Bushel makes use of all 20 colours of John Arbon Textiles Appledore Wool. You can choose from a lap blanket size or a throw that is large enough to fit the bottom of a double bed.

The construction is the same for both blanket sizes. Worked from the centre out, the Bushel Blankets use a two-row repeat through the colour sequence to one end and then mirror the colour sequence at the other end. Finally, a simple double crochet border is added to bring all the colours together.

The wool blend is soft yet crisp. Combined with the stitches, it offers good drape and stitch definition.

A matching Bushel Cushion pattern is also available.

Materials:
Appledore by John Arbon Textiles, 100g/250m/273yds, 40% Devon Closewool/40% Romney/20% Exmoor Blueface

Main Colour - Dufflin

CC1 – Golden Knob, CC2 – Spicy Pippin, CC3 – Hangy Down, CC4 – Dufflin, CC5 – Foxwhelp, CC6 – Ellis Bitter, CC7 – Sweet Coppin, CC8 – Pig Snout, CC9 – Slack Ma Girdle, CC10 – Winter Stubbard, CC11 – Fair Maid, CC12 – Quench, CC13 – Sheep’s Nose, CC14 – Dabinett, CC15 – Whimple Wonder, CC16 – Hoary Morning, CC17 – Payhembury, CC18 – Tom Putt, CC19 – Yeovil Sour, CC20 – Billy Down Pippin

Blanket Sizes:
Lap Blanket - 1 x 100g Dufflin as the Main Colour and 1 x each of the 20 mini-skein colours (25g/62m/68yds)

Throw - 1 x 100g Dufflin as the Main Colour and 2 x each of the 20 mini-skein colours (25g/62m/68yds)

Notions:
4.5mm hook (US 7)
6 x place markers (different colours)
1 x stitch marker (to secure stitch when putting project aside)
Tapestry needle
Blocking equipment

Tension:
Unblocked is 5 shell repeats over 16cm and 10 rows over 10cm. Blocked is 5 shell repeats over 19cm and 10 rows over 12cm.

Lap Blanket Dimensions:
Unblocked 101.5cm wide and 91cm long. Pinned out to 118cm wide and 116cm long. Blocked 115cm wide and 110cm long.

Throw Dimensions:
Unblocked 191cm wide and 91cm long. Blocked 218cm wide and 110cm long.

Yarn substitutions:
Any DK yarn with at least 250m (273yds) per 100g that gets tension and offers good drape and stitch definition.

Stitches used:
BLO - back loop only CC - contrast colour ch - chain ch-sp - chain space cm - centimetre dc - double crochet (US single crochet) dcBLO - double crochet back loop only (US single crochet back loop only) ea - each ELtr - end linked treble crochet g - gram Ltr - linked treble crochet m - metre MC - main colour pm - place marker rep - repeat rnd - round RS - right side sk - skip ss - slip stitch st(s) - stitch(es) tr - treble crochet (US double crochet) WS - wrong side yds - yards yrh - yarn around hook

Pattern format:
Bushel Blanket is an eight-page document. If you are purchasing a printed copy, it is A4 sized with large, clear text.