Woman’s Weekly UK – 06 August 2019

CROCHET

MEASUREMENTSCompleteblanket

approximately 121 x 121cm/47¾x 47¾in.

MATERIALS1 x 100g(295m)ballofStylecraftSpecial

DK(100%acrylic)ineachofBrightPink(Fondant1241),

Lemon(1020),Mid-Pink(Pomegranate1083),Olive

Green(Meadow1065),White(1001),Blue(CloudBlue

1019),Stone(Parchment1218),Tangerine(Shrimp

1132),Denim(1302)andMid-Green(Cypress1824)*.

Size4mmcrochethook.Gettheexclusiveyarnpack

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TENSIONTensionisnotcriticalforthispattern,

althoughif youcrochetveryloose,youmayneed

additionalyarnthanamountsspecified.

ABBREVIATIONSCh, chain;st(s), stitch(es);dc,

doublecrochet;tr, treblecrochet;htr, halftreble

crochet;slst, slipstitch;ch-sps, chainspace(s);yrh,

yarnroundhook;bobblest, worka 4trbobblestitch

thus:*yrh,inserthookintost,yrh,pullupa loop,yrh,

pullhookthroughfirst2 loopsonhook(leaving

remainingloopsonhook),repeatfrom* 3 timesmore

(5loopsnowremainonhook),yrhandpullthrough

allloopsonhook;crabst, workcrabstitchthus:tostart

make1ch,theninsertyourhookintothenextstitchto

theright,fromthefronttothebackasnormal,yrh,pull

upa loop,yrhandpullthroughbothloopsonyourhook

(alsoknownasreversedoublecrochet).

NOTESThedesignerSueRawlinsonofSweetpeaFamily

Crochetsharesherhandytips‘Crabstitchisthesameasa

regulardc,butthedifferenceisthatyouareworkingin

theoppositedirectionthanyouwouldusuallyworka dc.

It canfeela littleclumsyandawkwardtostartwithbutI’m

sureit ’sworthit forthelovelytwistededgingit givesyou.

Tohelpyourgrannyblanketremainflatandsquare,turn

yourworkoveraftereveryround,youwillstartona

differentsidewitheachnewcolour.Forthisdesign,I

stoppedturningmyworkafter40thround,althoughit is

importantwhenworkingbobblesthatyouworkonthe

wrongsideofyourblanket(thiswillbeclearlynotedin

thepattern).’

Yarnamountsarebasedonaveragerequirementsand

arethereforeapproximate.Instructionsinsquarebrackets

areworkedasstatedafter2ndbracket.

Partone

With4mmhookandBrightPink,

make4chandslstinfourthchfrom

hooktoforma ring.Theblanketis

workedinrounds,soforthefirst

roundyouwillbeworkingyour

stitchesintothering;subsequent

roundswillbeworkedintochain

spaces(ch-sps)andbetweenthe

groupsof3tr.

1stround(rightside):3ch(counts

as1trhereandthroughout),2tr

intothering(thisformsyourfirst

groupof3tr),[1ch,3trintothering]

3 times,1ch,slstintopof

beginning3ch– 4 groupsof3tr, 4

1ch-sps.Fastenoffandturnwork.

2ndround(wrongside):Join

Lemoninany1ch-sp,[3ch,2tr,1ch,

3tr]allintosame1ch-sp(tomake

firstcorner),[3tr,1ch,3tr]ineachof

nextthree1ch-sps,slstintopof

beginning3ch– 24trand 4

1ch-sps.Fastenoffandturnwork.

3rdround:JoinMid-Pinkinany

1ch-sp,[3ch,2tr,1ch,3tr]insame

1ch-sp,3trineachspbetweenthe

groupsof3tralongthesideofyour

squaretonextcorner1ch-sp,*[3tr,

1ch,3tr]incorner1ch-sp,3trin

eachspbetweenthegroupsof3tr

alongthesideofyoursquareto

nextcorner;repeatfrom* twice

more,slstintopofbeginning3ch

• 9 tranda 1ch-spalongeachside.
  Fastenoffandturnwork.
  3rdroundsetsthepattern.
  Continueinpatternfollowingthe
  coloursequencebelow,changing
  colouraftereachroundandturning
  yourwork.
  4thround:JoinOliveGreenand
  workas3rdround– 12tranda
  1ch-spalongeachside.
  5thround:JoinWhiteandworkas
  3rdround– 15tranda 1ch-sp
  alongeachside.
  6thround:JoinBlueandworkas
  3rdround– 18tranda 1ch-sp
  alongeachside.
  7thround:Join
  Stoneandwork
  as3rdround– 21
  tranda 1ch-sp
  alongeachside.
  8thround:Join
  Tangerineand
  workas3rd
  round– 24trand
  a 1ch-spalong
  eachside.
  9thround:Join
  Denimandwork
  as3rdround– 27
  tranda 1ch-sp
  alongeachside.

10thround:JoinMid-Greenand

workas3rdround– 30tranda

1ch-spalongeachside.

1stto10throundsformcolour

repeatpattern.Workanother3 full

colourrepeats,uptoandincluding

40thround– 120tranda 1ch-sp

alongeachside.

Whenworkingthefollowing

rounds,onlyturnworkover

wheninstructed.

41stround(wrongside):Join

BrightPinkinanycorner1ch-sp,

[2ch,2htr,1ch,3htr]insame

1ch-sp,1 bobbleincentretrofnext

groupof3tr,*[2htrinspbeforenext

groupof3tr,1 bobbleincentretrof

nextgroupof3tr]tonextcorner

1ch-sp,[3htr,1ch,3htr]incorner

1ch-sp;repeatfrom* toendof

round,endinglastrepeatbefore

thecorner,slstintopofbeginning

2ch– 40bobblests, 84 htranda

1ch-spalongeachside.Turnwork.

42ndround(rightside):Join

Lemoninanycorner1ch-sp,[3ch,

1tr,1ch,2tr]insame1ch-sp,*[work

1trineachhtrand1trineach

bobblest]tonextcorner1ch-sp,

[2tr,1ch,2tr]incorner1ch-sp;

repeatfrom* toendofround,

endinglastrepeatbeforethe

corner,slstintopofbeginning

3ch– 128tranda 1ch-spalong

eachside.

Donotfastenoff.

43rdround:Continuingwith

Lemon,3ch(countsasfirsttr),work

1trineachstand[2tr,1ch,2tr]in

eachcorner1ch-sptoendofround,

slstintopofbeginning3ch– 132tr

and a 1ch-sp along each side.

Fasten off.

44th round: Join Mid-Pink in any

corner 1ch-sp, [2ch, 1htr, 1ch, 2htr]

in same 1ch-sp, work 1htr in each st

and[2htr,1ch,2htr]ineachcorner

1ch-sptoendofround,slstintop

ofthebeginning2ch– 136htrand

a 1ch-spalongeachside.Donot

fastenoff.

45thround:Continuingwith

Mid-Pink,2ch(countsasfirsthtr),

work1htrineachstand[2htr,1ch,

2htr]ineachcorner1ch-sptoend

ofround,slstintopofbeginning

2ch– 140htranda 1ch-spalong

eachside.Fastenoff.

46thround:JoinOliveGreenin

anycorner1ch-spandworkas

44thround– 144htranda 1ch-sp

alongeachside.Donotfastenoff.

47thround:ContinuewithOlive

Greenandworkas45thround–

148 htranda 1ch-spalong

eachside.

48thround:JoinWhiteinany

1ch-sp,[1ch,1dc,1ch,2dc]insame

1ch-sp,work1dcineachstand

[2dc,1ch,2dc]ineachcorner

1ch-sptoendofround,slstintop

ofbeginning1ch– 152dcanda

1ch-spalongeachside.Donot

fastenoff.

49thround:Continuingwith

White,1ch(doesnotcountasa st),

1dcinsamestatbaseof1ch,work

1dcineachstand[2dc,1ch,2dc]in

eachcorner1ch-sptoendofround,

slstintopoffirstdc– 156dcanda

1ch-spalongeachside.Fastenoff.

Turnworkover.

50thround(wrongside):Join

Blueinany1ch-sp,[2ch,1htr,

1ch,2htr]insame1ch-sp,*1htrin

nextst,[1bobbleinnextst,1htrin

eachofnext2 sts]tolast2 sts

beforecorner1ch-sp,1 bobblein

nextst,1htrinnextst,[2htr,1ch,

2htr]incorner1ch-sp;repeatfrom

* toendofround,endinglastrepeat

beforecorner,slstintopof

beginning2ch– 160stsanda

1ch-spalongeachside.Fastenoff.

Turnworkover.

51stround(rightside):JoinStone

inany1ch-sp,[2ch,1htr,1ch,2htr]

insame1ch-sp,work1htrineach

htr,1htrineachbobblestand[2htr,

1ch,2htr]ineachcornersttoendof

round,slstintopofbeginning2ch

• 164stsanda 1ch-spalongeach
  side.Fastenoff.

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