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PICNIC BLANKET
JOINTRIANGLEMOTIFS
WithRSfacing,joinBirch in any ch-2 corner sp
ofBlanketwithss.
Step 5 Ch3(countsasdcandch2),dcinsame
ch-2cornersp,ch2,sstoright-handsidech-2
cornerspofTriangleMotif,ch1,skipnext2 sts,
dc,(ch1,sstonextch-1spofTriangleMotif,ch1,
skipnext2 sts,dcinnextst)twice,ch1,ssto
ch-2cornerspofTriangleMotif,ch2,skipnext 2
sts,sstoch-2spofBlanket(SquareMotif
corner),ch2,sstonextch-2spofBlanket(next
SquareMotifcorner);repeatfrom untilall 11
or 12 TriangleMotifsarejoinedonthatsideof
theBlanket,(dc,ch2,dc)inch-2cornerspof
Blanket;repeatfrom* 3 moretimesforthe
remaining 3 Blanket sides, omitting the last (dc,
ch,dc)onlastrepeat, then ss to beg ch-2 sp.
FINALBORDER
ContinuewithBirch.
Round 1 Ch3,ssinch-2cornerspofnext
TriangleMotif,(ch3,ssinnextch-1sp)twice,
(ch3,ss)twiceinnextch-2cornersp,(ch3,ssin
nextch-1sp)twice,ch3,ssinnextch-2corner
sp,ch3,ssinjoiningbraidch-2spbetween
TriangleMotifs;repeatfrom * all around
Blanket,sstobeg ch-3.
Fastenoff.
Round 2 StartingfromanycornerofBlanket,
workindifferentcolours,exceptMustard,
aroundeachTriangleMotifasfollows,*join
nextcolourinleftch-3spbetweenTriangle
Motifs with ss, ch1, (3tr, ch1) in next 3 ch-3 sps,(3tr,ch1)twiceinnextch-3sp,(3tr, ch1) in next 3
ch-3sps,ssinnextch-3sp.
Fastenoff; repeatfrom* aroundBlanket.
Round 3 StartingfromanycornerofBlanket
andworkinginbacklooponly,joinMustardin
theleftch-3spofjoiningbraidbetween
TriangleMotifs,*(ssinnextch-1spandnext 3
sts)4 times,(ss,ch1,ss)innextch-1sp,(ssin
next3 stsandnextch-1sp)4 times;repeatfrom
* aroundeachTriangleMotifonthissideof
Blankettocorner,ssinfirstch-3sp,ch1,ssin
nextch-3sp;repeatfrom* 3 moretimesforthe
remaining3 sides of Blanket, ss next to first ss of
round.
Fastenoff and weave in ends.Printed in the UK.Presentedwithissue 87 ofSimplyCrochet magazineC het