Monday, July 30, 2012

Enchanted Shell Baby Blanket

I have been busy trying to write a pattern for a baby blanket and a preemie cuddle sack with matching hat. I hope I got the patterns correctly written up. If anyone finds a mistake, please let me know. 


The back of this blanket  will look different from the front.
Measures about 34” x 35”
Pound of Love Yarn
I skein plus a little bit more 17-18 ounces)
H Hook
Special stitches: Shell Stitch: 2 dc, chain 1, 2dc in same stitch
                         FPDC: front post double crochet

Chain 104, dc in 4th ch from hook.
  1. dc in next 99 chains. Chain 2 and turn.  

  1. Dc in 1st dc, skip 1 dc, shell stitch in next dc, skip next dc, dc in next dc, *shell stitch in next dc,
skip next dc, dc in next dc, skip next dc,* repeat from * across.  Dc in last dc, dc in top of turning chain. Chain 2 and turn.

  1. Dc in first dc, shell stitch in next shell, fpdc around next dc. * Shell stitch in shell, fpdc  around next dc.* Repeat across. Dc in last dc, dc in top of turning ch. Chain 2 and turn.

       4. Dc in 1st dc, shell stitch in shell, dc in next dc, ( top of fpdc), *Shell stitch in shell,
           dc in next dc,* Repeat from * across. Dc in last dc, dc in top of turning ch.
           Chain 2 and turn.

          Repeat rows 3 and 4 for pattern. Continue for desired length. End with ch2 turn,
           the front side of the blanket is facing you. 3 double crochets in 1st dc. Double 
           crochet across with 3                          
          double crochet is top of turning chain. DO NOT  crochet in the chain 1
          spaces. Continue with dc evenly spaced around     
          turning chains of each row,  dc across bottom with 3 dc in corner, continue with 
          double crochets evenly spaced up the side around turning chains.  Slip stitch in 1st
          dc and finish off.

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