SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Bernat Blanket Extra Thick (21.2 oz/600 g; 72 yds/66 m)
- Main Color (MC) Dandelion - 4 balls
- Contrast A Dark Gray - 1 ball
- Size U.S. U/50 (25 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Stitch markers
- MEASUREMENTS: Approx 45" [114.5 cm] x 54" [137 cm]
- GAUGE: 2 sc and 2 rows = 4" [10 cm]
DIRECTIONS:
NOTE: Blanket is worked in rnds from the center out.Join all rnds with sl st to first sc.
With MC, ch 8.
1st rnd: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. (Ch 1. Skip next ch. 1 sc in next ch) twice. Ch 1. Skip next ch. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in last ch. Working into opposite side of foundation ch, (Ch 1. Skip next ch. 1 sc in next ch) twice. Ch 1. Skip next ch. 1 sc in last ch. Ch 3. Join.
2nd rnd: Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip next sc. [(1 sc. Ch 3) twice. 1 sc] all in next ch-3 sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times. Ch 1. Skip next sc. [(1 sc. Ch 3) twice. 1 sc] all in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. Skip last sc. Join.
3rd rnd: Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) 4 times. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. Skip last sc. Join.
4th rnd: Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) 5 times. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip last sc. Join.
5th rnd: Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) 6 times. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times. Ch 1. Skip last sc. Join.
6th rnd: Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp (mark last ch-3 sp as corner). (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp (mark last ch-3 sp as corner). (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) 7 times. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp (mark last ch-3 sp as corner). (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-3 sp (mark last ch-3 sp as corner). (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times. Ch 1. Skip last sc. Join.
7th rnd: Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next corner. **(Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp); rep ( ) until 1 sc remains before next corner. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next corner. Rep from ** twice more. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp): rep ( ) to last sc. Ch 1. Skip last sc. Join.
Rep last rnd until work measures approx 38" [96.5 cm] wide, ending last rnd with: Join with sl st to first sc. Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Break MC. Join A.
Next rnd: With A, ch 1. 1 sc in same sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next corner. **(Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp); rep ( ) until 1 sc remains before next corner. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next corner. Rep from ** twice more. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp): rep ( ) to last sc. Ch 1. Skip last sc. Join.
Next rnd: Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next corner. **(Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp); rep ( ) until 1 sc remains before next corner. Ch 1. Skip next sc. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next corner. Rep from ** twice more. (Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp): rep ( ) to last sc. Ch 1. Skip last sc. Join.
With A, rep last rnd 4 times more (6 rnds total with A).
Fasten off.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Approx = Approximately
Ch = Chain(s)
Rep = Repeat
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
Sc = Single crochet
Sl st = Slip stitch
Sp = Space
St(s) = Stitch(es)