Simply Crochet - USA (2020-01)

RAINBOW BLANKET

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NOTES

SquareMotifsareworkedintheroundwith

RSfacingthroughoutincludingjoining.

HalfSquareMotifsareworked in rows, turning

attheendofeachrow.

TheBlanketuses 85 SquareMotifsand 24 Half

SquareMotifs,joinedasyougoonthefinal

roundorrow.MakethefirstSquareaswritten

fortheSquare,thenworkallfurtherSquare

Motifswiththejoininground.Makeandjoin

alltheSquareMotifsfirst,thenmakeandjoin

theHalfSquareMotifsaroundtheedge.Refer

totheimageonpage 74 asa layoutguide.

Use a different shade of Yarn B for each Motif.

SQUAREMOTIFMAKE 85 

WithYarnA,makea magicloop.

Round1 (RS)Ch1(doesnotcountasst

throughout),6dcintoloop,pullyarntail to

closeloop,ssinfirstdctojoin.[6dc]

Round2 (RS)Ch1,2dcin each st around, ss to

topofbegdc.[12dc]

Round 3 Ch1,*(htr,ch2,htr)infirstst(mark

ch-2cornersp,htrinnext2 sts;repfrom*

anotherthreetimes,ss ito top of beg htr.

[16htr,4 ch-2sps]

Overeachsubsequentround move stitch

markerstocorner sp.

Fastenoff.

WithRSfacing,joinYarnB intoanych-2sp.

Round 4 Ch1,*(dc,ch3,dc)inch-2sp,ch3,skip

next2 htr,dcinspbetweenlastskippedhtr

andnexthtr,ch3,skipnext2 htr;repfrom*

anotherthreetimes,ss to top of beg dc.

[12dc, 12 ch-3sps]

Round 5 Ssintoch-3cornersp,ch1,*(dc,ch3,

dc,ch3)incornerch-sp,(dcinnextch-sp,ch3)

twice;repfrom* 3 timesmore, ss to top of beg

dc.[16dc, 16 ch-3sps]

Rounds6-7Ssintocornerch-3sp,ch1,*(dc,

ch3,dc,ch3)incornerch-3sp,(dcinnextch-sp,

ch3)tonextcornerch-3sp;repfrom* 3 more

times,sstotopofbegdc.[24dc, 24 ch-3sps]

Round 8 Ssintocornerch-3sp,ch1,*(dc,ch2,

dc,ch2)incornerch-sp,(dcinnextch-sp,ch2)

tonextcorner;repfrom * 3 times more, ss to

topofbegdc.

[28dcand 28 ch-2sps]

Round 9 Ssintocornerch-2sp,ch1,*(dc,ch2,

dc)incornerch-sp,dcinnextdc,ch2,(dcin

nextdc,ch2)5 times,dcinnextdc;repfrom* 3

moretimes,ssinfirstdc.[36dcand 28 ch-2sps]

Round 10 Ssintocornerch-sp,ch1,*(dc,ch2,

dc)incornerch-sp,dcineachofnext2 dc,ch2,

(dc in next dc, ch2) 5 times, dc in each of next 2

dc;repfrom* 3 timesmore, ss in first dc.

[44dcand 28 ch-2sps]

Round 11 Ssintocornerch-2sp,ch1,*(dc,ch2,

dc)incornerch-sp,dcineachofnext3 dc,ch2,

(dcinnextdc,ch2)5 times,dcineachofnext 3

dc;repfrom* 3 timesmore,ssinfirstdc.

[13dcand7 ch-2spsalongeachside]

Round 12 Ssintocornerch-2sp,ch1,*(dc,ch3,

dc)incornerch-sp,ch3,skipnext3 dc,dcin

nextdc,(ch5,skip1 dc,dcinnextdc)3 times,

ch3,skipnext3 dc; rep from * 3 more times, ss

infirstdc.

[6dc,2 ch-3spsand3 ch-5spsalong each side]

Fasten offand weave in ends.

JOINSQUARES

Usetheimageasa guidetocolourarrangingas

youjoinMotifs.Jointhesecondandadditional

SquareMotifsonRound 12 oftheworking

MotiftoadjacentMotifs at the ch-3 and ch-5

spsasfollows:

JoiningroundWorkasRound12,butreplace

2ndchofeachch-3spand3rdchofeachch-5

spwitha ssintoadjacentch-3orch-5spof

adjoiningMotif.Whenjoininga Motifalong 2

sidesandthusworkinganinternalch-3corner

withneighbouringMotifsaboveandtothe

side,jointothech-3loopoftheMotiflocated

diagonally from the working Motif’s corner.

Multicolouredmakesshouldn’tjustbefor

kids;whyshouldtheybetheonlyonesto

benefitfromthecheerofrainbowshades?

Thissheenyblanketcombinesdelicate,4ply

Scheepjesyarnwithelegantopenwork

stitches,puttingthistechnicolourmake

firmly in the grown-ups’ camp.

4PLY

WEIGHT

3.5MM

HOOK

YOUWILLNEED
QScheepjesCatona (100% cotton,
126 m /50 g)
3 ballsofYarnASnowWhite(106)
QScheepjesCatonaColourPack
(10 0%cot ton,25m/10g)
1 ballofeach:YarnBall 109
coloursinpack
QA 3.5mm(USE/4)hook
Q4 stitchmarkers
Foryarnstockists
contactScheepjes
http://www.scheepjes.com/en

TENSION
Tensionis notcriticalforthisproject,
butit mayaffect the yarn quantities
required

MEASUREMENTS
Blanketmeasuresapprox
190x190cm(75x75in)

ABBREVIATIONS
picotCh4,ssinfourthchfromhook
hdtr(Half-doubletreble)(Yrh)
twice,inserthookinstindicated,yrh
anddrawupa loop,yrhanddraw
through2 loopsonhook,yrhand
drawthroughall3 loopson hook
For a full list, see page 92

EASY

PEASY

ScheepjesCatonagivesa soft,flowingdrape,

which is perfect for openwork stitch patterns

Thecentreofthesquaremotifsis madeupof

three simple rounds of snowy white yarn