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Made up of 36 pieces including textured knitted panels and colourful crocheted granny squares, Unity has a traditional homespun feel but uses complementing colourways for a modern twist. The different textures would make this great for babies, or it would look equally good in a living room or bedroom. Feel free to make as many or as few crochet squares are you like – you could even just knit or crochet the whole thing if you wish. This is an ideal pattern for a group project; just take a couple of squares each and off you go. When you're done, you can get together for a sewing up session complete with tea and cake!

NOTE: use shades of your choice for each square

NOTE: worked from corner to corner Using 4mm needles, tie a slip knot on RH needle

Row 1: k1
Row 2: kfb. Two sts
Row 3: kfb, k1. Three sts
Row 4: kfb, k2. Four sts
Row 5: kfb, k3. Five sts
Cont as set inc one st at beg of each row until there are 42 sts and work meas 15cm along each straight edge
Next row: sl 1, k1, psso, k to end
Rep last row until two sts rem
Next row: sl 1, k1, psso
Fasten off

Using 3.75mm needles, cast on 28 sts
Row 1: (k2, p2) seven times
Row 2: as Row 1
Row 3: (p2, k2) seven times
Row 4: as Row 3
Rep Rows 1-4 until work meas 15cm from cast-on edge
Cast off in patt

NOTE: work in any colours you like

Using a 3.5mm hook, make 4ch, sl st in first ch to make a ring
Rnd 1: 3ch, 2tr in ring, 3ch, [3tr in ring, 3ch] three times, sl st to third of 3ch Cut yarn and join second shade to any sp
Rnd 2: 3ch, 2tr in 3-ch sp, 3ch, 3tr in same sp, 1ch, * [3tr, 3ch, 3tr] in next 3-ch sp, 1ch, rep from * twice more, sl st to third of 3ch Cut yarn and join third shade to any 3-ch corner sp
Rnd 3: 3ch, 2tr in 3-ch sp, 3ch, 3tr in same sp, 1ch, 3tr in 1-ch sp, 1ch, * [3tr, 3ch, 3tr] in next 3-ch sp, 1ch, 3tr in next 1-ch sp, 1ch, rep from * twice more, sl st to third of 3ch Cut yarn and join first shade to any 3-ch corner sp
Rnd 4: 3ch, 2tr in 3-ch sp, 3ch, 3tr in same sp, 1ch, * [3tr in next 1-ch sp, 1ch], twice, [3tr, 3ch, 3tr] in next corner sp, 1ch, rep from * twice more, [3tr in next 1-ch space] twice, sl st to third of 3ch Cut yarn and join second shade to any 3-ch corner sp
Rnd 5: 6ch (counts as 3ch, 1tr), 2tr in 3-ch sp, 1ch, * [3tr in next 1-ch sp, 1ch] three times, [3tr, 3ch, 3tr] in next corner sp, 1ch, rep from * twice more, [3tr in next 1-ch space] three times, 3tr in corner sp, 3ch, 2tr, sl st to third of 6ch Cut yarn and join third shade to any 3-ch corner sp
Round 6: sl st in 3-ch sp, 3ch, 2tr in same sp, 1ch, * [3tr in next 1-ch sp, 1ch] four times, [3tr, 3ch, 3tr] in next corner sp, 1ch, rep from * twice more, [3tr in next 1- ch space] three times, 3tr in corner sp, 3ch, sl st to third of 3ch
Rnd 7: 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in first st, 1dc in each of next two tr, 1dc in 1-ch sp, * [1dc in each of next three tr, 1dc in 1-ch sp] four times, 1dc in each of next three tr, 3dc in 3-ch sp, 1dc in each of next three tr, rep from * twice more, [1dc in each of next three tr, 1dc in 1-ch sp] four times, 1dc in each of next three tr, 3dc in 3-ch sp, sl st to first dc

Using a 3.5mm hook make 25ch Row 1: 1tr in fourth ch from hook, 2ch, 1dc in same ch as tr, * miss two ch, [2tr, 2ch, 1dc] in next ch, rep from * to end changing to second shade in last stage of last dc
of row.
Row 2: 3ch, miss first dc, [1tr, 2ch, 1dc] in first 2-ch sp, * miss next two tr and 1dc, [2tr, 2ch, 1dc] in next 2-ch sp, rep from * to end joining in third shade in last stage of last dc of row
Row 3: as Row 2 but using third shade, change to first shade at end of row
Cont in this way rep Row 2 and changing colours after every row to create singlerow stripes in three shades, until work meas 15cm
Fasten off

Join 36 squares in six rows of six squares

Rejoin yarn to any corner
Row 1: 2ch, 2htr into corner, 27htr along edge of each square, 1htr into seam between squares, 3htr into each of rem three corners, join rnd with a sl st
Row 2: 2ch, 1htr in each htr, working 3htr into each corner st, join rnd with a sl st
Rep last row twice more
Fasten off

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Each square (approx): 15cm x 15cm
Unity (approx): 102cm x 102cm