Starting your Stitch sampler Blanket

Choose the required blanket size you would like to make, if you are a beginner crocheter start with a smaller blanket size first, you can always attempt a bigger blanket afterward. The number is the stitch count per row will be the width of your blanket. 

 

 

 

1. Start with chaining the number of chains required for your blanket size according to the required stitches mentioned on the blanket, or starting chain stitches determined by your premade size swatch.
2. Chain 2 more, work 1hdc stitch in the 3rd chain from the hook, this counts as your first hdc st of your foundation row.
3. Work 1 hdc stitch into each of the chain stitches,
4. work 1 hdc into the last stitch, do not finish off the color,
5. chain 3, will count as the first stitch of the next row and the first row of your pattern, follow pattern instructions from here onwards.

Working the first row of the pattern

1. Chain 3, counts as the first dc of row 1, as mentioned in the section above,
2. Work 1 dc into each stitch of the row,
3. work 1 dc in the last stitch of the row and finish of yarn color, turn work after completing the row

Working your next row

Always start a new row on top of the last leg worked,

1. Join the new color with sl, and 1sc over tails of the previous row, 
2. follow the starting chain stitch indicated in the pattern, at the start of each row, eg, (ch3) chain 3 for the first leg of row 2, counts as first dc st,
3. follow the pattern and and take note of the pattern repeat, always remember to work one stitch into the last stitch of each row, (in row 2 the last stitch in the ch3 from row 1. ).

Working away your ends as you go along

To make life easier you can work in your tail ends as you go.

1. Fold the tail behind your work, and work stitches over your tail, like in the example above.