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Harper Baby Blanket
INTERMEDIATE CROCHET
MEASUREMENTS
Size (approx) 100 x 120 cm
YARN
100% Acrylic 8ply 100g balls
6 x balls Main Colour (MC-white); 1 ball each of 5 Contrast Colours (C1-silver), (C2-sky), (C3-petunia), (C4-wisteria), (C5-turquoise)
A 4.00mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain correct tension.
Yarn needle.
TENSION
16 tr and 9.5 rows to 10cm over tr fabric, using 4.00mm hook.
NOTE
Instructions are in UK/Australian terminology
BLANKET
Using 4.00mm hook and MC, make 206ch.
1st row - Miss first st, 1dc in each st to end = 205dc.
2nd row - 3ch, 1tr in each st to end.
3rd row - Using MC - 1ch, 1dc in each of next 3 sts, using C1 – 1dc in next st, * miss 2 sts, 2ch, 1dc in next st, rep from * to last 3 sts, using MC – 1dc in each of last 3 sts. 4th row - Using MC, (1dc, 1ch) in first st, 1tr in each of next 2 sts, * 3tr in 2ch sp, rep from * to last 4 sts, miss 1st, 1tr in each of last 3 sts.
5th row - Using MC - 1ch, 1dc in each of next 2 sts, using C2 – 1dc in sp before next st, * miss 3 sts, 2ch, 1dc in sp before next st, rep from * to last 4 sts, miss next st, using MC – 1dc in each of last 3 sts.
Rows 4 and 5 form patt.
Cont in patt, using C3 in place of C2, maintaining MC as placed and working every alt row in colours as foll - C4, C5, then rep C1 to C5.
Rep contrasting colours and MC as placed, cont in patt until work measures approx 120cm from beg, ending with a 4th patt row.
Next row - Using MC - 1ch, 1dc in each st to end. Fasten off. Sew in all ends.
