Seaside Blues

DROPS blanket crochet in squares in ”Karisma”.

DROPS 120-3
DROPS design: Pattern no U-592
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Measurements:
Width: approx 90 cm / 35½''
Length: approx 110 cm / 43 3/8''

Materials: DROPS KARISMA from Garnstudio
350 g color no 01, off-white
150 g color no 30, denim blue
150 g color no 37, dark gray/blue
150 g color no 43, ice blue

DROPS CROCHET HOOK size 5 mm / H/8 – or size needed to get 15 dc = width 10 cm / 4''.

COLOR COMBINATION:
Square 1:
Round 1-2: denim blue
Round 3: off-white
Round 4-5: ice blue
Round 6-8: off-white

Square 2:
Round 1-2: dark gray/blue
Round 3: ice blue
Round 4-5: denim blue
Round 6-8: off-white

Square 3:
Round 1-2: denim blue
Round 3: off-white
Round 4-5: dark gray/blue
Round 6-8: off-white

Square 4:
Round 1-2: ice blue
Round 3: denim blue
Round 4-5: dark gray/blue
Round 6-8: off-white

Square 5:
Round 1-2: dark gray/blue
Round 3: denim blue
Round 4-5: ice blue
Round 6-8: off-white

Square 6:
Round 1-2: ice blue
Round 3: dark gray/blue
Round 4-5: denim blue
Round 6-8: off-white

ASSEMBLY OF SQUARES:
See diagram M.1 and M.2.
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BLANKET:
Crochet a total of 30 squares, 5 of each color combination – see above.

SQUARE:
With 1 strand Karisma and hook size 5 mm / H/8 ch 4 and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
ROUND 1: ch 4 (= 1 dc + 1ch), * 1 dc in ring, ch 1 *, repeat from *-* a total of 7 times, finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round = 8 dc.
REMEMBER THE CROCHET GAUGE!

ROUND 2: ch 3 (= 1 dc), 1 dc in the first ch, but wait with last pull-through (= 2 sts on hook), 1 dc in the same ch, but wait with last pull-through (= 3 sts on hook), 1 YO round hook, pull hook through all 3 sts = 1 st on hook (= 1 dc-group). Work * ch 1, 1 dc in next ch, but wait with last pull-through (= 2 sts on hook), 1 dc in the same ch, but wait with last pull-through (= 3 sts on hook), 1 YO round hook, pull hook through all 3 sts = 1 st on hook (= 1 dc-group), ch 1, 1 dc in next dc, but wait with last pull-through (= 2 sts on hook), 1 dc in the same dc, but wait with last pull-through (= 3 sts on hook), 1 YO round hook, pull hook through all 3 sts = 1 st on hook (= 1 dc-group) *.
Repeat from *-* around, and finish with 1 dc-group in last ch, ch 1 and 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round = 16 dc-groups. Cut the yarn.

ROUND 3: Change color. Ch 4, * 3 dc in next ch, ch 1 *, repeat from *-*, and finish with 2 dc in last ch 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round. Cut the yarn.

ROUND 4: Change color. Work ch 1, 1 sc in first ch, * ch 3, 1 sc in next ch, ch 3, 1 sc in the same ch, ch 3, 1 sc in next ch, ch 3, 1 sc in next ch, ch 7, 1 sc in the same ch, ch 3, 1 sc in next ch, *, repeat from *-*, and finish with 1 sl st in first sc from beg of round (= 4 ch-spaces with 7 ch in each = corners).

ROUND 5: ch 1, 1 sc in first sc from last round, * skip the 3-ch-space, in the next 3-ch-loop crochet as follows: 4 dc, ch 1, 4 dc. Skip the next 3-ch-space, 1 sc in next sc, skip the next 3-ch-space, in 7-ch-space in corner work as follows: 6 dc, ch 2, 6 dc. Skip the next 3-ch-space, 1 sc in next sc *, repeat from *-*, ending with 1 sl st in first sc from beg of round. Cut the yarn.

ROUND 6: Change color. * 1 dc (= replace first time with 3 ch) in first sc, ch 3, 1 sc in ch in the 8-dc-group, ch 3, 1 dc in next sc, ch 5, in corner (the 2 ch-space) crochet as follows: 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 5 *, repeat from *-*, and finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round.

ROUND 7: * 4 dc (= replace first dc with 3 ch first time) in 3-ch-space, 4 dc in next 3-ch-space, 5 dc in 5-ch-space, in corner (the 3-ch-space) work as follows: 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, 5 dc in next 5-ch-space *, repeat from *-*, and finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round.

ROUND 8: ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 16 dc, * in corner (the 2-ch-loop) crochet as follows: 1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc. Then 1 sc in the next 24 dc * repeat from *-*, and finish with 1 sc in each of the last 8 sc, 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
Cut the yarn. Fasten all thread ends.

ASSEMBLY:
Place the squares as shown in M.1 with 5 squares horizontally and 6 squares vertically – see above! Crochet squares tog with off-white and hook size 5 mm / H/8 as shown in M.2 – crochet them tog vertically first and then horizontally.

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