A Blanket in the Style of Vasarely

Create a graphic and contemporary blanket inspired by the work of Victor Vasarely (1906-1997).Based
on an association of cubes perceived in axometric perspective, this blanket, though flat, will create the
illusion of in relief work, by assembling diamonds of various colours.

Dimensions :

For a blanket worked in PurPle Alpaga in double thread (or any other DK yarn to be crocheted in US
G/6 x (each diamond is about 6 x 4.2 ); the size of your blanket will vary with
the yarn weight chosen. We opted to work with a DK yarn. We recommend you would not use a lighter
yarn or your finished worked might be too small.

Materials and tools :

 About 940 g of Purple Alpaga in colour 1, 940 g of Purple Alpaga in colour 2, 940 g of Purple
Alpaga in colour 3 and 200 g (estimation) in colour 4 for the border. If you wish to use another
yarn, we can only recommend to make a few diamonds, to weight them and to divide their
weight by the number of diamonds weighed - to get the average weight of 1 diamond.
Multiply this weight by 104 to get the necessary quantity per colour)
 Some sewing thread and a sewing needle to assemble the diamonds.

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  A tapestry needle to weave in the remaining threads invisibly.

HOW TO MAKE YOU BLANKET…

Only 4 different shaped (A, B, C & D) are necessary to this bedspread :

 Shape A is a diamond; you will need a total of 298 to make the throw.
 Shapes B & C are triangles; you will need respectively 12 and 15 of them.
 Shape D will form the
c n s, u’ n d 2.

Diamond A

On the 1st half of the diamond,

every row ends with 2 sc in the last
stitch, so as to add 1 stitch per row.
nd
On the 2 half of the diamond, every
row ends with sc2tog, so as to
decrease by 1 stitch per row.

Work as follow:

Row 1: 2 ch
Row 2: 2 sc into the stitch from
previous row. 1ch, turn work. (you
now have 2 sc on your row)
Row 3: 1 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1
ch, turn work (= 3 sc)
Row 4: 2 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1
ch, turn work (= 4 sc)
Row 5: 3 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1
ch, turn work (= 5 sc)
Row 6: 4 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn work
(= 6 sc)
Row 7: 5 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn work
Row 14: 12 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
(= 7 sc)
work (= 14 sc)
Row 8: 6 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn work
Row 15: 13 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
(= 8 sc)
work (= 15 sc)
Row 9: 7 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn work
Row 16: 14 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
(= 9 sc)
work (= 16 sc)
Row 10: 8 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
Row 17: 15 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
work (= 10 sc)
work (= 17 sc)
Row 11: 9 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
Row 18: 16 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
work (= 11 sc)
work (= 18 sc)
Row 12: 10 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
work (= 12 sc)
Y u w k s n w 1 sc w d ; u’ g ng s
Row 13: 11 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
decreasing to form the tip of the diamond.
work (= 13 sc)

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Row 19: 16 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row.
1 ch, turn work (= 17 sc)
Row 20: 15 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row.
1 ch, turn work (= 16 sc)
Row 21: 14 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. Triangle B (equilateral)
1 ch, turn work (= 15 sc) These triangles appear on the sides of the blanket.
Row 22: 13 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. These triangles being a half diamond, u‘ work
1 ch, turn work (= 14 sc) rows 1-18 of the diamond. Onc u’v c d
Row 23: 12 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. row 18, cut the yarn and slip the thread in the last
1 ch, turn work (= 13 sc) loop. Pull on the yarn to tighten the stitch. With
Row 24: 11 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. your tapestry needle, invisibly weave in the
1 ch, turn work (= 12 sc) remaining tail in the fabric.
Row 25: 10 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row.
1 ch, turn work (= 11 sc) Work 12 triangles B, only in colour 2.
Row 26: 9 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row.
1 ch, turn work (= 10 sc) Triangle C (long)
Row 27: 8 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. These triangles are placed at the top and at the
1 ch, turn work (= 9 sc) bottom of the blanket. They are also half triangles
Row 28: 7 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. but in the width this time.
1 ch, turn work (= 8 sc) Row 1 : 2 ch
Row 29: 6 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. Row 2 : 1 sc in the first ch. 1 ch, turn work.
1 ch, turn work (= 7 sc) Row 3: 1 sc. 1 ch, turn work.
Row 30: 5 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. Row 4: 2 sc in the stitch from previous row. 1 ch,
1 ch, turn work (= 6 sc) turn work.
Row 31: 4 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. Row 5 and all odd-numbered rows: work 1 sc
1 ch, turn work (= 5 sc) into every stitch. 1 ch, turn work.
Row 32: 3 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. Row 6 : 1 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
1 ch, turn work (= 4 sc) work (= 3 sc)
Row 33: 2 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. Row 8 : 2 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
1 ch, turn work (= 3 sc) work (= 4 sc)
Row 34: 1 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. Row 10 : 3 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
1 ch, turn work (= 2 sc) work (= 5 sc)
Row 35: sc2tog on the 2 sc of previous row. Cut Row 12 : 4 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
the yarn and slip the thread in the last loop. Pull on work (= 6 sc)
the yarn to tighten the stitch. With your tapestry Row 14 : 5 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
needle, invisibly weave in the remaining tail in the work (= 7 sc)
fabric. Row 16: 6 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
work (= 8 sc)
Work a total of 298 diamonds, that is 104 in Row 18 : 7 sc, 2 sc on the next stitch. 1 ch, turn
colour 1, 90 in colour 2 and 104 in colour 3 work (= 9 sc)
Row 19: work 1 sc into every stitch. 1 ch, turn
work.

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Your work is now 9 sc w d ; u’ g ng s Joining motifs
decreasing to form the tip of the triangle. With a doubled sewing thread, sew your motifs
f w ng Is b ’s d w ng.
Row 20: 7 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. Border
1 ch, turn work (= 8 sc) Using your 4th colour, work 1 sc on every sc stitch
Row 21 and all odd numbered rows: work 1 sc or row of the sewn motifs. To turn the corners,
into every stitch. 1 ch, turn work. u’ k 3 sc n h s s ch s s h v
Row 22 : 6 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. central, corner stitch.
1 ch, turn work (= 7 sc) Work as many rounds as necessary to have 0. ”
Row 24 : 5 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. border (i.e. 4 rounds in PurPle Alpaca.) Onc u’v
1 ch, turn work (= 6 sc) completed the border, cut the yarn and slip the
Row 26 : 4 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. thread in the last loop. Pull on the yarn to tighten
1 ch, turn work (= 5 sc) the stitch. With your tapestry needle, invisibly
Row 28 : 3 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row. weave in the remaining tail in the fabric.
1 ch, turn work (= 4 sc)
Row 30 : 2 sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row.
1 ch, turn work (= 3 sc)
Row 32 : 1sc, sc2tog on the last 2 stitches of row.
1 ch, turn work (= 2 sc)
Row 34 : sc2tog on the 2 sc of previous row. Cut
the yarn and slip the thread in the last loop. Pull on
the yarn to tighten the stitch. With your tapestry
needle, invisibly weave in the remaining tail in the
fabric.

Work 15 triangles C in colour 2 only.

Triangle D (rectangle)
These triangles are placed at the bottom corners of
the blanket.
They are half C- ng s, s u’ll work rows 1- 8
f ng C. Onc u’v c d w 1 , cu
the yarn and slip the thread in the last loop. Pull on
the yarn to tighten the stitch. With your tapestry
needle, invisibly weave in the remaining tail in the
fabric.

Work 2 triangles D in colour 2 only.

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J hope you’ll find this free pattern helpful and that making this blanket will make you want to vioit
Vasarely Foundation in Aix-en-Provence (France).Thank you so much to Isabelle Kessedjian for her
drawings and her involvement into this projct.
Marie-Line.

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