From RedHeart.com
Beach Blanket
CTAug08-38
Designed By: Melissa Leapman
Skill Level: Intermediate
RED HEART Soft Yarn: 6 balls each 9520 Seafoam A and 9518 Teal B.Crochet Hook: I-9 (5.5mm).Yarn needle.
GAUGE: 11 sts = 4”; 12 rows = 4” in Mosaic Stitch.CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the specified gauge.
With A, ch 136.
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch across – 135 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across; change to B in last st.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 3 sc, *ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 3 sc; repeat from * across – 91 sc and 44 ch-spaces.
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 3 sc, *ch 2, skip next ch-2 space, sc in next sc, ch 2, skip next ch-2 space, sc in next 3 sc; repeat from * across; change to A in last sc.
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 sc, *ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next skipped st 3 rows below, sc in next sc, dc in next skipped st 3 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * to last sc, sc in last sc – 47 sc, 44 dc, and 44 ch-spaces.
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 sc, *ch 2, skip next ch-2 space, sc in next 3 sts, ch 2, skip next ch-2 space, sc in next sc; repeat from * to last sc, sc in last sc; change to B in last sc – 91 sc and 44 ch-spaces.
Row 11: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, *ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 2 sc, dc in next skipped st 3 rows below, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * to last 2 sc, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in last sc – 90 sc, 22 dc, and 23 ch-spaces.
Row 12: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, *ch 2, skip next ch-2 space, sc in next 5 sts; repeat from * to last ch-2 space, ch 2, skip next ch-2 space, sc in last sc; change to A in last sc – 112 sc and 23 ch-spaces.
Row 13: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, *dc in next skipped st 3 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch 2, skip next sc; repeat from * to last ch-2 space, dc in next skipped st 3 rows below, sc in last sc – 68 sc, 23 dc, and 44 ch-spaces.
Row 14: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 sts, *ch 2, skip next ch-2 space, sc in next 3 sc, ch 2, skip next ch-2 space, sc in next st; repeat from * to last sc, sc in last sc; change to B in last st – 91 sc and 44 ch-spaces.
Row 15: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 sc, *dc in next skipped st 3 rows below, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next skipped st 3 rows below, sc in next sc; repeat from * to last sc, sc in last sc – 47 sc, 44 dc, and 44 ch-spaces.
Row 16: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 3 sts, *ch 2, skip next ch-2 space, sc in next sc, ch 2, skip next ch-2 space, sc in next 3 sts; repeat from *across; change to A in last st – 91 sc and 44 ch-spaces.
Row 17: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 3 sc, *dc in next skipped st 3 rows below, sc in next sc, dc in next skipped st 3 rows below, sc in next 3 sts; repeat from * across.
Row 18: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across; change to B in last st – 135 sc.
Repeat Rows 3–18 until piece measures 60” from beginning, end with Row 18; change to A in last st of last row. Do not fasten off.
FINISHING
Border
Round 1 (Right Side): With A, ch 1, sc evenly spaced
around all edges of Blanket, working 3 sc in each corner;
join with slip st in first sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, Reverse sc in each st around; join with
slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
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