Mandala Blanket CAL Joining

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Time to join up the Mandala Blanket CAL squares!

Locate the top right corner for each square.

With the border instructions for each given square, use the flat braid joining method. (SEE VIDEO AND PICTURE TUTORIAL BELOW)

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlsbGc17iRk

PICTURE: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flat-braid-joining-technique

*NOTE: When looking over the tutorials be sure to use only the process of joining and not the actual patterns shown. Use patterns for squres listed below.*

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Border Instructions for Squares: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 18

Join with a SS to the third stitch made.

Round 1: Chain 1. Sc. *[Chain 3. Skip the next 2 stitches.] x’s. 11. (Sc. Chain 3. Sc.) in the next chain 2 space. Chain 3. Skip the next 2 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made.

Border Instructions for Squares: 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20

Join with a SS to the second stitch made.

Round 1: Chain 1. Sc. *[Chain 3. Skip the next 2 stitches.] x’s. 11. (Sc. Chain 3. Sc.) in the next chain 2 space. Chain 3. Skip the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made.

Border Instructions for Squares: 4, 17

Join with a SS to the Third stitch made.

Round 1: Chain 1. Sc. *[Chain 3. Skip the next 2 stitches.] x’s. 4. Chain 4. Skip the next 3 stitches. [Chain 3. Skip the next 2 stitches.] x’s. 6. (Sc. Chain 3. Sc.) in the next chain 2 space. Chain 3. Skip the next 2 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made.

Border Instructions for Squares: 3, 5, 15

Join with a SS to the fourth stitch made.

Round 1: Chain 1. Sc. *[Chain 3. Skip the next 2 stitches.] x’s. 11. (Sc. Chain 3. Sc.) in the next chain 2 space. Chain 4. Skip the next three stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made.

Border Instructions for Squares: 16

Join with a SS to the second stitch made.

Round 1: Chain 1. Sc. *Chain 3. Skip the next 2 stitches. Sc. Chain 3. Skip the next stitch. [Chain 3. Skip the next 2 stitches.] x’s. 6. Sc. Chain 3. Skip the next stitch. Sc. Chain 3. Skip the next stitches. Sc. chain 3. Skip the next stitch. (Sc. Chain 3. Sc.) in the next chain 2 space. Chain 3. Skip the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made.

Stitch Count for all squares = 52 chain 3 spaces