CARON BABY CAKES CROCHET BLANKET

LEVEL: EASY

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Caron Baby Cakes 100g/211m
  Fresh Air (50014) x 5 balls
• Size 5 mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain correct tension.

MEASUREMENT

Approx 101.5 cm square

TENSION

13 Dc and 14 rows = 10 cm square.

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INSTRUCTIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

Approx = Approximate(ly),Beg = Begin(ning),Ch = Chain(s),Cont = Continue,Tr = Treble,HTr = Half treble crochet,Rep = Repeat,Rnd = Round,RS = Right side,Dc = Double crochet,St(s) = Stitch(es),Dtr = Double trebleWS = Wrong side

Ch 133. (See diagram).

1st row: (RS). 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 dc in each ch to end of ch. Turn. 132 dc.

2nd row: Ch 1. 1 dc in first Dc. Ch 2. Skip next 2 dc. *1 dc in each of next 2 dc. Ch 2. Skip next 2 dc. Rep from * to last dc. 1 dc in last dc. Turn.

3rd row: Ch 3 (counts as tr). *4 dtr in next ch-2 sp. Rep from * to last dc. 1 tr in last dc. 37 4-dtr groups.

4th row: Ch 1. 1 dc in first dtr. 1 htr between first dtr and next 4-dtr group. *Ch 2. 2 htr between last 4-dtr group and next 4-dtr group. Rep from * to last 4-dtr group. Ch 2. 1 htr between last 4-dtr group and turning ch. 1 dc in last tr.

Turn.

Rep last 2 rows until work from beg measures approx 100 cm, ending on a WS row.

Edging: 1st rnd: (RS). Ch 1. 1 dc in first dc. 1 Dc in next htr. 2 dc in next ch-2 sp. *1 dc in each of next 2 htr. 2 dc in next ch-2 sp. Rep from * to last 2 sts. 1 dc in each of last 2 sts. Do not turn.

2nd rnd: Ch 1. Work 1 rnd of dc evenly around edge of Blanket, working 3 dc in each corner. Join with sl st to first dc. Fasten off.