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Alex Preemie Blanket Crochet Pattern

Cutie Pie yarn is by far one of my most favorite yarns to work with! It is so soft, and perfect that it’s light worsted weight, so I can easily use it to make baby items. What have you made with Red Heart, Cutie Pie yarn?

Cream Of The Crop Crochet ~ Cluster Color Blocked Preemie Blanket {Free Crochet Pattern}

Skill Level

Intermediate

Intermediate Skill Level small

Size Included

6-8 lb Preemie

Finished Size

11″ Radius (flat side, not pointed)

*These are our finished measurements. If yours don’t fit within these measurements, please check your gauge.

Materials

Red Heart Cutie Pie Yarn (light worsted-3)

  • Color A: Indigo about 163 yards
  • Color B: Splash about 81 yards

D-3 (3.25mm) crochet hook

Fabric scissors

Yarn needle, to weave ends

Gauge

2 cluster sts x 2 rows is 1”

*Change the hook size to obtain the gauge.

Cream Of The Crop Crochet ~ Cluster Color Blocked Preemie Blanket {Free Crochet Pattern}

Notes

  • This pattern uses 3 dc cluster.
  • In the amount of stitches you should have at the end of the row (ex. 11 sts). That count does include the chain.

Abbreviations/Stitches Used

CA-Color A

CB-Color B

St(s)-Stitch(es)

Ch-Chain

Sc-Single Crochet

Cluster-Cluster Stitch

*This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms.

Blanket

Starting with CA,

Round 1: ch 3, 6 cluster in 3rd ch from hook

Round 2: 2 cluster in next st, 2 cluster in each st around

Round 3: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next st* repeat * to * around

Round 4: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 2 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 5: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 3 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 6: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 4 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 7: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 5 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 8: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 6 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 9: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 7 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 10: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 8 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 11: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 9 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 12: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 10 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 13: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 11 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 14: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 12 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 15: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 13 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 16: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 14 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 17: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 15 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 18: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 16 sts* repeat * to * around

Cut yarn and change to CB.

Round 19: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 17 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 2o: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 18 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 21: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 19 sts* repeat * to * around

Round 22: *2 cluster in next st, cluster in next 2o sts* repeat * to * around

Cut yarn and change to CA.

Round 23: sc in each st around, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends

Cream Of The Crop Crochet ~ Cluster Color Blocked Preemie Blanket {Free Crochet Pattern}  Cream Of The Crop Crochet ~ Cluster Color Blocked Preemie Blanket {Free Crochet Pattern}

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Comments

  1. Cream Of The Crop Crochet™ says

    September 6, 2016 at 2:43 pm

    You’re welcome, Josephine!

  2. Josephine Wiskowski says

    September 6, 2016 at 1:46 pm

    Thank you.

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