Desert Garden
Simply Crochet|Issue 121
Succulents sprout from this 3D blanket by Kelly Wilson Moore
Kelly Wilson Moore
Desert Garden

YOU WILL NEED

Yarn and Colors Baby Fabulous (55% acrylic, 45% cotton, 50g/102m) 5 balls of Cream (002) 2 balls of each: Blossom (045) Cotton Candy (037) Girly Pink (035) Raspberry (033) Peony Leaf (086) Amazon (087) Aventurine (079) 1 ball of Jade Gravel (073)

A4mm (US G/6) hook

Tassel maker, 10cm

For yarn stockists contact Yarn and Colors www.yarnandcolors.com

TENSION

Each Square measures 13x13cm (5x5in) MEASUREMENTS Blanket measures approx 87x100cm (3474x39/4in)

ABBREVIATIONS

Watch this pretty blanket grow as you hook up each textured plant and pink square, then use your pompom maker to create tassels!

NOTES

Blanket is made up of 42 Squares, which are sewn together at the end. We recommend blocking the Squares before joining them together.

BLANKET

SUCCULENT SQUARE (MAKE 21)

Using Jade Gravel make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as a st throughout), 6dc in loop, ss to top of beg dc.

[6 sts] Round 2 (RS) (Working in fl throughout), *chi, (htr, tr) in st at base of ch-1, (tr,htr) in next st, ch1, ss in st at base of last 2 sts, ss in next st; rep from * twice more. [12 sts] Fasten off.

Join Peony Leaf to any unworked bl from Round 1.

Round 3 (Working in bl throughout), ch1, 2dc in each st around, ss to top of beg dc. [12 sts] Round 4 (Working in fl throughout), *ch1, htr in st at base of ch-1, 2tr in next st, htr in next st, ch1, ss in st at base of last st, ss in ne st; rep from * 3 times more, ss in first unworked bl from Round 3.[16 sts] Round 5 (Working in unused bl from Round 3) Ch1, (2dc in next st, dc in next st) 6 times, ss to beg dc. [18 sts] Round 6 (Working in fl only) *Ch1, htr in st at base of ch-1, 2tr in next st, htr in next st, ch1, ss in st at base of prev htr, ss in next st; rep from * 5 times more.

Fasten off.

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