Size: 44" x 50" (without edging)

MATERIALS

Kids from Red Heart in solids (100% acrylic; 5 oz/140 g) and multicolors (100% acrylic; 4 oz/113 g) in the following colors: (4)

A 4 skeins in color 2935 Sherbet

B 2 skeins in color 2734 Pink

C 3 stains in color 2230 Yellow

D 2 skeins in color 2652 Lime

Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook or size to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

GAUGE 14 sc and 14 rows = 4"

Note: To change color, work until 2 lps of last st remain on hook. With new color, YO and draw through 2 lps on hook. Cut old color.

BLANKET

With A, ch 152.

Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch—151 sc. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, work 3 tr in next sc, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc; rep from * across, changing to B in last sc-201 sis. Turn.

Row 3: With B, ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, *sc in next 2 sts, work 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc3tog over next 3 sts; rep from * another 23 times, sc in next 2 sts, work 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts. Turn.

Row 4: Rep row 3, changing to C in last st. Turn.

Row 5: With C, ch 3, tr in next st [counts as a tr dec on this and following rows), *dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, tr3tog over next 3 sc; rep from * another 23 times, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc tn next sc, hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, tr2tog over next 2 sc-151 sts. Turn.

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each st, changing to D in last st. Turn.

Row 7: With D, ch 1, sc in each sc. Turn.

Row 8: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, work 3 tr in next sc, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc; rep from * across, changing to A in last sc-201 sts. Turn.

Row 9: With A, ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, *sc in next 2 sts, work 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc3tog over next 3 sts; rep from * another 23 times, sc in next 2 sts, work 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts. Turn.

Row 10: Rep row 9, changing to B in last st. Turn.

Row 11: With B, ch 3, tr in next sc, *dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, tr3tog over next 3 sc; rep from * another 23 times, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc m next sc, hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, tr2tog over next 2 sc—151 sts. Turn.

Row 12: Ch 1, sc in each st, changing to C in last st. Turn.

Row 13: With C, ch 1, sc in each sc. Turn.

Row 14: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, work 3 tr in next sc, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc; rep from * across, changing to D in last sc-201 sts. Turn.

Row 15: With D, sc2tog over first 2 sts, *sc in next 2 sts, work 3 sc in next si, sc in next 2 sts, sc3tog over next 3 sts; rep from * another 23 times, sc in next 2 sts, work 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts. Turn.

Row 16: Rep row 15, changing to A in last st. Turn.

Row 17: With A, ch 3, tr in next sc, *dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, tr3tog over next 3 sc; rep from * another 23 times, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next scr hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, lr2tog over next 2 sc-151 sts. Turn.

Row 18: Ch 1, sc in each st, changing to B in last st. Turn.

Row 19: With B, ch 1, sc in each sc. Turn.

Row 20: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, work 3 tr in next sc, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc; rep from * across, changing to C in last sc-201 sts. Turn.

Row 21: With C, sc 2 tog over first 2 sts, *sc in next 2 sts, work 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc3tog over next 3 sts; rep from * another 23 times, sc in next 2 sts, work 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts. Turn.

Row 22: Rep row 21, changing to D in last st.

Row 23: With D, ch 3, tr in next sc, *dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, tr3tog over next 3 sc; rep from * another 23 times, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, tr2tog over next 2 sc-151 sts. Turn.

Row 24: Ch 1, sc in each st, changing to A in last st. Turn.

Row 25: With A, ch 1, sc in each sc. Turn.

Row 26: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *hdc in next sc, dc fn next sc, work 3 tr in next sc, dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc; rep from * across, changing to B in last sc—201 sis. Turn.

Rows 27-122: Rep rows 3-26 another 4 times.

Rows 123-138: Rep rows 3-18 once more. At end of last row, do not change to B. Turn.

Edging

Rnd 1 (RS): Cont with A, ch 1, work 3 sc in first sc-corner made; sc in next 149 sc, work 3 sc in last sc-corner made, working along next side in ends of rows, sk first row, work 159 sc evenly spaced to lost row, sk last row; working along lower edge in unused lps of beg ch, work 3 sc in first lp-corner made; sc in next 149 lps, work 3 sc in lost lp-corner made; working along next side in ends of rows, sk first row, work 159 sc evenly spaced to last row, sk last row; join in first sc—628 sc.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc as joining and in next 3 sc, ch 7, sk next 4 sc, work (sc in next 4 sc, ch 7, sk next 4 sc) 18 times, sc in next 4 sc, ch 7, sk next 5 sc, work (sc in next 4 sc, ch 7, sk next 4 sc] 18 times, sc in next 4 sc, ch 7, sk next 5 sc, work (sc in next 4 sc, ch 7, sk next 4 sc] 19 times, sc next 4 sc, ch 7, sk next 5 sc, work (sc in next 4 sc, ch 7, sk next 4 sc) 18 times, sc in next 4 sc, ch 7, sk next 5 sc; join in first sc.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same sc as joining, *sc in each sc to next ch-7 sp, work 14 dc in next ch-7 sp; rep from * around; join in First sc.

Fasten off and weave in all tails.