Crochet Now - UK (2020-03)

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Blanket

DK 4mm

★★★ Advanced

Yarn used

Deramores Studio DK

4 balls each in Green Tea 70064 (A), light

pink 70034 (B) & Pearl 70002 (C)

2 balls in Blush 70043 (D)

1 ball each in Citrine 70042 (E)

& Olive 70013 (F)

Available from http://www.deramores.com

About the yarn

DK; 250m per 100g ball; 100% acrylic

Tension

Squares measure 9.5cm across after

4 rounds

Hook used

4mm

Other supplies

2 stitch markers

Sizing

Approximately 134cm square

Start crocheting

This pattern is worked in the round, do not
turn your work at the end of the round. Join
to fi rst st with a sl st at end of each round
unless otherwise stated. Be careful not to
miss the fi rst stitch after a raised stitch or
after a corner, as these can sometimes be
hidden behind stitches just worked.

Flower Squares (make 13)

Rnd 1: With E and working into a magic

ring, 3 ch (counts as 1 htr, 1 ch), [1 htr,

1 ch] 7 times, join in 2nd of beg 3 ch.

Fasten off.8 sts

Rnd 2:Join B with a standing dtr in any

1ch-sp, 2 dtr in same beg sp, [1 ch, miss

1, 3 dtr in next 1ch-sp] 7 times, 1 ch, join,

remove hook from loop and leave on a

marker at front of work.8 petals

Rnd 3:Join F with a standing tr in any

1ch-sp, 2 tr in same beg sp, [3 ch, miss

3 sts, 3 tr in next 1ch-sp] 7 times, 3 ch,

join, remove hook from loop and leave on

a marker at front of work.8 leaves

Rnd 4:Working only around Rnd 2 petals,

pick up B loop, 2 ch (does not counts as

st here and throughout, unless otherwise

stated), *working in front of 3ch-sp,

1 Rdtr3togF over next petal, 7 ch, miss

Rnd 3 sts; rep from * 7 more times, join.

Fasten off.8 petals

Rnd 5:Pick up F loop, 2 ch, *working in

front of 7ch-sp, 1 Rdtr3togF over next

leaf, 4 ch, 1 RdcF around next petal, 4 ch;

rep from * 7 more times, join. Fasten off.

8 leaves, 8 dc

Rnd 6:Join C with a standing RdcF around

any leaf, *3 htr in 4ch-sp, 1 RhtrF, 3 htr in

4ch-sp, 1 RdcF, [2 tr, 2 dtr] in 4ch-sp,

2 ch, miss 1 st, [2 dtr, 2 tr] in 4ch-sp,

1 RdcF; rep from * 3 more times, omitting

last RdcF on last rep, join.68 sts

Rnd 7:2 ch, *1 RdtrF, [1 tr, 1 RdtrF]

6 times, [2 dtr, 2 ch, 2 dtr] in 2ch-sp,

[1 RdtrF, 1 tr] twice; rep from * 3 more

times, join.84 sts

Rnd 8:3 ch (counts as 1 tr), *[1 RdtrF, 1 tr]

to next corner, [2 tr, 2 ch, 2 tr] in 2ch-sp,

1 tr; rep from * 3 more times, [1 RdtrF,

1 tr] twice, 1 RdtrF, join.100 sts

Rnd 9:2 ch, *1 RdtrF, [1 tr, 1 RdtrF] to next

corner, [2 dtr, 2 ch, 2 dtr] in 2ch-sp; rep

This charming blanket just sings of spring, and is a great way

to decorate your home this season

Hearts & Flowers

BLANKET

Special stitches

Triple Treble 2 down (ttr2d):

Working in front of ch-sp, make 1 triple

treble in missed st 2 rnds down

Raised Double Treble 3 together

Front (Rdtr3togF): Worked over 3 sts,

*yrh twice, insert hook from front to

back to front around next st, yrh, pul,

[yrh, draw through 2 loops on hook

twice]; rep from * twice more, yrh,

draw through all 4 loops on hook

3 double treble cluster (3dtr-cl):

*Yrh twice, insert hook in indicated sp,

yrh, pul, [yrh, draw through 2 loops]

twice; rep from * twice more in same

st. yrh, draw through 4 loops on hook

To work a standing st: With slipknot

on hook, work indicated st in indicated

st or sp

from * 3 more times, [1 RdtrF, 1 tr]

4 times, join.116 sts

Rnd 10:3 ch (counts as 1 tr), *[1 RdtrF,

1 tr] to next corner, 5 ch, miss 2ch-sp,

1 tr; rep from * 3 more times, [1 RdtrF,

1 tr] 4 times, 1 RdtrF, join. Fasten off.