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Baby Bright Blanket - Crochet Pattern

 


Beautiful and bright, this baby blanket is the perfect gift for every little one! It also makes a great lap blanket for us bigger kids.

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Yarn

Lion Brand Mandala (5.3 oz / 150 g) - (590 yds / 540 m) 3 cakes in Gnome

Materials / Tools

7 / 4.5 mm Hook

Yarn needle

Difficulty

Intermediate

Finished Size

44 in. (112 cm) X 44 in. (112 cm)

Gauge

In dc - 9 rows and 15 stitches = 4 in (10 cm)

Special Stitches

Treble X Stitch (trx): Skip next st, insert hook into second st and make a tr, next work behind the st you just made, go through the loops of the stitch you skipped and work a tr, - one trx made 

Notes

1. This blanket starts with a small granny square for 3 rounds and then is worked back and forth on 2 sides only.

2. For the main body of the blanket 1 row includes 2 sides. Each row will increase by 4 st, 2 st on side 1 and 2 st on side 2 at the corner.


Instructions

Chain 4, join with sl st to first ch to form loop

Round 1: ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), 2 dc, ch2, 3 dc, ch2, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2 join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 – (3 dc on each side, ch 2 sp in each corner)

Round 2: ch 3, turn, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to next corner,  (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to ch 3, join with sl st into top of ch 3 - (7 dc on each side, ch 2 sp in each corner)

Round 3: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to next corner,  (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to ch 3, join with sl st into top of ch 3 - (11 dc on each side, ch 2 sp in each corner)

Now switch to rows

Turn and sl st to corner ch 2 sp

Row 1: ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next repeat from * to last st on side 1, (ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next repeat from * to last st, ch 1, dc in ch 2 sp, (8 dc and 7 ch 1 sp, ch 2 sp, 8 dc and 7 ch 1 sp)

Row 2: ch 3, turn, *dc in ch 1 sp, dc in next st, repeat from * to last st on side 1, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, *dc in ch 1 sp, dc in next st, repeat from * to end of row (17 dc, ch 2 sp, 17 dc)

Row 3: ch 4 (counts as tr), turn, work trx (see special stitches) to last st on side 1, (trx, ch 2, trx) in ch 2 sp, trx to last st, tr in last st (1 tr, 9 X’s, ch 2 sp, 9 X’s, 1 tr)

Row 4: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, dc in each st to last st (21 dc, ch 2 sp, 21 dc)

Row 5: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, dc in each st to last st (23 dc, ch 2 sp, 23 dc)

Row 6: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, dc in each st to last st (25 dc, ch 2 sp, 25 dc)

Row 7: ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), turn, dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next repeat from * to last st on side 1, (ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next repeat from * to last st, ch 1, dc in ch 2 sp, (14 dc and 13 ch 1 sp, ch 2 sp, 14 dc and 13 ch 1 sp)

Row 8: ch 3, turn, *dc in ch 1 sp, dc in next st, repeat from * to last st on side 1, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, *dc in ch 1 sp, dc in next st, repeat from * to end of row (29 dc, ch 2 sp, 29 dc)

Row 9: ch 4 (counts as tr), turn, work trx (see special stitches) to last st on side 1, (trx, ch 2, trx) in ch 2 sp, trx to last st, tr in last st (1 tr, 15 X’s, ch 2 sp, 15 X’s, 1 tr)

Row 10: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, dc in each st to last st (33 dc, ch 2 sp, 33 dc)

Row 11: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, dc in each st to last st (35 dc, ch 2 sp, 35 dc)

Row 12: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, dc in each st to last st (37 dc, ch 2 sp, 37 dc)

Rows 13 -60: Repeat rows 7 – 12 eight more times

Rows 61 – 65: Repeat rows 7 – 11 one more time

Border Foundation Round: ch 1, turn, sc in same st, sc in each st across to corner, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner, sc in each st across to corner, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner, on next side work 2 sc around the post of each dc and 3 sc around the tr to the starting granny square, sc in ch 2 sp, sc in each st to corner, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner, sc in each st of granny square side, sc in ch 2 sp, work 2 sc around the post of each dc and 3 sc around the tr to the corner, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner, sl st to first sc.

Do not fasten off


Border

Chain 10

Row 1: hdc in 3rd ch, hdc in each st (8 st), sl st in next 2 sc (blanket border), turn

Row 2: skip 2 sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops 2 hdc in last st, ch 1, turn (9 st)

Row 3: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 8 st, sl st in next 2 sc (blanket border), turn

Row 4: skip 2 sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops hdc in next st, skip last st, ch 1 turn (8 st)

Row 5: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 7 st, sl st in next 2 (blanket border), turn

Repeat rows 2 – 5 until corner


Border Corner (worked in ch 2 sp)

Row 1C: skip 2 sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops 2 hdc in last st, ch 1, turn (9 st),

Row 2C: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 8 st, 1 sl st in ch 2 sp, turn, skip sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops hdc in next st, skip last st, ch 1 turn (8 st),

Row 3C: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 7 st, 1 sl st in ch 2 sp, turn, skip sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops 2 hdc in last st, ch 1, turn (9 st),

Row 4C: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 8 st, 1 sl st in ch 2 sp, turn, skip sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops hdc in next st, sk last st, ch 1 turn (8 st),

Row 5C: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 7 st, sl st in ch 2 sp, sl st in next sc, turn,

Repeat rows 2 – 5 for each side and 1C - 5C border corner for each corner.

On last row of border, join with sl st to first row. Finish off

 

Finishing

Weave in all ends.


If you're interested in an ad free, downloadable version, you can purchase one at LoveCrafts-Baby Brite Blanket  or  Galilee Life - Baby Brite Blanket

May your stitch count be true and your frogs be few!

Tracee

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