I'm a Hooker On The Edge!

I've been dying to say that for the last few weeks! So here we are, finally ON THE EDGE.

I wanted to make it special without being too frilly so have opted for a mix of stitches with gaps and solid bits. I do hope you like it and that it completes your blankets as you'd hoped.

ROW 1 ( purple)

I started at the top right of the blanket on the RIGHT SIDE if you have one as we will be going round and round without turning from now on.

Starting at the 2nd treble from the corner , Ch2 then 1 htr in every stitch along top edge, 2htr, 1 ch, 2 htr to make a  corner (go in the space between the second to last and the last treble), now work down the long side doing 2htrs where the trebles are and 1 htr where the dcs are. Keep an eye on it and don't let it curl. If it looks like it is curling then take those stitches out and do a few less. Each of our blankets will need a different amount of edge stitches according to our different tensions so just work with yours and make sure it lays flat. Finish with a slip stitch to join.

Row 2 ( blue)

1dc in every stitch around doing just 1dc in the corners and slip stitch to join back to the first stitch

ROW 3 ( green)

This row will be basically *1 treble in each of  the next 3 stitches, ch2, miss 2 stitches, repeat from *. At the corners you will be doing 1-3 trebles either side plus 2 chains for the corner space, depending on how many stitches you have when you get there. Look at mine  to see what I'm talking about! You will have to work yours out for yourselves but it's a pretty simple pattern repeat to follow.

I started just before the corner with 3 trebles then 3 chains in the corner then 3 more trebles

when I got to the next corner I only had space for 1 tr3ch1tr but it won't affect the look I promise!

all the way round ending with  slip stitch to join

ROW 4 (pink)

Ch3 to start then do 1 treble in every treble, 2 tr in every 2-chain space and 7 trebles in every corner.

(this shows rows 4 and 5)

ROW 5 (grey)

USE A HOOK half SIZE BIGGER or don't do it too tight

1dc in every stitch and 3dcs in every 4th tr of the corners. (see photo above too) Slip stitch to join.

ROW 6 ( blue) not too  tight again

1ch 1 dc in same place, * 1ch,  miss 1 stitch, 1dc, repeat from * Slip stitch to join.

ROW 7 ( purple) (use your original hook )

Ch2, 1 htr in every stitch or space along, doing 3htrs in each corner. Slip stitch to join.

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

Here's one little photo of the WHOLE THING...the rest will follow on the CAL 2015 TA DAH!