRST SQUARE
Round 1 Join Grey in the first st of any side of Square 1, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same st and each st around. [144 dc]
Round 2 Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in first st, *(ch5, skip 4 dc, dc in next st) 7 times, ch4, dc in first st along next edge; repeat from * 3 more times omitting last dc, ss to first dc to join. Fasten off.
SUBSEQUENT SQUARES
Each square is joined to the last in Round 2. Join the four squares from left to right in the top row, using the image as a guide, then add each square one at a time, working from left to right along each row until all squares are joined. Each square will be joined to the blanket on 1 or 2 sides. Those that are joined on one side will also have the corner joined at the beginning and end of the joining side. Those that are joined on two sides will have three corners joined; the one at the beginning of the joining side, between the joining sides and at the end of the joining side. Round 1 Repeat as for First Square. Round 2 Work as for Round 2 of the First Square, replacing each ch- 4 sp at the joining corner(s) with (ch2, remove hook from yarn, insert hook from front to back in corner ch- 4 sp of adjoining square, pick up yarn and ch1, incorporating the ch- 4 loop into the st, ch1). Replace each ch-5 sp along the joining side(s) with (ch2, remove hook from yarn, insert hook from front to back in next ch-5 sp of adjoining square, pick up yarn and ch1, incorporating the ch-5 loop into the st, ch2). Fasten off.
Weave in all ends before adding the final border Round.
Join Grey in corner ch- 4 sp of blanket, ch1 (does not count as st), work (3dc, ch2) in each corner ch- 4 sp, (3dc, ch2) in each ch-5 sp and (dc in ch- 4 sp, ch1, dc in next ch- 4 sp, ch2) at the join of each square around the entire edge, ss to first dc to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.