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➻MAKE ITPattern instructions
Blom a Bla n ket
BY EMMA VARNAM
MATERIALS
● Stylecraft Special DK,
100% acrylic,
100g/295m/322yds
Yarn A: Cream 1005 x 5 balls
Yarn B: Copper 1029 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Vintage Shade 1836
x 1 ball
Yarn D: Mustard 1823 x 1 ball
●3.5mm hook
●Yarn needleYARN ALTERNATIVES
Use any DK weight yarn to
achieve a similar effect.TENSION
Work each square to measure
7 x 7cm/2¾ x 2¾in using
3.5mm hook, or size required
to obtain tension.
Exact tension is not critical for
this project.MEASUREMENTS
Finished blanket is 103 x 103cm/
40½ x 40½in.In spir ed by beaut ifu l qu ilt in g
pat ter n s, t h is cosy blan ket is
r em in iscent of war m even in gs
by the fi re.DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY
Emma has been designing stylish
knitting and crochet patterns
for over a decade. She has
written six bestselling crochet
books, including the popular
Crocheted Succulents.
On her award-winning blog
http://www.emmavarnam.co.uk
she features many of her free
patterns and discusses the
inspiration behind them. Find
her on on Twitter and Instagram
@EmmaVarnamUK.PATTERN NOTES
Make 196 squares, put together
in rows of 14 x 14.When working the “half &
half” squares refer to diagram
to understand where each stitch
is placed.Make 100 plain squares with
yarn A, four with yarn B and four
with yarn C.
Make 32 “half & half” squares
with yarns A & B, 32 with yarns
A & C, 16 with yarns A & D and
eight with yarns B & C.PLAIN SQUARES
Using 3.5mm hook and
yarn A, 4ch, join with
sl st in fi rst ch to form ring.
Rnd 1: 5ch (counts as 1tr, 2ch-sp
here and throughout), 3tr in ring,
2ch, [3tr in ring, 2ch] twice, 2tr in
ring, join with sl st in third of 5ch.
Rnd 2: Sl st in 2ch-sp, 5ch, 2tr in
same 2ch-sp, *1tr in each of next
3 tr, (2tr, 2ch, 2tr) in next 2ch-sp;
rep from * twice, 1tr in each of
next 3 tr, 1tr in 2ch-sp, join with
sl st in third of 5ch.
Rnd 3: Sl st in 2ch-sp, 5ch, 2tr in
same 2ch-sp, *1tr in each of next
7 tr, (2tr, 2ch, 2tr) in next 2ch-sp;
rep from * twice, 1tr in each of
next 7 tr, 1tr in 2ch-sp, join with
sl st in third of 5ch.
Fasten off.“HALF & HALF” SQUARE
First triangle section
Using 3.5mm hook and fi rst
colour, 4ch, join with sl st in fi rst
ch to form ring.
Rnd 1: (RS) 3ch (counts as fi rst tr
here and throughout), 2tr, 2ch,
3tr, turn.
Rnd 2: 4ch, 1tr in fourth ch from
hook, 1tr in each of next 3 tr,
(2tr, 2ch 2tr) in next 2ch-sp, 1tr inSTART