Simply Soft Speckle Easy Peasy Crochet Baby Blanket

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Caron® Simply Soft® Speckle™ Abyss (5 balls)
• Size U.S. H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
• MEASUREMENT
• Approx 40" [101.5 cm ] square.
• GAUGE
• 13 sc and 14 rows = 4" [10 cm].

DIRECTIONS:

Note: Ch 3 at beginning (beg) of rows counts as double crochet (dc).

Chain (ch) 115. Mark every 50th chain (ch) for easier counting.

1st row: [Right side (RS)]. 3 double crochet (dc) in 5th ch from hook. [Skipped ch-4 counts as 1 dc and ch-1 space (sp)]. *Skip next 2 ch. 3 dc in next ch. Repeat (rep) from * to last 2 ch. Skip next ch. 1 dc in last ch. Turn. 37 groups of 3-dc.
2nd row: Ch 3. 1 dc in first dc. *3 dc in sp between next two 3-dc groups. Rep from * to last 3-dc group. 2 dc in top of ch-4. Turn. 36 groups of 3-dc.
3rd row: Ch 3. *3 dc in sp between next 3-dc group. Rep from * to last 2 dc. 1 dc in top of ch-3. Turn. 37 groups of 3-dc.
4th row: Ch 3. 1 dc in first dc. *3 dc in sp between next two 3-dc groups. Rep from * to last 3-dc group. 2 dc in top of ch-3. Turn. 36 groups of 3-dc.

Rep last 2 rows for pattern (pat) until work from beginning (beg) measures approx 40" [101.5 cm] ending on a Wrong side (WS) row. Turn. Do not fasten off.

Border: 1st round (rnd): Ch 3. 1 dc in each dc to last st. 5 dc in top of ch-3. Do not turn. Continue (cont) down left edge of Blanket, working 111 dc evenly down side edge to next corner. 5 dc in corner. Cont across bottom edge of Blanket, work dc in each ch to next corner. 5 dc in corner. Cont up right edge of Blanket, working 111 dc evenly to next corner. 4 dc in next corner. Join with slip stitch (sl st) to top of ch-3. Fasten off.

ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Ch = Chain(s)
Cont = Continue
Dc = Double crochet
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat(ing)
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
RS = Right side
Sl st = Slip stitch
Sp = Space(s)
WS = Wrong side