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Heart Blanket
$50.00 for me to make it for you; proceeds go to CARE Package!
Materials
Worsted Weight yarn (I used the 7 oz Caron Simply Soft)
2 skeins Color A (CA)
2 skeins Color B (CB)
4 skeins Main Color (MC)
1 skein Color C (CC)
Yarn needle
Stitch Guide
Decrease: YO, insert hook in same st as joining on same Motif, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through 2 loops on hook, YO, insert hook in same st as joining on next Motif, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through 2 loops on hook, YO and draw through all 2 loops on hook (counts as one dc).
Motif A (make 4 in CA and 4 in CB)
Ch 34 loosely.
ROW 1 (Right side): Dc in fourth ch from hook (3 skipped chs count as first dc, now and throughout) and in each ch across: 32 dc.
Note: Loop a short piece of yarn around any stitch to mark Row 1 as right side.
ROW 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc, now and throughout), turn; dc in next dc and in each dc across.
ROW 3: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 14 dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in last 15 dc: 30 dc and one ch-2 sp.
ROW 4: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 12 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in last 13 dc: 28 dc and 2 ch-2 sps.
ROW 5: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 10 dc, ch 2 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in last 11 dc.
ROW 6: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 8 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, * skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc; repeat from * 2 times more, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in last 9 dc.
ROW 7: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 6 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, * skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc; repeat from * 4 times more, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in last 7 dc.
ROW 8: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 4 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, * skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc; repeat from * 6 times more, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in last 5 dc.
ROW 9: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, * skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc; repeat from * 8 times more, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in last 3 dc.
ROW 10 and 11: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, * skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc; repeat from * 10 times more, ch 2, dc in last 3 dc.
ROW 12: Ch 2, turn; dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, # skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc #; repeat from # to # 4 times more, ch 2, skip next 3 dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in last skipped dc, repeat from # to # 4 times, ch 2, dc in last 3 dc: 26 dc and 3 ch-2 sps.
ROW 13: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, * ch 2, skip next 3 dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in last skipped dc, # skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc #; repeat from # to # once more, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * once more, dc in last 3 dc: 24 dc and 4 ch-2 sps.
ROW 14: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, (ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next dc,) twice, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, (dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc) twice, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in last 5 dc.
ROW 15: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 6 dc, # 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp #, dc in next 8 dc, repeat from # to # once, dc in last 7 dc: 32 dc.
ROW 16: Ch 3, turn; dc I next dc and in each dc across.
EDGING: Ch 1, turn, 3 sc in first dc, sc in each dc across to last dc, 3 sc in last dc, work 30 sc evenly spaced across end of rows; working in free loops of beginning ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in next 30 chs, 3 sc in next ch; work 30 sc evenly spaced across end of rows; join with slip st to first sc, finish off: 132 sc.
Motif B (Make 8 in MC)
Ch 34 loosely.
ROW 1 (Right side): Dc in fourth ch from hook and in next ch, * skip next ch, dc in next ch, working around dc just made, dc in skipped ch, repeat from * across to 3 last chs, dc in last 3 chs: 32 dc.
Note: mark ROW 1 as right side.
ROWS 2-16: Ch 3, turn; dc in next 2 dc, * skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc; repeat from * across to last 3 dc, dc in last 3 dc; do not finish off.
EDGING: Ch 1, turn; 3 sc in first dc, sc in each dc across to last dc, 3 sc in last dc; work 30 sc evenly across end of rows; working in free loops of beginning ch, 2 sc in first ch, sc in next 30 chs, 3 sc in next ch; work 30 sc evenly spaced across end of rows; join with slip st to first sc, finish off: 132 sc.
Assembly
With MC, working through both loops, whipstitch Motifs together forming 4 vertical strips of 4 Motifs each, beginning in center sc of first corner 3-sc group and ending in center sc of next corner 3-sc group; then whipstitch strips together in same manner.
Border
RND 1: With right side facing, join MC with slip st in center sc of any corner 3-sc group; ch 3, dc in same st and in next 32 sc, (decrease, dc in next 32 sc) across to center sc of next corner 3-sc group, * 3 dc in center sc, dc in next 32 sc, (decrease, dc in next 32 sc) across to center sc of next corner 3-sc group; repeat from * 2 times more, dc in same st as first dc; join with slip st to first dc.
RND 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, # skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc #; repeat from # to # across to center dc of next corner 3-dc group, * 3 dc in center dc, repeat from # to # across to center dc of next corner 3-dc group; repeat from * 2 times more, dc in same st as first dc; join with slip st to first dc.
RND 3: Ch 3, dc in same st and in next dc, # skip next dc, dc in next dc, working around dc just made, dc in skipped dc #; repeat from # to # across to within one dc of center dc of next corner 3-dc group, * dc in next dc, 3 dc in center dc, dc in next dc, repeat from # to # across to within one dc of center dc of next corner 3-dc group; repeat from * 2 times more, dc in next dc and in same st as first dc; join with slip st to first dc.
RND 4: Ch 3, dc in same st and in each dc around working 3 dc in center dc of each corner 3-dc group, dc in same st as first dc; join with slip st to first dc, finish off.
RND 5: With right side facing, join CA with sc in any dc; sc in each dc around working 3 sc in center dc of each corner 3-dc group; join with slip st to first sc, finish off.
RND 6: With right side facing, join MC with sc in any sc; sc in each sc around working 3 sc in center sc of each corner 3-sc group; join with slip st to first sc, finish off.
RND 7: With right side facing, join CC with sc in any sc; sc in each sc around working 3 sc in center sc of each corner 3-sc group; join with slip st to first sc, finish off.
RND 8: With right side facing, join MC with slip st in center sc of any corner 3-sc group ch 3, dc in same st and in each sc around working 3 dc in center sc of each corner 3-sc group, dc in same st as first dc; join with slip st to first dc.
RND 9: Ch 4, 3 treble crochet (tr) in same st, 2 tr in each dc around working 4 tr in center dc of each corner 3-dc group; join with slip st to top of beginning ch-4, finish off.