Simply Crochet - USA (2020-01)

RAINBOW BLANKET

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HALFSQUAREMAKE 24
WithYarnA,ch3,ssinthird ch from hook to
forma smallloop.
Row1 (RS)Ch1,5dcintoloop,turn.[5dc]
Row2 (WS)Ch1,dcinfirstst,(2dc in next st, dc
innextst)twice,turn.[7dc]
Row3 (RS)Ch1,(htr,ch2,htr)infirstst(tomake
a corner),htrinnext2 sts,(htr,ch2,htr)innext
st(tomakea corner);repfrom once more, do
notturn.[10htr, 3 ch-2 sps]
Fastenoff.
WithRSfacing,joinYarnB tofirstch-sp.
Row4 (RS)Ch1,(dc,ch3,dc)inch-2sp,ch3,
skipnext2 htr,dcbetweenlastskippedhtrand
nexthtr,ch3,skipnext2 htr,(dc,ch3,dc) in next
ch-sp;repfrom once more, turn.
[8dc,7 ch-3sps]
Row 5 Ch1,(dc,ch3,dc,ch3)infirstch-sp,(dcin
nextch-sp,ch3)tonextcornerch-sp,(dc,ch3,
dc,ch3)innextcornerch-sp,(dcinnextch-sp,
ch3)tolastcornerch-sp,(dc,ch3, dc) in last ch-3
sp,turn.[10dc,9 ch-3sps]
Row6-7AsRow5.[14dc, 13 ch-3sps]
Row 8 Ch1,(dc,ch2,dc,ch2)infirstch-sp,(dc
innextch-sp,ch2)5 times,(dc,ch2,dc,ch2)in
nextch-sp;repfrom oncemore, omitting final
ch2,turn.[16dc, 15 ch-2sps]
Row 9 Ch1,(dc,ch2,dc)innextch-sp,(dcin
nextst,ch2)6 times,dcinnextst;repfrom
oncemore,(dc,ch2,dc)inlastch-2 sp, skip last
dc,turn.[20dc, 15 ch-2sps]
Row 10 Ch1,(dc,ch2,dc)innextch-sp,dcin
eachofnext2 dc,(ch2,dcinnextdc)6 times,
dcinnextdc;repfrom oncemore,(dc, ch2,
dc)inlastch-sp,skiplast dc, turn.
[24dc, 15 ch-2sps]
Row 11 Ch1,(dc,ch2,dc)innextch-sp,dcin
eachofnext3 dc,(ch2,dcinnextdc)6 times,
dcineachofnext2 dc;repfrom oncemore,
(dc,ch2,dc)inlastch-sp, skip last dc, turn.
[28 dc, 15 ch-2 sps]

JOINHALFSQUARES
JoinallHalfSquareMotifstotwosidesof
SquareMotifs,thenfinishby continuing around
thethirdside(longside).
Joininground(RS)Ch1,(dc,ch1,ssinadjacent
ch-3cornersp,ch1,dc)incornerch-3sp,ch1,ss
inadjacentch-3sp,ch1,skip3 dc,dcinnextdc,
(ch2,ssinadjacentch-5sp,ch2,skip1 dcof
workingMotif,dcinnextdcofworkingMotif) 3
times,ch1,ssinadjacentch-3sp,ch1,skip3 dc,
(dc,ch1,ssinadjacentch-3cornersp,ch1,dc)in
cornerch-sp;repfrom oncemore,(ch3,dcin
alternaterow-endsofMotif)5 timestoendat
centreofbeginningloop,(ch3,dcinalternate
row-endsofMotif)5 timestoendatnext
cornerreplacing last dc of last repeat with
ssinfirstdc.
[5ch-spsbetweencornersonshortsides;
10 ch-spsbetweencornersonlong side]
Fasten offand weave in ends.

BORDER

WithRSfacingjoinYarnA withdcincentreof

anyHalfSquareMotifbeforea cornerSquare.

Round1 (RS)(Picot,dc)insamestasjoining

dc,(ch3,dcinnextdc)5 times,*(tr,hdtr,dtr,

picot,dtr,hdtr,tr)innextcornerch-3spofnext

fullSquare(leafmade),dcinnextdcofnext

HalfSquare,(ch3,dcinnextdc)4 times,ch3,

(dc,picotanddc)innextdc(atcentreofHalf

Square),(ch3,dcinnextdc)5 times;rep from *

aroundBlanketedge, ss to beg dc.

Fastenoff.

TOFINISH

Weaveinallremainingends and wet block to

measurements given.

Worka doublecrochetborder,adorned with

picots, all round the blanket’s edge