Step: 1

FINISHED SIZE
Blanket measures approximately 31-inches x 36-inches.

Step: 2

Gauge
4 pattern repeats (20 sts) = 9-inches; 4 rows = 5-inches in pattern stitch.

Step: 3

Blanket
With A, ch 69.

Step: 4

Row 1 (RS): Work [2 dc, ch 1, dc] in 4th ch from hook, *skip 3 ch, [3 dc, ch 1, dc] in next ch; repeat from * across, dc in last ch, turn.

Step: 5

Row 2: Ch 3, work [2 dc, ch 1, dc] in first ch-1 space, *[3 dc, ch 1, dc] in next ch-1 space; repeat from * across, dc in beginning ch, turn - 16 pattern repeats.

Step: 6

Repeat Row 2 twice more.

Step: 7

Fasten off.

Step: 8

Stripe Pattern
[Change to B and work 2 rows. Change to A and work 4 rows] 4 times for Stripe Pattern, ending with 4th row of A. Do not fasten off, turn.

Step: 9

Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first dc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space, *ch 3, sc in next ch-1 space; repeat from * across, end with ch 3, sc in beginning ch.

Step: 10

Fasten off.

Step: 11

Border
With right side facing, use B and join yarn in any ch-3 space, ch 1, [(sc, ch 2) twice, sc] in same space, *[(sc, ch 2) twice, sc] in each ch-3 space around, working [sc, ch 3, sc] in each corner, slip st to first sc to join. Fasten off.

Step: 12

Finishing
Weave in ends.

Step: 13

Abbreviations
A, B, etc= color A, B, etc
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
mm = millimeters
sc = single crochet
st(s) = stitch(es)
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified