Taking a break to work on farm blanket

Since it is so close to Christmas I have decided to take a break from my crochet business and writing free patterns. I am currently taking time to focus on my farm blanket. For those that have no idea what I am talking about I am making a cot sized blanket to enter into the farm show here and writing out the patterns as I go. It is not until February but there is a lot of work to go into it. Here are some pictures to show you the progress.

The patterns are not free but can be found here in my Ravelry Store. Eventually I am hoping to have the whole pattern for sale together but at this stage it is only the appliques.

The ones still to come include:

Farm Truck

Cow

Cat

Crochet Sheep Applique

Farm Blanket - Sheep Block

This it the first block in my farm themed blanket that I am making for the Te Puke A&P show home industries competition. It is currently being tested but the pattern will be available for sale soon. Each block measures 12 1/2 by 11 inches. The sheep measures 9 x 6 1/2 inches. Pattern will be available on Ravelry and Craftsy

Tractor applique

NOTE: My patterns are free and I would like them to stay that way. You are free to print them out and pass them around but please make sure my blog address is somewhere on the pattern (http://knotyournanascrochet.blogspot.co.nz/) so that people know where the pattern originated. 

Please do not sell my patterns or say they are your own. You are free to do whatever you want with the finished item. If you are selling them online please link back the pattern and give me credit. I took the time to write this pattern out so the least you can do is take the small amount of time it takes to give me credit. 

Using a 5mm hook and dk yarn,
This can be changed for bigger yarn or different hook you will just get a different size

Tractor Body
Row 1: Ch 11, sc in second ch from the hook (10) ch1 turn.
Row 2: sc across
Row 3: sc in blo for first 5, sc through both loops next 5. Turn

Ch 9, join in 3rd stitch, sc up 3 ch, ch 6, sk 2, join.

sc up the ch, along the top and down the side. continue sc around the rest of the tractor until you get where you started going up the ch, DO TWO SC IN THE CORNERS TO KEEP IT FLAT.  Sl St into the ch space, Finish off

Wheels
Big
Round 1:with yellow Magic circle, ch 1, 12 sc around join to first sc Finish off
Round 2: Join black, ch 2, 2 hdc in each st, join to first hdc, finish off

Small

Round 1: With yellow, Magic circle, ch1, 8sc around join to first sc, finish off
Round 2: Join black, ch2, 2 hdc in each stitch round, join to first hdc and finish off.

Exhaust

Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. (4) finish off.
Sew wheels onto tractor, then sew tractor onto item shaping windows as you go.