Welcome to the last part of our Crochet Along! I’ve so enjoyed watching your Enchanted Wood projects come together.

Below you can see some of the wonderful photos of the CAL that have been shared so far up to Part 7, aren’t they fabulous! If you want to link your photos the hashtag for this years CAL is #KCACOUKCAL23 for Twitter and Instagram. Though you you can also join in with any progress photos by linking your projects on your favourite social media sites: Ravelry, my Facebook page or Facebook group and Pinterest.

So are you are ready to crack on with the very LAST part of the CAL! This week we are going to be surrounding our Enchanted Wood with a border of three dimensional beech leaves.

Leaves are key to life on earth, they need carbon dioxide that humans and animals breathe out, and they return oxygen, which we need to breathe in! What a great way to finish off our blankets.

As before, as well as the written pattern I have included a crochet chart as an extra visual tool – and I’ve also broken the chart down into sections so you can see how the tree grows line by line. If you are not familiar with reading charts, you you might find my blog post about ‘How to read a crochet chart’ a useful starting point.

If you are brand new to the CAL you can find all the information you need on the CAL landing page, where I’ll link all the CAL posts in one place as I add them here to the blog. Yarn packs are available from the lovely folks at Black Sheep Wools and there are a number of CAL accessories that are also available from some fabulous small businesses (that I talked a little more about here).

The pattern for this crochet along will be available for free here on the blog but sometimes it’s easier to have a printable PDF to refer to. The whole pattern therefore will also be available in a printer friendly PDF version in my Ravelry store (for a one off payment). Each weekly instalment will become ready for immediate download in either UK or US terms. As with any purchase you make of my patterns your support of me and my crochet endeavours is very much appreciated – thank you for supporting my work!

A Dutch version of the pattern will be put together by the very lovely Iris from Eenmooigebaar via the link below. Iris has brilliantly translated a range of my patterns before (these are also available on the website) so I’m delighted she’s joining us again this time.

The Enchanted Wood: Part 8 – Leafy Border

Yarn: 500g / 1475m / 1365yds or 5 x 100g ball of Stylecraft Naturals Cotton and Bamboo in Spring Green (7126) – YARN J or alternatively 5 x 100g of Stylecraft Special DK in Sage (1725) – YARN H

Hook: 3.5 mm (US size E/4)

You will also need: Scissors, A yarn needle, stitch markers

Gauge: 5 htr sts = 2.5cm (1”). Gauge is not critical for this design, with each part I will provide the size of my work. If your gauge does not meet mine it will just mean you will end up with a bigger or smaller blanket. If you wish to match my gauge you might try going up a hook size if your tension is quite tight, or going down a hook size if your tension is looser.

Finished Size (Unblocked):  Part 8 Approximate measurements:

• In Naturals 122cm (48”) wide x 127cm (50”) long
• In Special DK: 122cm (48”) wide x 130cm (51”) long

The pattern below is in UK Terms, scroll down for US Terms:

STITCH GUIDANCE

• Chain (ch): Bring yarn over hook from back to front and grab it with hook. Draw hooked yarn through slip knot and onto hook. 
• Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert hook in st indicated, yarn over and pull through all loops.
• Treble (tr): Yarn over, insert hook in st indicated and pull up a loop (three loops on hook), yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops on hook.
• Front Post Treble (FPtr): Yarn over 2 times, insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch indicated, yarn over, pull up a loop, (yarn over, pull through 2 loops on your hook) 3 times.
• Front Post two together (FP2tog): Yarn over and insert your hook from front to back around the post of the next st.  Yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on  hook).  Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook). Yarn over and insert your hook from front to back around the post of the next st. Yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook).  Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops.
• Back Post Treble (BPtr): Yarn over, insert hook from back to front to back around post of st indicated below (your hook should now be positioned horizontally behind of the st that you’re working around), yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two loops on hook (two loops on hook), yarn over, pull through remaining loops on hook.
• V Stitch (V-St): tr, ch1, tr in the same st
• Reverse double crochet (rev.dc): A reverse double crochet stitch is worked the same as a regular double crochet — except in reverse. Instead of working from right to left, you work from left to right. Insert hook, from front to back, in the next st to the right and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn over, pull through both loops on hook
• Right side (RS): This indicates the right side of your work
• [ … ] Repeat section in square brackets until  specified
• [[ … ]] Repeat section in square brackets until  specified
• ( … ) Repeat section in curved brackets into one stitch or space

PATTERN – PART 8

• Part 8 creates the border around the whole of your blanket to bring it together.
• The ch3 counts as the first tr st, if this produces too much of a gap at the start of a row it can be substituted for a ch2.

Rnd 1 (RS): Sl st to join YARN J to the post of the last dc st of Part 7 (top right hand corner), ch6 (counts as tr + ch3 here and throughout), 1tr in each st across (185sts), [ turn your work, ch3, place 18sts evenly on the row ends of Part 7, then evenly work 26sts on the row ends of Part 6, then working across Part 5 work 1tr in each st or ch (123sts), then evenly work 26sts on the row ends of Part 6, then place 18sts evenly on the row ends of Part 7 (211sts) ], ch3, then working along the top of Part 7, work 1tr in each st (185sts), repeat [ … ] once more, working only 17sts evenly on the row ends of Part 7, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join. 792sts (Side 1 / 3 = 185sts, Side 2 / 4 = 211sts)

Rnd 2:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, tr in the same sp, [[ BPtr in 12sts, FPtr in next st, [ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr ] repeat nine times, BPtr in 12sts, (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, BPtr in 9sts, FPtr in next st, [ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr ] repeat eleven times, BPtr in 9sts ]], (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  800sts / 48 FPtr / 744 BPtr / 8 tr / 4 x ch3-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 2:

Rnd 3:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, tr in the same sp, [[ BPtr in 13sts, [ (FPtr, ch1, FPtr) on the post of the previous rnd, FPtr, BPtr in 15sts ] repeat nine times, FPtr, ch1, FPtr, BPtr  in 13sts, (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, BPtr in 10sts, [ (FPtr, ch1, FPtr) on the post of the previous rnd FPtr, BPtr  in 15sts, FPtr, ch1, FPtr ] repeat eleven times, FPtr, ch1, FPtr, BPtr in 10sts ]], (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  856sts / 96 FPtr / 752 BPtr / 8 tr / 4 x ch3-sps / 48 x ch1-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 3:

Rnd 4:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, tr in the same sp, [[ BPtr in 14sts, FPtr on the next FPtr of the previous rnd (here and throughout), V-St in the ch1-sp, FPtr on the next FPtr, [ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr on the next FPtr, V-St in the ch1-sp, FPtr on the next FPtr, ] repeat nine times, BPtr in 14sts, (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, BPtr in 11sts, FPtr on the next FPtr, V-St in the ch1-sp, FPtr on the next FPtr, [ BPtr  in 15sts, FPtr on the next FPtr, V-St in the ch1-sp, FPtr on the next FPtr ] repeat eleven times, BPtr in 11sts ]], (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  960sts / 96 FPtr / 760 BPtr / 104 tr / 4 x ch3-sps / 48 x ch1-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 4:

Rnd 5:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, tr in the same sp, [[ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr on the next  FPtr on the next tr (of the V-St), V-St in the ch1-sp, FPtr on the next tr (of the V-St), FPtr on the next FPtr, [ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr on the next FPtr, FPtr on the next tr (of the V-St), V-St in the ch1-sp, FPtr on the next tr (of the V-St), FPtr on the next FPtr ] repeat nine times, BPtr  in 15sts, (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, BPtr in 12sts [ FPtr on the next FPtr, FPtr on the next tr (of the V-St), V-St in the ch1-sp, FPtr on the next tr (of the V-St), FPtr on the next FPtr, [ BPtr  in 15sts, FPtr on the next FPtr, FPtr on the next tr (of the V-St), V-St in the ch1-sp, FPtr on the next tr (of the V-St), FPtr on the next FPtr] repeat eleven times, BPtr in 12sts ]], (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp,repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  1,064sts / 192 FPtr / 768 BPtr / 104 tr / 4 x ch3-sps / 48 x ch1-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 5:

Rnd 6:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, tr in the same sp, [[ BPtr in 16sts, [ FPtr on the next FPtr] twice, FPtr on the V-St, V-St in the ch1-sp, FPtr on the V-St,  [FPtr on the next FPtr] twice, [ BPtr in 15sts, [FPtr on the next FPtr ] twice, FPtr on the next tr, V-St in the ch1-sp, FPtr on the next tr, [[FPtr on the next FPtr] twice ] repeat nine times, BPtr in 16sts, (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, BPtr in 13sts, [[FPtr on the next FPtr] twice, V-St in the ch1-sp, [FPtr on the next FPtr] twice, [ BPtr  in 15sts, [FPtr on the next FPtr ] three times, V-St in the ch1-sp, [FPtr on the next FPtr] twice ] repeat eleven times, BPtr in 13sts ]], (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  1,168sts / 288 FPtr / 776 BPtr / 104 tr / 4 x ch3-sps / 48 x ch1-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 6:

On this next round you will miss the ch1-sp in the centre of each leaf;

Rnd 7:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, tr in the same sp, [[ BPtr in 17sts, [FPtr2tog (on the first two FPtr of the previous rnd), FPtr in the next 4sts, FPtr2tog on the next two FPtr of the previous rnd, [ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr2tog, FPtr in the next 4sts, FPtr2tog ] repeat nine times, BPtr in 17sts, tr, ch3, tr, in the ch ch3-sp, [ BPtr in 14sts, FPtr2tog, in the next 4sts, , FPtr2tog, BPtr  in 15sts, FPtr2tog, FPtr, FPtr2tog, ]  repeat eleven times, BPtr in 14sts ]], (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  1,080sts / 288 FPtr / 784 BPtr / 8 tr / 4 x ch3-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 7:

Rnd 8:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, tr in the same sp, [[ BPtr in 18sts, [FPtr2tog, FPtr on the previous rnd twice, FPtr2tog, [ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr2tog, FPtr on the previous rnd twice, FPtr2tog ] repeat nine times, FPtr2tog, [ BPtr  in 15sts, FPtr2tog, FPtr on the previous rnd twice, FPtr2tog ] repeat twelve times, BPtr in 15sts ]], (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  992sts / 192 FPtr / 792 BPtr / 8 tr / 4 x ch3-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 8:

Rnd 9:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, tr in the same sp, [[ BPtr in 19sts, FPtr2tog twice [ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr2tog twice  ] repeat nine times, BPtr  in 19sts, tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, [[FPtr2tog twice, BPtr  in 15sts, FPtr2tog twice ] repeat eleven times, BPtr in 16sts ]], (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  904sts / 96 FPtr / 800 BPtr / 8 tr / 4 x ch3-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 9:

Rnd 10:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, tr in the same sp, [[ BPtr in 20sts, FPtr2tog [ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr2tog ] repeat nine times, BPtr in 20sts, tr, ch3, tr in the ch3-sp, BPtr in 17sts, [[FPtr2tog, BPtr  in 15sts, FPtr2tog ] repeat eleven times, BPtr in 17sts ]], (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  864sts / 48 FPtr / 808 BPtr / 8 tr / 4 x ch3-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 10:

Rnd 11:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, tr in the same sp, [[ BPtr in 21sts, FPtr in next st, [ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr ] repeat nine times, BPtr in 21sts, (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, BPtr in 18sts, FPtr in next st, [ BPtr in 15sts, FPtr ] repeat eleven times, BPtr in 18sts ]], (tr, ch3, tr) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join. 872sts / 48 FPtr / 816 BPtr / 8 tr / 4 x ch3-sps

Rnd 12:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch3 2tr in the same sp, BPtr in each st around, working (3tr) in each           corner, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join. 888sts / 876 BPtr  / 12 tr / 4 x ch3-sps

Rnd 13: Ch1, reverse double crochet around whole outer edge of the blanket. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Pattern in US Terms:

STITCH GUIDANCE

• Chain (ch): Bring yarn over hook from back to front and grab it with hook. Draw hooked yarn through slip knot and onto hook. 
• Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert hook in st indicated, yarn over and pull through all loops.
• Double Crochet (dc): Yarn over, insert hook in st indicated and pull up a loop (three loops on hook), yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops on hook.
• Front Post Double Crochet  (FPdc): Yarn over 2 times, insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the st indicated, yarn over, pull up a loop, (yarn over, pull through 2 loops on your hook) 3 times.
• Front Post Double Crochet two together (FPdc2tog): Yarn over and insert your hook from front to back around the post of the next st.  Yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on  hook).  Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook). Yarn over and insert your hook from front to back around the post of the next st. Yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook).  Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops.
• Back Post Double Crochet  (BPdc): Yarn over, insert hook from back to front to back around post of st indicated below (your hook should now be positioned horizontally behind of the st that you’re working around), yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two loops on hook (two loops on hook), yarn over, pull through remaining loops on hook.
• Reverse single crochet (rev.sc): A reverse single crochet stitch is worked the same as a regular single crochet — except in reverse. Instead of working from right to left, you work from left to right. Insert hook, from front to back, in the next st to the right and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn over, pull through both loops on hook
• V Stitch (V-St): dc ch1, dc in the same st
• Right side (RS): This indicates the right side of your work
• [ … ] Repeat section in square brackets until  specified
• [[ … ]] Repeat section in square brackets until  specified
• ( … ) Repeat section in curved brackets into one stitch or space

PATTERN – PART 8

Part 8 creates the border around the whole of your blanket to bring it together.

• The ch3 counts as the first dc st, if this produces too much of a gap at the start of a row it can be substituted for a ch2.

Rnd 1 (RS): Sl st to join YARN J to the post of the last sc st of Part 7 (top right hand corner), ch6 (counts as dc + ch3 here and throughout), 1dc in each st across (185sts), [ turn your work, ch3, place 18sts evenly on the row ends of Part 7, then evenly work 26sts on the row ends of Part 6, then working across Part 5 work 1dc in each st or ch (123sts), then evenly work 26sts on the row ends of Part 6, then place 18sts evenly on the row ends of Part 7 (211sts) ], ch3, then working along the top of Part 7, work 1dc in each st (185sts), repeat [ … ] once more, working only 17sts evenly on the row ends of Part 7, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join. 792sts (Side 1 / 3 = 185sts, Side 2 / 4 = 211sts)

Rnd 2:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, dc in the same sp, [[ BPdc in 12sts, FPdc in next st, [ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc ] repeat nine times, BPdc in 12sts, (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, BPdc in 9sts, FPdc in next st, [ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc ] repeat eleven times, BPdc in 9sts ]], (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  800sts / 48 FPdc / 744 BPdc / 8 dc / 4 x ch3-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 2:

Rnd 3:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, dc in the same sp, [[ BPdc in 13sts, [ (FPdc, ch1, FPdc) on the post of the previous rnd, FPdc, BPdc in 15sts ] repeat nine times, FPdc, ch1, FPdc, BPdc  in 13sts, (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, BPdc in 10sts, [ (FPdc, ch1, FPdc) on the post of the previous rnd FPdc, BPdc  in 15sts, FPdc, ch1, FPdc ] repeat eleven times, FPdc, ch1, FPdc, BPdc in 10sts ]], (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  856sts / 96 FPdc / 752 BPdc / 8 dc / 4 x ch3-sps / 48 x ch1-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 3:

Rnd 4:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, dc in the same sp, [[ BPdc in 14sts, FPdc on the next FPdc of the             previous rnd (here and throughout), V-St in the ch1-sp, FPdc on the next FPdc, [ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc on the next FPdc, V-St in the ch1-sp, FPdc on the next FPdc, ] repeat nine times, BPdc in 14sts, (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, BPdc in 11sts, FPdc on the next FPdc, V-St in the ch1-sp, FPdc on the next FPdc, [ BPdc  in 15sts, FPdc on the next FPdc, V-St in the ch1-sp, FPdc on the next FPdc ] repeat eleven times, BPdc in 11sts ]], (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  960sts / 96 FPdc / 760 BPdc / 104 dc / 4 x ch3-sps / 48 x ch1-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 4:

Rnd 5:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, dc in the same sp, [[ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc on the next  FPdc on the next dc (of the V-St), V-St in the ch1-sp, FPdc on the next dc (of the V-St), FPdc on the next FPdc, [ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc on the next FPdc, FPdc on the next dc (of the V-St), V-St in the ch1-sp, FPdc on the next dc (of the V-St), FPdc on the next FPdc ] repeat nine times, BPdc  in 15sts, (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, BPdc in 12sts [ FPdc on the next FPdc, FPdc on the next dc (of the V-St), V-St in the ch1-sp, FPdc on the next dc (of the V-St), FPdc on the next FPdc, [ BPdc  in 15sts, FPdc on the next FPdc, FPdc on the next dc (of the V-St), V-St in the ch1-sp, FPdc on the next dc (of the V-St), FPdc on the next FPdc] repeat eleven times, BPdc in 12sts ]], (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp,repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  1,064sts / 192 FPdc / 768 BPdc / 104 dc / 4 x ch3-sps / 48 x ch1-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 5:

Rnd 6:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, dc in the same sp, [[ BPdc in 16sts, [ FPdc on the next FPdc] twice, FPdc on the V-St, V-St in the ch1-sp, FPdc on the V-St,  [FPdc on the next FPdc] twice, [ BPdc in 15sts, [FPdc on the next FPdc ] twice, FPdc on the next dc, V-St in the ch1-sp, FPdc on the next dc, [[FPdc on the next FPdc] twice ] repeat nine times, BPdc in 16sts, (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, BPdc in 13sts, [[FPdc on the next FPdc] twice, V-St in the ch1-sp, [FPdc on the next FPdc] twice, [ BPdc  in 15sts, [FPdc on the next FPdc ] three times, V-St in the ch1-sp, [FPdc on the next FPdc] twice ] repeat eleven times, BPdc in 13sts ]], (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  1,168sts / 288 FPdc / 776 BPdc / 104 dc / 4 x ch3-sps / 48 x ch1-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 6:

On this next round you will miss the ch1-sp in the centre of each leaf;

Rnd 7:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, dc in the same sp, [[ BPdc in 17sts, [FPdc2tog (on the first two FPdc of the previous rnd), FPdc in the next 4sts, FPdc2tog on the next two FPdc of the previous rnd, [ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc2tog, FPdc in the next 4sts, FPdc2tog ] repeat nine times, BPdc in 17sts, dc, ch3, dc, in the ch ch3-sp, [ BPdc in 14sts, FPdc2tog, in the next 4sts, , FPdc2tog, BPdc  in 15sts, FPdc2tog, FPdc, FPdc2tog, ]  repeat eleven times, BPdc in 14sts ]], (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  1,080sts / 288 FPdc / 784 BPdc / 8 dc / 4 x ch3-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rows 1– 7:

Rnd 8:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, dc in the same sp, [[ BPdc in 18sts, [FPdc2tog, FPdc on the previous rnd twice, FPdc2tog, [ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc2tog, FPdc on the previous rnd twice, FPdc2tog ] repeat nine times, FPdc2tog, [ BPdc  in 15sts, FPdc2tog, FPdc on the previous rnd twice, FPdc2tog ] repeat twelve times, BPdc in 15sts ]], (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  992sts / 192 FPdc / 792 BPdc / 8 dc / 4 x ch3-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 8:

Rnd 9:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, dc in the same sp, [[ BPdc in 19sts, FPdc2tog twice [ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc2tog twice  ] repeat nine times, BPdc  in 19sts, dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, [[FPdc2tog twice, BPdc  in 15sts, FPdc2tog twice ] repeat eleven times, BPdc in 16sts ]], (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  904sts / 96 FPdc / 800 BPdc / 8 dc / 4 x ch3-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 9:

Rnd 10:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, dc in the same sp, [[ BPdc in 20sts, FPdc2tog [ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc2tog ] repeat nine times, BPdc in 20sts, dc, ch3, dc in the ch3-sp, BPdc in 17sts, [[FPdc2tog, BPdc  in 15sts, FPdc2tog ] repeat eleven times, BPdc in 17sts ]], (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join.  864sts / 48 FPdc / 808 BPdc / 8 dc / 4 x ch3-sps

Example below shows the first stitches of rnds 1– 10:

Rnd 11:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch6, dc in the same sp, [[ BPdc in 21sts, FPdc in next st, [ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc ] repeat nine times, BPdc in 21sts, (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, BPdc in 18sts, FPdc in next st, [ BPdc in 15sts, FPdc ] repeat eleven times, BPdc in 18sts ]], (dc, ch3, dc) in ch3-sp, repeat from [[ … ]] once more, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join. 872sts / 48 FPdc / 816 BPdc / 8 dc / 4 x ch3-sps

Rnd 12:  Sl st to ch3-sp, ch3 2dc in the same sp, BPdc in each st around, working (3dc) in each           corner, sl st to the top of the 3rd st of beginning ch6 to join. 888sts / 876 BPdc  / 12 dc / 4 x ch3-sps

Rnd 13: Ch1, reverse single crochet around whole outer edge of the blanket. Fasten off and weave in ends.

And that’s it! We are all finished, I hope you have enjoyed the last 8 weeks of the CAL, I know I’ve thoroughly enjoyed seeing your projects go. I’m aiming to do a round up post of finished blankets that you’ve made, in about a month, to give people time to finish their blankets so please do keep posting those photos!

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Thank you for crocheting along with me – the next eleven weeks are going to be so much fun!

Until next time; keep calm and crochet on my friends xx

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