The Case of the Mysteriously Disappearing Blanket at Greenway

Pattern Chapter 2: Chief Inspector Japp

Chief inspector Jepp is a Scotland Yard detective who frequently collaborates with Poirot on various cases. While Japp and Poirot often have differing methods and occasionally come into professional conflict, they hold mutual respect for one another.

Row 1

CH1, turn, 1DC in same st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in the next 191st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in last st. (195)

Row 2

CH1, turn, 1DC in same st, *1CH, sk1st, 1DC in the next st*, repeat *-* 97 times. (97 boxes or 195)

Row 3

CH1, turn, 1DC in same st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC on top of the next DC, 

place 1DC in the first box, then *place 2DC in each box*, repeat *-* 94 times until you have 1 box left, 1 DC on top of the next DC, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in last st. (195)

Row 4

CH1, turn, 1DC in same st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in the next st, 

*CH1, sk2st, place 3HDCTOG in between the next 2 clusters from the row below*, repeat *-* 94 times, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in the next st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in last st. (195)

Row 5

CH1, turn, 1DC in same st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC on top of the next DC, 

place 1DC in the first box, then *place 2DC in each box*, repeat *-* 94 times until you have 1 box left, 1 DC on top of the next DC, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in last st. (195)

Repeat Rows 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 for blanket rows 31 to 60, each time changing colour. See the colour table below.

Key 

CH                  chain

st                    stitch

sk                    skip

sk1st               skip one stitch 

sk2st               skip two stitches

DC                  Double Crochet 

HDC                Half Double Crochet 

3HDCTOG      Three Half Double Crochets finished together

CHSP              CHainSPace

Colour Table Chapter 2