Tools & Supplies
- Bernat® Baby Blanket™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m)
- Main Color (MC) Little Sandcastles (04011) 2 balls or 422 yds/386 m
- Contrast A Baby Teal (04734) 1 ball or 142 yds/130 m
- Size U.S. N/15 (10 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge. Large blunt tip needle (for weaving).
MEASUREMENT
Approx 38" [96.5 cm] square.
GAUGE
5 sc and 6 rows = 4" [10 cm].
Directions
With MC, chain (ch) 56. 1st row: 1 single crochet (sc) in 2nd ch from hook. *Ch 1. Skip next ch. 1 sc in next ch. Repeat (rep) from * to end of chain. Turn. 55 stitches (sts). 2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 space (sp). *Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * to last sc. 1 sc in last sc. Turn. 3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first sc. *Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * to last 2 sc. Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in last sc. Turn. Rep 2nd and 3rd rows until work from beginning (beg) measures 34" [86.5 cm]. Fasten off.
Woven Stripes: Note: Weave with the longest strand that is comfortable to avoid having a large number of ends. Thread a long strand of A through blunt-tip needle, having yarn doubled. Beg at right side edge of 2nd row, weave yarn in and out through ch-1 sps to left side edge. Rep weaving through every 4th row, using the same strand of yarn where possible and carrying yarn up side of work.
Border: 1st round (rnd): Join A with slip stitch (sl st) to any corner. Ch 1. Work 53 sc evenly across each side of Blanket, working 3 sc in each corner and working around ends left from weaving. Join with sl st in first sc. 2nd and 3rd rnds: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in each corner sc. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Begin(ning)
Ch = Chain
Rep = Repeat
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
Sc = Single crochet
Sl st = Slip stitch
Sp(s) = Space(s)
St(s) = Stitch(es)