Sweetheart Blanket

Sweetheart Blanket by Nicki Trench (find the full pattern in issue 58 of Inside Crochet magazine)

This is a gorgeous cot blanket, featuring a simple heart design in a variety of pretty colours.

MATERIALS
● Rooster Almerino DK, 50% alpaca/50% Merino wool, 50g/113m/125yds
Yarn MC: Cornish 201 x 10 balls
Yarn A: Starfish 218 x 1 ball
Yarn B: Sandcastle 219 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Glace 205 x 1 ball
Yarn D: Strawberry Cream 203 x 1 ball
Yarn E: Brighton Rock 211 x 1 ball
Yarn F: Grape 204 x 1 ball
Yarn G: Pier 216 x 1 ball
Yarn H: Lilac Sky 215 x 1 ball
Yarn I: Beach 217 x 1 ball
● 3mm hook

TENSION
Work 21dc and 21 rows to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 3mm hook, or size required to obtain tension.

MEASUREMENTS
Each square: 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in.
Blanket: 92 x 76.5cm/36 x 30½in.

This adorable pattern is taken from Cute and Easy Crocheted Baby Clothes by Nicki Trench (£12.99, CICO Books).
Photographs © Penny Wincer.