Spring Granny Square Blanket

Spring Granny Square Blanket

*Please read all instruction before you start as there are different color combinations

Material:

Caron Simple Soft or similar

Grape (color A)

Lime Light (color B)

Watermelon (color C)

Blue Mint (color D)

Pagoda (color E)

Crochet hook: I/9 – 5.50

Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

Ch: chain

Sp: space

Sc: single crochet

Dc: double crochet

Tc: triple crochet

Notes:

This is a work in progress (as of 4/10/14) but a request has been made for me to write up a pattern. I will update this as I finish.

Square dimensions (not blocked) are 4x4

Each row has 12 squares, 3 of each color combination.

There are 15 rows.

There are 8 different color combination, they are:

1)    A, B, C, D

2)    D, A, B, C

3)    C, B, A, D

4)    B, A, D, C

5)    B, C, D, A

6)    C, D, A, B

7)    D, C, B, A

8)    A, D, C, B

Grape (color A)

Lime Light (color B)

Watermelon (color C)

Blue Mint (color D)

Pattern:

Magic circle

Sc 4 into circle

Ch 3, dc in same sp, 2 dc in each following sp (8 dc)

Ch 3, dc in same sp, 2 dc in each following sp (16 dc)

Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, [(3 tc, ch 3, 3 tc in sp) 3 dc) repeat 3 times (12 dc, 24 tc, 4 3ch sp)

Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, 3 dc in next sp, [(3 tc, ch 3, 3 tc in sp) 3 dc, 3 dc) repeat 3 times (24 dc, 24 dc, 4 ch3 sp)

Assembly:

Row one is made up of squares 1, 2, 3, and 4 (repeat 3 times)

Row two is made up of squares 5, 6, 7, and 8 (repeat 3 times)

Row three is made up of squares 4, 3, 2, and 1 (repeat 3 times)

Row four is made up of squares 8, 7, 6, and 5 (repeat 3 times)

Lay out all of row one and row two next to each other; join using a single crochet join with Pagoda joining both rows together, do not join vertically! Join all following rows as the first row.  After rows 1 – 15 are joined horizontally join using single crochet join vertically starting at the left side of row 1. Block if desired.