BLANKIE
With A, cast on 92 (104) sts.
First Row of Triangles
Make 7 (8) triangles across row as follows:
Row 1 (RS): K2, turn.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8,10,12,14: P to end of triangle, turn.
Row 3: K3, turn.
Row 5: K3, ssk, turn.
Row 7: K5, turn.
Row 9: K5, ssk, turn.
Row 11: K7, turn.
Row 13: K7, ssk, turn.
Row 15: K9, place marker for end of triangle, do not turn.
Rep last 15 rows 6 (7) more times.
Last Triangle
Rep Rows 1–10.
Row 11: K4, k2tog, turn.
Rows 12 and 14: P to end of triangle, turn.
Row 13: K3, k2tog, turn.
Row 15: K2, k2tog, turn.
Row 16 (WS): Sk2p, do not turn – 1 st on right needle.
Change to B.
Second Row of Blocks
First Block
From WS, pick up and purl 8 sts evenly along edge of first triangle (for a total of 9 sts on right needle), turn.
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15: K to end of block, turn.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14: P8, p2tog, turn.
Row 16: P8, p3tog, place marker for end of block, do not turn.
Next Block
*From WS, pick up and purl 9 sts evenly spaced along edge of next triangle, turn.
Rows 1-16: Work Rows 1-16 of First Block.
Rep from * 5 (6) more times.
Last (Half) Block
From WS, pick up and purl 9 sts along edge of last triangle, turn.
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15: K to end of block, turn.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14: P to last 2 sts, p2tog, turn.
Row 16: P2tog, turn.
Change to C.
Row 17 (RS): K1, do not turn – 1 st on right needle.
Third Row of Blocks
First Block
From RS, pick up and knit 8 sts along edge of first block (for a total of 9 sts on right needle), turn.
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15: P to end of block, turn.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14: K8, ssk, turn.
Row 16: K8, sk2p, place marker for end of block, do not turn.
Next Block
*From RS, pick up and knit 9 sts evenly spaced along edge of next block, turn.
Rows 1-16: Work Rows 1-16 of First Block.
Rep from *5 (6) more times.
Last (Half) Block
From RS, pick up and knit 9 sts along edge of last block, turn.
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15: P to end of block, turn.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14: K to last 2 sts, ssk, turn.
Row 16: Ssk, turn.
Change to E.
Row 17 (WS): P1, do not turn – 1 st on right needle.
Fourth Row of Blocks
With E, work as for Second Row of Blocks, except now you are working along edges of blocks in previous row of blocks (not edges of triangles in first row of triangles). Change to D before Row 17 of Last (Half) Block.
Fifth Row of Blocks
With D, work as for Third Row of Blocks. Change to A before Row 17 of Last (Half Block).
Sixth–Nineteenth (Twenty-First) Row of Blocks
Rep Fourth and Fifth Rows of Blocks, work in following color sequence: *A, B, C, E, D; rep from * for a total of 19 (21) rows of blocks.
Last Row of Triangles
Change to D.
*From WS, pick up and purl 8 sts along edge of block (for a total of 9 sts), turn.
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15: K to last 2 sts of triangle, k2tog, turn.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14: P to last st of triangle, p2tog, turn.
Row 16: P3tog, do not turn – 1 st remains on needle.
Rep from * 6 (7) more times.
Last Triangle
From WS, pick up and purl 8 sts along edge of last block, turn.
Rows 1, 3, 5, and 7: K to last 2 sts of triangle, k2tog, turn.
Rows 2, 4, 6, and 8: P to last 2 sts of triangle, p2tog, turn.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
From RS with crochet hook, join D with slip st anywhere along outside edge. Work reverse sc (sc worked from left to right) evenly spaced around outside edge of Blankie. Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
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