Baby Blanket

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
35 x 38 inches

Materials
Soft medium (worsted) weight yarn (6 oz/330 yds/170g per skein):
3 skeins white
2 skeins soft blue

• Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle

Gauge
3 ch-3 sps = 2 inches; 3 ch sp rows = 1 inch

Pattern Notes
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join rounds with a slip stitch unless otherwise stated.

Special Stitch
Cluster (cl): Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, (yo, insert hook in same sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 3 times, yo, draw through all 5 lps on hook.

Afghan
Row 1 (RS): With soft blue, ch 198, sc in 2nd ch from hook, [ch 3, sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch] across, turn. (49 ch-3 sps)

Row 2: Ch 4, sc in first ch-3 sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] across to include last ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in the last sc on row, turn. (50 ch-3 sps)

Row 3: Sl st into the first ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] across, turn. (49 ch-3 sps)

Rows 4–7: Rep rows 2 and 3. At the end of row 7 change color to white, turn.

Row 8: Ch 4, hdc in first ch-3 sp, (cl {see Special Stitch}, hdc) in same sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, (hdc, cl, hdc) in next ch sp] across to include last ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in last sc on row, turn. (25 cls)

Row 9: Rep row 3.

Row 10: Ch 4, sc in first ch-3 sp, [ch 3, (hdc, cl, hdc) in next ch sp, ch 3, sc in next ch sp] across to include last sp, ch 3, sc in last sc on row, turn. (24 cls)

Row 11: Rep row 3.

Row 12: Rep row 8. At the end of row 12 change color to soft blue, turn.

Row 13: Rep row 3.

Rows 14–19: Rep rows 2 and 3. At the end of row 19 change color to white, turn.

Row 20: Rep row 10.

Row 21: Rep row 3.

Row 22: Rep row 8.

Row 23: Rep row 3.

Row 24: Rep row 10. At the end of row 24 change color to soft blue, turn.

Rows 25–31: Rep rows 13–19.

Rows 32–36: Rep rows 8–12.

Rows 37–43: Rep rows 13–19.

Rows 44–48: Rep rows 20–24.

Rows 49–55: Rep rows 13–19.

Rows 56–60: Rep rows 8–12.

Rows 61–67: Rep rows 13–19.

Rows 68–72: Rep rows 20–24.

Rows 73–79: Rep rows 13–19.

Rows 80–84: Rep rows 8–12.

Rows 85–91: Rep rows 13–19.

Rows 92–96: Rep rows 20–24.

Rows 97–103: Rep rows 13–19.

Rows 104–108: Rep rows 8–12.

Rows 109–115: Rep rows 13–19.

At the end of row 115, fasten off soft blue.

Border
Rnd 1: Attach white in last sc made on last row, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, ch 3, working along side edge, sc in sp formed by the ch sts at end of next row, [ch 3, sk sc at the end of next row, sc in sp formed by ch sts at end of next row] across to corner, ch 3, sc through sc on end of row 1, [ch 3, sc in next sp formed by beg ch] across to next corner, ch 3, sc through first sc on row 1, ch 3, working on side edge, sc in sp formed by the ch st at end of 2nd row, [ch 3, sk sc at end of next row, sc in sp formed by ch sts at end of next row] across to next corner, ch 3, sc in first sc on last row, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] across, ch 3, join in beg sc. (216 ch-3 sps)

Rnd 2: Sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 3, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] around, join in beg sc, fasten off.

From Crochet World magazine, Pages 38-39