I have an old blanket by Zara I like it so much but time did not spare it and I decided to make a new one. I got something similar and maybe even better than Zara’s blanket. For this blanket, I used two kinds of yarn Alize Alpaca Royal and Alize Alpaca Royal Tweed. I alternated them (a skein of grey then a skein of tweed yarn) to make visible the texture of the pattern. But you can use any yarn you like for this blanket.
MATERIALS:
Yarn:
Alize Alpaca Royal (alpaca 30% wool 15% acrylic 55%, DK (11 wpi), 273 yards(250 meters), 100 grams (3.53 ounces), 22.0 sts = 4 inches) – 8 skeins
Alize Alpaca Royal Tweed – (15% Alpaca, 15% Wool, 5% Viscose, 65% Acrylic, DK (11 wpi), 273 yards(250 meters), 100 grams (3.53 ounces), 22.0 sts = 4 inches) – 9 skeins
Crochet Hook: #5
Size: 195×130 cm or 77×51 in
Stitches Used: sl st – slip stitch, sc – single crochet, dc – double crochet, fpdc – front post double crochet, bpdc – back post double crochet, puff st – pull the loops 5 times then yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook, ch-1.
PATTERN:
Row 1: crochet a foundation dc with a multiple of 2 + 2 (148+2 dc) 180, 210, 240, 270 dc,
Row 2: ch-2, turn, *fpdc in next dc, bpdc in next dc **, rep from * to ** to the end of the row, dc in the last st
Row 3: ch-2, turn, work bpdc in each fpdc and fpdc in each bpdc to the end of the row, dc in the last st
Rep Row 3 until you’ll reach the desired length
BORDER:
Row 1: sc in each st across
Row 2: ch-2, turn, , puff st in the 1st sc, skip next sc, * sl st in next sc, ch-2, puff st in the same sc, skip next sc **, rep from * to ** to the end of the row
when do you switch the colors
13-15 rows