How To Make A Baby Shells Blanket

by Red Heart |

Item # 312113911P260
Intermediate Varies

TOOLS & SUPPLIES

  • RED HEART® With Love®: 2 skeins 1805 Bluebell A, 1 skein 1308 Tan B, 1 skein 1101 Eggshell C, 1 skein 1401 Pewter D
  • Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5mm [US I-9]
  • Yarn needle
  • GAUGE: 17 dc = 5” [12.5 cm]; 9 rows dc = 5” [12.5 cm]. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles/hook to obtain the gauge given.
  • RED HEART® With Love®, Art. E400 available in solid color 7oz (198g), 370 yd (338m) and multicolor 5oz (141g), 230 yd (211m) skeins

 

Blanket measures 36” (91.5 cm) x 36” (91.5 cm).

 

BLANKET

With A, ch 116.

Row 1 (Right side): Skip 1 ch, sc in next ch, [skip 2 ch, 5 dc in next ch, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch] 19 times; turn—115 sts. Row 2 (Wrong side): Ch 3 (does not count as a st), 3 dc in first sc, [skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc, skip next 2 dc, 5 dc in next sc] 18 times, skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc, skip next 2 dc, 3 dc into last sc; turn—115 sts. Row 3: Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc in first dc, [skip 2 dc, 5 dc in next sc, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc] 19 times; turn – 115 sts. Rows 4-15: Repeat Rows 2 and 3. At the end of Row 15, fasten off A. Rows 16-25: With Wrong side facing, join in the last st of Row 15; repeat Rows 2 and 3. At the end of Row 25, fasten off B. Rows 26-39: With Wrong side facing, join in the last st of Row 25; repeat Rows 2 and 3. At the end of Row 39, fasten off C. Rows 40-49: With Wrong side facing, join in the last st of Row 39; repeat Rows 2 and 3. At the end of Row 49, fasten off B. Rows 50-64: With Wrong side facing, join in the last st of Row 49; repeat Rows 2 and 3 seven times, then Row 2 once. At the end of Row 64, fasten off A. Side 1: With Right side facing, join in the last st of Row 64; repeat Row 3, work 2 more sc in last dc for a total of 3 sc (corner made). Side 2: Rotate Blanket so left side is on top; [skip the next dc Row, 5 dc in the end of the next sc Row, skip the next dc Row, sc in the end of the next sc Row] 16 times, work 2 more sc in the end of the last sc Row for a total of 3 sc (corner made). Side 3: Rotate Blanket so bottom side is on top; working in opposite side of foundation ch, [skip 2 ch, 5 dc in next ch, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch] 18 times, skip 2 ch, 5 dc in next ch, skip 2 ch, 3 sc in the last ch (corner made). Side 4: Rotate Blanket so right side is on top; skip the first sc Row, [skip the next dc Row, 5 dc in the end of the next sc Row, skip the next dc Row, sc in the end of the next sc Row] 16 times, work 1 more sc in end of the last sc Row, slip stitch in first sc of Side 1 to join (corner made). Fasten off and weave in ends.

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ABBREVIATIONS

A, B, C = Color A, Color B, Color C, etc;

ch = chain; 

cm = centimeters; 

dc = double crochet; 

mm = millimeters; 

sc = single crochet; 

st(s) = stitch(es); 

[] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified; 

* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.

 

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