Homey Plaid Crochet Blanket

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Materials:

• Bernat® Blanket™ 5.3 oz/150 g 10.5 oz/300 g 108 yds/98 m 220 yds/201 m
  • Contrast A Green (02244) or 08244) 6 balls OR 3 balls
  • Contrast B Fuchsia (02434) or 08434) 2 balls OR 1 ball
  • Contrast C Teal (02201) or 08201) 1 ball OR 1 ball
  • Contrast D Purple (02330) or 08330) 3 balls OR 2 balls
• Size U.S. M/13 (9 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

INSTRUCTIONS
Stripe Pat
With A, 10 rows.
With B, 4 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With C, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With D, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With C, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With B, 4 rows.
With A, 40 rows.
These 72 rows form Stripe Pat.

Blanket: With A, ch 114.
1st row: (RS). 1 hdc in 4th ch from hook (skipped ch-3 counts as 1 hdc and ch-1 sp). *Ch 1. Skip next ch. 1 hdc in next ch. Rep from * to end of chain. Turn. 113 sts.
2nd row: Ch 3 (counts as 1 hdc and ch-1 sp). 1 hdc in next hdc. *Ch 1. Skip next ch-1 sp. 1 hdc in next hdc. Rep from * to end of row. Turn.
First 2 rows of Stripe Pat are complete. Rep last row for Mesh Pat. Cont in Mesh pat until 72 rows of Stripe Pat are complete. Fasten off.

Weaving: Cut lengths of B, C and D approx 90” [228.5 cm] long. At bottom edge of Throw, mark ch-1 sp approx 27” [68.5 cm] in from right edge. Taking 3 strands of B tog, and beg at bottom edge in marked ch-1 sp, weave vertically under and over rows in ch-1 sps up to top edge. Rep weaving in the next 6 ch-1 sps to the left of last weaving in the following color sequence: B, C, D, C, B, B.

Border: With RS facing, join D with sl st to any corner of Throw.
1st rnd: Ch 1. 3 sc in same sp as last sl st. Work sc evenly around, having 3 sc in each corner. Join with sl st to first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. Working left to right instead of right to left as usual, work 1 reverse sc in each sc around. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

Abbreviations:

• Approx = Approximately
• Beg = Beginning
• Ch = Chain(s)
• Cont = Continue(ing)
• Hdc = Half double crochet
• Pat = Pattern
• Rep = Repeat
• Rnd(s) = Round(s)
• RS = Right side
• Sc = Single Crochet
• Sl st = Slip stitch
• Sp(s) = Space(s)
• St(s) = Stitch(es)
• Tog = Together