Lacy Baby Blanket Tutorial, Step 9 (the Final One)

In the previous step, we have made a round of crab stitches. In this step, we will make the final round of the trim.

Last time we left off making a sl st into space between two dc.

What we are going to do next is to make a chain grabbing each dc.

Look at the picture below.

You need to make each ch quite loose, much looser than a regular beginning chain. You might need to try several times. If you see that the side of your blanket is too tight, unravel the chain and try again with even looser/bigger ch.

Here is what the chain will look on the other side.

And here it is done in the original color.

I highly recommend making this chain as the final round because along with the crab stitch, it will prevent the blanket from stretching and losing its rectangular shape. What is more, it looks very pretty.

Make this kind of chain around your entire blanket. Join in the first ch with a sl st. 

Fasten off!

Tah Dah! We are done! 

Phew! That was a lot of work, but the result is quite beautiful!  

If you have followed this tutorial through, I would love to hear your feedback. Was it useful? Did it make sense? Were you actually able to make this blanket? How did it turn out?  

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In this step, we continue working on the trim. The next round is quite simple.

Ch 4, *dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1* across.

The only challenge here is making neat corners. When you get to the first corner, make

dc in ch-1 space between 1^st and 2^nd hdc, ch 1, (dc, ch 3, dc) all in next ch-1 space, ch 1. 

I tried to show it in the picture below. I numbered three dcs that are made in the corner space of the previous row. Notice how the second and third dcs (separated with ch 3) are made in the same space.

After you have made the corner, continue crocheting

*dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1* across.

When you get to the next corner, make it in the following way:

(dc, ch 3, dc) all in next ch-1 space, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1.  

Again, look at the picture below. Notice that in this corner, it is the first and second dcs (separated by ch 3) that are made in the same space.   

Again, continue making

*dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1* across.

The third corner is made identically as the first one.

And when you get to the last corner, you only need to make

(dc, ch 3, dc) all in next ch-1 space.

because we already made one dc (which actually was a chain) in this corner.

Make ch 1 and a sl st into 3^rd ch of beginning ch-4 to join.

 

The next round of the trim is going to be worked backwards as we will use a crab stitch for it. If you’re not familiar with this stitch, you might want to check the following article and video on how to make it

Crab Stitch Tutorial

Crab Stitch Video

Crochet 2 crab stitches into each corner space and 1 crab stitch into each ch-1 space around. Make sure you make your crab stitches loose enough. 

To finish the round make a sl st into space between two dc.

Well done! You blanket is almost finished. There is only one final touch that we need to add. Come back next week for the last step!

Lacy Baby Blanket, Free Pattern

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Lacy Baby Blanket Tutorial, Step 7

In the previous step, we left off having done 91 rows of the main pattern.

In this step, we will start making the trim, which consists of 4 rounds. Today, we will make the first one.

Do not turn. Look at the picture below to see in which direction to continue. As you can see, we are going to work into ends of rows. I used red yarn for demonstration purpose.

*ch 1, hdc* in each space across.

I use red yarn to demonstrate it.

And here, I use the main color yarn.

When you get to the end, make {ch 1, hdc} three times into the corner space.

Next, we continue working in the original chain. Here is how it goes here:

*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.

That is, we must have 5 hdcs per one pattern repeat. I use red yarn to demonstrate it in the next picture.

And here, I use the main color yarn.

Again, once you get to the end, make {ch 1, hdc} three times into the corner space. 

Next, we work into the end of rows.

*ch 1, hdc* in each space across.

Again, I show it with red yarn

and with the main color yarn. 

And again, we make {ch 1, hdc} three times in the corner space. 

Finally, we continue working into the last row.

*ch 1, hdc into 2^nd dc of next shell, ch 1, hdc into space between two shells, ch 1, hdc into 2^nd dc of next shell, ch 1, hdc into ch-3 space, ch 1, hdc into ch-3 space* across.

We must have 5 hdcs per one pattern repeat. See the picture below.

And here is what it looks like in the main color.  

When we get to the corner space, we make {ch 1, hdc} only two times as we already made one hdc into the corner space in the beginning of the entire round.

Make a sl st to join with the first hdc.

This completes the first round of the trim.

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If you have gotten this far without any trouble, the rest should be a piece of cake!

From now on, we are going to repeat our pattern starting with Row 2 and ending with Row 7. We need to repeat the pattern additional 14 times. That will give us the total of

7 + 6*14 = 91

91 rows!

The picture below shows Rows 2-7 worked one additional time. That is 13 rows in total (7 + 6 = 13)

And this picture shows how my baby blanket is growing in size, but it’s not big enough yet.

And finally here I have 91 rows!

In the next step we will work on the trim of our lacy baby blanket. I'll post it next week.

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In this step, we crochet Row 7.

We begin by working the instructions prior to *, which read:

3 dc in next dc

Next we work the instructions from * to second *, which read:

*3 dc in next dc, ch 3, sc in space between next 2nd and 3rd dc, ch 3, skip next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc*

The picture below shows instructions from * to second * worked one time.

Worked two times

We need to work the instructions from * to second * the total of 12 times. Once we have done that, the end of the row looks like this

We finish the row by executing the instructions after second *, which read:

3 dc in next dc, dc in next dc. Ch 2, turn.

Congratulations! You finished Row 7 and the entire pattern repeat!

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In this step, we crochet Row 5 and Row 6.

First, we execute the instructions prior to first *, which read:

dc in next dc

Next, we execute the instructions from * to second *, which read:

*ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, skip next 4 dc, 3 dc in next dc*

The picture below shows instructions from * to second * worked one time.

Worked two times 

We need to work the instructions from * to second * the total of 12 times. Once we have done that, the end of the row looks like this

We finish the row by executing the instructions after second *, which read:

ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, dc in next 2 dc. Ch 2, turn.

We are done with Row 5! Row 6 is identical to Row 5, so you shouldn’t have any trouble.

Here is the beginning of my Row 6 (the instructions from * to second * worked twice)

And this is what your work should look like when six rows are completed

I will post Step 5 next week.

Lacy Baby Blanket, Free Pattern

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Lacy Baby Blanket Tutorial, Step 3

In this step we crochet Row 4.

We begin by executing the instructions prior to first *, which read:

dc in next dc.

That was quite simple. Next we need to work the instructions from * to second star *, which read:

*ch 3, sc in space between next 2^nd and 3^rd dc (it’s the space between two shells, and by shell I mean 3 dc worked in same space), ch 3, skip next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, 3 dc in next dc*

Probably the trickiest line here is “sc in space between next 2^nd and 3^rd dc (the space between two shells)”, look carefully at the picture below for visual help.

The picture below shows instructions from * to second * worked one time.

Worked two times.

Worked four times. We need to work these instructions the total of 12 times.

After we worked the instructions from * to second * 12 times, the row is not finished yet.

We finish Row 4 by executing the instructions after second *, which read:

ch 3, sc in space between next 2^nd and 3^rd dc (the space between two shells), ch 3, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc. Ch 2, turn.

The Row 4 is complete!

And we can see our overall lacy pattern taking its form.

I will post Step 4 next week.

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