Triangle Blanket

Crochet Basics
This is a real special occasion blanket – a true piece of art – so take your time with it. Each motif has the same pattern, but uses a different colour in the centre, so if you are looking for a long-term project that you can just pick up and put down this blanket is ideal. I used my favourite silk blend yarn – if you choose something different, don’t go thicker than a double knit (DK).

techniques used
Stitches – double crochet, trebles, double trebles and triple trebles
Making triangles

blanket measurements
Finished blanket measures approximately 110 x 144cm (431⁄4 x 563⁄4in).

yarns
Fyberspates Scrumptious 4-ply Sport (55% merino wool, 45% silk) super-fine-weight yarn
6 x 100g (31⁄2oz) hanks – approx 2,190m (2,394yd) – of main colour:
MC 304 Water (grey-blue)

1 x 100g (31⁄2oz) hanks – approx 365m (399yd) – of each of four contrasting colours (for A, B):
314 Magenta (bright pink)
306 Baby Pink (pale pink)
302 Gold (gold)
311 Flying Saucer (pale green)

hook
3.5mm (US size E-4) crochet hook

tension
Sides of triangle measure 16cm (61⁄4in) using a 3.5mm (US size E-4) hook.

abbreviations
beg beginning
ch chain
cont continu(e)(ing)
dc double crochet
dtr double treble
MC main colour
rep repeat
RS right side
sp(s) space(s)
ss slip stitch
st(s) stitch(es)
tr treble
trtr triple treble
WS wrong side
yrh yarn round hook

special abbreviations
dc/rf (raised double crochet round front): Inserting hook from front, work 1dc around post of stitch.

3trtrCL (3-triple treble cluster): *Yrh 3 times and insert hook in sp, yrh and pull yarn through work (5 loops on hook), [yrh and pull yarn through first two loops on hook] 3 times; rep from * twice more (4 loops now on hook), yrh and pull yarn through all 4 loops on hook to complete the 3trtrCL.

colour combinations
The blanket is made up of a total of 136 triangles.

Always use MC for Rounds 3, 4 and 5. Various combinations of the A and B yarns are used for Rounds 1 and 2. The following list gives the A and B combinations and specifies how many triangles to make in each colourway.

Bright pink petals (B) with pale pink centre (A): 14
Bright pink petals (B) with gold centre (A): 15
Bright pink petals (B) with green centre (A): 10
Pale pink petals (B) with bright pink centre (A): 10
Pale pink petals (B) with gold centre (A): 11
Pale pink petals (B) with green centre (A): 12
Gold petals (B) with bright pink centre (A): 9
Gold petals (B) with pale pink centre (A): 10
Gold petals (B) with green centre (A): 11
Green petals (B) with bright pink centre (A): 11
Green petals (B) with pale pink centre (A): 12
Green petals (B) with gold centre (A): 11