Rambling Rose Blanket can be crocheted as a cot, lap or throw sized blanket. It uses a simple one-row repeat to create the main body of the blanket before border rounds are added.

Finally, colourful embellishments are added with surface crochet and embroidery.

Rambling Rose Blanket was originally published in Issue 4 of The Annual by John Arbon Textiles. Some images are courtesy of John Arbon Textiles.

Terminology: UK & US terminology (two separate PDFs to download)

Materials:
MC: John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic Worsted, 100g/ 216m/ 236yds, 100% Falklands Corriedale in shade Woman in Blue.

CCs: John Arbon Textiles Harvest Hues 4ply, 100g/ 400m/ 437yds, 33% Bluefaced Leicester/ 33% Falklands Merino/ 33% Zwartbles. Shades used were: Peat (CC1), Loganberry (CC2) & Burdock (CC3).

Cot Blanket:
MC: 440g/ 950m/ 1040yds
CC1: 15g/ 60m/ 66yds
CC2: 5g/ 20m/ 22yds
CC3: 10g/ 40m/ 44yds

Lap Blanket:
MC: 820g/ 950m/ 1770yds
CC1: 25g/ 100m/ 110yds
CC2: 10g/ 40m/ 44yds
CC3: 15g/ 60m/ 66yds

Throw:
MC: 1240g/ 2680m/ 2925yds
CC1: 40g/ 160m/ 175yds
CC2: 15g/ 60m/ 66yds
CC3: 20g/ 80m/ 88yds

5mm (US H8) for blanket rows, 5.5mm (US I9) for blanket border & 3.5mm (US E4) for embellishments
5 x place markers Tapestry needle Blocking equipment

Tension/gauge:

13 sts and 10 rows (in pattern of alternating HBhtr/ dbl ss rows) over 10cm/4” (blocked).

Measurements:

Cot Blanket: length (A) 90cm/ 35.5” x width (B) 70cm/ 27.5”

Lap Blanket: length (A) 122cm/ 47.75” x width (B) 99cm/ 39”

Throw: length (A) 151cm/ 59.25 x width (B) 120cm/ 47.5”

Yarn Substitution Suggestions:

For the embroidery, any scrap 4ply yarns can be used. High-contrast colours against the main blanket colour will work best.

Budget Worsted: Extra Fine Merino by Drops, 50g/ 105m/ 115yds; 100% Merino

Mid-range Worsted: Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn, 50g/ 108m/ 118yds; 100% Merino

High-end Worsted: Harvest Hues Worsted by John Arbon Textiles, 100g/ 200m/ 219yds; 33% Bluefaced Leicester/
33% Falklands Merino/ 33% Zwartbles

Stitches used:

CC - contrast colour ch - chain ch-sp - chain space cm - centimetre dc - double crochet ea - each g - gram HBtr - Herringbone treble crochet m - metre

MC - main colour pm - place marker rep - repeat rnd(s) - round(s) RS - right side sk - skip ss - slip stitch st(s) - stitch(es) starting dc - starting double crochet

WS - wrong side yds - yards yrh - yarn around hook. “ - inches

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