Crochet in candy colours

This easy-to-make crocheted blanket and matching cushion are designed in a riot of colour, from soft hues to eye-catching brights

THE imported yarn we used is a standard double knit (DK) yarn, available in 100 g balls with 295m/ball. You can use any DK yarn, but be sure to check the packaging to see how much yarn it contains. Adjust the number of balls you buy accordingly. If you’d prefer a smaller or bigger blanket or cushion use 4-ply or chunky yarn instead. MEASUREMENTS

Blanket measures about 117 x 117 cm Cushion measures 56 x 56 cm MATERIALS

Note: refer to the colour chart for yarn quantities S 100 g balls of Stlyecraft Special DK in each of the following colours as given in chart: – Pomegranate shade no 1083, – Denim shade no 1302, – Cream shade no 1005, – Pale Rose shade no 1080, – Lime shade no 1712, – Mocha shade no 1064, – Clematis shade no 1390, – Lavender shade no 1188, – Cloud Blue shade no 1019, – Wisteria shade no 1432, – Parchment shade no1218, – Storm Blue shade no 1722, – Fondant shade no 1241, – Soft Peach shade no 1240, – Silver shade no 1203, – Sherbert shade no 1034, – White shade no 1001 – Parma Violet shade no 1724 3,5 mm crochet hook Tapestry needle Cushion pad to fit TENSION

One complete granny motif without edging measures 7,5 x 7,5 cm. HOW TO MAKE THE GRANNY SQUARE MOTIF (basic 3 rnds) Foundation ring: using 3,5 mm hook, work 4 ch and join into a ring with a sl st.

1st rnd: 3 ch (this counts as 1 tr), 2 tr into ring, 2 ch, * 3 tr into ring, 2 ch; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st into the 3rd ch of original 3 ch at the beg of rnd, sl st into next 2 trs, sl st into next 3 ch-sp. 2nd rnd: 3 ch (this counts as 1 tr), [2 tr, 2 ch, 3 tr] into same sp (one corner has been made), * 1 ch, [3 tr, 2 ch, 3 tr] into next 3-ch sp; rep from * twice more, 1 ch, join with a sl st into the 3rd ch of original 3 ch at the beg of rnd, sl st into the next 2 trs, sl st into next 3 ch-sp. 3rd rnd: 3 ch, (this counts as 1 tr), [2 tr, 2 ch, 3 tr] into same sp, * 1 ch, 3 tr into 1 ch-sp, 1 ch, ** [3 tr, 2 ch, 3 tr] into next 2-ch corner sp; rep from * to ** once more, join with a sl st into the 3rd ch of original 3 ch at the beg of rnd.

Darn in ends of yarn securely. EDGING

(work the same for all motifs) Using 3,5 mm hook, join in the White yarn to any corner sp of one granny motif, work 3 ch, 1 tr into sp, * 1 dc into each of the next 3 sts, 1 htr into 1 ch-sp, 1 dc into each of the next 3 sts, 1 htr into 1 ch-sp, 1 dc into each of next 3 sts, 2 tr into corner sp; rep from * around the entire motif, work a sl st into the 3rd st of starting ch.

Darn in ends of yarn securely. CUSHION FRONT

Work 49 granny motifs as given in the grid and edge them in White when completed. Join squares: Using 3,5 mm hook and White, join each strip to the next strip starting from the bottom of the grid and working upwards until all the strips are joined vertically, then finish by joining horizontally.

To do this, with the motifs WS facing, line up the sts on each motif. Take your hook through one stitch from one side edge of each motif and work a dc.

Cont in this way by taking a st from the side of each motif until you have “seamed” a column.

Rep across the grid until all 7 columns have been joined.

Rep this process to join columns from side to side.

Darn in ends of yarn securely. CUSHION BACK

Note: this is made in one large square. Using 3,5 mm hook, foll the 3 rnds as given for the granny motif.

Cont working the remainder of square by working further rnds by maintaining the 3 tr, 2 ch, 3 tr in the corner sps and 3 tr, 1 ch, (inc this rep x 1 per side every rnd) across the side edges. Changing colour every rnd as folls: Fondant, Cloud Blue, Silver, Sherbert, Clematis, Lavender, Storm Blue, Parchment, Fondant, Lime, Silver, Mocha, Clematis, Denim, Stone, Parma, Sherbert, Cloud Blue, Soft Peach, Pomegranate, Lime, Cloud Blue, Pale rose and Wisteria.

Darn in all ends of yarn securely. FINISHING CUSHION

Using 3,5 mm hook and Pomegranate, with the WS of cushion facing commencing in one corner and matching one stitch from the cushion front to cushion back work dc together to form a seam. Cont working in this way until 3 complete sides have been joined. Place the cushion pad inside cover and cont in the same way joining the fourth side. FINISHING BLANKET

Using 3,5 mm hook work 196 granny motifs in the shades as given on the grid. Remember you are working the cushion grid 4 times for the blanket.

When all the motifs are completed, work the edging in White as given above.

Join the squares together as given for cushion front, remem- bering columns 1-7 are rep again as are rows A-G.

Your finished blanket will be 14 x 14 squares.

Darn in all ends securely. BORDER

Using 3,5 mm hook and White work as folls: 1st rnd (RS): with the RS facing, work 1 rnd of htr, working 3 htr into each corner, join rnd with a sl st. 2nd rnd: using Pomegranate, work one rnd of dc, join rnd with a sl st. Darn in all ends securely.