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PICNIC BLANKET
ch-2sp,3htrinnextch-1sp,ch1,(3htr,ch2,
3htr)innextch-2sp,ch1,3htrinnextch-1sp,
ch1;repfrom oncemore,2htrin next ch-2 sp,
sstosecondchofbegch-4.
[27htr,3 ch-2sps,6 ch-1sps]
Fastenoff and weave in ends.
TOMAKEUP
JointheHexagonMotifsusingtheContinuous
Joinmethoddescribedbelow,startingatthe
top-leftcornerandworkingupanddownin
columns,withRSfacingthroughout.Jointhe
firstHexagonMotifofeachnewcolumnatthe
bottomofBlanket,andaddmoreHexagon
Motifsaboveit.Afterall8 or9 HexagonMotifs
ofonecolumnareadded,worktheleft-hand
sideofsame column from top to bottom of
Blanket.
JoinHalfHexagonMotifsafterContinuousJoin
is completed.Finally,fillthegapsintheBlanket
Centreontheother2 sidesof Blanket.
CONTINUOUSJOIN
Refertotheimagesabovewhenjoiningand
usetheimageonpage7 asyourlayoutguide.
JoinBirchintoanych-2 corner sp of first
HexagonMotif.
Step 1 Ch3(countsasdcandch2),dcinsame
ch-2sp,(ch2,skipnextst,dcinnextst)twice,
ch2,skipnextst,(dc,ch2,dc)innextch-2corner
sp;repeatfrom twicemore,(ch2,skipnextst,
dcinnextst)twice,ch2,dc in next ch-2 corner
sp,ch1,(seeimage01).
[4 sides of first Hexagon Motif completed]
Note:theremainingtwosideswillbejoined
afterallHexagonMotifsarejoined.
Step 2 Dcinanych-2cornerspofsecond
HexagonMotif(seeimage02),(ch1,ssinch-2sp
ofjoiningbraidonfirstHexagonMotif,ch1,skip
nextstonsecondHexagonMotif,dcinnextst)
twice,ch1,ssinch-2sp,ch1,dcinnextch-2
cornersp,ch1,ssinch-2cornerspofjoining
braidoffirstHexagonMotif,ch1,dcinsame
ch-2cornersp of second Hexagon Motif (see
image03).
Step 3 Continueworkingaroundsecond
HexagonMotif,*(ch2,skipnextst,dcinnextst)
twice,ch2,skipnextst,(dc,ch2,dc)innextch-2
cornersp;repeatfrom* oncemore,(ch2,skip
nextst,dcinnextst) twice, ch2, dc in next ch-2
cornersp,ch1.
RepeatSteps2 and3 tojoinsubsequent
HexagonMotifsuntil 8 Hexagon Motifs have
beenjoined.
Step 4 JoinonesideofnextHexagonMotifby
followinginstructionsforStep2,(ch2,skipnext
st,dcinnextst)twice,ch2,skip next st, dc in
nextch-2cornersp,ch1.
[FirstcolumnofHexagonMotifscompleted]
Step 5 Dcinch-2cornerspofnextHexagon
Motif,*(ch1,ssinch-2spofjoiningbraid,ch1,
skipnextst,dcinnextst)twice,ch1,ssinch-2
spofjoiningbraid,ch1,dcinnextch-2corner
sp,ch1,ssinch-2cornerspofjoiningbraid,ch1,
dcinsamech-2cornerspaslastdc(seeimage
04);repeatfrom* oncemore,(ch2,skipnextst,
dcinnextst) twice, ch2, dc in next ch-2 corner
sp, ch1.Step 6 FortheremainingHexagonMotifsin
thiscolumnworkdcinch-2cornerspofnext
HexagonMotif,*(ch1,ssinch-2spofjoining
braid,ch1,skipnextst,dcinnextst)twice,ch1,
ssinch-2spofjoiningbraid,ch1,dcinnextch-2
cornersp,ch1,ssinjoiningbraid,ch1,dcin
samech-2cornersp;repeatfrom* twicemore,
(ch2,skipnextst,dcinnextst)twice,ch2, skip
nextst,dcinnextch-2cornersp,ch1.
RepeatStep6 tojoinsubsequentHexagon
Motifsuntil 7 Hexagon Motifs have been
joined.
Step 7 JoinlastHexagonMotifinthiscolumn
byfollowinginstructionsforStep6,omitting
thelastch1,continuewithch2,dcinsamech-2
spaslastdc,*(ch2,skipnextst,dcinnextst)
twice,ch2,skipnextst,(dc,ch2,dc)innextch-2
cornersp,(ch2,skipnextst,dcinnextst)twice,
ch2,skipnextst,dcinnextch-2cornersp,ch1,
sstojoiningbraid,ch1,dcinch-2cornerspof
nextHexagonMotif;repeatfrom* oneach
alreadyjoined Hexagon Motif in the same
column.
Step 8 JoinfirstHexagonMotifofnextcolumn
byfollowinginstructionsforStep5 (seeimage
05),then(ch2,skipnextst,dcinnextst)twice,
ch2,skipnextst,dcinnextch-2cornersp,ch1,
continuejoiningsubsequentHexagonMotifs
byfollowinginstructionsforStep6,until 8
HexagonMotifsarejoined,joinlastHexagon
Motifofthiscolumnon2 sidesbyfollowing
instructionsforStep5,stoppingafterthe
secondrepeat,then*(ch2,skipnextst,dcin
next st) twice, ch2, skip next st, (dc, ch2, dc) in010402050306