Inspired by the picturesque countryside of Provence and Tuscany, with their gorgeous palette of colors and beautiful landscapes: blooming poppies, lavender fields, vineyards and hay rolls, this blanket/play mat is full of different textures for little hands to touch and explore!

Each stitch pattern is based on the single crochet stitch with a twist. Learn, practice or simply have fun with these stitch patterns, which use spike stitches, bobbles, post stitches, etc.

You can make your blanket almost any size by working more or fewer starting sts (see the note at the beginning of each section for the pattern repeat) or even switch the patterns for each part of the blanket.

MATERIALS

• Yarn: Simply DK by Paintbox Yarn; DK; 302 yards / 276 m per 100 g ball; 100% Acrylic
• 2 balls each in Spearmint Green 125 (A), Pansy Purple 147 (D), Mustard Yellow 123 (F) and Duck Egg Blue 135 (G)
• 1 ball each in Rose Red 113 (B), Grass Green 129 (C) and Paper White 100 (E)
• Hook: US G (4 mm)
• Tapestry needle
• Fiber fill or cotton wool stuffing

GAUGE

• 19 sts x 21 rows = 4’’ / 10 cm over sc

FINISHED SIZE

• 39⅜ x 39⅜’’ / 100 x 100 cm

Tech editing by Amy Curtin (Amerz on Ravelry).

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