This peace sign blanket was a Christmas gift for my 12-year-old niece. She’s very into the whole peace sign thing right now (I guess it’s big with the tweens and teens) so I thought it would be a nice gift for her.
It is a modification to the circles-to-squares style of blanket. I found the pattern here (http://sofar-sogood.blogspot.com/2008/06/peace-granny.html).
The first few rounds can be a little rough, but once you get through them, this is a very simple pattern. That being said, I was not a fan of the original work entirely. If you take a look at the link, you’ll see that around the edge of the peace sign, there is a row of strange chain stitching. I’m more of a fan of solid work, so I decided to modify this pattern to be solid blocks without the granny-reminiscent holes.
Below is my modified pattern for each square:
With A: Ch 4 and join to form a ring (or use a Magic Ring). I used the magic ring.
Rnd 1) ch 1, work 12 sc in ring, join with slst in FL of beg sc.
Rnd 2) ch 3, dc in nxt st, dc in FL of next st. With B: dc in back loop (BL) of same st, 2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt st, dc in BL of same st. With A: dc in FL of same st, dc in nxt st, dc in FL of nxt st. With B: dc in BL of same st. With A: dc in FL of same st, dc in nxt st, dc in FL of nxt st. With B: dc in BL of same st. With A: dc in FL of same st, dc in nxt st, dc in FL of nxt st. With B: dc in BL of same st, dc in same st (both loops), 2 dc in nxt st, dc in BL of same st as beg ch3, join with slst to beg ch3. = 24 dc
Rnd 3) With A: Ch 3, (dc in nxt st) x 2. With B: (2 dc in nxt st) x 5. *With A: (dc in nxt st) x 3. With B: (2 dc in nxt st). Rpt from * once. With A: (dc in nxt st) x 3. With B: (2 dc in nxt st) x 5, join with slst to beg ch3. = 36 dc
Rnd 4) With A: Ch 3, (dc in nxt st) x 2. With B: (2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt 2 st) x 3, 2 dc in nxt st. *With A: (dc in nxt st) x 3. With B: (2 dc in nxt st) x 2. Rpt from * once. With A: (dc in nxt st) x 3. With B: (2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt 2 st) x 3, 2 dc in nxt st, join with slst to beg ch3. = 48 dc
Rnd 5) With A: Ch 3, (dc in nxt st) x 2. With B: (2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt 3 st) x 3, 2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt st. *With A: (dc in nxt st) x 3. With B: 2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt 2 st, 2 dc in nxt st. Rpt from * once. With A: (dc in nxt st) x 3. With B: (2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt 3 st) x 3, 2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt st, join with slst to beg ch3. = 60 dc
Rnd 6) With A: ch 3, dc in nxt 3 st, (2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt 4 st) x 11, 2 dc in nxt st, join with slst to beg ch3. Finish off A or your preferred color change to color B.
Rnd 7: sc around entire work to create a hard edge
Rnd 8: (you should be in the middle of the top bar of the peace sign. Ch 1. Sc in each of next 3 sts. HDC in each of next 2 sts. DC in each of next 2 sts. Treble crochet in next st. 5 treble crochet in next st to form corner. [Treble crochet in next st. DC in each of next 2 sts. HDC in each of next 2 sts. SC in next 7 sts. HDC in each of next 2 sts. DC in each of next 2 sts. Treble crochet in next st 5 treble crochet in next st to form corner.] Repeat inside of brackets for 3 remaining sides. For original side, Treble crochet in next st. DC in each of next 2 sts. HDC in each of next 2 sts. SC in next 3 sts. Sl st to chain to join.
Rnd 9: DC sround, working 3 in each corner.
After this I switched to black and did a row of SC around.
As I made each piece, I connected them attachment style during this black round. It created a beautiful, solid piece of work. I’m very happy with it.
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