Abendrot Blanket

Abendrot translates to either the glow of the sunset or evening red (the color of the sky at sunset). This cheerful blanket with smiling suns, flowers, and butterflies on top of a sunset gradient background. The blanket is finished with a puff stitch border and picot edging.

The suns, flowers, and butterflies are part of the hexagons and are worked as you make each hexagon so all you sew on are the eyes and mouth. First, he hexagons are joined into rows as you go. Next, the strips of hexagons are crocheted together. Finally, the border is worked around the whole blanket. You can customize the blanket by changing the colors, hexagon placement, and types of hexagons. The pattern includes a blank diagram to color and a second diagram to cut and paste the different types of hexagons to create your own unique blanket.

Level: Intermediate

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