One of my favorite colorwork tricks is to use a yarn with a slow color repeat in tandem with a coordinating solid on stitch patterns that are traditionally worked in two colors. The multi-colored yarn runs through its color pattern slowly giving you a lovely, usually subtle, ombre effect.
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Finished Size: 35” square including edging; 32” square without.
Materials:
Approx 1,000 yd worsted weight yarn (CYCA 4, Medium). Blanket can be made in two colors as shown, or one color if preferred. Model shown in Caron One Pound in #10504 Peach (A) and Caron Jumbo Ombre #19002 Salmon (B).
Tunisian crochet hook size K/10.5/6.5 mm or size needed to obtain gauge.
Traditional crochet hook size K/10.5/6.5 mm for edging, or you can use your Tunisian hook if you prefer.
Gauge:
12 sts × 12 rows = 4” in pattern
Abbreviations:
Approx – approximately
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
Rep – Repeat
Rnd – Round
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
sp – space
st(s) – stitch(es)
TFS – Tunisian Full Stitch
TSS – Tunisian Simple Stitch
TPS – Tunisian Purl Stitch
yo – yarn over
Special Stitches:
Tunisian Simple Stitch 2 together (decrease) – TSS2tog – on the forward pass, insert your hook through 2 sts at the same time as if to TSS, draw up a loop.
End Stitch: On the forward pass, insert your hook under the last vertical bar and the strand behind it, yo, draw through both strands.
Notes:
All Tunisian rows use a Standard Return Pass in the colors as noted; all color changes happen on the left-hand side of the work.
Standard Return Pass: Ch 1, *yo, draw through 2 loops on hook. Rep from * across until only 1 loop remains.
Blanket:
With A, ch 96.
Row 1 forward: Insert hook in second ch from hook and draw up a loop, insert hook in each ch across and draw up a loop. 96 sts
Row 1 return: With B, work Standard Return.
Row 2 forward: With B, *TSS2tog, TFS in sp immediately following. Rep from * across until 1 st remains, end stitch.
Row 2 return: With A, work Standard Return.
Row 3 forward: With A, *TPS, TSS. Rep from * across until 1 st remains, end st.
Row 3 return: With B, work Standard Return.
Rep Rows 2 & 3 for pattern until work measures 32” or desired length, ending with a Row 2.
Final Row: With A, work 1 row TSS forward and return. Do not end off.
Edging:
Switch to traditional crochet hook if desired.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc across top of blanket working through vertical bars as if to TSS, 3 sc in corner, sc down side of work placing 1 sc in each end st, 3 sc in corner, sc across bottom of blanket working in opposite side of foundation ch, 3 sc in corner, sc up side of work placing 1 sc in each row, 3 sc in corner. Join rnd with sl st in first sc. 392 sc
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each sc around, placing 5 dc in each corner st. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch. 408 dc
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in each dc around, placing 3 sc in each corner st. Join rnd with sl st in first sc. 416 sc
Rnd 4: Sl st in each st around. Join rnd with sl st in in first sl st. End off.
Block and weave in all ends.
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