Dots and Stripes blanket pattern

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Je kunt de Nederlandse versie hier vinden

You’ll need    

Scheepjes, Colour Crafter Velvet (100% acrylic, 100g/ 300m)
6 skeins Kelly / Black
1 skein of each color; Garland, Grant, Chaplin, Crawford, Gable, Martin, Gardner, Astaire, Bogart, Leigh

Crochet hook  4mm
Tapestry needle

Tension 17 tr – 10 rows  = 10 – 10 cm using 4 mm hook or size to obtain correct tension.

Measurements  145 x 180 cm

Used stitches and terms (UK);
beg – beginning
ch – chain
ch2-space – chain 3 space
tr – treble
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
standing tr – standing treble
dtr – double treble

Standing tr

Start with the blocks;

Chain 6, join with sl st to form a ring
Round 1; ch 3, tr 15 in ring, join with sl st to the top of beg ch-3
Round 2; ch 5, [tr on next tr, ch 2] 15 times, join with sl st to third of beg ch-5, cut thread
Round 3; Make standing tr in any ch2-space, tr 2 in same ch2-space, [ch 1, tr 3 in next ch2-space] 15 times, ch1, sl st on top of standing dc, cut thread

	Round 1 – 2	Round 3	Amount
Block 1	Crawford / Beige	Leigh / Blue	7
Block 2	Chaplin / Green	Grant / Purple	7
Block 3	Gardner / Brown	Gable / Pink	7
Block 4	Garland / Orange	Martin / Lilac	7
Block 5	Astaire / Yellow	Bogard / Red	7
Block 6	Leigh / Blue	Crawford / Beige	7
Block 7	Grant / Purple	Chaplin / Green	7
Block 8	Gable / Pink	Gardner / Brown	7
Block 9	Martin / Lilac	Garland / Orange	7
Block 10	Bogard / Red	Astaire / Yellow	7
			70 Blocks

Around each block you add three rows with Kelly / Black;

Row 4; make a standing dc on a ch1-space, *[ch 3, dc on next ch1-space] 3 times, ch 6, dc on next ch1-space, repeat from * 2 more times, [ch 3, dc on next ch1-space] 3 times, ch 3, tr on standing dc
Row 5; ch 3, tr 4 around last made tr from row before, *[tr 3 on ch3-space] three times, [tr 5, ch 2, tr 5 on ch6-space], repeat from * 2 more times, [tr 3 on ch3-space] three times, tr 5 on ch3-space, ch 1, dc on top of beg ch-3
Row 6; Ch 4, tr around last made dc of row below, tr on third of beg ch-3 of row below, tr on each of next 18 tr, *[tr, dtr, tr] on ch2-space, tr on each of next 19 tr, repeat from * 2 more times, tr on ch1-space, sl st to the top of beg ch-4, cut thread, but leave a tale to sew
the blocks together, about 20” 

  

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Sew 10 blocks together with black / Kelly in the order as shown in table on page 2.

Now crochet along a long side also with black / Kelly a row of dc, make in each tr a dc, turn! (= 221 dc)

Next row; With color Garland / Orange, make a standing tr in the first dc, tr in each of the next dc (= 221 tr)
Repeat this row of tr’s in this order, Grant / Purple, Chaplin / Green, Crawford / Beige, Gable / Pink, Martin / Lilac, Gardner / Brown, Astaire / Yellow, Leigh / Blue, Bogard / Red.  (= 10 colored rows)
Turn after each row!
and finish this strip with an row of dc’s in Black / Kelly 

Make this strip 5 more times, starting from ****************************************
You’ll have 10 blocks left. These will be added at the end. Sew the 6 strips together.

Finally add one more strip with just the 10 blocks!

Make sure all the colors are lined up the same way!

Border;
Start on a short side on the 4^th tr from the corner (dtr) and make a standing dc with Kelly / black. dc 1 in each of the next tr (18 tr), *dc 1 on the joined 2 dtr, dc 1 on each of the next tr*, repeat from * until the next corner. On the corner (dtr) you crochet 3 dc. Place a marker on the middle dc. Rotate your blanket 90 degrees.
*dc on each of the next 21 tr, dc 1 on the black row of dc’s, dc 2 in each of the next 10 colored stripes (= 20 dc), dc 1 on the black row of dc’s*, repeat from * 5 more times, dc on each of the next 21 tr, dc 3 on the corner (dtr), place marker on the middle of the 3 dc’s, rotate blanket 90 degrees. dc on each of the next tr and 1 dc on the joined 2 dtr between the blocks until the next corner. dc 3 on the corner (dtr), *dc on each of the next 21 sc, dc 1 on the black row of dc’s, dc 2 in each of the next 10 colored stripes (= 20 dc), dc 1 on the black row of dc’s*, repeat from * 5 more times, dc on each of the next 21 tr, dc 3 on the corner (dtr), place marker on the middle of the 3 dc’s, rotate blanket 90 degrees. dc 1 in each of the next 3 tr. Break yarn.
(= 1008 dc total)

Turn blanket!
Make a standing dc with Garland / Orange. Start anywhere you want. dc 1 on each of the next dc, to the corners where you dc 3, repeat around, end with a sl st in the standing dc.
Switch each row to the next color (Grant / Purple, Chaplin / Green, Crawford / Beige, Gable / Pink, Martin / Lilac, Gardner / Brown, Astaire / Yellow, Leigh / Blue, Bogard / Red)
and turn the blanket after each row!!!!!

Now your blanket is ready, weave in ends and block to measurements!

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