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GRANNY BLANKET
Usediagonalstoupdatetheclassicgranny
squareblanket.ByLauraWhetlor.
QWoolCoutureBeauBaby(50%merinowool,
50%acrylic,50g/90m),2 ballsofeach:
NaturalCream,NaturalGrey
1 ballofeach:BabyBlue, Baby Pink
QA 4. 5 m m( U S7 )h o o k
Foryarnstockists,contact
WoolCouture 01266414950
http://www.woolcouturecompany.com
TENSION
Tensionis notcritical,but may affect yarn
quantitiesrequired
MEASUREMENTS
Blanketmeasures approx 66x66cm (26x26in)
NOTES
Blanketis workedinfourtrianglessewn
intoa square.Thech3 atthestartofeach
rowcountsasthefirsttreble.Fastenoffand
changecolourat the end of each row.
BLANKET
TRIANGLEA(MAKE2)
UsingNaturalGrey, ch4, ss to last ch from hook
toforma loop.
Row 1 (WS)Ch3 (counts as tr throughout), 2tr
intoloop,ch1,3trintoloop,turn. [2 3-tr groups]
ChangetoNaturalCream.
Row2 (RS)Ch3,2trinstatbaseofch-3,ch1,
(3tr,ch1,3tr)inch-sp, ch1, 3tr in last st, turn.
[43-trgroups]
ChangetoBabyBlue.
Row 3 Ch3,2trinstatbaseofch-3,ch1,3trin
nextch-1sp,ch1,(3tr,ch1,3tr)incentrech-1sp,
ch1,3trinnextch-1 sp, ch1, 3tr in last st, turn.
[63-trgroups]
ChangetoNaturalCream.
Row 4 Ch3,2trinstatbaseofch-3,(ch1,3tr)in
eachch-1spuptocentrech-sp,ch1,(3tr,ch1,
3tr)incentrech-1sp,(ch1,3tr)ineachch-1sp
across,ch1,3trinlastst,turn.[83-trgroups]
Rows5-17AsRow4 usingthefollowingcolour
sequence:BabyPink,NaturalGrey,Natural
Cream,BabyBlue,Natural Cream.
[343-trgroups]
Fastenoff.TRIANGLEB (MAKE2)
WorkasforTriangleA usingthefollowing
coloursequence:NaturalCream,Natural Grey,
Baby Pink, Natural Grey, Baby Blue.TOMAKEUP
PlaceTrianglestogether,makingsurethatthe
TriangleAsareoppositeeachother,and
likewisewithTriangleBs.Usinga largeblunt
needle and Natural Cream, whip stitch theTrianglestogetherthroughthe bl only to form
a square. Weave in all ends.BORDER
WithWSfacing,joinNatural Cream into any st
onsideofa TriangleA.
Round1 (WS)Ch2(doesnotcountasst),htrin
eachsttocorner,2htrincorner,ch2,changeto
BabyBlue,2htrincorner,htrineachstacrossto
nextcorner,2htrincorner,ch2,changeto
NaturalCream,2htrincorner,htrineachst
acrosstonextcorner,2htrincorner,ch2,
changetoBabyPink,2htrincorner,htrineach
stacrosstonextcorner,2htrincorner,ch2,
changetoNaturalCream,2htrincorner,htrin
eachsttoend,sstotopofbegch-2,turn.
Round2 (RS)Ch2,htrineachsttoch-2sp,2htr
inch-sp,ch2,changetoBabyPink,2htrinch-sp,
htrineachstacrosstonextch-sp,2htrinch-sp,
ch2,changetoNaturalCream,2htrinch-sp,htr
ineachstacrosstonextch-sp,2htrinch-sp,
ch2,changetoBabyBink,2htrinch-sp,htrin
eachstacrosstonextch-sp,2htrinch-sp,ch2,
changetoNaturalCream,2htrinch-sp,htr in
eachsttoend,sstotopofbegch-2.
Fastenoffand join Natural Grey into any ch-2
cornersp.
Round 3 (RS)Ch3,(2tr,ch1,3tr)incornersp,*tr
ineachsttonextcorner,(3tr,ch1,3tr)inch-2 sp;
repfrom* around,sstotopofbegch-3.
Fastenoff and weave in ends.Clockwisefromleft:theblanketis madeupoffourtriangles,stitchedtogetherattheright-angledcornersandthenfinishedwitha border;
align the centres carefully before whipstitching for a neat finish; the cream and grey shades are accented with gentle pops of blue and pink