I know how hard it is to find blankets for boys so here is, Baby Blanket Blues!
Skill Level
Intermediate
Size Included
Baby
Finished Size
46 ½” x 36 ½”
*These are our finished measurements. If yours don’t fit within these measurements, please check your gauge.
Materials
Light worsted-3 weight yarn
- CA: Loops and Threads, Snuggly Wuggly, Pale Blue, 1,086 yards (1 skein)
- CB: Baby Bee (Hobby Lobby), Sweet Delight, Angel, 94 yards (1/4 skein)
H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook
Fabric scissors
Yarn needle, to weave ends
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Gauge
3 dc stitches x 2 rows is 1″
*Change the hook size to obtain the gauge.
Special Stitches
Picot Stitch | *5 sc sts in each st, ch 3, sc in first ch, sk 1 st* repeat * to *
Abbreviations/Stitches Used
CA | Color A
CB | Color B
st(s) | stitch(es)
sk | skip
ch | chain
sc | single crochet
dc | double crochet
fldc | front loop double crochet
picot st | picot stitch
*This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms.
Blanket
Starting with CA yarn,
Ch 153
Row 1: dc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in each st across, turn (152 dc sts)
Row 2: ch 2, fldc in each st across, turn (152 fldc sts)
Repeat row 2, sixty more times or as many as you would like.
Row 61 or last row: fldc in each st across, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (152 fldc sts)
Edging
With CB yarn,
Round 1: beginning anywhere ch 1, sc evenly around, make 3 sc in each corner, join in first st of round
Round 2: ch 1, *picot st* repeat * to * around, join in first st of round, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends
I’d like this blanket adult size. What are the multiples for the chain?