​Blue and White Striped Blanket

You’ll need:

8 skeins of white yarn (50% wool, 50% viscose; 125m/50g) (color A);

8 skeins of the same yarn, but in blue color (color B);

Crochet hook 3,5 mm;

Stitch markers;

Scissors.

Size: 75 x 100 cm.

Special Stitches

Relief crochet: yarn over, insert crochet hook (front to back) under crochet (base) of the previous row, draw st, catch the yarn and draw it through the first 2 sts on the crochet hook, catch the yarn and draw it through the rest 2 sts.

Stitches control: 20 sts x 11 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Blanket

Make 145 chain sts with white yarn and crochet hook 3,5.

Base row: 1 double crochet in the 3^rd chain st from the crochet hook, 1 double crochet in every chain st to the end of row = 144 sts.

1^st row: 2 chain sts increase, * relief crochet around st of the previous row, double crochet in double crochet of the previous row*; repeat from * to *, 1 relief crochet around st of the previous row, turn;

Make 7 rows due to the scheme. Cut A yarn.

Make 8 rows due to the scheme with B yarn. Cut it.

Then, make 8 rows due to the scheme with A yarn.

Repeat the stripes until the length of blanket is 96 cm.

Fastening

For fastening, use color B yarn.

1^st-4^th rows (WS): 1 chain st, single crochets to the end of row.

Make 3 single crochets in single crochet of the previous row in the corners of ready-made work.

Fasten your work with 1 row of “crab stitch”.

Finish your work with half single crochet in the 1^st single crochet. Fasten the yarn.