Saturday 31 March 2012

IVORY BABY BLANKET
This blanket has quite a few details, but it's worth it.  Easy to crochet.


Ivory Baby Blanket (36" x 46")
Start with Ch 121 st
Row 1:  sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across, turn [120st]
Row 2:  Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn
Row 3:  Repeat row 2
Row 4:  Join with sl st in first sc, ch 3, front cross stitch (fcr) across with dc in last st. (do not turn, just fasten off)  [59 fcr, 2 dc]
front cross stitch (fcr):  next st, dc in next st; working in front of dc just made, dc in skipped st.
Row 5:  Join with sc in top of ch 3, sc in each st across (do not turn, again fasten off)  [120 st]
Row 6:  Repeat row 4
Row 7:  Repeat row 5
Row 8:  Repeat row 4
Row 9:  Join with sc in first st, sc in each st across, turn
Row 10: Repeat row 2
Row 11: Repeat row 3
Row 12: Join with sl st in first st, ch 2, hdc in each st across, turn
Row 13: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn
Row 14: Ch 4, skp next st, cl in next st, (ch 1, skip next st, cl in next st) across ending with dc, turn [59 cl]
cluster (cl): *yo, insert hook in next st, yo, draw lp through, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook; repeat from * 2 more times in same st, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.
Row 15: Ch 3, dc in each st and in each ch across, turn
Row 16: Ch 2, hdc in each st across, (do not turn, just fasten off)
Row 17: Repeat row 9

Repeat rows 2 to 17 until desired length, ending with row 11.

Edging
Rnd 1: Join with sc in first st, sc in each st across with 3 sc in corner and work evenly in end of each row, ending with 2 sc in same st as first st.  Join with sl st in first st [536 st]
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in each st with 3 hdc  in each corner.  Join with sl st in top fo ch 2, (do not turn, fasten off)  [536 st]
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in each st with 5 hdc in corner st. Join with sl st in top of ch 3 [552 st]
Rnd 4: Ch 3, cl in same st, ch 1, *skip next st, cl in next st, ch 1* across to 2 sts before corner, skip next 2 st, (cl 1 ch1) 2 times in next corner st. repeat from * 3 more times, ch 1, skip next st, cl in next st, ch 1,  skip last st. Join with sl st in top of first cl [278 cl]
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same st, ch 4, (sc in next cl, ch 4) around.  Join with sl st in first st. Turn
Rnd 6: Sl st in next ch sp, ch 1, 3 sc in each ch sp around,  Join.  Fasten off.




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