A night on the tiles
Rosina Plane uses octagons and squares to create a vibrant tiled e ect
Currently, a night on the tiles is more likely to involve staying up late tiling your bathroom than having a great night out. Hook up this lively blanket for a great night in.
NOTES
Blanket is made up of 64 Octagon motifs and 49 Square motifs. Each motif is worked in rounds, with RS facing throughout.
Each motif is worked in two colours. Work into the sts of the same colour 2 rounds below unless otherwise stated. Rather than fastening off at the end of each round, place the loop on your hook onto a marker to be ready for the next round in that colour.
Blanket is joined with dc seam at the end, using the image as a guide. For best results, block each motif before joining.
BLANKET
OCTAGONS MAKE 64
Using Yarn A, make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as htr and ch1), (htr in loop, ch1) 7 times, ss to second ch of beg ch-3, ch3 and place live loop on marker at back of work. [8 sts, 8 ch-1 sps]
Round 2 (RS) Join Yarn B with a standing tr in any ch-1 sp, tr in same sp, (ch1, skip 1 st, 2tr in ch1-sp) 7 times, ch1, skip final st, ss to top of beg tr, ch3, place live loop on marker at front of work. [16 sts, 8 ch-1 sps]
Round 3 Place Yarn A live loop on hook, working around sts of Round 1 and in front of sts from Round 2, (FPdtr around next st from Round 1, ch4) 8 times, ss to beg FPdtr, ch3, place live loop on marker at back of work.
[8 sts, 8 ch-4 sps]
Round 4 Place Yarn B live loop on hook, ch2 (counts as a tr), working into the sts from Round 2 and in front of the ch-sps from Round 3, tr in same st as beg ch-2, 2tr in next st, (ch2, 2tr in next 2 sts) 7 times, ch2, ss to top of beg ch-2. [32 sts, 8 ch-2 sps]
Round 5 Place Yarn A live loop on hook, working in front of ch-2 sps from Round 4, *FPdtr around st from Round 3, ch3, skip 2 sts from Round 4, tr in sp between 2 sts of Round 4, ch3, skip 2 sts; rep from * 7 times more, ss to top of beg FPdtr, ch3 and place live loop on marker at back of work. [16 sts, 16 ch-3 sps] Round 6 Place Yarn B live loop on hook, ch2 (counts as a tr), working in front of sts from Round 5 and into sts from Round 4, *tr in st at base of ch-2, tr in next st, ch1, tr in next st from Round 4, 2tr in next st, ch2, 2tr in next st from Round 4; rep from * 7 times more omitting final 2tr, ss to top of beg ch-2, ch1, place live loop on marker at front of work.
[48 sts, 8 ch-1 sps, 8 ch-2 sps]
Round 7 Place Yarn A live loop on hook, working around the sts from Round 5 and in
front of the sts from Round 6, *FPdtr around next st from Round 4, ch4, FPtr around next st from Round 4, ch4; rep from * 7 times more, ss to top of beg FPdtr, ch3, place live loop on marker at back of work. [16 sts, 16 ch-4 sps] Round 8 Place Yarn B live loop on hook, ch2 (counts as a tr), working in front of sts from Round 7 and into sts from Round 6, tr in next 2 sts from Round 6, *ch1, tr in next 3 sts from Round 6, ch3,** tr in next 3 sts from Round 6; rep from * 7 times more ending final rep at **, ss to top of beg ch-2, ch1, place live loop on marker at front of work.
[48 sts, 8 ch-1 sps, 8 ch-3 sps]
Round 9 Place Yarn A live loop on hook, working around the sts from Round 7 and in front of the sts from Round 8, *FPdtr around next st, ch5, FPdtr around next st, ch5; rep from * 7 times more, ss to top of beg FPdtr, ch1, place live loop on marker at front of work.
[16 sts, 16 ch-5 sps]
Round 10 Place Yarn B live loop on hook, ch2 (counts as tr), working in front of sts from Round 9 and into sts from Round 8, tr in st at base of ch-2, *tr in next 2 sts, ch1, tr in next 2 sts, 2tr in next st, ch3, 2tr in next st; rep from * 7 times more omitting final 2tr, ss to top of beg ch-2. [64 sts, 8 ch-1 sps, 8 ch-3 sps]
Fasten off Yarn B.
Round 11 Place Yarn A live loop on hook, , ch4 (counts as FPtr and ch2), FPtr around st at base of ch-4, *dc in next 4 sts, FPtr around next st from Round 9, dc in next 4 sts, (FPtr, ch2, FPtr) around next st from Round 9; rep from * 7 times more omitting final corner, ss to second ch of beg ch-4. [88 sts, 8 ch-2 sps]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
SQUARES MAKE 49
Using Yarn A, make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as a st throughout), (dc in loop, ch2) 4 times, ss to beg dc, ch3, place live loop on marker at back of work. [4 sts, 4 ch-2 sps]
Round 2 (RS) Join Yarn D with a standing tr in any ch-2 sp, (tr, ch1, 2tr) in same sp, *ch1, skip 1 st, (2tr, ch1, 2tr) in next ch-1 sp; rep from * twice more, ch1, ss to top of beg tr, place live loop on marker at front of work. [16 sts, 8 ch-1 sps] Round 3 Place Yarn A live loop on hook, *FPdtr around st from Round 1, ch4, skip 2 sts, htr in next ch-1 sp from Round 2, ch4, skip 2 sts; rep from * 3 times more, ss to beg FPdtr, ch2, place live loop on marker at back of work.
[8 sts, 8 ch-4 sps]
Round 4 Place Yarn C live loop on hook, ch2 (counts as a tr), working into the sts from Round 2 and in front of the ch-sps from Round 3, tr in st at base of ch-2, *2tr in next st, ch3, 2tr in next 2 sts, ch1, 2tr in next st; rep from * 3 times more omitting final 2tr, ss to top of beg ch-2.
[32 sts, 4 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-3 sps]
Fasten off Yarn C.
Round 5 Place Yarn A live loop on hook, working in front of ch-sps from Round 4, FPtr around next st from Round 3, dc in next 4 sts, (FPdtr, ch2, FPdtr) around next htr from Round 3, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * 3 times more, ss to beg FPtr. [44 sts, 4 ch-2 sps]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
TO MAKE UP
Using the image as a guide, dc each motif together. We have held 2 motifs together with WS facing out and worked a dc seam through the fl on motif closest to you and bl on second motif.
BORDER
Join Yarn A with a standing tr in first unworked ch-2 sp on any Octagon along side of Blanket. Round 1 (RS) 2tr in same sp, tr in each st to next ch-2 sp, 3tr in ch-2 sp, *tr in next 9 sts, tr4tog next 2 sts on current Octagon and first 2 sts on next Octagon (skipping ch-2 sp between sts), (tr in each st to next ch-2 sp, 3tr in ch-2 sp) twice; rep from * to corner Octagon working final 2 legs of last tr4tog in corner Octagon, (tr in each st to ch-2 sp, 3tr in ch-2 sp) 4 times, tr in next 9 sts, tr4tog next 2 sts on current Octagon and first 2 sts on next Octagon (skipping ch-2 sp between sts) tr in each st to next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ss to beg tr, turn.
Round 2 (WS) Ch1, (dc in each st to tr4tog, skip tr4tog around) rep around, ss to beg dc. Fasten off and weave in ends.