Block Party Blanket

Crocheted blanket with squares in DROPS Snow.

DROPS 256-2
DROPS Design: Pattern ee-776
Yarn group E or C + C
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SIZE:
Width approx. 99 cm. Length approx. 137 cm.
1 square approx. 19 x 19 cm.

YARN:
DROPS SNOW from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group E)
400 g colour 01, off white
200 g colour 102, marshmallow
200 g colour 31, pastel blue
200 g colour 106, lemonade
200 g colour 107, peach pink
200 g colour 51, powder pink
200 g colour 108, pistachio ice cream
200 g colour 110, light peach

If you want the blanket in a single colour, you will need 1450 g.

CROCHET HOOK:
DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 8 MM.

CROCHET TENSION:
9 treble crochets in width and 5 rows in height on hook size 8 mm= 10 x 10 cm.
9 double crochets in width and 10 rows in height on hook size 8 mm= 10 x 10 cm.
Hook size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger hook size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller hook size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 and A.2. Diagram A.x shows how the rounds start and finish – A.x replaces the first stitch in the first repeat of A.1. Diagram A.2 shows the lay-out of the squares.

COLOUR-CHANGE:
To get a neat finish when changing colours, work the slip stitch at the end of the round with the new colour.
COLOURS:
The squares are one-coloured, with the outermost round in colour off white, i.e., 4 rounds of the main colour then 1 round with colour off white. 5 squares are worked in each colour.
SQUARE 1: 102, marshmallow
SQUARE 2: 31, pastel blue
SQUARE 3: 106, lemonade
SQUARE 4: 107, peach pink
SQUARE 5: 51, powder pink
SQUARE 6: 108, pistachio ice cream
SQUARE 7: 110, light peach

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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BLANKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
5 squares are worked in each colour (with the outermost round in colour off white). The squares are crocheted together and an edge worked around the blanket to finish.

BLANKET:
Use crochet hook size 8 mm and DROPS Snow. Read COLOURS in explanations above. Work squares according to diagram A.1 as follows: Work 7 chain stitches and form them into a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch worked. Work A.1, 4 times on the round and work the first 4 rounds. Read COLOUR-CHANGE and work round-5 in the diagram with colour off white.
Work 5 squares in each colour. Remember to maintain the crochet tension.
You have a total of 35 squares.

ASSEMBLY:
Lay the squares out according to diagram A.2, making sure all squares are right side up.
The numbers in the diagram correspond to the numbers in COLOURS. Work the squares together first widthwise then lengthwise as follows:

Use crochet hook size 8 mm and colour off white.
Lay 2 squares edge to edge. Start in one corner and work in each stitch as follows: * insert the hook from the right side and through the back stitch-loop on one square, then insert the hook from the right side and through the back stitch-loop on the second square, pick up the strand and pull it through both loops on the hook *, work from *-* to the next corner, work 1 chain stitch, work from *-* along the next 2 squares in the same way. When all the strips are worked widthwise, work them together lengthwise in the same way.

EDGE AROUND BLANKET:
Use crochet hook size 8 mm and colour off white.
ROUND 1: Work according to A.1, starting in the middle of one square. Work 1 treble crochet in each double crochet; in each transition between 2 squares work 3 treble crochets (1 treble crochet around the chain-space in the corner, 1 treble crochet in the join between the 2 squares and 1 treble crochet in the corner of the next square). In each corner of the blanket work 3 treble crochets, 3 chain stitches and 3 treble crochets.

Diagram explanations

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