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Sleeping beauty blanket
You’ll have only pleasant dreams under this light and airy motif blanket by Marianne Rawlins. Its hues give it an old-world charm
■ Rico Creative Melange Aran (51% wool, 49% acrylic, 200g/640m), 1 ball of Olive-Rust (021)
■ Rico Creative Soft Wool Aran (76% acrylic, 25% wool, 100g/300m), 3 balls of each: Berry (013), Cherry (009)
■ A 6.5mm (US K10½) hook
TENSION
Tension is not critical, but it may affect the yarn quantities required
MEASUREMENTS
Blanket measures approx 110x110cm (43¼x43¼in)
NOTES
Blanket is made up of 36 Squares, which are worked in rounds with RS facing and joined together with a double crochet seam. A Border is worked around the Blanket at the end.
SLEEPING BEAUTY BLANKET SQUARES (MAKE 36)
Make 12 in each colour.
Make a magic loop Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as a tr), 11tr into loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. [12 sts] Round 2 (RS) Ch3 (counts as htr, ch1), (htr in next st, ch1) 11 times, ss to second ch of beg ch-3, ss into first ch-1 sp. [12 sts, 12 ch-1 sps] Round 3 Ch2, 2-tr cl in sp at base of ch-2, ch2, (3-tr cl in next ch-1 sp, ch2) 11 times, ss to top of beg cl, ss to first ch-2 sp. [12 sts, 12 ch-2 sps] Round 4 Ch3 (counts as tr), 2tr in same sp, 3tr in next ch-2 sp, *(3dtr, ch2, 3dtr) in next ch-sp**, 3tr in next 2 ch-sps; rep from * 3 times more ending final rep at **, ss to top of beg ch-3. [48 sts, 4 ch-2 sps] Round 5 Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), (dc in each st to ch-2 sp, 3dc in ch-sp) rep around, ss to beg dc. [60 sts] Fasten off.
TO MAKE UP
Using the image as a guide join Squares together in a 6x6 formation. We have joined with a double crochet seam worked in the bl only using Cherry throughout.
BORDER
Join Cherry in any corner.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1, *(dc, ch2, dc) in corner, dc in bl of each st to next corner; rep from * 3 times more, ss to beg dc.
Fasten off. Join Olive-Rust in any ch-2 sp.
Round 2 Ch1, *(dc, ch2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in bl of each st to next ch-sp; rep from * 3 times more, ss to beg dc.
Fasten off.
Join Berry in any ch-2 sp.
Rounds 3-4 As Round 2, changing to Cherry for Round 4.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
snow white shawl
Soft and light as driven snow, Emma Leith’s delicate mohair and silk wrap is an ultimate luxury project that’s fit for a princess – truly the fairest of all!
