Block stitch blanket
A simple stitch pattern is brought to life with Emma Leith's creative use of colour and a jazzy pompom bobble edging.
DY Choice Aran With Wool (75% acrylic, 25% wool, 100g/200m), 5 balls of Yarn A Lime (24) 1 ball of each: Yarn B Light Grey (15) Yarn C Raspberry (18) Yarn D Denim (13) Yarn E Rust (08) Yarn F Gold (25) A 5mm (US H/8) hook TENSION 5 st patt repeats measure 11cm (4 in) 5 row patt repeats measure 10.5cm (4in) MEASUREMENTS Blanket measures 110x110cm (43x43in) excluding pompoms ABBREVIATIONS Pompom Bobble
Ch4, 4-tr cluster in 3rd ch from hook, ch3, 4-tr cluster in 3rd ch from hook, ss to last ch of ch-4, ch1 NOTES The blanket is worked in block stitch and the foundation chain is worked in multiples of 3 plus 1 to start. Change colour in last yrh of the last st in each row, following the colour sequence given on the next page. BLANKET Using Yarn A, ch127.
Row 1 (WS) Dc in second ch from hook and next ch, *ch2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch; repeat from * across to last st, dc in last st, turn, changing colour in last yrh of last dc.
Row 2 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr), 3tr in each ch-2 sp across to last 2 dc, skip next st and tr into last st, turn, changing colour in last yrh of last tr. [41 3-tr groups and 2 tr]
Row 3 (WS) Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in first tr, *dc in sp before next 3-tr group, ch2, skip 3-tr group; repeat from * across to last tr, dc in sp before last tr, dc in top of beg ch-3, turn, changing colour in last yrh of last dc. Rows 2 and 3 set pattern.
Rows 4-83 Repeat Rows 2-3 following colour sequence given.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
BORDER
Round 1 (RS) Join Yarn B in first dc, ch3 (counts as tr), (tr, ch2, 2tr) in same dc, 3tr in each ch-2 sp across to last 2 dc, skip next st and (2tr, ch2, 2tr) into last st, rotate to work into row ends, *2tr in the end of each even
row and 1tr in the end of each odd row; repeat from * across to starting ch, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in first ch, 3tr in each ch-2 sp across to last ch, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in last ch, rotate to work into row ends, *1tr in the end of each odd row and 2tr in the end of each even row; repeat from * across to first tr, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join. Fasten off. [124 tr along each side and (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in each corner]
Round 2 (RS) Join Yarn E in any ch-2 corner sp, ch1 (does not count as st), (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in same ch-2 sp, dc in each tr around, working (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in each ch-2 corner sp, ss to first dc to join. Fasten off.
Round 3 (RS) Join Yarn B in any ch-2 corner sp, ch3 (counts as tr), (tr, ch2, 2tr) in same sp, tr in each st around, working (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in each ch-2 corner sp, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join, do not fasten off.
Round 4 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in each of first 2 sts, *(2dc, Pompom Bobble, 2dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 4 sts, (Pompom Bobble, dc in each of next 7 sts) 18 times, Pompom Bobble, dc in each of next 4 sts; repeat from * 3 more times, omitting last 2 dc, ss to first dc to join. Fasten off. For stockist details contact Designer Yarns www.designeryarns.uk.com or call 01535 664222.