Heirloom Baby Blanket
by Jennifer J. Cirka/Jaybird Designs
Materials MC : Bernat Baby Coordinates, 71.2% acrylic-25.6% rayon-3.2% nylon, light sport weight, (535 yds, 160 g per skien), color White 2 skiens (Or any light sport weight baby yarn) US G-6 / 4mm crochet hook Yarn needle
Finished Size Approximately 29x 40
Gauge 15 dc x 10 rows = 4
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Pattern With MC, ch 164 Row 1: sc in second ch from hook and each ch across. (163 sc)
Row 2: ch 3, turn. (counts as first dc now and throughout pattern) dc in next 2 sts. *sk2, (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next st. sk2, dc in next 3 sts. Repeat from * across. (63 dc, 20 shells)
Row 3: ch 3, turn. Dc in next 2 sts. *(2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next ch-1 sp. Dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * across.
Repeat row 3 for a total of 56 rows or until desired length is achieved.
Row 57: ch 1, turn. Sc in each dc and each sc sp across. (163 sc)
Border Round 1: Turn work 45 degrees to the right. Working across edge, 2sc in the end of each row. 3 sc in corner. Sc across unused loops of beginning chain, 3 sc in next corner, 2sc in the end of each row, 3sc in next corner, and sc across top and finish with 3 sc in last corner. Join with a sl st to first sc. (558 sc)
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Round 2: ch 1, sc in same st as joining and each sc around placing 3 sc in each corner. Join with a sl st to first sc. (566 sc)
Round 3: sl st into next sc. Ch 3. (dc, ch1, 2dc) in same st. [*sk3 sts, (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next st. repeat from * to corner. (2dc, ch1, 2dc, ch1, 2dc, ch1, 2dc) in corner.] 4 times. Join with a sl st to third ch of beg ch3.
Round 4: sl st to first ch-1 sp. (ch3, dc, ch1, 2dc) in same ch-1 sp. (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in each ch-1 sp around. Join with a sl st to third ch of beg ch-3. Finish off and weave in ends.
Designer Bio I have been crocheting for as long as I can remember and am mostly self taught!! I currently am a WAHM in the beautiful state of Colorado and enjoy hobbies such as baking, sewing, and crocheting/knitting. I am a proud member of the CGOA (www.crochet.org) and have been recently published in major crochet magazines. You can find many of my items through my website at www.jaybird-designs.com. Please feel free to contact me anytime at [email protected] if you have any questions or comments about this pattern.
The legal purchaser of this pattern is granted license to crochet this item and sell the finished product for profit on a limited basis. Pattern credit is always appreciated. The pattern itself may NOT be shared or reproduced in any form without prior consent of the author.
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