Jackie Carreira’s sweetblanket is the perfect size tocover a little one’s knees while

in the pushchair and makes agreat comforter too. This pattern is

a good introduction to filet crochet; atraditional technique that involvescreating a square mesh structure andthen filling in some of them in tocreate a pattern. The blanket usesonly three simple stitches so is agreat project if you’re just getting togrips with your hook.

Turn your Picnic kit into a

Perfect forbeginners

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YouNEED

Picnicyarn kit

cosyblanketUsing 4.5mm hook andGlitter Turquoise make95ch, turnRow 1 (WS): 1dc insecond ch from hook,

from * twice then from *to ** once, 2ch, 4tr, turn.52 stsRow 6: 3ch, miss next st,3tr, 2ch, 1tr, * 2ch, misstwo sts, 1tr, 2tr in next chsp, 1tr, 2ch, miss two sts,1tr **, (2ch, 1tr) fivetimes, rep from * twicethen from * to ** once,2ch, 4tr, turn. 44 stsRow 7: 3ch, miss next st,3tr, (2ch, 1tr) twice, * 2ch,miss two sts, 1tr, (2ch,1tr) seven times, repfrom * twice, 2ch, misstwo sts, 1tr, (2ch, 1tr)twice, 3tr, turn. 36 stsRow 8: 1ch, 1dc in eachst, working 2dc in eachch sp, turn. 94 stsChange to GlitterTurquoiseRow 9: 1ch, 1dc in each

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stitchesusedChain (ch)

Double crochet (dc)

Treble (tr)

SIZEBlanket: 35cm x 49cm

1dc in each ch to end. 94 sts Change to Powder BlueNote: 3ch at beg ofeach row counts as 1trRow 2: 3ch, miss nextst, 1tr in each st to end, turnRow 3: 3ch, miss nextst, 3tr, (2ch, miss twosts, 1tr) to last 3 sts, 3tr,turn. 36 stsRow 4: 3ch, miss nextst, 3tr, (2ch, 1tr) twice, * 2tr in next ch sp, 1tr,(2ch, 1tr) seven times,rep from * twice, 2tr innext ch sp, 1tr, (2ch, 1tr)twice, 3tr, turn. 44 stsRow 5: 3ch, miss nextst, 3tr, 2ch, 1tr, * 2tr innext ch sp, 1tr, 2ch, 1tr,2tr in next ch sp, 1tr **,(2ch, 1tr) five times, rep

st to end, turnChange to Shell PeachRows 10-11: rep Rows2-3. 36 stsRow 12: 3ch, miss nextst, 3tr, (2ch, 1tr) sixtimes, * 2tr in next ch sp,1tr, (2ch, 1tr) ** seventimes, rep from * oncethen from * to ** once,(2ch, 1tr) six times, 3tr,turn. 42 stsRow 13: 3ch, miss nextst, 3tr, * (2ch, 1tr) fivetimes, 2tr in next ch sp,1tr, 2ch, miss two sts,1tr, 2tr in next ch sp, 1tr,rep from * twice, (2ch,1tr) five times, 3tr, turn.48 stsRow 14: 3ch, miss nextst, 3tr, * (2ch, 1tr) fivetimes, 2ch, miss twosts, 1tr, 2tr in next ch sp,

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In this pattern when instructed to

work ‘3tr’, you need to work one treble

into each of the next three stitches

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Meet Our Designer“The openworkstyle of thispretty baby blanket meansthat it grows very quickly – and it’s surprisingly warm too”Jackie Carreira is a freelance writer, crochet teacher anddesigner working in Suffolk. Her mum taught her tocrochet when she was seven years old and she’s beenhooked ever since!

Row 17: rep Row 9 Change to Fresh White Row 18: rep Row 9 Row 19: 3ch (counts as1tr), miss next st, 3tr,(2ch, miss two sts, 1tr)to last three sts, 3tr,turn. 36 stsRows 20-24: rep Rows4-8. 94 stsChange to GlitterTurquoiseRow 25: rep Row 9Change to Pale Pink Row 26: rep Row 9 Row 27: rep Row 19.

36 stsRows 28-31: rep Rows 12-15Row 32: 1ch, 1tr in eachst to end, working 2trin each ch sp, turn. 94 stsChange to GlitterTurquoiseRow 33: 1ch, 1dc ineach st to end, turnChange to Tennis Green Rows 34-35: rep Row26-27. 36 stsRows 36-39: rep

Rows 4-7Row 40: rep Row 32. 94 stsChange to GlitterTurquoiseRow 41: rep Row 33, donot turnNote: make side edgingas folls:Row 42: 2dc in sameplace as last st (cornermade), work one row ofdc evenly down side ofblanket, working 2dc inlast stFasten off, sew in ends

1tr, 2ch, miss two sts,1tr, rep from * twice,(2ch, 1tr) five times, 3tr,turn. 42 stsRow 15: 3ch, miss nextst, 3tr, (2ch, 1tr) sixtimes, 2ch, miss twosts, 1tr, * (2ch, 1tr) seventimes, 2ch, miss twosts, 1tr, rep from * once,(2ch, 1tr) six times, 3tr,turn. 36 stsRow 16: rep Row 8. 94 stsChange to GlitterTurquoise

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