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if you're looking for a quick and easy
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blanket pattern then look no further
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than my happy go granny blanket it comes
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in six sizes from car seat to twin bed
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so if you want to make a specific size
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then be sure to check out the written
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pattern so I'm going to be using some
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Aaron weight yarn you can use Aaron or
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wased weight yarn this is paint box
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Yarns simply Aaron it's 100% acrylic I'm
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going to be using four contrast colors
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and one main color which is an off-white
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you'll also need a 6 mm crochet hook and
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some scissors and a daring needle for
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weaving in those ends so we're starting
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with the cream yarn you're going to put
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hook and we're going to chain a multiple
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of three + one so you're going to keep
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counting in threes one 2 3 1 2 3 keep
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counting in threes until your chain is
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as wide as you want your blanket to be
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and then add one extra
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Stitch I'm just going to make a small
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Swatch today to show you how to make the
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blanket now if you want a specific size
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then you need to refer to the pattern to
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get the starting chains for each size so
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we're going to start by putting a double
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crochet in the fourth chain from our
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hook so we're going to count 1 2 3 four
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so we'll put a double crochet right in
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here and then we're going to put two
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more double crochet into that same
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two we're now going to skip the next two
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stitches that's one two and then put
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three double crochet into the next
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Stitch this is known as a granny cluster
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or granny Stitch so that's three double
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two and three all into that same
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Stitch and we're going to do exactly the
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same again skip two and then a granny
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cluster into that next Stitch
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two and three now you're going to repeat
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this all the way across so skip two
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granny cluster skip two granny cluster
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so you'll keep going until you get to
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your last three stitches you'll then
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skip two and then put two double crochet
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two then go to chain two and turn now
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for this next row we're going to look
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our stitches here we've got two stitches
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here at the beginning and then we've got
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the space created here from in in
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between the two clusters of stitches so
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we're going to put a granny cluster in
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this space now so we're going to put a
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crochet into that space between the two
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clusters from the previous row that's
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two and three we're then going to skip
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over all of these stitches and look for
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the next space and put another granny
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two and three and we're just going to
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repeat this across so we're almost at
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the end of the row here we're going to
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put a granny cluster in this space
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here and at the end here we're going to
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skip over those three stitches and we're
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going to put a double crochet in this
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space here between this starting chain
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and this cluster of stitches here so
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that's one double crochet in there and
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then I'm going to finish with a half
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double crochet in the top of that chain
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three and then chain two and turn now
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for this next row you can see we've got
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two stitches here at the beginning and
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our first bace is here so we're going to
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put a granny cluster straight into that
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crochet and we're going to do the same
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into each space across I'm almost at the
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end of the row and we've got this last
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space here so I'm going to put a double
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space and then a half double crochet
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into the top of that chain two and then
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two and turn you just just going to
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repeat those last two rows over and over
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again till your blanket is as big as you
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want it to be but we're going to be
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adding Stripes to our blanket so we're
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going to have four rows of the cream
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before we change color so I'm going to
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go ahead and work one more row and then
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I'll show you how to change colors I'm
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at the end of this fourth row and I'm
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going to finish by putting a double
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crochet into this space at the end and
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then a half double crochet into the CHP
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into the top of that chain two
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now before I finish off the Stitch I
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need to change color so I'm going to
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just drop the cream pick up the next
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color that I'm going to use which is the
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mustard lay that over the hook and then
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pull that through to finish off that
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half double crochet now because we're
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going to be using this cream again after
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a couple of rows we can just carry that
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up the side of our work so we're going
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to start by chaining two I'm just going
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to lay the cream over the hook just so
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that it gets carried up to the same
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height as the next row going to chain
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one and then two then turn and then I'm
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going to start this row by putting a
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granny cluster into that first
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space and then in each space across and
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at the end of the row I'm going to put
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my last double crochet into that
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space and then a half double crochet
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into the chop into the top of that chain
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chain two and turn so I'm going to work
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another row in this mustard starting
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with a granny cluster in this first
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space and in each space across and then
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we're going to be changing back to the
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cream at the end of that row so I'm at
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the end of the row going to put my last
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double crochet into that last
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space and then end with half double
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crochet into the top of that chain three
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chain two sorry and I'm going to just
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just do the first part of that Stitch
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then drop the mustard then finish off
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cream and then chain two and
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turn so the the mustard we can now
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fasten off we can just cut that yarn and
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later so I'm now going to continue with
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four rows of the cream and then it will
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be time to change color again so
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basically you're doing four rows of your
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main color two rows of contrast color
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four rows main color then move on to
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your next contrast color two rows of
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that four rows of cream and so on and
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you'll want to end up with four final
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rows of cream when your blanket is as
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long as you want it to be and then
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you'll be ready to add your
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border I'm just going to add a few more
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rows of cream to my swatch and then I'll
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show you how to crochet the Border okay
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so once you've finished your blanket and
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you've ended up with your last four rows
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in your main C color you can then fasten
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off and I'm going to do our border in a
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contrast color so you can pick any of
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colors that you've used for the blanket
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for your border just make sure that you
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have extra yarn for that particular
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color so I'm just going to carry on
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using the mustard for this for the
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purpose of this Swatch so we're going to
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start working our border in this top
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left hand corner of the blanket with the
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right side of the blanket facing you so
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I'm just going to go into this last
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joining joining the Border color and I'm
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one and then I'm going to put a single
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crochet to that same place chain
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and another single crochet
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so that's our corner so all of the
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corners are going to be the same single
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crochet chain two single crochet we're
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now going to start working along the
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side of the blanket so first chain
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one and then you can either work around
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the post of this double crochet or you
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can actually work into the Stitch
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prefer then chain one and a single
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crochet around the post of the next
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one single crochet around the post of
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the next Stitch chain one and you're can
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continue doing this all the way down the
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side of your blanket so I'm going to put
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a single crochet around the poster this
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last Stitch and chain one and then now
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corner so just into the bottom of this
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Stitch here this chain on the bottom and
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put CH a single crochet chain two and a
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and we're now going to start working
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along the foundation edge of the blanket
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so we'll start with the chain one then
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we're going to put a single crochet in
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this bottom chain chain one then a
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single crochet in the next chain
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space chain one single crochet in this
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chain chain one single crochet in the
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next space and we're just going to
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repeat that all the way across the
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of your blanket you're going to end with
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single crochet in that last chain space
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chain one and then you're going to work
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corner so get right into that corner
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Stitch with single crochet chain
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crochet and then we're going to do the
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side exactly the same way as we did this
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so you start with the chain
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one go around the post of this first
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Stitch with a single
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one around the next Stitch a single
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crochet chain one and just repeat this
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all the way across and again we reach
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that corner chain one into that corner
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Stitch single crochet chain
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crochet we're now going to be working
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across the top of the blanket so we'll
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start with a chain one and then we're
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going to put a single crochet into the
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middle Stitch of this first granny
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one this time go into the
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space chain one into the middle
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Stitch with a single crochet chain one
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space and you're going to repeat this
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all the way across and you're going to
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end with a chain one
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into that last space chain one and then
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join that first single crochet with a
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stitch now we're actually going to flip
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our crochet over and start working from
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the other side this is going to keep
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your Corners really nice and neat so
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this is our if you can see here this is
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the first space we've got here so we're
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going to put single crochet into that
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space like so chain one now we're
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looking for the chain spaces from the
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row so here's our first space we'll put
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there chain one single crochet in that
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one and in the next space single crochet
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chain one and you're going to repeat
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this all the way across so we're just
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coming up to this first corner here so
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we've got a single crochet in this last
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space chain one then into the corner
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single crochet chain
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crochet and then across this size we
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just we're just going to do the same
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chain one look for that first bace put a
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single crochet in there chain one single
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bace and you're going to repeat this all
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the way across and each time you get to
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a corner it's single crochet chain two
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single crochet I just worked into that
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last corner with a single crochet chain
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two single crochet then I've got a chain
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one and then I'm going to join with a
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slip stitch to that first single
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crochet and then we're going to turn
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again now this time you you end up on
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the other side of the
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corner so we're going to start off with
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a single crochet in this space
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here chain one and then going straight
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into a corner so that single
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and we'll chain one and continue across
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and around the blanket just like we did
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in the previous round so I'm coming up
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to the end of the round and putting up
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single crochet in that last space chain
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one and then joining to the top of this
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crochet now these last two rows you
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could the last two rounds you can repeat
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those as many times as you want till
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your um border is as wide as you want it
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to be I recommend you finish on a right
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side round though so I'm going to add
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one more round for a total of four
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rounds and once you finished you can
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fasten off and weave in your ends and
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then you can block your blanket and when
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it's finished you'll end up with
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something like this and if you enjoyed
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