Worsted
weight yarn
12 oz main color (mc)
8 oz contrasting
color (cc)
Crochet hook size 4.5
mm (G)
Rnd 2: Ch
2, dc around front post of first st and
the ch 2 just made , *2 dc in next dc,
dc around front post*. Repeat between
*'s, ending with 2 dc in last 2 st of rnd., join wth sl st to first dc.
Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc front post
in each dc front post, 1
dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc
Rnd 4: Ch 2, dc front post
in each dc front post, 1
dc in ea dc, 2 dc in ch 1 space
Repeat
rows 3 & 4
until desired size. 28 more time
Border
Finishing
ch 4. Join to form ring
Round 1 ch 3, 11 dc in ch, join (12 sts)
Round 2: ch 3,* fpdc , 2 dc in next dc,* repeat between * Join round. (18 sts)
Round 3 no increases: ch 3, fpdc around first st , dc in the next dc, ch 1, dc in next d, repeat between * join. (18 sts)
Rnd 4 increases: ch 3, * fpdc, dc, dc in the ch 1twice, dc* repeat between * join (30 sts)
Rounds 5,7,9,11,etc. (plain rounds,
no increases)
Ch3,* fpdc, dc (2,3,4,5,etc times), ch 1, dc (2,3,4,5,etc times)*
repeat between * join (30, 42,54,66, etc stitches).
Rounds, 6.8,10,12, etc (increase
rounds)
Ch 3, fpdc,
dc (2,3,4,5, etc, times) 2 dc in the ch 1, dc (2,3,4,5, etc, times) join
(42,54,66,78,etc stitches).
Repeat the plain and increase rounds until desired size, approximately 28 times.
Border
Attach new color, keeping in pattern work the same as above, but dc
only in the back loop of each dc stitch. Make 5 rounds of border
Finishing
Attach mc and work 1 sc in each st of the last round. Finish off. Weave
in ends
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Pattern notes
The ch 3 at the
beginning of each round counts as the first st of the round
Rounds 1 and 2 are the set-up rounds.
The pattern is formed by alternating plain and increase rows.
The blanket consists of six spokes formed by the six front post double
crochets.
Increases are at the rate of 12 per increase row which averages to 6
sts per row