Tools & Supplies
- Bernat® Blanket™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m)
- Main Color (MC) Vintage White (10006) 6 balls or 1234 yds/1129 m
- Bernat® Velvet™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 315 yds/288 m)
- Contrast A Vapor Gray (32001) 1 ball
- Contrast B Quiet Pink (32013) 1 ball
- Contrast C Smokey Green (32025) 1 ball
- Contrast D White (32029) 1 ball
- Sizes U.S. K/10½ (6.5 mm) and U.S. N/15 (10 mm) crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge.
MEASUREMENT
Approx 54" x 60" [137 x 152.5 cm].
GAUGE
Blanket: 8 sts and 6 rows = 4" [10 cm] in pat with Bernat® Blanket™ and larger hook. Loopy Dots: 10 sc and 11 rows = 4" [10 cm] with Bernat® Velvet™ and smaller hook.
Directions
Note: Loopy Dots are sewn onto Blanket Base separately after Blanket Base is complete.
BLANKET BASE With larger hook and MC, ch 106. 1st row: (RS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. *Ch 1. Skip next ch. 1 sc in next ch. Rep from * to end of chain. Turn. 105 sts.2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first sc. *1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. Skip next sc. Rep from * to last 2 sts. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. 1 sc in last sc. Turn. 3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first sc. *Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * to last 2 sc. Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in last sc. Turn. Rep last 2 rows for pat. Cont in pat until work from beg measures 60" [152.5 cm]. Fasten off.Side edging: (RS). Join MC with sl st to bottom right corner. Ch 1. Work 1 row of sc evenly up side of Blanket. Fasten off. Rep for other side.
LOOPY DOTS (make 5 each in A, B, C, and D) With smaller hook, ch 3. 1st rnd: 10 double-loop-sts in 3rd ch from hook. Join with sl st to first st. 10 sts. 2nd rnd: Ch 1. 2 double-loop-sts in each st around. Join with sl st to first st. 20 sts. 3rd rnd: Ch 1. 1 double-loop-st in first st. *2 double-loop-sts in next st. 1 double-loop-st in next st. Rep from * to last st. 2 double-loop-sts in last st. Join with sl st to first st. 30 sts. 4th rnd: Ch 1. 1 double-loop-st in each of first 2 sts. *2 double-loopsts in next st. 1 double-loop-st in each of next 2 sts. Rep from * to last st. 2 double-loop-sts in last st. Join with sl st to first st. 40 sts. 5th rnd: Ch 1. 1 double-loop-st in each of first 3 sts. *2 double-loopsts in next st. 1 double-loop-st in each of next 3 sts. Rep from * to last st. 2 double-loop-sts in last st. Join with sl st to first st. 50 sts. 6th rnd: Ch 1. 1 double-loop-st in each of first 4 sts. *2 double-loopsts in next st. 1 double-loop-st in each of next 4 sts. Rep from * to last st. 2 double-loop-sts in last st. Join with sl st to first st. 60 sts. Fasten off. Beg 6" [15 cm] down from top edge and 6" [15 cm] in from side, sew Loopy Dots evenly spaced to Blanket Base as shown in diagram.
Tassels (make 4 with MC) Cut a piece of cardboard 7" [18 cm] wide. Wind yarn around cardboard 60 times. Break yarn leaving a long end and thread end through needle. Slip needle through all loops and tie tightly. Remove cardboard and wind yarn tightly around loops 2" [5 cm] below fold. Fasten securely. Cut through rem loops and trim ends evenly. Sew
1 Tassel to each corner of Blanket.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Begin(ing)
Ch = Chain(s) Cont = Continue(ity)
Double-loop-st = Wrap yarn around index finger twice and hold behind work, insert hook into indicated stitch and between the yarn wraps and your finger, remove your finger from wraps and draw wraps through stitch (leaving part of each wrap on other side of fabric to form loops), yarn over and draw through all loops on hook. Note: Loops form on side of fabric that is facing away from you
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