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PICNIC BLANKET

NOTES

TheBlanketis madeupofHexagon,Triangle

andSquareMotifswhichshouldbemadefirst.

TheHexagonMotifsarejoinedina Continuous

Jointomakeupthecentralsectionofthe

Blanket.TheSquareandTriangleMotifsare

joinedaroundtheHexagonsection.Referto

thefullimageoftheBlanket on page 7 when

joiningtheMotifs.

Birchis usedforallbordersand joining, do not

useit foranyoftheMotifs.

Weaveinendsand block as you go.

BLANKET

HEXAGONMOTIFMAKE 77 

Make 77 usinganycolours,exceptBirch.

Withfirstcolour,makea magicloop.

Round1 (RS)Ch3,(countsastr throughout),

11trintoloop, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join.

[12sts]

Changetosecondcolour.

Round2 (RS)Ch1(countsasdc),dcinsamest,

(dc,htr)innextst,2htrinnextst,2trinnextst,

(tr,dtr)innextst,2dtrinnext2 sts,(dtr,tr)in

nextst,2trinnextst,2htrinnextst,(htr,dc)in

nextst,2dcinnextst,sstobeg ch-1. [24 sts]

Changetothirdcolour.

Round 3 Ch5(countsastr andch2),tr insame

st,tr innext3 sts,*(tr,ch2,tr)innextst,tr in

next3 sts;repeatfrom* 4 moretimes,ssto

thirdchofbegch-5.[30tr,6 ch-2sps]

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

HALFHEXAGONMOTIFMAKE 8 

Make8 in various colour combinations, except

Birch.

With first colour, make a magic loop.

Row1 (RS)Ch3,6trintotheloop.[7tr]

Fastenoffandjoinsecond colour in top of beg

ch-3fromRow1.

Row2 (RS)Ch3,tr insamech,2trinnext 2 sts,

tr innextst,2trinnext3 sts.[13tr]

Fastenoffandjointhird colour in top of beg

ch-3fromRow2.

Row3 (RS)Ch3,*trinnext3 sts,(tr,ch2,tr)in

nextst;repeatfrom* once more, tr in next 4

sts.[15tr,2 ch-2sps]

Fastenoffand weave in ends.

SQUAREMOTIFMAKE 42 

Make 42 usinganycolours,exceptBirch.

Withfirstcolour,makea magicloop.

Rounds1-2 As Rounds 1-2 of Hexagon Motif.

[24sts]

Changetothirdcolour.

Round 3 Ch5(countsastr andch2),tr insame

st,tr innextst,htrinnext3 sts,tr innextst,*(tr,

ch2,tr)innextst,tr innextst,htrinnext3 sts,tr

innextst;repeatfrom* twicemore, ss to top of

begch-2sp.[28sts,4 ch-2sps]

Round 4 Ch5(countsastr andch2),2trinsame

ch-2sp,tr innext7 sts,*(2tr,ch2,2tr)innext

ch-2sp,tr innext7 sts;repeatfrom* twice

more,tr innextch-2sp,ss to third ch of beg

ch-5.[44tr,4 ch-2sps]

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

TRIANGLEMOTIFMAKE 46 

Make 46 usinganycolours,exceptBirch.

Withfirstcolour,makea magicloop.

Round1 (RS)Ch4(countsashtr,ch2),(3htr,

ch2)twice,2htrintotheloop,sstosecondchof

begch-4,ssintoch-2sp.[9htr,3 ch-2sps]

Round2 (RS)Ch4(countsashtr,ch2),3htrin

samech-2sp,ch1,(3htr,ch2,3htr,ch1)ineach of

next2 ch-2sps,2htrinnextch-2sp,ssto

secondchofbegch-4,ssintonext ch-2 sp.

[18htr,3 ch-2sps,3 ch-1sps]

Round 3 Ch4 (counts as htr, ch2), 3htr in same

Whensummercomesa’knocking,answer

instylewithVickyGorry’sbountifullybright

picnicblanket.Withsomanymotifstomake,

WEIGHTARAN HOOK5MM block as you go to avoid a queue at the end.

YOUWILLNEED
QYarnandColorsSuperCharming
(66%cotton,34% acrylic,
50g/75m)
8 ballsofBirch(004)
3 ballsofeach:
Mustard(015)
Sunglow(013)
PeonyLeaf(086)
GreenIce(075)
Denim(061)
IceBlue(063)
Fuchsia(049)
PastelPink(046)
QA 5mm(USH/8)hook
QBlockingboard
Foryarnstockistscontact
YarnandColors
http://www.yarnandcolors.com

TENSION
Hexagonmeasures9.5cm (3in)
acrosswidestpoints
Trianglemeasures8. 5cm(3in)
acrosseachside

MEASUREMENTS
Blanketmeasures 135x140cm
(53x55in)

ABBREVIATIONS
joiningbraidCh-2spon adjacent
motifbeingjoined
Fora fulllist,seepage 92 of
SImply Crochet magazine

A BIT

TRICKY

Thisblanketis made

usingtheYarn

andColorsSuper

Charmingrange,one

oftenrangesthe

brandcarries.OwnerKoensays:“With

lotsofloveandcarewehave created

a colourrangeof 100

dierentshades,forming

thefoundationofYarn

andColors.Allourranges

arebasedonthispalette,

creatinga mixwherenot

onlycancolourseasilybe

combined,butdierent

yarnscanbeeortlessly

mixed, too.”