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Ivy’s Poppy Blanket

Finished Size 

37 x 43″ / 94 x 109 cm

Materials and Pattern Information

• Yarn Red Heart, “With Love” (100% acrylic, 370 yds / 338m, 198g / 7 oz):

  Tan #1308 (A) – 3 skeins

  Bubble Gum #1704 (B) – 2 skein

  Lilac #1538 (C) – 2 skein

  Or colors of your choice

• Hook Size H-8 (5 mm) hook or size required for gauge

• Notions Removable stitch markers, yarn needle

• Gauge 1 Motif = 6½” / 16.5 cm from corner to corner

Notes

The body of the blanket is made up of 58 Motifs and 6 Half-Motifs.

Motifs are worked in rnds, while Half-Motifs are worked back and forth in rows.

Use color A for Rows or Rnds 1, 2, and 4 of each piece. Use color B for Rnd 3 of 30 of the Motifs, and for Row 3 of all 6 Half-Motifs. Use color C for Rnd 3 of remaining 28 Motifs.

Join these Motifs as you go following the written instructions, charts, and / or the companion video. Arrange them as shown in the assembly diagram, or in the order of your choice.

Abbreviations

beg – begin(ning)

ch – chain

dc – double crochet

rep – repeat

rnd – round

RS – right side

sc – single crochet

sk – skip

sl st – slip stitch

sp – space

st – stitch

WS – wrong side

Yo – yarn over

Special Stitches

Beg Cl (Beginning Cluster): Ch 3, [yo, pull up a loop in indicated st or sp, yo and draw through 2 loops] twice, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

Cl (Cluster): [Yo, pull up a loop in indicated st or sp, yo and draw through 2 loops] 3 times, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

PATTERN

First Motif

Using A, ch 6, and join with a sl st in first ch to form a ring.

Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) and mark the 3rd of these ch, 23 dc in ring, join with sl st in marked ch, remove marker – 24 sts.

Rnd 2: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and 1 ch) and mark the 3rd of these ch, (dc, ch 1) in next st and in each st around, join with sl st in marked ch using second color (the color to be used for Rnd 3, either B or C), remove marker.

Cut A.

Rnd 3: Beg Cl in first sp and mark this Beg Cl, ch 2, (Cl, ch 2) in each sp around, join with sl st in marked Beg Cl using A, remove marker.

Cut second color.

Rnd 4: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp and mark this sc, ch 3, (dc, ch 5, dc) in next sp, * (ch 3, sc) in each of next 3 sps, ch 3, (dc, ch 5, dc) in next sp; rep from * 4 more times, (ch 3, sc) in each of next 2 sps, ch 3, join with sl st in marked sc, remove marker.

Fasten off.

Remaining 57 Motifs

Work same as first Motif through Rnd 3, and cut second color.

Rnd 4 (joining rnd): Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp and mark this sc, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, sl st in corresponding corner sp on adjoining Motif, ch 2, dc) in next sp, * [ch 1, sl st in corresponding edge sp on adjoining Motif, ch 1, sc in next sp on current Motif] 3 times, ch 1, sl st in corresponding edge sp on adjoining Motif, ch 1, (dc, ch 2, sl st in corresponding corner sp on adjoining Motif, ch 2, dc) in next sp; rep from * for each joined edge, complete rnd as established by first Motif.

Fasten off.

6 Half Motifs

Using A, ch 5, and join with a sl st in first ch to form a ring.

Row 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) and mark the 3rd of these ch, 12 dc in ring, turn – 13 sts.

Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and 1 ch) and mark the 3rd of these ch, (dc, ch 1) in next st and in each st to last st, dc in last (marked) st and remove this marker, turn.

Change to B.

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) and mark the 3rd of these ch, Cl in first sp, (ch 2, Cl) in each sp to end including last sp, dc in last (marked) st and remove this marker, turn.

Row 4: Ch 4, sl st in corresponding corner st on adjoining Motif, ch 2, sc in first dc, * [ch 1, sl st in corresponding edge sp on adjoining Motif, ch 1, sc in next sp on current Motif] 3 times, ch 1, sl st in corresponding edge sp on adjoining Motif, ch 1, ** (dc, ch 2, sl st in corresponding corner sp on adjoining Motif, ch 2, dc) in next sp; rep from * twice more ending 2nd rep at **, (dc, ch 2, st st in corresponding corner sp on adjoining Motif, ch 1, dc) in last (marked) st and remove this marker.

Fasten off.

Edging

With RS facing, join B with sl st in bottom corner ch-5 sp of right edge, as shown in layout diagram.

Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in same sp as join, working up right edge of Blanket, (ch 4, sc) in each sp to next corner ch-5 sp, working across top of Blanket, (ch 4, sc) twice in each corner ch-5 sp and once in all other sps, work left edge of Blanket same as right edge, and bottom edge same as top, ch 4, join with sl st in first sc.

Rnds 2 and 3: Sl st in each of next 2 ch, ch 1, sc in first sp, ch 4, (sc, ch 4) in each sp around, join with sl st in first sc.

Rnd 4: Sl st in next sp, ch 2, 4 hdc in each sp around, join with sl st in first hdc.

Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in all loose ends.

Schematic for motif placement

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