Little Boy's Blues Blanket
2nd Side
Row 1: With RS of rem long edge of Center Panel facing and larger hook, sc join MC in first st, work 106 sc evenly sp in ends of rows across panel, turn. (107 sc)
Rows 2–8: Rep rows 2–8 of Side Panel Edging, do not fasten off, turn. With other Side Panel, rep rows 1 and 2 of First Side.
BORDER
Rnd 1 (RS): With RS facing, shorter edge up, and smaller hook, join CC in corner of Side Panel, ch 1, *work 15 sc across top of Side Panel, 7 sc across Edging, 3 sc across Joining, 7 sc across Edging, 33 sc across Center Panel, 7 sc across Edging, 3 sc across Joining, 7 sc across Edging, 15 sc across Side Panel, ch 2 (corner made), rotate blanket, work 107 sc evenly sp across long side, ch 2 (corner made), rep from * around 1 time, join in beg sc, do not turn. (97 sc on each short side, 107 sc on each long side, 4 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 2 (RS): Ch 1, *sc in each sc across, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-2 sp, rep from * around, join in beg sc, fasten off CC, turn. (99 sc on each short side, 109 sc on each long side, 4 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 3 (WS): Join MC in first sc after any corner ch-2 sp, draw up a lp equal to hdc in height, hdc in same sc, *[sl st in next sc, hdc in next sc] across to the next corner ch-2 sp, (sl st, hdc, sl st) in corner ch-2 sp (corner group
made), hdc in next sc, rep from * around, join in beg hdc, fasten off MC, turn. (50 hdc and 49 sl sts on each short side, 55 hdc and 54 sl sts on each long side, 4 corner groups) Rnd 4 (RS): Sc join CC in first hdc after any corner group, *[sc in next sc of rnd 2 (same sc
used for sl st of rnd 3), sc in next hdc] across to next corner group, sc in next ch-2 sp of rnd 2, (sc, ch 2, sc) in hdc of corner group, sc in same ch-2 sp of rnd 2 as previously worked, rep from * around to beg sc, join in beg sc. (428 sc, 4 corner ch-2 sps) Rnd 5 (RS): Ch 1, *sc in each sc to corner ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-2 sp, rep from * around to beg sc, join in beg sc, do not turn, fasten off CC. (432 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 6 (RS): Sc join MC in first sc after any corner ch-2 sp, ch 2, *[sc in next sc, ch 2] across to next corner ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2) in corner ch-2 sp, rep from * around to beg sc, join in beg sc, fasten off.