Orange Blossom

Crochet DROPS blanket with different squares in ”Paris”.

DROPS 139-39
DROPS design: Pattern no W-435
Yarn group C
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Measurements: approx. 92 x 136 cm

Materials: DROPS PARIS from Garnstudio
500 g colour no 17, off white
200 g colour no 13, orange
200 g colour no 38, raspberry
100 g colour no 01, apricot
100 g colour no 14, strong yellow
100 g colour no 33, medium pink

DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 5 mm – or size needed to get 14 tr x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm. Each square should measure approx. 22 x 22 cm.

CROCHET TIP:
Replace first tr on every round/row with 3 ch.
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BLANKET:
The blanket consists of 4 kinds of squares. Work 6 squares of each kind = a total of 24 squares. READ CROCHET TIP!

SQUARE 1 (= 1 large flower):
Crochet 4 ch on hook size 5 mm with strong yellow and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
ROUND 1: 1 ch, 8 dc in ch-ring, finish with 1 sl st in first dc, cut the thread.
ROUND 2 (switch to medium pink): Work 6 ch (= 1 tr + 3 ch), * 1 tr in next dc, 3 ch *, repeat from *-* a total of 7 times and finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round = 8 tr with 3 ch between each.
ROUND 3: 1 ch, continue to crochet as follows in every ch-loop: 1 dc, 1 htr, 3 tr, 1 htr and 1 dc, finish round with 1 sl st in ch from beg of round = 8 leaves, cut the thread.
ROUND 4 (switch to raspberry): Work 7 ch, * 1 dc between the next 2 leaves, 6 ch *, repeat from *-* a total of 7 times, finish round with 1 sl st in 1st ch from beg of round = 8 ch-loops.
ROUND 5: 1 ch, continue to crochet as follows in every ch-loop: 1 dc, 1 htr, 5 tr, 1 htr and 1 dc, finish round with 1 sl st in ch from beg of round = 8 leaves, cut the thread.
ROUND 6 (switch to orange): Work 10 ch, * 1 dc between the next 2 leaves, 9 ch *, repeat from *-* a total of 7 times, finish round with 1 sl st in 1st ch from beg of round = 8 ch-loops.
ROUND 7: 1 ch, continue to crochet as follows in every ch-loop: 1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, 5 dtr, 1 tr, 1 htr and 1 dc, finish round with 1 sl st in ch from beg of round = 8 leaves. Cut the thread and pull it through st on hook.
ROUND 8 (switch to off white): Start with 1 dc in first dtr on first leaf, 3 ch (= 1 tr), * 8 ch (= corner), skip 3 dtr, 1 tr in last dtr on same leaf, 5 ch, 1 dc in first dtr on next leaf, 5 ch, skip 3 dtr, 1 dc in last dtr on same leaf, 5 ch, 1 tr in first dtr on next leaf *, repeat from *-* a total of 4 times but finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round (instead of 1 tr in 1st dtr on next leaf).
ROUND 9: 1 sl st in 8-ch-loop, * 4 tr + 4 ch + 4 tr in ch-loop in the corner, (4 ch, 1 tr in next ch-loop), repeat from (-) a total of 3 times, 4 ch *, repeat from *-* a total of 4 times, finish with 1 sl st in first tr from beg of round.
ROUND 10: * 1 tr in each of the first 4 tr, in ch-loop in the corner work 3 tr + 2 ch + 3 tr, 1 tr in each of the next 4 tr, 4 tr in each of the next 4 ch-loops, 1 tr in each of the next 4 tr *, repeat from *-* a total of 4 times, finish round with 1 sl st in first tr from beg of round. There are now 30 tr along each side and 2 ch in every corner.
Cut the thread. Square measures approx. 22 x 22 cm.

SQUARE 2 (= 4 small flowers):
There are 4 different colour combinations on the small squares.
Square A: Colour 1 = raspberry, colour 2 = strong yellow.
Square B: Colour 1 = orange, colour 2 = raspberry.
Square C: Colour 1 = medium pink, colour 2 = orange.
Square D: Colour 1 = strong yellow, colour 2 = apricot.
Finish all squares with off white.
Work 6 squares in every colour combination.

Crochet 4 ch on hook size 5 mm with colour 1 and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
ROUND 1: 1 ch, 8 dc in ch-ring, finish with 1 sl st in first dc, cut the thread.
ROUND 2 (switch to colour 2): Work 5 ch (= 1 dc + 4 ch), * 1 dc in next dc, 4 ch *, repeat from *-* a total of 7 times and finish with 1 sl st in 1st ch from beg of round = 8 dc with 4 ch between each.
ROUND 3: 1 ch, continue to crochet as follows in every ch-loop: 1 dc, 1 htr, 2 tr, 1 htr and 1 dc, finish round with 1 sl st in ch from beg of round = 8 leaves. Cut the thread.
ROUND 4 (switch to off white): Work 1 dc at the top of first leaf, * 8 ch, 1 dc at the top of next leaf, 3 ch, 1 dc at the top of next leaf *, repeat from *-* the entire round but finish with 1 sl st in dc from beg of round.
ROUND 5: * In ch-loop in the corner work: 5 tr + 2 ch + 5 tr, 4 tr in next ch-loop *, repeat from *-* a total of 4 times, finish with 1 sl st in first tr from beg of round, cut the thread. 1 square = approx. 11 x 11 cm.

Work 1 square in every colour combination. Sew tog into a large square – sew edge to edge with off white and 1 stitch in every st. Square measures approx. 22 x 22 cm.

SQUARE 3 (= stripes):
Work 31 LOOSE ch with raspberry, turn piece.
ROW 1: Work 1 tr in 4th ch, then work 1 tr in every ch = 29 tr (first tr = 3 ch).
ROW 2 (switch to apricot): NOTE: Do not cut the threads for each stripe but let them follow upwards along the edge.
Work 4 ch (= 1 tr + 1 ch), skip 1 tr, 1 tr in next tr, * 1 ch, skip 1 tr, 1 tr in next tr *, repeat from *-* the entire row = 14 ch-loops, turn piece.
ROW 3 (switch to off white): Work 1 ch, then 1 dc in every tr and 1 dc in every ch = 29 dc.
ROW 4 (switch to raspberry): Work 1 tr in every dc.
Repeat rows 2-4 until piece measures approx. 20 cm – finish after 4th row. Then work 1 round with off white and tr around the entire square - adjust so that there are 30 tr along all sides, work also 2 ch in every corner, cut the thread. Square measures approx. 22 x 22 cm.

SQUARE 4:
Work as square 3 but beg with orange, then work row 1 and 4 with orange, row 2 with medium pink and row 3 with strong yellow.

ASSEMBLY:
Place squares against each other as shown on diagram – M.1. Sew them tog edge to edge with off white and 1 stitch in every st.

FINISHING EDGE:
Work 2 rounds with tr and off white around the entire blanket, in every corner work: 2 tr + 2 ch + 2 tr on both rounds. Cut and fasten the threads.

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