Watermelon Blanket Rug

The watermelon blanket is the perfect lap blanket and also can double as a lovely rug (according to my pattern testers!) What to expect in this pattern: Hook size: 3.75 mm, 4.5mm and 5 mm Yarn used: Dark Pink (approx 570 yards) Dusty Rose (approx 200 yards) Light Pink (approx 150 yards) Grass Green (approx 280 yards) Dark Green (approx 230 yards) Black (approx 120 yards) US terms used: Ch-Chain Dc-Double Crochet Hdc - Half Double Crochet Hdc Inc- Hdc Increase Inc- Dc Increase Mc -Magic Circle Sc- Single Crochet Sc Inc- Sc Increase Sl St-Slip Stitch Tr- Triple/Treble Crochet Step by step pictures for: How to start the blanket, how to change colors, how to carry the colors, how to crochet the seeds, how to sew the seeds to the blanket so that the seams are invisible on the other side Bonus: - Tips + pictures on how to use stitch markers so you don’t have to count when making the base of the watermelon part of the blanket - Inspiration pictures of the finished watermelon blankets that my testers made The approx. finished size of the blanket is 45" (for a comparison, the pizza blanket is 65", so this blanket is smaller and made to be a summery lap blanket!) This pattern has been carefully tested by 12 lovely crocheters and we can safely say that this pattern is adorable!