Today I finally can share the pattern that I
promised to many of my readers and fellow crocheters. Sorry, it took me several
months to get it written, but please make me some allowance since I’m only an amateur
in all this business of pattern writing. I have made my best effort, but of
course mistakes are possible.
The artistic credit for this blanket should go to
my Mom since it was her original design.
The skill level for this baby blanket probably would
be intermediate. However, I have made a very detailed tutorial to help beginning
crocheters make this blanket. I’ll start posting it soon.
If you have any questions about the pattern, don’t
hesitate to ask.
Happy blanket making!
Update: I now have a very detailed step-by-step tutorial for this blanket available if you need a bit of extra help. Click here to see it.
This pattern is my (and my mom's) original design. It cannot be posted on other
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pattern, you can post ONE image on your site with the link to my original post.
You can use this pattern to make items for personal use or for sale. If you
sell finished items from this pattern, you must give design credit to Lacy
Crochet blog (lacycrochet.blogspot.com). Please, respect my work. Thank you!
Finished Size: Approximately
36 by 28 inches
Materials:
Snuggly Wuggly Big by Loops & Threads, 1 ball (1263 yds/1154 m)
Boye Steel Hook Size 1 (note that I used a much smaller hook
than recommended for this yarn as I wanted to achieve tighter stitches. I think
the pattern looks pretier that way).
Abbreviations
ch chain(s)
sc single crochet(s)
dc double crochet(s)
sl st slip stitch
hdc half double crochet(s)
( ) contains explanatory information
{ } work all enclosed instructions in the stitch or space
indicated
* * instructions between asterisks should be repeated as
many times as indicated or as many times as there are stitches to accommodate
them
When I refer to shell(s) in this pattern, I mean 3 dc made
in same space.
Ch 146 loosely.
Row 1: 3 dc in 6th
ch from the hook, skip 4 ch, 3 dc in next ch, *ch 3, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch,
ch 3, skip 2 ch, 3 dc in next ch, skip 4 ch, 3 dc in next ch* 12 times, skip 2
ch, dc in last ch. Chain 2, turn.
Row 2: 3 dc in
next dc, skip 4 dc, 3 dc in next dc, *ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, 3 dc in next dc,
skip 4 dc, 3 dc in next dc* 12 times, dc in last dc. Ch 2, turn.
Row 3: same as
Row 2.
Row 4: dc in next
dc, *ch 3, sc in space between next 2nd and 3rd dc (it’s the space between two
shells), ch 3, skip next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, 3 dc in next dc* 12 times, ch
3, sc in space between next 2nd and 3rd dc (the space between two shells), ch
3, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc. Ch 2, turn.
Row 5: dc in next
dc, *ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, skip next 4 dc, 3 dc in next
dc* 12 times, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, dc in next 2 dc. Ch 2, turn.
Row 6: same as
Row 5.
Row 7: 3 dc in
next dc, *3 dc in next dc, ch 3, sc in space between next 2nd and 3rd dc (the
space between two shells), ch 3, skip next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc* 12 times, 3
dc in next dc, dc in next dc. Ch 2, turn.
Repeat Rows 2 through 7 additional 14 times, until you have
91 rows in total.
In the last row don’t
make last ch 2 and do not turn.
Trim
Round 1:
Working in end of rows: *ch 1, hdc* in each space across. Make
{ch 1, hdc} three times into the corner space.
Wave in the short tail of yarn from the beginning chain.
Working in original chain: *ch 1, hdc into next shell, ch 1,
hdc into ch-3 space, ch 1, hdc into next shell, ch 1, hdc into ch-3 space, ch
1, hdc into ch-3 space* across. (You must have 5 hdc per one pattern repeat). Make
{ch 1, hdc} three times into the corner space.
Working in end of rows: *ch 1, hdc* in each space across. Make
{ch 1, hdc} three times in the corner space.
Working into the last row: *ch 1, hdc into 2nd dc of next
shell, ch 1, hdc into space between two shells, ch 1, hdc into 2nd dc of next
shell, ch 1, hdc into ch-3 space, ch 1, hdc into ch-3 space* across. (You must
have 5 hdc per one pattern repeat). Make {ch 1, hdc} two times in the corner space.
Make a sl st to join with the first hdc.
Round 2:
Ch 4, *dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1* across.
Make first corner in the following way: dc in ch-1 space between 1st
and 2nd hdc, ch 1, (dc, ch 3, dc) all in next ch-1 space, ch 1.
Continue
crocheting *dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1* across.
Make second
corner in the following way: (dc, ch 3, dc) all in next ch-1 space, ch 1, dc in
next ch-1 space, ch 1.
Continue
crocheting *dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1* across.
Make third
corner in the same way as first corner.
Continue
crocheting *dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1* across.
In the last
corner, make (dc, ch 3, dc) all in next ch-1 space. Ch 1, sl st into 3rd
ch of beginning ch-4 to join.
Round 3:
Make a round of crab stitches the
following way: 1 crab stitch into each ch-1 space and 2 crab stitches into
corner spaces. Sl st into space between 2 dc of Round 2.
Round 4:
Make loose ch grabbing each dc of
Round 2 around. Sl st into first ch to join.
Fasten off.
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