Little Axel Flower Baby Blanket

DK yarn
4.50mm hook
5.00mm hook (used only to work the starting 112ch)

Using 5.00mm hook, make 114 ch. Switch to 4.50mm hook and work 1 tr into the 4th ch from hook,
and into each ch thereafter to the end. (111 tr)

1. 2ch (counts as a tr here and throughout). 1 tr into each of next 6 tr. * 3ch, skip 1 tr, 1 tr into
each of next 15 tr*. Repeat from * to* 5 more times. 3ch, skip 1 tr, 1 tr into each of 7
remaining tr.

2. 2 ch. 1 tr into each of next 4 tr. *3ch, skip 2 tr, 1 dc into 3ch sp. 3ch, skip 2 tr, 1 tr into each of
next 11 tr. Repeat from * to * 5 more times. 3Ch, skip 2 tr, 1 dc into next 3ch sp, 3ch, skip 2 tr,
tr into each of 5 remaining tr.

3. 2ch. 1 tr into each of next 2 tr. * 3ch, skip 2 tr, dc in 1st 3ch sp, 3ch, dc in next 3ch space, 3ch,
skip 2 tr, tr in each of next 7 tr.* Repeat from * to * 5 more times. 3Ch, skip 2 tr, dc in 3ch
space, 3ch, dc in next 3ch space, 3ch, skip 2 tr, tr in each of remaining 3 tr.

4. 2ch. 1 tr into each of next 2 tr. * 2 tr in 3ch space, 3ch, 1 dc in next 3ch space, 3ch, 2 tr in next
3ch sp. Tr in each of next 7tr *. Repeat from * to * 5 more times. 2 tr in next 3ch space, 3ch, 1
dc in next 3ch space, 3ch, 2tr in next 3ch space. 1 tr in each of remaining 3 tr.

5. 2ch. 1 tr in each of next 4 tr. * 2 tr into 3ch sp, 2ch, 2 tr in next 3ch sp. 1 tr into each of next 11
tr. * Repeat from * to * 5 more times. 2 tr in next 3ch sp, 2ch, 2 tr in next 3ch sp. 1 tr in each
of remaining 5 tr.

Row 6 completes the first line of flowers and begins the next.

6. 2ch. Tr into each of next 6 tr. 1 tr in 2ch sp. * 1 tr into each of next 7 tr. 3Ch, skip 1 tr, 1 tr in
each of next 7 tr, 1 tr into 2ch sp. * Repeat from * to * 5 more times. Tr into each of 7
remaining tr.

7. 2ch. 1 tr in each of next 12 tr. * 3ch, skip 2 tr, dc in 3ch sp, 3ch, skip 2 tr, tr in each of next 11
tr *. Repeat from * to * 4 more times. 3Ch, skip 2 tr, dc in 3ch sp, 3ch, skip 2 tr, tr in
remaining 13 tr.

8. 2 ch. Tr in each of next 10 tr. * 3ch, skip 2 tr, dc in 3ch sp, 3ch, dc in next 3ch sp, 3ch, skip 2
tr, 1 tr in each of next 7 tr *. Repeat from * to * 4 more times. 3 ch, skip 2 tr, dc in 3ch sp, 3ch,
dc in next 3ch sp, 3ch, skip 2 tr, tr in each of 11 remaining tr.

9. 2ch. Tr in each of next 10 tr. * 2tr in 3ch sp, 3ch, dc in next 3ch sp, 3ch, 2tr in next 3ch sp, tr in
each of next 7 tr *. Repeat from * to * 4 more times. 2tr in 3ch sp, 3ch, dc in next 3ch sp, 3ch,
dc in next 3ch space, 3ch, 2tr in next 3ch sp. Tr in each of 11 remaining tr.

10. 2ch. Tr in each of next 12 tr. * 2tr in 3ch sp, 2ch, 2tr in next 3ch sp, tr in each of next 11 tr *
Repeat from * to * 4 more times. 2 tr in next 3ch space, 2ch, 2tr in next 3ch sp. Tr in each of
 13 remaining tr.

Row 11 completes the second line of flowers and begins the next

11. 2ch. Tr in each of next 6 tr. * 3ch, skip a tr, tr in each of next 7 tr, 1 tr in 2ch space, 1 tr in each
of next 7 tr *. Repeat from * to * 5 more times. 3ch, skip 1 tr, tr into each of 7 remaining tr.

Repeat rows 1-6, and 7-11 7 more times, and then 1-6 once more.

Border:

Join yarn at top left corner. Do not turn – you will be working down this long side. Work 3dc in
corner. Ch 1. work a dc, ch1 into the side of each tr down to the next corner. Work 3 dc in the
corner, and a dc into the underside of each tr along the bottom. 3dc in next corner. Ch1. Work a dc,
ch1 into the side of each tr along up to the top corner. 3dc into the corner. Work a dc into the top of
each tr across the top of the blanket. Slip st to first dc to complete.