Rainbow Chevron Blanket

Snuggle up in the colder months with this cozy blanket. You can easily make it smaller and give it as a new baby gift, or larger to cover a whole bed.

SKILL LEVEL

HOOK SIZE

US G/6 (4mm)

BLANKET SIZE

36 x 36in (92 x 92cm)

TECHNIQUES

Working with multiple colors at the same time/intarsia crochet (see this page)

Changing color on row/round (see this page)

Slip stitch joining (see below)

YARN/COLORS

Sample uses Paintbox Cotton DK

A = Pillar Red (#415)

B = Kingfisher Blue (#435)

C = Marine Blue (#434)

D = Blood Orange (#420)

E = Lime Green (#429)

F = Buttercup Yellow (#423)

G = Spearmint Green (#426)

STITCHES

slip stitch joining—with right side of blocks facing up and holding the working yarn at the back of the blocks, insert hook through the back loop on one block and through the corresponding back loop on the second block, pick up yarn from the back of your work and make a slip stitch. Continue in this way until all stitches have been joined.

CHART KEY

For symbol key, see this page

Using the Two-color Intarsia Square on this page, make in the following colors:

Six squares using yarn A and yarn B.

Six squares using yarn B and yarn C.

Six squares using yarn C and yarn D.

Six squares using yarn D and yarn E.

Six squares using yarn E and yarn F.

Six squares using yarn F and yarn G.

Using the layout chart, join the squares in six rows of six squares using the slip stitch joining method (see panel, above). Match the joining yarn color to that of the squares being joined.