DROPS Crochet blanket in ”Eskimo” made of 6-edged panels ~ DROPS Design

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Crochet tension: Six edged panel = approx 31 cm diagonally from edge to edge.

6-edged panel:
Crochet 5 ch and create a ring with 1 sl st.
1st round: 6 ch, * 1 dtr, 2 ch *, repeat from *-* 5 times in total and sew on with 1 sl st in 4th ch from beginning of round (= 6 ch loops).
2nd round: 3 ch, + 2 tr in same sts, * 1 tr around ch loop, 3 tr in tr *, repeat from *-* 5 times in total, finish off with 1 tr in last ch loop and 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beginning of round (= 24 tr in total).
3rd round: Crochet 1 tr in each tr – see Crochet tips, but in corners (i.e. in middle of 3 tr) crochet 3 tr, finish round with 1 sl st (= 36 tr in total).
4th round: * 3 tr in corner, 2 ch, skip 1 tr, 1 tr in next tr, 2 ch, skip 1 tr, 1 tr in next tr, 2 ch *, repeat from *-* 6 times in total, finish round with 1 sl st in first tr. There are 3 ch loops between each corner now.
5th round: Crochet 3 tr in corners, 1 tr in each tr and 1 tr in each ch loop, finish round with 1 sl st in first tr (= 60 tr in total).
6th round: Change to dark beige mix: Crochet each corner as follows: (1 tr, 1 ch, 1 tr, 1 ch and 1 tr, continuing crochet * 2 ch, skip 1 tr, 1 tr in next tr *, repeat from *-* 4 times in total, 2 ch), repeat from ( - ) 6 times in total, finish off with 1 sl st in first st.

Crochet 24 panels in total.
Distribute colours as follows:
Alternative -1/ Alternative -2

1st panel: Crochet 5 panels with this colour combination:
1st-3rd rounds: Rose / off white
4th -5th rounds: red / jeans blue
6th round: brown mix/ mole brown

2nd panel: Crochet 3 panels with this colour combination:
1st-3rd rounds: orange / light beige
4th-5th rounds: red mix / off white
6th round: brown mix/ mole brown

3rd panel: Crochet 4 panels with this colour combination:
1st-3rd round: plumb / jeans blue
4th-5th rounds: purple / light blue
6th round: brown mix/ mole brown

4th panel: Crochet 4 panels with this colour combination:
1st-3rd rounds: red / light blue
4th-5th rounds: plumb / navy
6th round: brown mix/ mole brown

5th panel: Crochet 3 panels with this colour combination:
1st-3rd rounds: red / light blue
4th-5th rounds: rose / jeans blue
6th round: brown mix/ mole brown

6th panel: Crochet 5 panels with this colour combination:
1st-3rd rounds: red mix / off white
4th-5th rounds: orange / light beige
6th round: brown mix/ mole brown

Assembly: See figure-1 for instructions on how to place panels in connection to each other.
Sew tog panels in outermost edge with brown mix/ mole brown – sew with 1 sts in each sts.
Crochet edge: When blanket is sewn tog, crochet 1 edge round entire piece with brown mix/ mole brown.
Crochet as follows: 1 tr in each tr and 1 tr in each ch loop, crochet 3 tr in middle tr in corners ”pointing out” and crochet 1 tr in first tr in corners "pointing in”, then crochet 1 tr in last tr in corner of next panel.

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DROPS number 99-7

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