KAREN ADENDORFF
Materials
Elle Pure Gold-double knitting
(100 g balls): 3 balls each Soft Lilac 200,
Salmon 205, Phlox 207 and Cabaret 204.
3.75 mm crochet hook
Button
Needle with big eye
Size
135 cm x 100 cm
Abbreviations
sl st – slip stitch; c/off – cast off; rep – repeat; dc – double crochet; ch st – chain stitch, tr – treble crochet; lp – loop; sp – space; cl – cluster foll – following
Method
Crochet 48 squares: 8 x 6 squares.
1st square
With 1st colour and 3.75 mm crochet hook, start with 8 ch st, sl st in 1st ch st to form ring.
1st round: 3 ch st (= 1st tr), 23 tr in ring, sl st at top in 3 ch st with foll colour. Cast off 1st colour.
2nd round: 4 ch st, (1 tr in foll tr, 1 ch st) 23 times, sl st in 3rd of 4 ch st.
3rd round: 3 ch st, (skip 1 ch st sp, 1 dc in foll 1 ch st sp, 11 ch st, 1 dc in same sp, 2 ch st, skip 1 ch st sp, 1 dc in foll tr, 2 ch st) 7 times, skip 1 ch st sp, 1 dc in foll sp, 11 ch st, 1 dc in same sp, 2 ch st, skip 1 ch st sp, 1 dc in foll tr, 2 ch st, sl st in 1st ch st from beginning 3 ch st with foll colour. Cast off 2nd colour.
4th round: 1 dc in last sl st, (7 tr in 11 ch st sp, 2 ch st, 7 tr in same 11 ch st sp, skip foll dc and 2 ch st sp, 1 dc in foll dc) 8 times, end with sl st in 1st dc. Cast off 3rd colour.
5th round: With 4th colour, 1 dc in 2 ch st sp (= between the 7 tr groups), [1 ch st, skip 3 tr, 3 tr in foll tr, 1 ch st, skip 6 tr, 3 tr in foll tr, 1 ch st, skip 3 tr, (1 dc, 3 ch st, 1 dc) in 2 ch st sp, 1 ch st, skip 3 tr, 3 tr in foll tr, 2 ch st, skip 6 tr, 3 tr in foll tr, 1 ch st, (1 dc, 3 ch st, 1 dc) in 2 ch st sp] 4 times, replace the last dc with sl st in 1st dc.
6th round: 1 ch st, [1 dc in 1 ch st sp, 1 dc in each of foll 3 tr, 1 dc in 1 ch st sp, 1 dc in each of foll 3 tr, 1 dc in foll 1 ch st sp, 3 dc in 3 ch st sp, (skip foll sp and 3 tr), (5 tr, 7 ch st, 5 tr) in 2 ch st sp, (skip foll 3 tr and sp), 3 dc in foll 3 ch st sp] 4 times, ch st in 1st dc. C/off.
2nd and further squares
Crochet 1st square to the end of round 6. Crochet 2nd square to end of round 5, and then crochet the 2nd square with five pieces against the 1st square as follows: Crochet round 6 to the corner before the 7 ch st; 3 ch st, 1 ch st through the 7 ch sp of 1st square, 3 ch st, 5 tr in 2 ch st sp of 2nd square, crochet 1 ch st through 1st square just after the 5 tr, 3 dc in 3 ch st sp of 2nd square, 1 dc in foll sp, 1 dc in each of foll 3 tr, 1 ch st through sp between the 3 pairs of tr of 1st square, 1 dc in each of foll 3 tr, 1 dc in foll sp, 3 dc in 3 ch st sp of 2nd square, 1 ch st through sp just before 5 tr of 1st square, 5 tr in 2 ch st sp of 2nd square, 3 ch st, 1 ch st through 7 ch st sp of 1st square, 3 ch st, 5 tr in same sp of 2nd square, complete 2nd square according to pattern.
Crochet the 48 squares together. Work in all the loose threads.
Edge around blanket
1st round: With1st colour, crochet 30 dc in each square and 7 dc in each corner. C/off.
2nd round: With 2nd colour, 1 dc in each dc, 3 dc in each corner. C/off.
3rd round: With 3rd colour, same as for round 2. C/off.
4th round: With 4th colour, same as for round 2.
5th round: *1 dc in 2 dc, 2 ch st, skip 1 dc*, rep from * to * all around. C/off.
Edge
1st round: With 1st colour, start with 5 ch st, 2 tr cl in 1st ch st, *4 ch st, turn work clockwise, 2 tr cl at the top in previous cl*, rep from* to * to a length of 70 cm. C/off.
2nd round: Crochet with foll colour along the length; 4 ch st, 1 dc in base of each cl till end, 3 dc at end, * 4 ch st, 1dc in space across from previous row’s dc *, rep from * to * to end. C/off.
3rd round: With foll colour, * 4 ch st, 1 dc in foll dc *, rep from * to * along the length, 4 ch st over corner, * 1 dc in each dc, 4 ch st *, rep from * to * to end. C/off.
4th round: With foll colour, the same as round 3, but crochet 5 ch st over the corner (= the button hole). Sew on the base of the edge between the 3rd and 4th of the 8 rows of squares. Sew the button on the edge.
