Comfort BLANKET
Difficulty level
MEASUREMENTS
Approximately 142.5 x 110cm/56 x 43in.
MATERIALS
100g (282m) balls of Emu Classic DK (100% acrylic): 3 balls of White, 2 balls each of Lilac, Lemonade, Sugar Pink, Soft Mint and Peachy. A 4mm crochet hook, stitch markers, large pompom maker. Yarn is available from theknittingnetwork.co.uk
TENSION
18 sts and 22 rows, to 10 x 10cm, over double crochet, using a 4mm hook.
ABBREVIATIONS
, slip stitch; , chain(s); , chain space; , double crochet; , half treble crochet; , treble crochet; , double treble crochet; , front post treble crochet; , bead stitch, thus: 1tr, *yo, insert hook around post of previous tr from front to back, yo, pull up a loop; rep from * a further 2 times (7 loops on hook), yo and pull through all 7 loops; , herringbone st, thus: yo, insert hook into st, yo, two treble cluster, thus: *yo, insert hook into st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops; rep from * once more (3 loops on hook), yo, pull through all 3 loops; , four double crochet popcorn, thus: 4dc in same st, lengthen loop of last st and remove hook. Insert hook in the first dc of popcorn then replace loop, pull this through loop on hook. Ch1 to lock the popcorn in place (the ch1 will lie on top of the popcorn and is the top of the stitch); , bobble st, thus: yo, insert hook into st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops; rep from * a further 4 times, yo, pull through 6 loops; , yarn over; , repeat.
