Scrap Delights

Flip-Flop Flower Blanket

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Square: 11 inches square Blanket: 32 inches square

MATERIALS

• Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (solids: 7 oz/364 yds/198g per skein; multis: 5 oz/ 236 yds/141g per skein): 2 skeins #334 buff 1 skein each #313 Aran, #512 turqua, #324 bright yellow, #3955 wildflower, #3934 day glow, #672 spring green, #311 white, #579 pale plum, #254 pumpkin and #718 shocking pink • Red Heart Classic medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3 oz/146 yds/85g per skein):

1 skein #985 purples • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • Yarn needle

GAUGE

[3 dc, ch 1] twice = 2 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

BLANKET

FLIP-FLOP

Make 6 each turqua, yellow, pink, pumpkin & purples. Make 12 each day glow & wildflower.

Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 2 chs, 3 sc in last ch, working on opposite side of foundation ch, sc in next 2 chs, sc in last ch,

join (see Pattern Notes) in beg

sc. (10 sc)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same sc as beg ch-1, sc in each of next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 4 sc, join in beg sc. (12 sc)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 5 times, 2 sc in next sc, join in beg sc. (18 sc)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, sc in each of next 3 sc, sl st in each of next 3 sc, sc in next sc, 2 hdc in next sc, 2 dc in next sc, 2 tr in next sc, 2 dc in next sc, 2 hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, sl st in each of next 3 sts, sc in next st, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (7 sc, 6 sl sts, 4 hdc,

4 dc, 2 tr)

Flip-Flop Strap

Make 3 each wildflower & pale plum for turqua; 3 each pumpkin & day glow for yellow; 3 each green & day glow for pink; 3 each yellow & day glow for pumpkin; 3 each white & pale plum for purples; 6 each green & pink for day glow; & 6 each turqua & pale plum for wildflower. Row 1: Join yarn with sl st in center sl st of right edge of Flip-Flop, ch 6, sl st between 2 tr of rnd 4, ch 6, sl st in center sl st on left edge of Flip-Flop. Fasten off.

Flower Center

For turqua: 1 rnd each turqua, pale plum & wildflower. For yellow: 1 rnd each yellow, pumpkin & day glow. For pink: 1 rnd each pink, green & day glow. For pumpkin: 1 rnd each pumpkin, yellow & day glow. For purples: 1 rnd each purples, white & pale plum. For day glow: 1 rnd each day glow, green & pink. For wildflower: 1 rnd each wildflower, pale plum & turqua. Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 3, join to form ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring, join in first sc. Fasten off. (8 sc)

Rnd 2: Join next color, ch 1, 2 sc in joining, 2 sc in each sc around, join in first sc. Fasten off. (16 sc)

Rnd 3: Join next color, ch 1, 2 sc in joining, 2 sc in each sc around, join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off. (32 sc)

SQUARE

Make 5 buff & 4 Aran. Rnd 1: Ch 5, join to form ring, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in ring, ch 1, (3 dc in ring, ch 1) 3 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

(12 dc, 4 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 2: Sl st in next 2 dc and in each ch-1 sp, ch 1, [(sc, ch 3, sc) in corner ch-1 sp, ch 3] 4 times, join in first sc. (8 ch-3 sps, 8 sc)

Rnd 3: Sl st in corner ch-3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 1, [3 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 1] across to next corner ch-3 sp, *(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-3 sp, ch 1, [3 dc in next ch-3 sp,