Streets of Tbilisi Part 1: Betlemi Street

To start  

We need to create the boxes for the border which we will do in these first two rows. Boxes are made using an uneven amount of stitches but this time, the blanket body is built on an even number of stitches. We will do a correction in Row 1.

Row -1 

SK, CH191

Demo size CH 35

Layla blanket CH 65

Row 0 

CH3, 1DC in the 6th CH from the hook, 

*CH1, sk1st, 1DC in the next st*, repeat *-* to end.  

Blanket (95 boxes) 

Demo size  17 boxes

Layla blanket  32 boxes

Week 1: Betlemi Street

Multiple for week 1: 3

Row 1

CH3, turn, sk1st, 1DC in next st

1DC in the next 186 sts (place 2 DCs in the last CHSP before the bbox) {This is the correction I was talking about, so we only do this once}

1DC in next st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in next CH.

Blanket (186 DC and 2 bboxes) 

Demo size 30 DCs  and 2 bboxes

Layla blanket 60 DCs and 2 bboxes

PS: make sure you have your 186 DCs between your bboxes now

Row 2 

CH3, turn, sk1st, 1DC in next st

sk1st, *1DC, CH1, 1DC in the next st, sk2st*, repeat *-* to end, after the V-stitch in the last repeat you will only have to sk1st,

1DC in next st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in next CH.

Blanket (62 V-stitches and 2 bboxes) 

Demo size 10 V-stitches and 2bboxes,

Layla blanket 20 V-stitches and 2bboxes

Row 3 

CH3, turn, sk1st, 1DC in next st

sk1st *3DC around the next CHSP, sk2st*, repeat *-* to end, after the last cluster  sk1st, 

1DC in next st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in next CH.

Blanket (62 clusters and 2 bboxes) 

Demo size 10 clusters and 2 bboxes

Layla blanket 20 clusters and 2 bboxes

Row 4 

CH3, turn, sk1st, 1DC in the next st, 

CH1, *3DC3TOG, CH2*, repeat *-* to end, only doing CH1 after the last 3DC3TOG,

1DC in next st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in next CH.

Blanket (62 repeats and 2 bboxes) 

Demo size 10 repeats and 2 bboxes

Layla blanket 20 repeats and 2 bboxes

Row 5

CH3, turn, sk1st, 1DC in next st

1DC in the first CHSP, *CH1, sk1st, 2DC in the next CH2SP*, repeat *-* to end, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in the CH1SP before the box,

1DC in next st, CH1, sk1st, 1DC in next CH.

Blanket (61 repeats, 2DCs and 2 bboxes) 

Demo size 9 repeats, 2DCs and 2bboxes,

Layla blanket 19 repeats, 2DCs and 2bboxes

How to place Row 1 onto Row 5 

Place your DCs on top of the DCs and if it is a CHSP place it around the CHSP. 

Row 6-30 

Repeat rows 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in order each time changing colour according to the table below.

Streets Of Tbilisi Week 1 Colour Table 

Happy Crocheting, 

Anja xxx