Just Pootling

                                                                   ♥  DAISY BLANKET  ♥

                     Following on from Granny square day 2021 here is the pattern for my Daisy square.

                     Each square measures approx 15cm x 15cm and my blanket is 9 squares wide

                     by 11 squares long. 

Of course, the blanket can be adapted to whatever size you choose, 

the finished measurements of mine are W = 146cm and L =176cm.

I used a DK yarn weight and chose to use Sublime Extra Fine Merino. Any DK weight yarn would work equally well.

Once I had made the required number of squares I joined all of the squares together in dc, in the same coloured yarn.

For my edging I worked rows of dc along the top, bottom and down each side, working enough rows so that the edge could be folded in half to create a lovely weighted border, and then stitched in to place.

                    For this blanket I used a size 4.5 needle and Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool DK.
                        Here is the pattern for one of the squares. I chose to work the main part of                                                     the square in htr's as I like the slightly more detailed look it seems to give. 

                                                   Chain 4 and join together to make a circle.
                                             Chain 1 and extend the loop to the height of a treble.

                                    * ( yrh, insert hook in central ring and pull up loop) x 3 times.

                                               yrh and draw through all loops on hook, 1 ch.
                                            Repeat from * 7 more times, sl st to join in first ch.
                                                   You should now have a circle of 8 petals.

                                  Finish off the circle and join in the next colour by pulling a loop 
                                            through one of the spaces between the petals. Ch 2.

                                             Then do 2 htr's in to the same space as the 2 ch. 
                                                   You will now have 3 htr in one space.
                         Into the next space work 2 htr, ch 2, and 2 htr. This makes your first corner.
                       

                                               In the next space work another group of 3 htr.
             The next space is your 2nd corner so work 2htr, 2 ch and 2 htr all into the same space.
        Continue working the round and join together with a slip stitch into the top of your first chain of 2.

                                      Begin your 2nd round: ch 2 and then 2 htr in to the same space.
                                                           In the next space work 3 more htr.
                                                 The next space is a corner, so 2 htr, 2ch, 2htr.
                                                               Continue working round.

                                 All corners are 2htr, 2ch, 2 htr and all spaces in between are 3 htr.

                                 Add as many rounds as you like to get the size square that you want.
             To finish the square off and to leave yourself with a good joining edge work one row of dc all                        around the edge, making sure that on each corner you dc 3 stitches into the one corner stitch.

                 To finish the flower add a coloured centre by stitching a French knot into the middle.
                           I learnt how to do a French Knot by watching a video demo on YouTube.

and that is pretty much it!