SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Lion Brand Let's Get Cozy: Chenille Appeal (Art. #941)
- Lion Brand Yarn Skein, #158 Harvest Gold (5)
- Lion Brand Yarn Skein, #102 Rose Dawn (2)
- Lion Brand Yarn Skein, #101 Peach Whip
- Lion Brand Yarn Skein, #099 Brilliant White
- Lion Brand Size U.S. G/6 (4.25mm) Crochet Hook
- Lion Brand Large-Eyed Blunt Needle
- MEASUREMENTS: About 39 1/2"x 48 1/2"
- GAUGE:
- 8 (chain 3, 3 dc) squares = about 4"
- 1 square = about 1/2"
DIRECTIONS:
To find the downloadable patterns click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.Harvest Gold is color A.
Rose Dawn is color B.
Peach Whip is color C.
Brilliant White is color D.
TECHNIQUE EXPLANATION
C2C The Corner-to-Corner (C2C) technique of crocheting is made by starting in one corner of a pixel graph (typically the lower right corner) and following the graph row by row diagonally to the other corner (typically the top left corner).
HOW TO START YOUR C2C BLANKET
Row 1: Starting in the bottom right corner of the graph. Chain 6. DC in 4th chain from hook. DC in last two chains. You now have a chain-3 space and a total of 3 DC stitches. This completes your first square and Row 1.
Row 2: Chain 6. DC in 4th chain from hook. DC in last two chains. Turn your work. At this point turning consists of just flipping over the first square. Slip stitch to join to the chain-3 space from the first square. Chain 3. Make 3 DC in the same chain-3 space. This completes your second two squares and Row 2.
Continue by chaining 6, DC in 4th chain from hook and in last two chains, turn and join with slip stitch to chain-3 space in last square made from previous row.
Increase Rows The first part of the graph is worked by making increases on both edges. You will start each row by chaining 6, making a DC in the 4th chain from hook and then a DC in each of the remaining 2 chains.
Increase and Decrease Rows The second part of the graph is worked by making increases on one edge and making decreases on the other edge.
HOW TO DECREASE AT THE BEGINNING OF A ROW
Slip stitch in the 3 double crochet stitches from last square made. Slip stitch to join to the chain-3 from last square made. Chain 3. Make 3 DC in chain-3 space. Continue making squares as you have been doing (Slip stitch to join to chain-3 space then chain 3 and work 3 DC in the same chain-3 space).
How to Decrease at the End of a Row
Make squares as you have been doing up to the last chain-3 space. Slip stitch in the last chain-3 space but do not work chain 3 and 3 DC in that last chain-3 space. Turn and proceed with the next row.
Decrease Rows The third part of the graph is worked by making decreases on both edges. At the beginning of each row, instead of chaining 6 as you did when increasing, you will turn your work and slip stitch across the 3 DC's in the last square made. Join with slip st to the chain-3 then chain 3 and work 3 DC in the same chain-3 space. At the end of the row, end with a slip stitch in the last chain-3 space, do not work chain 3 and 3 DC in that last chain-3 space.
HOW TO CHANGE COLORS
To attach a new color pull the new color yarn through as you make your slip stitch to join over your chain-3 space. Do not fasten off the old color. Leave the strand hanging and still attached to the skein.
By not cutting your yarn each time you change colors, you will have fewer loose ends to weave in later. Just keep the balls not being used on the wrong side of your work. Then, you can easily carry your yarn strand up from the previous row. Take the yarn strand and pull it up to your hook when you need to join that color back into your project.
When you start to have a lot of color changes, it helps to split up your yarn balls by winding your yarn around multiple bobbins, spools, large clothespins or even chip clips! Designer used large clothespins and then clipped them to the blanket when not in use so the yarn doesn't get tangled.
HOW TO READ THE GRAPH
Print out the 4 pages of the graph. Start in the lower right corner and mark off each square as you go. Each square in this C2C graph = chain 3 + 3 DC. The first square in the corner is Row 1. You will work diagonally back and forth (down one row and back up the next). So, Row 2 of the graph will be read diagonally from left to right and Row 3 from right to left.
BLANKET
Work in C2C technique, changing yarn color following charts.
Fasten off.
Page 4: Upper Left
Page 4: Upper Left
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
beg = begin
ch = chain
ch-sp(s) = chain spaces previously made
dc = double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)