Demelza Blanket Pattern © Catherine Bligh

Demelza Blanket

Part 1

Demelza Blanket

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Demelza Blanket Pattern © Catherine Bligh

Part 1

Small corner squares

You’ll be making 16 of these, 8 in colour combination A and 8 in colour combination B.

The first colour combination, A, is italicised, and the second, B, is in (bolded brackets)

Combination A: Raspberry, stone, gold, meadow.

Combination B: Camel, claret, saffron, meadow.

1) With raspberry (camel), in a magic circle ch3 (counts as dc), 2 dc, and then (ch2, 3dc)

three times. Ch2, then join with invisible join to beginning ch3. Break off yarn. Pull the

beginning yarn end tight to close the circle. (12 dc, 4 ch2. 20 stitches in total)

2) With stone (claret), begin with standing dc in

any first dc after ch2 corner. Fptc around next

dc, then dc in next dc. *In corner ch2 space

(2dc, ch4, 2dc). Dc in next stitch, fptc around

next, dc in next stitch**. Repeat from * to **

three times, omitting final two stitches. Join

with invisible join to beginning dc. Break off

yarn. (24 dc, 4 fptc, 4 ch4. 44 stitches in total)

3) With gold (saffron), begin with standing sc in any third dc of side. Sc in next two stitches.

*Skip next two stitches, then in corner ch4 (5dc, ch2, 5dc). Skip next two stitches, then sc

in next three stitches**. Repeat from * to ** three times, omitting final three sc. Join with

invisible join to first sc. Break off yarn. (40 dc, 12 sc, 4 ch2. 60 stitches in total)

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4) With meadow (meadow), begin with standing sc in any corner ch2. 2sc in same space.

*bpsc in next four stitches. Fptc around fptc from round two, skip next two stitches, dc in

next stitch. Fptc around same fptc from round two, skip next two stitches, then bpsc in next

four stitches. 3sc in corner ch2**. Repeat from * to ** three times, omitting final 3sc. Join

with sl st to first sc. (8 fptc, 32 bpsc, 12 sc, 4 dc. 56 stitches in total)

5) Ch2 (counts as hdc). *3hdc in next stitch, then hdc in next 13 stitches**. Repeat from * to

** three times, omitting final hdc. Join with invisible join to beginning hdc. Break off yarn.

(64 hdc)

Sew in all ends.