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Crochet animal blankets and blocks, Ira Rott

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Crochet animal blankets and blocks

Ira Rott

Using simple crochet intarsia and appliqué techniques you can stitch one block for a pillow front, book bag or toy bag, join four for a lap throw, nine for a child's blanket or sixteen for an adult blanket. Mix and match colors to create fun single animal-themed blankets, or mix them up for quirky multi-animal designs. There are so many variations the only limit is your imagination...The book features 16 main animal block designs for a Panda, Cat, Dog, Fox, Raccoon, Penguin, Pig, Sheep, Koala, Sloth, Lion, Hippo, Cow, Unicorn, Bunny, and Monkey - plus additional ideas for using different parts of the patterns to create some new animals such as a Bear (made using parts from the Sloth, Bunny and Lion) and a Horse (made from Unicorn, Bunny, and Panda). Many of the designs feature 3D elements including ears, hair, flowers, and bows, which give the blankets a lovely tactile quality. The blocks can be pieces together and left with no border, or instructions are included to add a Granny Square border or a fancier lace shells border - making a huge range of possibilities for different blanket designs

Animal blocks. Penguin block -- Koala block -- Dog block -- Panda block -- Pig block -- Monkey block -- Hippo block -- Cat block -- Sheep block -- Sloth block -- Lion block -- Raccoon block -- Cow block -- Unicorn block -- Bunny block -- Fox block -- Project ideas -- Techniques