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PICNIC BLANKET
ch-2 sp, ch2, dc in next st, (ch2, skip next st, dc
in next st) repeat to next corner, (ch2, dc) twice
in ch-2 corner sp; repeat from 2 more times,
ch2, dc in next st, (ch2, skip next st, dc in next
st) across to next corner, ss to first ch-2 sp.
Fasten off.
JOIN SQUARE MOTIFS
Join 3 sides of each Square Motif to First Border
using the same Continuous Join method
described above for Hexagons.
With RS facing, join Birch in any ch-2 corner sp
of first Square Motif with ss.
Step 1 Ch3 (counts as dc and ch2), dc in same
ch-2 corner sp, ch2, skip next st, (dc, ch2, skip
next st) 5 times, dc in next ch-2 corner sp, ch1, ss
to any ch-2 corner sp of Blanket, ch1, dc in same
ch-2 sp as last dc, (ch1, ss in next ch-2 sp of
joining braid on Blanket, ch1, skip next st, dc in
next st) 5 times, ch1, ss in next ch-2 sp of joining
braid, ch1, skip next st, dc in ch-2 corner sp, ch1,
ss in next ch-2 sp of joining braid, ch1, dc in
same ch-2 corner sp as last dc, ch2, skip next st,
(dc in next st, ch2, skip next st) 5 times, dc in
next ch-2 corner sp, ch1.
Step 2 Join next Square Motif with dc in ch-2
corner sp, (ch1, ss in next ch-2 sp of joining
braid of previous Square Motif, ch1, skip next st,
dc in next st) 5 times, ch1, ss in next ch-2 sp of
joining braid, ch1, dc in ch-2 corner sp, ch1, ss in
ch-2 sp of joining braid on Blanket (same ch-2
sp where previous Square Motif is joined
already), ch1, dc in same ch-2 corner sp as last
dc, (ch1, ss in next ch-2 sp of joining braid on
Blanket, ch1, skip next st, dc in next st) 5 times,
ch1, ss in next ch-2 sp of joining braid, ch1, skip
next st, dc in ch-2 corner sp, ch1, ss in next ch-2
sp of joining braid, ch1, dc in same ch-2 corner
sp as last dc, ch2, skip next st, (dc in next st, ch2,
skip next st) 5 times, dc in next ch-2 corner sp,
ch1.
Repeat Step 2 until you have joined all Square
Motifs on that side, 9 for shorter sides or 10 for
longer sides.
Step 3 Start joining corner Square Motif with
dc in ch-2 corner sp, (ch1, ss in next ch-2 sp of
joining braid of previous Square Motif, ch1, skip
nextst,dcinnextst)5 times,ch1,ssinnextch-2
spofjoiningbraid,ch1,dcinch-2cornersp,ch1,
ssinch-2spofjoiningbraidonBlanket(ch-2
cornerspofBlanketandsamech-2spwhere
previousSquareMotifis joinedalready),ch1,dc
insamech-2cornerspaslastdc,ch2,skipnext
st,(dcinnextst,ch2,skipnextst)5 times,dcin
nextch-2cornersp,ch1.
ContinueworkingaroundBlanketfollowing
instructionsinSteps2 and3 untilyouareready
tojointhefinalSquareMotif.
Step 4 StartjoininglastSquareMotifwithdcin
ch-2cornersp,(ch1,ssinnextch-2spofjoiningbraidof previous Square Motif, ch1, skip next st,
dcinnext st) 5 times, ch1, ss in next ch-2 sp of
joiningbraid, ch1, dc in ch-2 corner sp, ch1, ss in
ch-2spof joining braid on Blanket (ch-2 corner
spofBlanket and same ch-2 sp where previous
andfirst Square Motifs are joined already), ch1,
dcinsame ch-2 corner sp as last dc, (ch1, ss in
nextch-2 sp of joining braid on first Square
Motif,ch1, skip next st, dc in next st) 5 times,
ch1,ssin next ch-2 sp of joining braid, ch1, skip
nextst, dc in ch-2 corner sp, ch1, ss in last ch-2
cornersp of joining braid.
Fastenoff.08 09 10The triangles are joined with
alternating chains and dc to
give a ripple effect