Indian Couch Blanket

Size 54×72 inches

For detail see Indian Afghan Stitch, page 33

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT four-fold Germantown

32 skeins red, 11 skeins gray

5 skeins blue, 16 skeins black

2 Celluloid Crochet Hooks, Nos. 100 and 102

INSTRUCTIONS

This artistic blanket is made up of panels, closely resembling Indian work in design and colors.

Commence on the panel with design and use No. 100 hook. Start with the black yarn and make a chain of 36 stitches. Work 1st row in the single crochet (35 stitches) on the 1st row. Leave 3 stitches at end of row. Put the ends of the colored yarn together and work them in with the 3 last stitches, turn. Work the threads in as you go along and change them according to the following pattern. On 1st colored row, take up in the double stitch on row below, then take up in the back of the stitches for every row. Work the whole panel forward and back in the single crochet.

1st row in the colors: Make 1 chain, then 3 single crochet in black and take up the loop for the 4th stitch. Pull through 4th stitch with the gray. Make 7 single crochet in gray and take up the loop for the 8th stitch. Pull through with the blue, make 2 single crochet, take up the loop for the 3rd stitch and pull through with black. Make 1 single crochet in black, take up 2nd loop and pull through with red. Take up 1 loop with red and pull through with black. This 1 red is the center stitch, then reverse. Now on 1st row you have 4 single crochet in black, 8 in gray, 3 in blue, 2 in black, 1 in red for center. Then 2 in black, 3 in blue, 8 in gray and 4 in black.

2nd row: 4 black, 7 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 3 red for center.

3rd row: 4 black, 6 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 5 red for center.

4th row: 4 black, 5 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 7 red for center.

5th row: 4 black, 4 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 9 red for center.

6th row: 4 black, 3 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 11 red for center.

7th row: 4 black, 2 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 6 red, 1 black for center.

8th row: 4 black, 1 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 6 red, 3 black for center.

9th row: 4 black, 3 blue, 2 black, 6 red, 2 black, 1 gray for center.

10th row: 4 black, 2 blue, 2 black, 6 red, 2 black, 3 gray for center.

11th row: 4 black, 1 blue, 2 black, 6 red, 2 black, 2 gray, 1 red for center.

12th row: 6 black, 6 red, 2 black, 2 gray, 3 red for center.

9313th row: 5 black, 6 red, 2 black, 2 gray, 5 red for center.

14th row: 4 black, 6 red, 2 black, 2 gray, 7 red for center.

This last row is the center row. Now you have made half of the pattern. Make the other half to correspond.

Repeat pattern for the length desired.

Work the plain panel in red with No. 102 hook. Make a chain of 33 stitches.

Take up 1 loop in each stitch on the chain, 33 loops in all on hook, put yarn over hook and pull through 1 loop at a time.

2nd row: Pick up the loops in the spaces between the loops on row below. Pull through same as on 1st row, taking the 2 first and the 2 last loops together as 1.

3rd row: Take up the loops same as on 2nd row in every space and then take up the last loop in the chain on edge. Pull through 1 loop at a time on this row.

Repeat these 2 last rows (2nd and 3rd) for the same length as 1st panel. Work 1 row in single crochet with gray yarn all around red panel. Work 1 stitch for each row down below and make every other stitch deep. Make another row all around, same as this, in black and let the deep stitches come between the deep gray stitches.

On panel with design, work 1 row on each side in black with the single crochet. Work a little tight and make 1 stitch for each row down below. Then work one row all around panel in gray, same as on red panel, and put the deep stitches between the ribs. Outside this make another row all around in black with the single crochet and take up in the double stitch.

Join the panels: Place the edges of 2 panels together and work as on 1; use black yarn and work with 2 threads of the yarn. Make a loop on the hook and * put through a double stitch on the edge of each panel. Yarn over hook, pull through all on needle at once and make 1 chain. Repeat from * in every stitch on both edges.

Work scallops in red all around blanket: * Make a shell of 7 double crochet in 1 single crochet on edge (draw up the loop long in the double crochet). Then make 1 single crochet in 4th and 1 in 5th stitch from shell and repeat from * making the shell in the 4th stitch, all around. Make the shells in the corners larger.

Last row in black: Make 1 chain and 1 single crochet in each stitch on the shell with exception of, making no chain between 2nd and 3rd stitch on each side of shell.

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