Watercolor Granny Square Blanket

Materials:

• Stitch Nation by Debbie Stoller™ "Full O' Sheep™" 12 balls 2205 Little Lamb A; 3 balls 2605 Honeycomb B; 2 balls each 2550 Plummy C, 2630 Meadow D, 2510 Aquamarine E, 2705 Peony F; 1 ball each 2529 Mediterranean G and 2910 Poppy H.
• Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]

Size: Throw is 45" by 52"

Gauge: Square = 6½". CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

THROW:

Square
With first color, ch 4, slip st in first ch to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch 7 (counts as tr and ch-3 space), [6 tr in ring, ch 3] 3 times, 5 tr in ring, slip st in 4th ch of ch-7.

Round 2: Slip st to next ch-3 space, *ch 5, ([yo twice, insert hook in to next st and draw up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops] twice in next 6 tr, yo and draw through all loops on hook – CL made), ch 5, slip st in next ch-3 space; repeat from * 3 times more, slip st to first st to join. Fasten off.

Round 3: Join second color yarn with slip st in top of any CL,*working over ch-5 of Round 2, work (3 tr, ch 1, 3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr, ch 1, 3 tr) in next ch-3 space of Round 1, slip st in top of next CL; repeat from * 3 times more, slip st in first st to join. Fasten off.

Round 4: Join third color yarn in st in top of any CL, ch 4 (counts as tr), 5 tr in same st, *skip (3 tr, ch-1 space, 3 tr), work (6 tr, ch2, 6 tr) in corner ch-2 space, skip (3 tr, ch-1 space, 3 tr), work 6 tr in next slip st in top of CL; repeat from * twice more, skip (3 tr,ch-1 space, 3 tr), work (6 tr, ch 2, 6 tr) in corner ch-2 space, skip (3 tr, ch-1 space, 3 tr), slip st in 4th ch to join. Fasten off.

Round 5: JoinAin same place, ch 1, sc in next 5 tr, *dc in ch-1 space of Round 3, sc in next 6 tr, 3 sc in corner ch-2 space, sc in next 6 tr, dc in ch-1 space of Round 3, sc in next 6 tr; repeat from* twice more, 3 sc in corner ch-2 space, sc in next 6 tr, dc in ch-1 space of Round 3, slip st in first ch to join.

Round 6: Ch 3, dc in each st around, working (dc, tr, dc) in center sc at each corner, slip st in top of beginning ch. Fasten off.
 

ASSEMBLY
Make 6 Squares with D as first color, G as second color, F as third color, A as last color. Make 6 Squares with C as first color, A as second color, E as third color, A as last color. Make 6 Squares with F as first color, B as second color, D as third color, A as last color. Make 6 Squares with C as first color, A as second color, B as third color, A as last color. Make 4 Squares with H as first color, A as second color, C as third color, A as last color. Make 4 Squares with G as first color, B as second color, D as third color, A as last color. Make 4 Squares with B as first color, E as second color, D as third color, A as last color. Make 4 Squares with A as first color, H as second color, C as third color, A as last color. Make 4 Squares with G as first color, A as second color, B as third color, A as last color. Make 4 Squares with E as first color, A as second color, B as third color, A as last color. Make 4 Squares with A as first color, B as second color, F as third color, A as last color. Make 4 Squares with D as first color, F as second color, C as third color, A as last color.

FINISHING
Arrange Squares following Assembly Diagram. With wrong sides together, slip st Squares together.

Border
Join A with slip st to corner, *skip 2 dc, 6 tr in next dc, skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc; repeat from * evenly spaced around, slip st to first st to join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.