Garden Flowers Crochet Blanket
You’ll need:
3 balls of Caron® One Pound™ (16 oz/454 g; 812 yds/742 m) in Soft Sage (Main Color);
2 balls of Caron® Jumbo™ (12 oz/340 g; 595 yds/544 m) in Zinnias (09053) (Contrast A);
Crochet hook 5 mm.
Size: 122 x x 147,5 cm.
Stitches control: 12 sts x 6 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Special Stitches
Cluster = [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) stitch] 3 times in indicated. Yoh and draw through all 4 loops
Double Cluster = [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice] 3 times in same sp as previous st. [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice] 3 times in next st. Yoh and draw through all 7 loops.
Half Cluster I = [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice in next st. [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice] 3 times in next st. Yoh and draw through all 5 loops on hook.
Half Cluster II = [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice] 3 times in same Triple cluster as last st. (Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice in next st. Yoh and draw through all 5 loops.
Triple Cluster = Ch 4. [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice] twice in top of last st worked. [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice] 3 times in same sp as previous st worked 1 row below. Skip next 3 sts. [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice] 3 times in next st. Yoh and draw through all 9 loops. Ch 1 to close st.
Instructions
Blanket
With MC, ch 147 (multiple of 4 ch + 3).
1st row: (RS). 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 2 dc). 1 dc in each ch to end of chain. Turn. 145 dc.
2nd to 5th rows: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in each dc to end of row. Turn.
**6th row: (WS). Ch 2 (does not count as st). 1 hdc in first dc. 1 dcfp around each dc to last dc. 1 hdc in last dc. Turn. Break MC.
Proceed in Flower Pat as follows:
7th row: (RS). Join A with sl st to first hdc. Ch 4 (counts as tr). 1 tr in each of next 2 dc. *Triple Cluster. Rep from * to last 2 sts. Ch 4. [(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice] twice in top of last Triple Cluster. 1 tr in same st as last Triple Cluster. 1 tr in each of last 2 dc. Turn.
8th row: Ch 4. 1 tr in next tr. Half Cluster I over next tr and next Triple Cluster. *Ch 3. Double Cluster over sp where last st was made and next Triple Cluster. Rep from * to last 3 sts. Ch 3. Half Cluster II over sp where last st was made and next tr. 1 tr in each of last 2 tr. Fasten off. Last 2 rows form Flower Pat.
Proceed as follows:
9th row: (RS). Join MC with sl st to first tr. Ch 3. 1 dc in each of next 2 sts. *3 dc in next ch-3 sp. 1 dc in top of Double Cluster. Rep from * to last ch-3 sp. 3 dc in next ch-3 sp. 1 dc in each of last 3 sts. Turn. 145 dc.
10th row: Ch 2 (does not count as st). 1 hdc in first dc. 1 dcfp around each dc to last dc. 1 hdc in last dc. Turn. Break MC. 11th to 15th rows: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in each dc to end of row. Turn. ** Rep with ** to ** as given above until work from beg measures approx 58" [147.5 cm], ending on 15th row. Do not fasten off.
Flowers
Make 74.
With A, ch 4. Join with sl st to first ch to form a ring.
1st rnd: (Ch 4. 3 tr. Ch 4. Sl st) 5 times in ring. Fasten off.
Flower Fringe
Return hook to MC from last row of Blanket.
1st row: (RS). *With MC, ch 28. Join with sl st to any ch-4 sp of Flower. Sl st in each of next 28 ch.** 1 sc in each of next 3 dc. Ch 14. Join with sl st to any ch-4 sp of Flower. Sl st in each of next 14 ch. 1 sc in each of next 3 dc. Ch 4. Join with sl st to any ch-4 sp of Flower. Sl st in each of next 4 ch. 1 sc in each of next 3 dc. Rep from * to last dc. Rep from * to ** once. Fasten off.
With RS facing, join MC with sl st to first ch of foundation chain.
1st row: (RS). *With MC, ch 28. Join with sl st to any ch-4 sp of Flower. Sl st in each of next 28 ch.** 1 sc in each of next 3 ch of foundation ch. Ch 14. Join with sl st to any ch-4 sp of Flower. Sl st in each of next 14 ch. 1 sc in each of next 3 ch of foundation ch. Ch 4. Join with sl st to any ch-4 sp of Flower. Sl st in each of next 4 ch. 1 sc in each of next 3 ch of foundation ch. Rep from * to last ch. Rep from * to ** once. Fasten off.