Off the hook :: Autumn blanket

I think a drum roll is required, if you please, because, for the first time in 2 months, I present you with a finished crochet project! 

I started this blanket on 24th August after a lot of searching for just the right pattern and one false start.  This has turned out to be a lovely, lovely blanket - soft and cosy.

I love the colours - chocolate brown and powder pink are both favourites of mine and I don't mind working with a limited set of colours.

45 squares joined using chain stitchs. I really like this method of joining. It's easy, gives you more blanket for your money and, where these particular motifs are concerned, nicely breaks up the solid look of the brown borders.  If you want to see how to do this, here's a tutorial.

It's intended that this blanket will live in my bedroom and it fits perfectly over the bottom half of the bed.  Woe betide any children who see fit to spirit this blankie into their bedrooms!

I only wish I'd had enough brown yarn to go around the border at least once. I doubt I'll get any more as I bought this long ago in the January sales and the yarn is now discontinued.  

Hook :: 5mm

Yarn :: Rowan Organic Wool DK in chestnut, wheat, mulberry and powder

Pattern :: Drops 120-3 by Garnstudio. The pattern doesn't include a border, so I added one of my own design.
Size :: 102cm x 182cm
Time :: 2 months


Right, I'd better go and see what the children are up to upstairs. They are getting on suspiciously well which usually means some kind of mischief is afoot. I'll be back before long with another finished project - I just need to fashion a cushion cover out of a charity shop cardigan first.




Edited to add pattern notes for border:

I've had some people mail me to ask for details on the border I made on my Autumn Blanket.

I wanted the first round to mimic the method used to join the squares so worked a series of 4ch loops around the blanket.  The 2nd round (in beige) is made up of 'V' stitches worked out of the 4ch spaces. The 3rd round is UK trebles. I then repeated the last two rounds in the pink and raspberry colours.

If you'd like to work this border, please read the instructions carefully before starting so you know how I worked the corners.  It is a very easy set of stitches, I'm just not sure how well the pattern is written, so apologies if it's confusing.

Remember that all terminology is UK.

UK dc = US sc

UK dc = US tr

R1 :Using the same colour yarn as for joining the squares, join yarn in a corner 1ch space of the blanket.  Work 5ch (counts as 1dc, 4ch), 1dc in same space, *4ch, miss 2 dc, 1dc in next dc* around but working (1dc, 4ch, 1dc) into each 1ch space at corners. work final 4ch and join with sl st to 1st of starting 5ch. Fasten off.

R2: Join new colour yarn in any 4ch space. Work 4ch (counts as 1tr, 1ch), 1tr in same space, *(1tr, 1ch, 1tr) into each 4ch space* around, but working [(1tr, 1ch, 1tr), 3ch, (1tr, 1ch, 1tr)] in each corner 4ch space. Join with sl st to 3rd of 4ch.

R3: 3ch (counts as 1st tr), 1 tr in next tr, and then each tr and each 1ch space around, but working (3tr, 3ch, 3tr) in each corner 3ch space. Join with sl st to 3rd of 3 ch.

R4: Join new colour. Work 4ch (counts as 1tr, 1ch), 1tr in same space, *miss 2 tr, (1tr, 1ch, 1tr) into next tr* around, but working [(1tr, 1ch, 1tr), 3ch, (1tr, 1ch, 1tr)] in each corner 3ch space. Join with sl st to 3rd of 4ch.

R5: repeat R3

R6: repeat R4

R7: repeat R3