MAGPIE'S MUMBLINGS

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Sunday, January 24, 2016

As requested....

I've had several requests for my go-to pattern for the baby blankets and a search on the internet to find it was unsuccessful, so I will simply type it up for you.  It's pretty easy!

 UPDATED TO ADD: My friend, who originally shared this pattern with me, just let me know that it originally appeared on the ball band for Phentex Worsted yarn.  Thanks MEK!

 It calls for two 400 g balls of baby worsted weight yarn (I used Softee Baby by Caron); and a 6 mm crochet hook.   Gauge isn't important for this project.  NOTE:  I buy three balls of yarn so I have enough for a nice border.

 Ch 128.

 FOUNDATION ROW:  1 sc in 2nd ch from hook; 1 sc in each ch to end of ch.  Turn (127 sc).

 ROW ONE:  Ch 3 (counts as dc); 1 dc in first sc.  *Miss next 2 sc.  (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in next sc.  Rep from * to last 3 sc.  Miss next 2 sc.  2 dc in last sc. Turn.

 ROW TWO:  Ch 1.  1 sc in each of first 3 dc.  *1 sc in next ch-1 sp.  1 dc in each of the next 2 dc.  Rep from * to last dc.  1 sc in top of turning ch.  Turn. 

 Repeat last 2 rows until work from beginning measures 48", ending with a 2nd row.

 This, in itself, makes a pretty baby blanket, but I like to give it a really nice border.  Sometimes I find one in a pattern book that I like and I use that, other times (as in the blanket I showed you yesterday) it gets made up as I go along and also depends on how much yarn I have to use up.  
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8 comments:

  1. Createology8:56 PM

    Thank you very much for sharing your pattern. I just might have to get out my crochet hooks and buy some baby yarn. Creative Crochet Bliss...

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  2. Carol- Beads and Birds6:52 AM

    Thanks for the pattern!! I have two skeins of this yarn that I found when I was gathering my stash. I'll save this pattern to use when I am waiting in Doctor's offices etc. I like to have a take a long project ready.
    xx, Carol

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  3. Christine B7:51 AM

    Thank you for sharing the pattern Mary Anne... I loved your little blanket.... will have to save this for the next time I need to make one! Have a great week! Christine x

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  4. Jane Raymond12:09 PM

    Thank you. can't wait to make one!

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  5. Janie2:41 PM

    Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

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  6. Boud9:46 PM

    My heroine! Someone who can not only read a crochet pattern, but even create one and write it! I can do crochet freeform using various stitches, bit I'm hanged if I could write it out intelligibly. Yay you.

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  7. Connie Eyberg Originals1:28 PM

    So nice of you to take the time to type up the pattern. The blanket is very elegant. What baby wouldn't feel special wrapped in that!

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  8. Judy Cooper Textile Artist5:33 PM

    Thanks for sharing the pattern. It is a lovely little blanket.

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