African Flower Rainbow Blanket
This blanket is a great way to use up scrap yarn. It is made with 56 African flower granny squares, joining together with a zig zag slst, then adding a moss stitch edging.
Each square measure approx 5.5”
I made 56 squares with a layout of 7 x 8. If you want it smaller you can make less squares or larger make more squares.
The finished blanket including the edging measures 47” x 43”
Materials
Dk / weight 3 yarn in various colours I used lots of scraps for the flowers. I used Womens Institute (250 metres per 100g) from Hobbycraft 1 ball of cream for round 5 of each square (the outline of the flower) 3 balls of Navy for the main colour and joining.
I used approx 40 metres each of 9 different colours for the edging that I made in moss stitch.
4mm crochet hook
Needle
Scissors
Written in US terms with abbreviations for UK
sc = single crochet (double crochet UK)
hdc = half double crochet (half treble crochet UK)
dc = double crochet (treble crochet UK)
tr = treble crochet (double treble crochet UK)
slst = slip stitch
[ ] = in the same stitch
* * = repeat between
ch = chain
*Ch2 / 3 counts as hdc / dc*
African flower square
Round 1: make a magic circle, ch3, dc, ch1, *2 dc, ch1* x 7, slst to first. (16)
Join new colour in any ch1 space
Round 2: ch3, 2 dc in the ch1 space, [3 dc] in the next 7 ch1 spaces, slst to first. (24)
Join new colour between any cluster
Round 3: [ch3, dc, ch1, 2 dc], [2 dc, ch1, 2 dc] between the next 7 clusters, slst to first ch1 space. (32)
Round 4: [ch3, 6 dc] in the ch1 space, [7 dc] in the next 7 ch1 spaces, slst to first. (56)
Join Cream colour in the first dc of the 7
Round 5: ch1, *sc 7, sc in dc two rows below* repeat to end, slst to first.
Join main colour in the top of spike
Round 6: [ch6, tr] in the same, dc 2, hdc 1, sc 9, hdc 1, dc 2, *[tr, ch2, tr] in the next, dc 2, hdc 1, sc 9, hdc 1, dc 2* repeat twice more, slst to corner.
Round 7: [ch2, hdc, ch2, 2 hdc] in the corner, hdc 17, *[2 hdc, ch2, 2 hdc] in the corner, hdc 17* repeat twice more, slst to first.
Fasten off.
Joining
I used Zig Zag Slst to join the squares video
Edging
Join yarn in the top right corner
Round 1: ch1, [sc, ch2, sc] in the ch2 corner, ch1, skip 1, *sc, ch1, skip 1* repeat to the next corner,
[sc, ch2, sc] in the corner, ch1, skip 1, *sc, ch1, skip 1* repeat to the next corner, [sc, ch2, sc] in the corner, ch1, skip 1, *sc, ch1, skip 1* repeat to the next corner, [sc, ch2, sc] in the corner, ch1, skip 1, *sc, ch1, skip 1* repeat to the last corner, slst to the first.
Repeat round 1 as many times as you like, I did 9 rounds.
Fasten off.
