When putting all my decorations away I was inspired by the colours of some of my Christmas decorations, to make a blanket. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of them before they were packed into the loft.
I loved the colour, the patterns, the texture, and wanted to recreate it as much as I could.
I chose my favourite Stylecraft special DK for the project, going with, Emperor, Royal, Mustard, Magenta, Teal, and Petrol.
My favourite size of blanket is one that just fits nicely across my lap on a chilly evening, so I started with a ch of 152 in Emperor, and with my trusty 4mm I began. Turn after each row, all beginning ch3 count as first tr unlass stated, all starting dc do not count as a st.
Bauble blanket part 1
- dc in 2nd ch from the hook and continue to the end (151st)
- ch3 miss first st work a tr in the flo of the next st and repeat this to the end.
- ch3 1tr in first st,* miss 2st, 3tr in next st, repeat from * to end finishing with 2tr in last st.
- ch3 miss first 2st *work 3tr in sp between the group of treble in r3, miss next 3st, repeat from * to end, finishing with 1tr in last st. CHANGE TO MUSTARD
- ch3, 1tr in first st *miss 3st, work 3tr in space between 3tr group from r4, repeat from * finishing with 2tr in last st.
- ch3 miss first st 1tr in next st working flo, continue to the end.
- ch3, miss first st, 1tr in each of the next 2st*ch1, miss 1st, tr in next 2st, repeat from * to last 4st, ch1, miss 1, tr in last 3st
- ch5,miss first 3tr1tr in chsp,* ch2, miss 2st , 1tr in chsp, repeat from * till last 3st, ch2, miss 2st 1tr in last st. CHANGE TO PETROL
- ch1, dc in first st, *2dc in 2chsp, dc in next tr, repeat from * finishing with a dc in 3rd ch of previous starting 5.
- ch3, miss first st work a tr in the flo of the next st and repeat this to the end.
- ch3 1tr in first st,* miss 2st, 3tr in next st, repeat from * to end finishing with 2tr in last st.
- ch3 miss first 2st *work 3tr in sp between the group of treble in r11, miss next 3st, repeat from * to end, finishing with 1tr in last st.
- ch3, miss first st, *3trtog, ch2, repeat from * to end, finishing with 1tr in last st.
- ch1, dc in first st dc in chsp,* 1dc on top of 3trtog, 2dc in next chsp, repeat from * finishing with 1dc in last st. CHANGE TO MAGENTA
- ch3, miss first st, 1tr in next st working in blo, repeat to end.
- ch3, miss first st work bptr around each st to the end.
- ch3 1tr in first st,* miss 2st, 3tr in next st, repeat from * to end finishing with 2tr in last st.
- ch3 miss first st work a tr in the flo of the next st and repeat this to the end. CHANGE TO ROYAL
- ch3 1tr in first st,* miss 2st, 3tr in next st, repeat from * to end finishing with 2tr in last st.
- ch3 miss first st 1tr in next st working flo, continue to the end.
- ch3 miss first st 1tr in next st working blo, continue to the end.
- ch4,miss first 2st, 1tr in next st, *ch1, miss 1st, 1tr in next st, repeat to end.
- ch1, 1dc in first st*ch1 miss chsp, 1dc on next tr, repeat from * to end
- ch1 1dc in first st * 1dc in chsp, 1dc in next st, repeat from * to end. CHANGE TO TEAL
- ch3 miss first st 1tr in next st working blo, continue to the end.
- ch3 1tr in first st,* miss 2st, 3tr in next st, repeat from * to end finishing with 2tr in last st.
- ch3 miss first 2st *work 3tr in sp between the group of treble in r26, miss next 3st, repeat from * to end, finishing with 1tr in last st.
- ch3, 1tr in first st *miss 3st, work 3tr in space between 3tr group from r27, repeat from * finishing with 2tr in last st.
- ch1, dc in first st* 1htr in next, 1tr in next, 1dtr in next, 1tr in next, 1htr in next 1dc in next, repeat from * to end
- ch1 dc2tog , 1dc in next 2 st, 3dc in next st, 1dc in next 2st,* dc3tog1dc in next 2st 3dc in next st 1dc in next 2st, repeat from * to end finishing with dc2tog CHANGE TO MUSTARD
- repeat r30
- ch4, miss first st 1dtr in next st ( this counts as dtr2tog) *1tr in next st, 1htr in next st, 1dc in next st, 1htr in next st, 1tr in next st ,dtr3tog, repeat from * finishing with dtr2tog
- ch3, miss first st, 1tr in next st working in blo, repeat to end.
- ch3 miss first st 1tr in next st working flo, continue to the end.
- ch3, miss first st, 1tr in next st working in blo, repeat to end.
- ch1, dc in first st* 1htr in next, 1tr in next, 1dtr in next, 1tr in next, 1htr in next 1dc in next, repeat from * to end
I shall post the second part of the blanket soon
Katie x x
