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The AlbayzinTea Blanket is an overlay mosaic crochet design inspired by the intricate Arabic geometry of the Alhambra and the enchanting Albayzin neighborhood of Granada, evoking the warmth and tranquility of sipping tea while wandering its winding streets and whitewashed houses.

This is an overlay mosaic crochet pattern. The pattern has very detailed instructions, with text, chart and step by step pictures. Some basic overlay mosaic crochet knowledge is desirable (there are lots of free resources to learn on the Internet), but in any case I’ve included a basic introduction and description of the stitches used in this pattern for any adventurous crocheters who want to dive right in :)

Yarn & Hook size: For the step-by-step pictures I used Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 with a 3 mm hook, but you can use whatever yarn & hook size you like, as long as they match and the gauge is correct

Gauge: 18 dc and 16 rows in 10 cm

Difficulty: intermediate

Terminology: US terms

Materials required:
• Background: 13 skeins of Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 or 2100 m
• Foreground: 16 skeins of Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 or 2300 m
• 3 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

Stitches used in this pattern:
• Chain (ch)
• Single crochet (sc)
• Double crochet (dc)
• Treble crochet (tr)
• Front post double crochet (fpdc)
• Front post double crochet two together (fpdc2tog)
• Front post treble crochet (fptr)
• Puff stitch (puff)

Other abbreviations:
• Ch-sp: chain space
• Sk st: skip stitch