Betty's Beautiful Border V2

This pattern was designed for my recently completed Scheepjes CAL blanket
& is an adaptation of my previous border pattern used for my CCC CAL
blanket which was converted to an amazing photo tutorial by the lovely
talented Dedri Uys. This pattern is very similar, omitting the 2nd round &
altering the final 2 rounds. You can find the link to her tutorial here:
http://www.lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/free-crochet-patterns/
crochet-bettys-beautiful-border-photo-tutorial/

Round 1

Join your yarn by making a standing double crochet in any ch-2 corner space
around. (Dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the same ch-2 corner space. This is your first
corner made. *Dc in each stitch across. Don’t accidentally skip that first
(hidden) stitch. (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner space.*
Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.
Join to the top of the standing double crochet with a sl st.

Make sure that you end up with multiples of 3 + 2 stitches along each side.

Fasten off and work away your tails of yarn.

Stitch Count Along Each Side: Multiples of 3 + 2 stitches (not including

corner ch-2 spaces)

Round 2

Join your yarn by making a standing double crochet in any ch-2 corner space
around. (Ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in the same ch-2 corner space. This is your first
corner made. *Skip the first stitch. (Dc, ch 1, dc) in the next stitch. This is
your first V-stitch made. (Skip the next 2 st’s. V-stitch in the next stitch)
across. The last V-stitch should fall in the second to last stitch of the side.
Skip the last stitch. (Dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in the next ch-2 corner space.*

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.
Join to the top of the standing double crochet with a sl st. Fasten off and
work away your tails of yarn.

Round 3

I STRONGLY suggest that you do this round with the wrong side of your
blanket facing you. These dc5tog bobbles have a natural tendency to pop out
to the back, and although you can MAKE the bobbles pop out to the front,
they really, really, really want to pop out to the back. So if you do this round
with the wrong side facing you, your bobbles will be GORGEOUS!

Join your yarn by making a sl st in the first ch-1 space of any corner around.
Make a first dc5tog bobble (see Special Stitches above). Ch 3 and make a
dc5tog bobble in the next ch-1 space. This is your first corner made. *Ch 2.
(dc5tog bobble, ch 2) in each ch-1 space across. When you get to the next
corner, make a dc5tog bobble in the first ch-1 space of the corner. Ch 3 and
make a dc5tog bobble in the next ch-1 space of the corner.*

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.
Join to the top of the first dc5tog bobble with a sl st. Fasten off and work
away your tails of yarn.
Round 4

If you did Round 4 with the wrong side facing you, remember to turn at the
start of this round so that you are again working with the right side facing you.
When making the extended sc’s, make an sc as normal, but pull the loops up
to the height of the dc5tog bobbles before completing the sc.
Join your yarn by making a standing single crochet in any ch-3 corner space
around. Make 4 more sc’s in the same ch-3 space. This is your first corner
made. (Sc in the next ch-2 space, make an extended sc between the 2 dc’s
from Round 3 directly below the ch-2 space, sc in the same ch-2 space) for
each ch-2 space across. See Photos. Make 5 sc’s in the next ch-3 corner
space.*

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.
Join to the top of the standing single crochet with a sl st. Fasten off and work
away your tails of yarn.

Stitch Count Along Each Side: Multiples of 3 + 1 stitches (not including the
central sc of the 5-sc corner)

Round 5

Join your yarn by making a standing double crochet in the central sc of any 5-
sc corner. (Dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the same stitch. This is your first corner made.
*Dc in each stitch across. (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the central sc of the next 5-sc
corner.*

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.
Join to the top of the standing double crochet with a sl st.

Make sure that you end up with multiples of 3 stitches along each side.

Fasten off and work away your tails of yarn.

Stitch Count Along Each Side: Multiples of 3 + 2 stitches (not including

corner ch-2 spaces)

Round 6

Join your yarn by making a standing half double crochet in any ch-2 corner
space around. (hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the same ch-2 corner space. This is your
first corner made. [Hdc in next 5 stitches, *fpdc around post of esc from
round 4, skip next st, hdc in next 2 stitches*. Repeat from * to* until last round
4 esc, fpdc around post of esc, hdc in next 5 stitches, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the
next ch-2 corner space].

Repeat from [ to ] 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.
Join to the top of the standing double crochet with a sl st.

Make sure that you end up with multiples of 3 stitches along each side.

Fasten off and work away your tails of yarn.

Stitch Count Along Each Side: Multiples of 3 stitches (not including corner
ch-2 spaces)

Round 7
Note: all hdc's in this round, except in corners, will be worked in BLO (Back
Loops Only)

Join your yarn by making a standing half double crochet in any ch-2 corner
space around. (hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the same ch-2 corner space. This is your
first corner made. [Hdc in BLO of next 7 stitches, *fphdc around next fpdc ,
skip next st, hdc in BLO of next 2 stitches*. Repeat from * to* until last fpdc,
fphdc around post of fpdc, hdc in next 7 stitches, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next
ch-2 corner space].

Repeat from [ to ] 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.
Join to the top of the standing double crochet with a sl st.

Make sure that you end up with multiples of 3 stitches along each side.

Fasten off and work away your tails of yarn.

Stitch Count Along Each Side: Multiples of 3 stitches (not including corner
ch-2 spaces)