Knock Out Rose Blanket

Bring the flower garden into your house with a beautifully textured blanket of Knock Out Roses. Instructions are written for 3 sizes: Small: 30" x 40" (76 x 101 cm) Medium: 40" x 50" (101 - 127 cm) Large: 50" x 60" (127 x 152 cm) \*Size shown in photos Customize your blanket with your favorite color or make all the roses a different color. The choice is entirely up to you! **Knock Out Rose Blanket** brings the lush texture of a garden in full bloom onto your hook, one richly dimensional **rose motif** at a time. Each flower is worked in the round with **various crochet stitches** so the petals lift right off the surface, creating a blanket with genuine sculptural depth in three generous sizes. Construction and technique -------------------------- • Rose motifs worked individually **in the round**, using **textured stitches** for raised, three-dimensional petals • Completed motifs are **seamed together** to build the full blanket • **Photo tutorials** included for key construction steps • Comfortable experience working in the round and with post stitches recommended; US crochet terminology throughout Materials --------- • **Yarn:** Aran weight (CYC #4); sample shown in Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn! Colors (251 yds / 230 m per skein) • **Hook:** 5mm (US H-8) • \*\*Gauges: • 14 stitches x 7 rounds = 4 inches in flower • \*\* 14 sts and 7 rounds = 4 in (10 cm) in the flower pattern • **Yardage (total, all colors combined):** • Small: approx. 1,420 yds (1,298 m) • Medium: approx. 2385 yds (2,181 m) • Large: approx. 3,515 yds (3,214 m) Sizing ------ Three rectangular sizes: • **Small:** 30 in x 40 in (76 x 101 cm) • **Medium:** 40 in x 50 in (101 x 127 cm) • **Large:** 50 in x 60 in (127 x 152 cm) \[size shown in photos\] What's included --------------- • PDF instant download with written instructions for all 3 sizes • US crochet terminology throughout • Photo tutorials for key steps • Color notes: work every rose in a single shade, or give each motif a different color for a garden of your own design Whether you're making a lap-sized gift for a flower lover or a full throw to drape across a sofa or bed, this pattern scales with you. The roses are the star, and the color palette is entirely yours to choose. Pick up your hook and grow your garden, one bloom at a time.