Tools and Supplies
· Bernat® Crushed Velvet™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 315 yds/288 m)
· White (16007)
· 9 balls
· Size U.S. I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
MEASUREMENTS
Approx 49" x 60" [124.5 x 152.5 cm], excluding fringe.
GAUGE
12 sts and 7 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Waffle Pat.
Directions
Note: Worked over foundation ch multiple of 4 ch + 5.
Ch 149.
1st row: (WS). 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 2 dc). 1 dc in each ch to end of chain. Turn. 147 dc.
2nd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc). *1 dcfp around next st. 1 dcbp around each of next 3 sts. Rep from * to last 2 sts. 1 dcfp around next st. 1 dc in last st. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc). *1 dcbp around next st. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. Rep from * to last 2 sts. 1 dcbp around next dc. 1 dc in last dc. Turn.
Rep last 2 rows of Waffle Pat until work from beg measures 60" [152.5 cm], ending on a RS row.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Top Edging: With RS facing, join yarn with sl st to corner of Blanket to work across top edge.
1st row: (RS). Ch 1. *Sl st in next st. Draw up a loop 10" [25.5 cm] long. Twist loop 20 times. Sl st in same st, allowing twisted loop to coil around itself. Rep from * to end of row. Fasten off.
Bottom Edging: Work as for Top Edging across bottom edge.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Ch = Chain(s)
Dc = Double crochet
Dcbp = Yoh and draw up a loop around post of next stitch at back of work, inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice.
Dcfp = Yoh and draw up a loop around post of next stitch at front of work, inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice.
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sl st = Slip stitch
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tog = Together
WS = Wrong side
Yoh = Yarn over hook