Flopsy Crochet Blanket
MEASUREMENTS
Size (approx) 100 x 100 cm
MATERIALS
Knitting Acrylic 8 Ply 100g balls
7 x balls Main Colour (M) 1 x ball Contrast Colour (C)
HOOKS AND EXTRAS
One 4mm crochet hook, or size that gives correct tension. A yarn needle
TENSION
16 sts and 14 rows to 10 cm over htr, using 4mm hook.
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
FPtr – yoh, insert hook from front to back between sts, then from back to front around the next st, yoh and draw the yarn around the post of the st, (yoh, draw yarn through 2 loops) twice
BPtr – yoh, insert hook from back to front between sts, then from front to back around the next st, yoh and draw the yarn around the post of the st, (yoh, draw yarn through 2 loops) twice.
Pop –Work 7tr into next st, drop the last loop from your hook, insert hook into the top of first tr made, insert hook back through last loop and draw through. inc – 2htr in next st. dec – 1 Bptr around next 2 sts together
BLANKET
Using 4mm hook and M, make on 162 ch loosely 1st row – Miss 1ch, 1htr in each ch to end, turn = 161 sts. 2nd row – 1ch (does not count as a st here or throughout), * 1htr in each of next 8 sts, 1tr in each of next 4 sts, 1htr in next st, 1tr in each of next 4 sts, rep from * to last 8 sts, 1htr in each of next 8 sts, turn. 3rd row – 1ch, * 1htr in each of next 8 sts, FPtr around each of next 4 sts, 1htr in next st, FPtr around each of next 4 sts, rep from * to last 8 sts, 1htr in each of next 8 sts, turn.
4th row – 1ch, * 1htr in each of next 8 sts, BPtr around each of next 4 sts, 1htr in next st, BPtr around each of next 4 sts, rep from * to last 8 sts, 1htr in each of next 8 sts, turn.
Note – For next row, work over unused C with M to the end of the row.
5th row – M 1ch, * 1htr in each of next 8 sts, FPtr around each of next 4 sts, C Pop in next st, M FPtr around each of next 4 sts, rep from * to last 8 sts, 1htr in each of next 8 sts, turn.
Break off C and cont in M only.
6th row – As 4th row
7th row – As 3rd row
8th row – As 4th row
9th row (cable) – 1ch, * 1htr in each of next 8 sts, miss next (4BPtr, 1htr,) FPtr around each of next 4 BPtr sts, working in front of sts just worked, 1htr in skipped 1htr, FPtr around each st of 1st group of 4BPtr sts, rep from * to last 8 sts, 1htr in each of next 8 sts, turn.
10th row – 1ch, 1htr in each of next 7 sts, inc in next st, dec over next 2 sts, BPtr around each of next 2 sts, 1htr in next st, BPtr around each of next 2 sts, dec over next 2 sts, inc in next st, 1htr in each of next 6 sts, rep from * to last st, 1htr in last st, turn.
11th row – 1ch, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, FPtr around each of next 3 sts, 1htr in next st, FPtr around each of next 3 sts, * 1htr in each of next 10 sts, FPtr around each of next 3 sts, 1htr in next st, FPtr around each of next 3 sts, rep from * to last 9 sts, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, turn.
12th row – 1ch, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, BPtr around each of next 3 sts, 1htr in next st, BPtr around each of next 3 sts, * 1htr in each of next 10 sts, Bptr around each of next 3 sts, 1htr in next st, Bptr around each of next 3 sts, rep from * to last 9 sts, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, turn.
13th row (cable) – 1ch, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, miss next (3BPtr, 1htr) FPtr around each of next 3BPtr sts, working in front of sts just worked, 1htr in skipped 1htr, FPtr around each st of 1st group of 3BPtr sts, * 1htr in each of next 10 sts, miss next (3BPtr, 1htr) FPtr around each of next 3BPtr sts, 1htr in skipped 1htr, FPtr around each st of 1st group of 3BPtr sts, rep from * to last 9 sts, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, turn.
14th row – 1ch, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, BPtr around next st, dec over next 2 sts, 3htr in next st, dec over next 2 sts, 1BPtr around next st, * 1htr in each of next 10 sts, BPtr around next st, dec over next 2 sts, 3htr in next st, dec over next 2 sts, 1BPtr around next st, rep from * to last 9 sts, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, turn.
15th row – 1ch, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, FPtr around each of next 2 sts, 1htr in each of next 3 sts, FPtr around each of next 2 sts, * 1htr in each of next 10 sts, FPtr around each of next 2 sts, 1htr in each of next 3 sts, FPtr around each of next 2 sts, rep from * to last 9 sts, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, turn.
16th row – 1ch, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, BPtr around each of next 2 sts, 1htr in each of next 3 sts, BPtr around each of next 2 sts, * 1htr in each of next 10 sts, BPtr around each of next 2 sts, 1htr in each of next 3 sts, BPtr around each of next 2 sts, rep from * to last 9 sts, 1htr in each of next 9 sts, turn.
17th row – 1ch, 1htr in each st to end. Rep last row until work measures 100 cm from beg. Fasten off
FINISHING
DO NOT PRESS. Darn in ends.