Mussel Chevron

A friend of mine asked me to make a blanket because she needed one in a two day period ,and i would like to share the pattern with you.

Bernat Cotton in green and white for the edging.

The blanket

Chain a multiple of 17 stiches.

Row 1: Turn. ch2. Dc in 3rd ch from hook,( 2 dcs in next ch) 2 times, *(sk,ch,dc) 5 times, sk, ch,( 2dcs in next ch) 6 times*; repeat from *to* across, ending with (2 dcs in next ch) 3 times.

Row 2: Turn. Ch 2. FPdc across, ending with FPdc in tch.

Row 3: Turn. Ch 2. Dc in first dc, (2 dcs in next dc) 2 times, *(sk st, dc) 5 times; sk st, (2 dcs in next st) 6 times*; repeat from *to* across, ending with (2 dcs in next st) 3 times sk tch.

Repeat rows 2 and 3.

The edging

Chain a multiple of 16 stitches + 1 or, if working directly onto a piece, work over sufficient stistiches so edge lies flat and rnd 1 comes out with correct number of repeats.

Rnd 1: Ch 2 (count as first sc). Sc in each stitch around, sl st in first ch of rnd.

Rnd 2: Ch 2 (counts as first sc). 5 scs, * sk 3 scs, ch 4, in next sc (dc, ch 2,dc), sk 3 scs, ch 4, 9 scs*; repeat from *to* around ending with sk 3 scs, ch 4, 4 scs,sl st in first sc.

Rnd 3: Ch 2 ( counts as first sc). 4scs, *sk sc and ch 4, ch5, dc in dc, ch 2, (dc over ch-2, ch2) 2 times, dc in dc, sk ch-4 and sc, ch 5, 7 scs*; repeat from 8to* around ending with sk ch-4 and sc, sh 5, 3 scs, sl st in first ch of rnd.

Rnd 4: Ch 2 ( counts as first sc). 3 scs, 8sk sc and ch-5, ch 5, dc indc, sk ch-2, ch 2, dc in dc, ch 2, over ch-2 ( dc, ch 2, dc ), ch 2, dc in dc, ch 5, sk ch-5 and sc, 5 scs*; repeat from *to* around ending with sk ch-5 and sc, ch 5, 2scs , sl st in first ch of rnd.

Rnd 5: Ch 2 (counts as first sc). 2 scs, * sk sc and ch 5, ch 5, (dc in dc, sk ch-2, ch 2) 2 times, dc in dc, ch 2, over ch-2 (dc, ch 2, dc), ch 2, (dc, sk ch-2, ch 2) 2 times, dc in dc, sk ch-5 and sc, ch 5, 3 scs*;repeat from *to* ending with sk sc and ch-5, ch 5, sc,sl st in first ch of rnd.

Rnd 6: ch 1 (counts as first sc). *Ch 5, (sc in dc, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, sk ch-2) 7 times, sc in dc,sk ch-5 and sc, ch 5, sc, sk sc and ch 5*; repeat from *to * ending with sk ch-5 and sc, ch 5,sl st in first ch of rnd.

ABBREVIATIONS : Ch=chain, dc=double crochet, sk ch=skip chain, FPdc=front post double crochet, sk st=skip stitch, sk tch= skip turning chain for height, sc= single crochet, sl st=slip stitch, sk sc= skip single crochet,( )=work directions in parenthesis.