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Red Heart® Kids: 
3 5oz/141g skeins (each approx 290yd/265m)(acrylic) in #2001 white (MC).

1 5oz/141g skein (each approx 290yd/265m) (acrylic) each in #2734 pink(A), #2252 orange (B), #2230 yellow (C), #2652 lime (D), #2845 blue (F) and #2680 jade (E).

Size H/8 (5mm) crochet hook or size to obtain gauge

sizes
 
34" x 35"/86.5 x 89cm (not including border)

gauges
 
12 sts and 15 rows to 4"/10cm over pat st using size H/8 (5mm) hook. Take time to check gauge.

abbreviations
 
LSC : (Long Single Crochet) Insert hook in designated st 3 rows below, yo, draw up a lp, yo and draw through 2 lps on hook to complete sc; sk sc below LSC.
LVS : (Long V-Stitch) (worked over 3 sts) LSC in st to left of st, sc in next st, LSC in
same base as first LSC—long v-stitch formed.

instructions
 

BLANKET
With MC, ch 102. Foundation row 1 (RS) Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across— 101 sts. Ch 1, turn. Foundation row 2 Sc in each st across. Join A, ch 1, turn.
Pattern stitch
Row 1 (RS) With A, sc in first 3 sts, * LSC over next st, [sc in next st, LSC over next st] 3 times, sc in next 5 sts, [LVS over next 3 sts, sc in next 5 sts] 4 times; rep from * twice, end LSC over next st, [sc in next st, LSC over next st] 3 times, sc in last 3 sts. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2 With A, sc in each st across. Join MC, ch 1, turn.
Row 3 Work in back loops only. With MC, sc in first 3 sts, *[sc in next st, LSC over next st] 3 times, sc in next 6 sts, [LVS over 3 sts, sc in next 5 sc] 4 times; rep from * twice, end [sc in next st, LSC over next st] 3 times, sc in last 4 sts. Ch 1, turn.
Row 4 With MC, sc in each st across. Join B, ch 1, turn. Rep rows 1-4 for pat st and work in stripe pat as foll: work rows 1 and 2 using B, C, D, E, F, A, B, C, D, E, F, and work rows 3 and 4 with MC only, end with row 4. Using MC only and working through both lps on each row, rep rows 1- 4 until piece measures 24"/61cm from beg, end with row 4. Cont in pat st and work in stripe pat as foll: work rows 1 and 2 using [F, E, D, C, B, A] twice, and work rows 3 and 4 with MC only, end with row 4. Fasten off.

FINISHING

Lightly block piece to measurements.
Border
From RS, join MC with a sl st in center of any side edge. Rnd 1 Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *ch 1, sk next st (or row), sc in next st (or row); rep from * around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner. Join rnd with a sl st in first sc. Ch 1, turn. Rnds 2-5 *Sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; rep from * around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp. Join rnd with a sl st in first sc. Ch 1, turn. After rnd 5 is completed, join rnd with a sl st in first sc, fasten off.


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