Rainbow Blanket

For this blanket I am using Special DK by Stylecraft  in these colours:

• Lipstick
• Tomato
• Spice
• Saffron
• Sage
• Storm Blue
• Denim
• Grape
• Parma Violet

I started off my squares with square 173 in the book 200 Crochet Blocks by Jan Eaton. (Link to Amazon at end of article) I’m just using the first 5 rounds of this pattern using the first 5 colours from Lipstick to Sage. After that I used my own method of squaring the circle.

I use UK terms.

Round 6: With Storm Blue start in a corner with 4 chains, 1 double treble, 2 chains, 2 double trebles in the top of a cluster. Then in the next space 2 trebles. In the next space 2 half trebles. In the next space 2 double crochet. In the next space 2 half trebles. In the next space 2 trebles. Then in the next corner 2 double trebles, 2 chains and 2 double trebles. Continue all the way round and join with a slip stitch.

Round 7: With Denim start in any corner with 3 chains, 2 trebles, 2 chains and 3 trebles. Along each side 2 trebles in every space. 3 trebles, 2 chains and 3 trebles in each corner.

Round 8: With Grape start in any corner with 3 chains, 2 trebles,  2 chains and 3 trebles. To keep the stitch count I did 3 trebles in the first and last spaces on each side and 2 trebles in all the spaces in between. 3 trebles, 2 chains and 3 trebles in each corner.

Round 9: As round 8 but with Parma Violet.

Then join them all together with White using the Continuous join method (see my Youtube video here).

Then I just finished with a simple scalloped border. 1 round of double crochet (2 in each corner space). Then 7 trebles in a corner. Skip 1 stitch, double crochet in next stitch, skip 1 stitch, 5 double crochet in next stitch, repeat.

Amazon.co.uk:

200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws and Afghans: Crochet Squares to Mix-and-Match

Amazon.com:

200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws and Afghans

Amazon.es:

200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws and Afghans: Crochet Squares to Mix-and-Match