Bernat Perfect Phasing Crochet Faded Bricks Blanket

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

Bernat® Supplies:

• Blanket™ Perfect Phasing Yarn: 10.5 oz; 220 yds
Dark Blue Yarn #43006: 5 balls
Susan Bates® Supplies:

• Silvalume Crochet Hook: Size U.S. 11 (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• Yarn Needle

SIZE:
Approximately 41"x 49"

GAUGES:
7 sc & 8 rows = 4".
9 sts & 7 rows = 4" in pat.

NOTES:
To print the pattern, click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.
Beg working from darkest end of yarn at bottom edge of blanket.
To maintain ombre effect, join next ball from opposite end so shades match (lightest end to lightest end or darkest end to darkest end) as necessary, resulting in a fade from dark-to-light to light-to-dark & back again across the blanket.
Ch 3 at beg of each row counts as dc.

DIRECTIONS:

Blanket:
Ch 90.
1st row: (RS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. *Ch 4. Skip next 3 ch. 1 sc in next ch. Rep from * to end of chain.
Turn.
2nd row: Ch 3. *3 dc in next ch-4 sp. 1 dc in next sc. Rep from * to end of row.
Turn.
3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first dc. *Ch 4. Skip next 3 dc. 1 sc in next dc. Rep from * to end of row.
Turn.
4th row: Ch 3. *3 dc in next ch-4 sp. Yoh & draw up a loop around post of next dc 2 rows below at front of work inserting hook from left to right. (Yoh & draw through 2 loops on hook) twice - long dcfp made. Rep from * to last ch-4 sp. 3 dc in last ch-4 sp. 1 dc in last sc.
Turn.
5th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first dc. *Ch 4. Skip next 3 dc. 1 sc in next long dcfp. Rep from * to last 4 dc. 1 sc in last dc.
Turn.
Rep 4th & 5th rows for pat until blanket measures 49" ending on a 5th row.
Fasten off.

ABBREVIATIONS:
Beg = Beginning
Ch = Chain(s)
Dc = Double crochet
Long dcfp = Long double crochet around front post (see pattern text)
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sc = Single crochet
Sp(s) = Space(s)
St(s) = Stitch(es)