Blooming Blanket (crochet)

Intermediate Crochet
Celebrate life with a joyful splash of colour! Ideal for using up left-overs, this blanket’s flowers can be made from many colours and textures.

Sizes – Baby Blanket (Bed runner, Throw, Single bed, Queen bed); or approx
85x85cm (190x54cm, 110x165cm, 165x215cm, 220x260cm)

Yarn – Adorn Silky Merino DK or Bellissimo 8ply in 4 colours:
Centre Colour: 1 (1, 2, 3, 6) balls or 70 (111, 194, 382, 664)m 8ply yarn;
Petal Colour: 4 (6, 10, 19, 32) balls or 386 (610, 1072, 2110, 3664)m 8ply yarn;
Leaf Colour: 5 (7, 12, 23, 40) balls or 482 (763, 1340, 2638, 4581)m 8ply yarn;
Background Colour: 8 (11, 17, 31, 50) balls or 1000 (1375, 2125, 3875, 6250)m 8ply yarn

Hook – 4.5mm crochet hook
Extras – yarn needle for sewing in ends and sewing seams

Tension – One hexagon measures 15cm across unblocked, 16cm blocked. If your hexagon is larger, your finished blanket will be larger and may require more yarn.