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Skyline Blanket
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
54 inches wide x 58 inches long
MATERIALS
• Berroco Vintage medium (worsted) weight acrylic/ wool/nylon yarn (31/2 oz/
218 yds/100g):
10 skeins #5105 oats
5 skeins #5120 gingham 3 skeins #5127 butternut • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
15 sts = 4 inches; 15 rows = 4 inches.
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Each full motif should measure 4 inches wide x 7 inches long. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCH
Single crochet join (sc join):
Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through both lps on hook.
BLANKET
FULL MOTIF Make 180. Row 1: With oats, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn. (1 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, 3 sc in next sc, turn. (3 sc) Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (5 sc)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (7 sc)
Row 6: Rep row 4.
Row 7: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 5 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (9 sc)
Row 8: Rep row 4.
Row 9: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 7 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (11 sc) Row 10: Rep row 4. Row 11: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 9 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (13 sc) Row 12: Rep row 4. Row 13: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 11 sc, 2 sc in last sc, fasten off, turn. (15 sc)
Row 14: Sc join (see Special Stitch) gingham in first sc, ch 1, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in first 2 sc, sc in each of next 11 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, turn. (13 sc) Row 15: Rep row 4. Row 16: Ch 1, sc dec in first
2 sc, sc in next 9 sc, sc dec in last 2 sc, turn. (11 sc) Row 17: Rep row 4.
Row 18: Ch 1, sc dec in first
2 sc, sc in next 7 sc, sc dec in last 2 sc, turn. (9 sc)
Row 19: Rep row 4. Fasten off. Row 20: Sc join butternut in first sc, ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sc, sc in next 5 sc, sc dec in next
2 sc, turn. (7 sc)
Row 21: Rep row 4.
Row 22: Ch 1, sc dec in first
2 sc, sc in next 3 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, turn. (5 sc)
Row 23: Rep row 4.
Row 24: Ch 1, sc dec in first
2 sc, sc in next sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, turn. (3 sc)
Row 25: Rep row 4.
Row 26: Ch 1, sc dec in next
3 sc, fasten off. (1 sc) TOP HALF MOTIF Make 12. Rows 1–13: With oats, rep rows 1–13 of full motif. (15 sc)
At the end of row 13, fasten off. BOTTOM HALF MOTIF Make 12. Row 1: With butternut, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn. (1 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, 3 sc in first sc, turn. (3 sc) Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (5 sc) Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (7 sc)
Row 6: Rep row 4. Fasten off. Row 7: Join (see Pattern Notes) gingham in first sc, ch 1, 2 sc in same sc, sc in each sc across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (9 sc)
Row 8: Rep row 4.
Row 9: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (11 sc)
Row 10: Rep row 4.
Row 11: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (13 sc) Row 12: Rep row 4. Row 13: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc, fasten off. (15 sc)
SIDE HALF MOTIF
Make 15. Row 1: With oats, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn. (1 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in sc, turn. (2 sc)
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, turn. (3 sc)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 2 sc, turn. (4 sc) Row 6: Rep row 4. Row 7: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each rem sc across, turn. (5 sc) Row 8: Rep row 4. Row 9: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each rem sc across, turn. (6 sc)
Row 10: Rep row 4.