Argemone Motif Blanket

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

47 inches wide x 58 inches long

MATERIALS

• Berroco Weekend medium (worsted) weight acrylic/ cotton yarn (31/2 oz/205 yds/ 100g per hank): 3 hanks each #5947 blood orange, #5975 iris, #5978 orangesicle, #5911 tea rose and #5904 pebble 2 hanks #5910 cornsilk • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle

GAUGE

Motif = 51/4 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Refer to Stitch Diagram as needed. Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Blanket is made from 99 Argemone Motifs and 80 Square Motifs. Rounds of each Argemone Motif are worked using different colors. Refer to Assembly Diagram for colors to use when making Argemone Motifs. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Motifs are worked in joined rounds with right side always facing; do not turn unless otherwise stated. Motifs are joined using joinas-you-go technique. Refer to Assembly Diagram for placement of Motifs and order of assembly. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in top and Color speci cations: side strandAnnie’s Logo Purple: of previous dc (see Pantone: 268C, GOE Medium Purple U CMYK: C82, M100, K12 illustration).RGB: R82, G43, B133 Hexadecimal: 522b85 Annie’s Logo Gray:

Chain-3 join (ch-3 join): (Ch 1, sl st in corresponding ch-3 sp on adjacent Motif, ch 1) as indicated in instructions. Chain-5 join (ch-5 join): (Ch 2, sl st in corresponding ch-3 sp on adjacent Motif, ch 2) as indicated in instructions.

BLANKET FIRST ARGEMONE MOTIF

Rnd 1 (RS): With first color (see Assembly Diagram and Pattern Notes), ch 5, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 5 (counts as dc, ch-2 sp), [dc in ring, ch 2] 7 times, join (see Pattern Notes) in 3rd ch of beg ch5, do not turn (see Pattern Notes). (8 dc, 8 ch-2 sps) Rnd 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), (dc, picot— see Special Stitches, 2 dc) in first ch-2 sp, (2 dc, picot, 2 dc) in each rem ch-2 sp around, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (32 dc, 8 picots) Rnd 3: Join 2nd color in first st, *sc in sp between next 2 dc, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, sc in sp between next 2 dc, fpdc (see Stitch Guide)

around next dc on rnd 1, rep from * around, join in first sc. (16 sc, 8 ch-5 sps, 8 fpdc) Rnd 4: *7 sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 1, sl st in next dc, ch 1, rep from * around, join in first sc. (56 sc, 16 ch-1 sps, 8 sl sts) Rnd 5: Sl st in each of next 2 sc, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in next sc, ch 2, (fpdc, ch 2, fpdc) around next dc on rnd 3, ch 2, sk next 3 sc, rep from * around, join in first sc. Fasten off. (16 sc, 8 ch-3 sps, 24 ch-2 sps, 16 fpdc)

Rnd 6: Join 3rd color in any ch-3 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk next ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk next ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, rep from * around, join in first sc. Fasten off. (32 sc, 32 ch-3 sps)

NEXT ARGEMONE MOTIF

Getting started: The working Motif is joined to each neighboring Motif along adjacent sides while working 3 ch-3 sps. Hold neighboring Motifs (see Assembly Diagram) with RS facing and sts aligned.

Rnds 1–5: Rep rnds 1–5 of First Argemone Motif. Rnd 6 (joining rnd): With RS facing, join 3rd color in any ch-3 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk next ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, [(sc, ch-3

join— see Special Stitches, sc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, (sc, ch-3 join, sc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, (sc, ch-3 join, sc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk next ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3] around until Motif is joined to all neighboring Motifs, [(sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk next ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3] around, join in first sc. Fasten off. Make total of 98 Next Argemone Motifs, joining according to Assembly Diagram.