BLANKET: 6

royal purple

“Cozy Soft” is the perfect name for this yarn. Lovely to work with, it makes truly cozy blankets and comes in an array of the most gorgeous, brilliant colors.

Yarn:

Ella Rae Cozy Soft, 25% wool/75% arylic, 3.5 oz (100 g), 213 yd (195 m): 8 skeins Solid #13 Lavender (A) and 4 skeins Print #02 Lavender, Medium Mint, and Postal Blue (B)

Hook: G-6 (4 mm)

Gauge: 1 square = 7" × 7" (18 × 18 cm)

Finished Size: Approximately 45" × 45" (114.5 x114.5 cm)

Skill Level: Intermediate

SQUARES

Make 24 Celtic Cross squares with A. Make 12 Celtic Cross squares working Rnds 1, 7, and 8 with A and remaining rnds with B.

ASSEMBLY

Sew squares together, 6 squares wide by 6 squares long, using weave seam (see page 125), following Assembly Diagram for placement.

ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM

Color Key

	= Solid #13 Lavender
	= Print #02 Lavender, Medium Mint, and Postal Blue

EDGING

Note: Count corner ch-2 sps and seams of each square as sts.

RND 1: With RS facing, join yarn with a Sl st in top right-hand corner ch-2 sp of 2nd square below top right-hand corner, ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), sk next st (seam), *[dc in next st, sk next st] across to ch-2 corner sp, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1) in corner ch-2 sp, rep from * around, [dc in next st, sk next st] across to beg, join with a Sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-4.

RND 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), [dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc] twice, *ch 5, sk next 2 ch-1 sps, tr in next ch-1 sp, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, dc in next dc**, [dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc] 3 times*, rep from * to ** once, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, tr in next corner ch-1 sp, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, dc in next dc, *** rep from * to * across to 4 sts before next corner, ending last rep at **, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, tr in next corner ch-1 sp, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, rep from *** twice, rep from * to * across to beg, ending last rep at **, dc in next ch-1 sp, join with a Sl st in top of beg ch-3.

RND 3: Ch 3, dc in each of next 3 dc, *ch 7, sc in the next tr, ch 7, sk next dc, dc in each of the next 5 dc*, [ch 7, sc in the next tr, ch 7, dc in next dc] twice, **rep from * to * across to 3 ch-5 sps before next corner, [ch 7, sc in the next tr, ch 7, dc in next dc] twice, rep from ** twice, rep from * to * across to beg, ch 7, sc in the next tr, ch 7, sk next dc, dc in next dc, join with a Sl st in top of beg ch 3.

RND 4: Ch 3, dc in each of the next 2 dc, *ch 7, sk next ch-7 lp, (sc, ch 5, sc) in next sc, ch 7, sk next dc**, dc in each of next 3 dc*, ***[ch 7, sk next ch-7 lp, (sc, ch 5, sc) in next sc, ch 7, dc in next dc] twice, rep from * to * across to to next corner, rep from *** twice, ending last rep at **, join with a Sl st to top of beg ch-3.

RND 5: Sl st in next dc, ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 3), *[dtr2tog, ch 3] 5 times in next ch-5 sp**, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 3*, [(dtr2tog, ch 3) 5 times in next ch-5 sp, dc in next dc, ch 3] twice, ***rep from * to * across to next corner, [(dtr2tog, ch 3) 5 times in next ch-5 sp, dc in next dc, ch 3] twice, rep from *** twice, rep from * to * across to beg, ending last rep at **, join with a Sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-6.

RND 6: Sl st in first ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, *(ch 5, sc) in each of next 5 ch-3 sps, sc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, omitting last sc, join with a Sl st in first sc. Fasten off.