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PICNIC BLANKET
nextch-2cornersp;repeatfrom oncemore,
continuedownthecolumn by following repeat
instructionsinStep7.
Step 9 ContinuejoiningremainingHexagon
Motifsbyfollowingtheabovesteps(seeimage
06),alternatingcolumnsof9 and8 Hexagon
MotifsuntilthelastHexagonMotifhasbeen
joined,thenworkdowntheoutsideofthelast
columnby following repeat instructions in
Step7.
Step 10 Continuecrochetingaroundsame
HexagonMotifwith(ch2,skipnextst,dcin
nextst)twice,ch2,skipnextst,(dc,ch2,dc)in
nextch-2cornersp,untilonesideremains
unworked,then(ch2,skipnextst,dcinnextst)
twice,ch2,skipnextst,dcinnextch-2corner
sp,ch1,ssintojoiningbraid,ch1,dcinch-2
cornerspofnext Hexagon Motif; repeat from *
oncemore.
RepeatStep 10 allalongthebottomedgeof
Blanketandaroundthebottomright corner
HexagonMotif(seeimage06).
Step 11 Continueworkingonthelast
unworkededgeonthesideofBlanket
followingrepeatinstructionsinStep7, ending
withssintofirstch-2 sp worked on the top right
HexagonMotif.
Fastenoffandweaveinends.
JOINHALFHEXAGONMOTIFS
WithRSofBlanketandHalfHexagonMotifs
facing,locatea gaponBlanketwherea Half
HexagonMotif will be joined to 3 Hexagon
Motifs.
JoinBirchtobottomrightch-2corner sp of the
gapwitha ss(seeimage07).
Step 12 Ch1,dcintopofbegch-3ofHalf
HexagonMotif,ch1,ssinch-2ofjoiningbraid,
ch1,(dcinnextst,ch1,ssinch-2spofjoining
braid,ch1,skipnextst)twice,dcinnextch-2
cornerspofHalfHexagonMotif,ch1,ssin
joiningbraid,ch1,dcinsamech-2cornersp,
(ch1,ssinch-2spofjoiningbraid,ch1,skipnext
st,dcinnextst)twice,ch1,ssinch-2spof
joiningbraid,ch1,skipnextst,dcinnextch-2
cornerspofHalfHexagonMotif,ch1,ssin
joiningbraid,ch1,dcinsamech-2cornersp,
(ch1,ssinch-2spofjoiningbraid,ch1,skipnext
st,dcinnextst)twice,ch1,ssinch-2spof
joiningbraid,ch1,dcinlaststonHalfHexagon
Motif,ch1,ssinch-2cornerspofjoiningbraid,
continueworkinginrowendsofHalfHexagon
Motifwith(ch2,dcinnextrowend)6 times,
ch2,sstosamebottomrightch-2corner sp of
thegapwhereyarnwasjoined.
Fastenoffandweaveinends.
RepeatforeachHalfHexagonMotif.FILLINREMAININGGAPS
Pleaserefertoimagesonpage6.
WithRSfacing,evenouttheremainingtwo
unworkededgesofBlanketbyfillingoutthe
gaps.Startingfromtheright-handsidecorner
ofunworkededge,workalongthe edge
changingcolourforeachgap.
Joinyarntorightmostch-2cornerspwithss.
Step 13 Ch4(countsasdtr),2trinnextch-2sp,
2htr in next ch-2 sp, (dc, ss) in next ch-2 sp (seeimage08).
Fastenoff.
Step 14 Skipch-2cornersp,joinnextcolourto
nextch-2spwithss,dcinsamech-2sp,2htrin
nextch-2sp,2trinnextch-2sp,dtrinnext 2
ch-2cornerspsonjoiningbraidsof2 Hexagon
Motifs,2trinnextch-2sp,2htrinnextch-2 sp,
(dc,ss)innextch-2 sp (see image 09).
Fastenoff.
RepeatStep 14 totheleftmostgap.
Step 15 Skipch-2cornersp,joinnextcolourto
nextch-2spwithss,dcinsamech-2sp,2htrin
nextch-2sp,2trinnext ch-2 sp, dtr in next ch-2
sp(seeimage10).
Fastenoff.
Repeat Steps 13-15 on other side of Blanket.FIRSTBORDER
Startbyaddingthejoining braid along the 2
sideswithoutit.
JoinBirchinthelastch-2 sp of joining braid just
beforethecorner.
Round 1 Ch3(countsasdcandch2),(dc,ch2,
dc)inch-4sp,(ch2,skipnext2 sts,dcbetween
pairsofsts)twice,ch2,*dcinch-2cornersp,
(ch2,skipnext2 sts,dcbetweenpairsofsts) 6
times,ch2;repeatfrom* 7 moretimes,dcin
ch-2cornersp,(ch2,skipnext2 sts,dcbetween
pairsofsts)threetimes,skipnextst,(ch2,dc)
twiceinrowend(thedtrfrom the corner fill),
ch2,sstonextch-2 sp.
Fastenoff.
Repeatontheotheredge,donotfasten off
oncesecondedgeis completed.
Round 2 Ch3,tr inthesamech-2sp,* 2trin
eachch-2spuntilnextcorner,(2tr,ch2,2tr)in
ch-2cornersp;repeatfrom* 3 more times, 2tr
innextch-2sp,sstofirst st.
[484tr,4 ch-2sps]
Fastenoff.
Round 3 JoinSunglowinanych-2cornersp
withss,ch5(countsastr andch2),2trinsame
ch-2cornersp,workingbetweenstitches
aroundentirepiece(skipnextst,tr between
sts)alongsides,(2tr,ch2,2tr)ineachch-2
cornersp,finishingwithtr insamech-2spas
firststofround,sstosecond ch of beg ch-5.
[496tr,4 ch-2sps]
Fastenoff.
Round 4 Skippingthecorners,work1 colour
persideinthisorder:PeonyLeaf,Grape,Ice
BlueandPeonyPink;*skipch-2cornerspand
joinnextcolourtofirsttr afterthech-2corner
sp,ch3(countsastr),tr ineachsttonextch-2
cornersp,fastenoff; repeatfrom* 3 more
timesusingthecoloursmentionedabove.
Round 5 JoinBirchinlaststbeforeanycorner
withss,ch1(countsasdc),*(2dtr,ch2,2dtr)in
ch-2cornerspfromRound3,dcineachstto
nextcorner;repeatfrom* another3 times,ssto
firstst,ssineachsttoch-2corner sp, ss in ch-2
cornersp.[496dc, 16 dtr]
Round 6 Ch3 (counts as dc and ch2), dc in same07