Hunter Preemie Blanket Crochet Pattern

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Hunter Preemie Blanket Crochet Pattern

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Skill Level: Easy 

Materials: 

Hook: US Size G/6 (4 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge 

Yarn: DK / Light worsted weight yarn 

• 265 yds blue (A) 
• 25 yds grey (B) 

Notions: 

• Scissors 
• Tapestry needle 

Size: 
21 inches diameter 

Gauge: 
16 dc x 8 rows = 4 inches 

This pattern uses US crochet terms

ch	Chain
dc	Double crochet
rnd	Round
RS	Right side(s)
sl st	Slip stitch
st(s)	Stitch(es)

Surface slip stitch (surface sl st): The working yarn will be underneath the fabric when you start. Insert hook where indicated, pull up a loop of working yarn from underneath the fabric and draw it through the loop on the hook. 

Surface slip stitches lay on top of existing stitches, forming a “chain” across the RS of the fabric.

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Pattern

Join rnds where indicated with a sl st in the first st of the rnd. 

With A, ch 3. 

Rnd 1 (RS): 12 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join. (12 dc) 

Rnd 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a st throughout), 2 dc in first st and in each st around, join. (24 dc)

Rnd 3: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in next st, [2 dc in next st, dc in next st] around, join. (36 dc)

Rnd 4: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 2 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 2 sts] around, join. (48 dc) 

Rnd 5: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 3 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 3 sts] around, join. (60 dc)

Rnd 6: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 4 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 4 sts] around, join. (72 dc)

Rnd 7: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 5 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 5 sts] around, join. (84 dc)

Rnd 8: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 6 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 6 sts] around, join. (96 dc)

Rnd 9: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 7 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 7 sts] around, join. (108 dc) 

Rnd 10: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 8 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 8 sts] around, join. (120 dc)

Rnd 11: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 9 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 9 sts] around, join. (132 dc)

Rnd 12: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 10 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 10 sts] around, join. (144 dc) 

Rnd 13: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 11 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 11 sts] around, join. (156 dc)

Rnd 14: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 12 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 12 sts] around, join. (168 dc)

Rnd 15: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 13 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 13 sts] around, join. (180 dc)

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Rnd 16: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 14 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 14 sts] around, join. (192 dc)

Rnd 17: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 15 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 15 sts] around, join. (204 dc) 

Rnd 18: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 16 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 16 sts] around, join. (216 dc)

Rnd 19: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 17 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 17 sts] around, join. (228 dc)

Rnd 20: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 18 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 18 sts] around, join. (240 dc) 

Rnd 21: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 19 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 19 sts] around, join. (252 dc) 

Rnd 22: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc in each of next 20 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 20 sts] around, join. (264 dc) 

Fasten off. 

Join B with sl st in any st on rnd 22. 

Edging rnd: Sl st in each st around. (264 sl sts) 

Fasten off. 

Surface Crochet: 

With RS up, hold B underneath the fabric. 

Insert hook into any st on rnd 21 (this will be the base of the sts on rnd 22, where the rnd 22 sts are coming out of). Pull up a loop of B, leaving a tail to weave in later. 

Working into the sts of rnd 21, surface sl st in each st around. (264 surface sl sts) 

Fasten off. 

Weave in all ends.

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