Summer Joy by DROPS Design

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 and A.2.

SQUARE COLORS:
All squares: 1st round: vanilla, 4th and 5th round: off white.
Square 1: 2nd round: dark old pink, 3rd round: light old pink.
Square 2: 2nd round: dusty orange, 3rd round: peach
Square 3: 2nd round: pistachio, 3rd round: light mint green
Square 4: 2nd round: dark turquoise, 3rd round: light turquoise.
Square 5: 2nd round: light purple, 3rd round: powder pink
Square 6: 2nd round: strong yellow, 3rd round: vanilla
Square 7: 2nd round: denim blue, 3 round: light ice blue
Square 8: 2nd round: shocking pink, 3rd round: light pink
Work 10 squares of each of squares 1, 2, 3 and 8.
Work 11 squares of each of squares 4, 5, 6 and 7.

COLOR CHANGE:
To get a nice transition between the color changes, work last sl st on round with the new color as follows: Insert hook in 3rd ch from beg of round, pull the new strand through st on hook.
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BLANKET:
Blanket consist of 8 different color combinations – see explanation on SQUARE COLORS above, crochet pattern is the same on all squares. Work a total of 84 squares.

SQUARE:
Work according to diagram A.1, i.e. work as follows:
Work 7 ch on hook size 4 mm / G/6 and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
ROUND 1: Work ch 3, 16 dc in ch-ring, finish with 1 sl st - read COLOR CHANGE.
ROUND 2: * ch 3, skip 3 dc, in next dc work: 1 sl st + 3 ch + 1 hdc + 1 ch + 1 dc + 1 ch + 1 tr + 1 ch + 1 dc + 1 ch + 1 hdc + 3 ch + 1 sl st *, repeat from *-* 3 more times. Cut the yarn.
ROUND 3: Switch color. 1 sl st in first ch-space, ch 1, * 1 sc in ch-space, ch 3, 1 dc in next hdc, ch 1, 2 tr in next dc, ch 1, 1 tr + 1 ch (= corner) + 1 tr in next tr, ch 1, 2 tr in next dc, ch 1, 1 dc in next hdc, 3 ch *, repeat from *-* 3 more times, finish with 1 sl st in 1st ch from beg of round.
ROUND 4: Switch color. Beg by working in the corner – see round 3 – in first ch work: 1 sl st + 4 ch + 1 dc + 3 ch + 1 dc + 1 ch + 1 dc, ch 5, 1 dtr in next ch-space, 1 dtr in next ch-space, ch 5, * in ch in next corner work: 1 dc + 1 ch + 1 dc + 3 ch + 1 dc + ch 1 + 1 dc, ch 5, 1 dtr in next ch-space, 1 dtr in next ch-space, 5 ch *, repeat from *-* 2 more times, finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round.
ROUND 5: ch 1, * 1 sc in first ch, ch 3, 1 sc + 3 ch + 1 sc in next ch-space, ch 3, 1 sc in next ch, ch 3, 1 sc in next ch-space, ch 3, 1 sc in the middle of 2 dtr, ch 3, 1 sc in next ch-space, 3 ch *, repeat from *-* 3 more times, finish with 1 sl st in 1st ch from beg of round.
Fasten all strands.

ASSEMBLY:
See diagram A.2 on how to place the squares.
Sew one and one strip tog in outer loops of edge sts alongside, then sew tog all strips in width.

CROCHET EDGE:
Work an edge in off white around the blanket as follows: ch 4, 1 sc in every space, and there should be 1 sc, ch 4, 1 sc in space in each corner.