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This crochet blanket pattern is easy enough for a beginner and works up very fast as well. You could easily finish a baby size in 1 day! Although the pattern calls for bulky weight yarn you could substitute with 2 strands of worsted weight yarn. I also used some Red Heart Medley recently and think it would be a good sub as well.
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Materials
Bulky weight yarn (you may also use 2 strands of worsted yarn held together)
I used Loops & Threads Charisma
4 Skeins of white, and 1 skein each of fuchsia, electric blue, and yellow
N hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
Abbreviations
Ch = chain
St = stitch
Sc = single crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Dc – Double crochet
Rev sc = reverse single crochet (also called crab stitch)
Gauge
Approx. 8 sc = 4”
Size
Baby
36” by 30”
Child
48” by 42”
Throw
50” by 38”
Twin
72” by 48”
Full
84” by 60”
Queen
86” by 66”
King
86” by 82”
Special Stitches
Reverse Single Crochet (rev sc): Insert hook into the previous st (to the right), yo, pull up a loop twisting the hook around to face upwards, yo, pull through remaining 2 loops on hook.
*If you are left-handed you will work the rev sc to the left.
Notes
Read ALL instructions before beginning.
Instructions are written for baby (child, throw, twin, full, queen, king)
Instructions
With your first color ch 60 (84, 75, 96, 120, 132, 162)
Row 1 – Sc in 2nd ch from hook and every ch across, turn. 59 (83, 74, 95, 119, 131, 161)
Row 2 – Ch 1, hdc in 1st st, *(sc, hdc, dc) in next, sk 2 sts; repeat from * until 1 st remains, hdc in last, turn. 59 (83, 74, 95, 119, 131, 161)
Row 3 – Ch 1, hdc in 1st st, *(sc, hdc, dc) in next dc, sk 2 sts; repeat from * until 1 st remains, hdc in last, turn. 59 (83, 74, 95, 119, 131, 161)
Row 4 – Repeat row 3.
Row 5-6 – Change color. Repeat row 3.
Row 7-9 – Change color. Repeat row 3.
Repeat rows 5-9 until your blanket is about 34” (46”, 48”, 70”, 82” 84”, 84”) long.
*Approximately 8(11, 12, 18, 21, 22, 22) more times.
Last row – Ch 1, sc in every st across, do not turn, do not fasten off.
Finishing
Round 1 – Ch 1, sc down the side of the blanket, 3 sc in the corner, sc in every ch across the bottom, 3 sc in the corner, sc up the other side, 3 sc in the corner, sc across the top, 3 sc in the corner, change color and join to the first st of this round, do not turn.
Round 2 – Ch 1, work 1 rev sc in every st around, join, fasten off, weave in all ends.
