The 6-Day Baby Girl Blanket is worked in bright spring girly colors, striped in the lacy “snowflake effect” and is finished with a pink and purple ruffled edge.
Purchase a kit with for all the Nurturing Fibres yarn you will need at Good Loops Yarns.
Finished Size: 29″ by 37.5”
Skill Level: Intermediate
Materials: 1500m/1641yards of light double-knit weight yarn divided as follows:
Color A – Light Yellow (Bessie) 250m/274yards
Color B – Light Pink (Sweet Pea) 375m/410yards
Color C – Dark Pink (Ruby Pink) 250m/274yards
Color D – Lime Green (Lime) 250m/274yards
Color E – Purple (Lavender) 375m/410yards
The blanket shown is made with Nurturing Fibres Eco-Fusion, 50/50 cotton/bamboo viscose blend. You will need the following to make this blanket as shown:
2 Bessie, 3 Sweet Pea, 2 Ruby Pink, 2 Lime, 3 Lavender
Hook: 3.75 mm
Abbreviations:
ch: chain
dc: double crochet
dc3tog: (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH dec dc3tog).
In this pattern, dc3tog is worked into one stitch – not over three stitches
[yarn over, pull up a loop, pull through two loops] 3 times. Yarn over, and pull through all 4 loops on the hook. (Be sure to pull up a loop in the same stitch every time.) dc3tog complete.
picot = ch 3, sc into side of sc just made
rep: repeat
sc: single crochet
sk: skip
sp(s): space(s)
Begin the pattern
With Color A Bessie/Light Yellow, ch 122
Row 1: (RS) 1 sc into 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc into each ch to end.
Turn
When working the last stitch of each row from row 2 onward, insert the hook into the row below from back to front, instead of from front to back.
Row 2: ch 3, sk first 3 sc (the sc on the end of the row, the one below your turning chain counts as 1)
[3dc in next sc, sk next 2 sc] twice, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] into next sc
*sk next 2 sc, 3dc into next sc, sk next 2 sc, dc3tog
sk next 4 sc, dc3tog, sk next 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc, sk next 2 sc
[ 3 dc, ch3, 3 dc] into next sc; rep from * to last 9 sc
sk next 2 sc [3 dc into next sc, sk next 2 sc] twice, 1 dc into last sc.
Turn
(Change to Color B Light Pink/Sweet Pea)
When changing colors, pull the new color through the last two loops of the last stitch of the previous color. Break the yarn for the old color.
Row 3: ch 3, sk sp between turning ch and next 3-dc group, 3 dc into each of next 2 sp
[3dc, ch3, 3dc] into next ch-3 sp
*3 dc into next sp, dc3tog into next sp
sk next sp, dc3tog into next sp, 3 dc into next sp, [3dc, ch3, 3dc] into next ch- 3 sp
rep from * to last 3 sps, 3 dc into each of next 2 sps
1 dc into sp between last 3 dc group and turning ch.
Turn
Row 4: ch 1, sc into first dc of the row (the one right below your turning chain)
sk next dc, 1 sc into each of next 8 dc
*3 sc into next ch 3 sp, 1 sc into each of next 14 sts
repeat from * to last ch-3 sp, 3 sc into last ch-3 sp
1 sc into each of next 8 dc, sk next dc, 1 sc into 3rd st of ch 3.
Turn
Row 5: Ch 3, sk first 2 sc of the row below (the sc your turning chain is coming out of counts as the first one). 1 dc into each of next 8 sc
*3 dc into next sc (you should be working these into the center stitch of the 3 sc. If not, you may have skipped incorrectly in the beginning of the row.) 1 dc into each of next 7 sc
sk next 2 sc, 1 dc into each of next 7 sc
rep from * to last 11 sc, 3 dc into next sc, 1 dc into each of next 8 sc
sk next 2 sc, 1 dc into the turning chain from the row below.
Turn
Row 6: Ch 3, sk first 2 dc in the row below (the dc below your turning chain counts as 1)
1 dc into each of next 8 dc
*3 dc into next dc (you should be working into center stitch of 3 dc)
1 dc into each of next 7 dc, sk next 2 dc, 1 dc into each of next 7 dc
rep from * to last 10 dc
3 dc into next dc, 1 dc into each of next 8 dc, sk last dc, 1 dc into 3rd st of ch 3, turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc into first dc (the same one the turning chain is coming out of), sk 1 dc
1 sc into each dc along row to last dc
sk last dc, 1 sc into 3rd ch of ch 3, turn.
Repeat rows 2-7 ten times, changing yarns only before rows 3 and continuing the color sequence as given ending with Color B – Light Pink/Sweet Pea. (Stay with Color B until Row 3, your next color will be Color C, work the next repeat through row 2, then change to Color D, etc.)
Change to Color C – Dark Pink/Ruby Pink and Repeat rows 3-4 one time more. Do not break yarn.
You should have 11 wide stripes, with a narrow stripe of Color B the top of the blanket and a narrow stripe of Color A at the bottom.
Edge Round 1: continuing with Color C- Dark Pink (Ruby Pink) from the end of row 4, do not turn the work, but rotate it 1/4 to the right and begin working down the left-hand side of the blanket.
When working sc into the sides of the blanket, use the turning chains and the dc stitches as foundation chains, working under 2 threads of each stitch and leaving one thread below. This creates a beautiful even edge to the work.
Ch 1, work 1 sc into the side of each sc, approximately 3 sc into the side of each dc, and approximately 3 sc into each set of turning ch sts on the left side edge and 3 sc in the corner.
Bottom: working along the bottom of the starting chain, *16 sc, 3 sc in next st (should be approximately the top of the point) repeat from * to corner, 3 sc in corner.
Right Side: work same as the left-hand side, working 3 sc in the corner.
Top: 10 sc, 3sc in next st (top of point) *16 sc, 3 sc in next repeat from * to last point, 3 sc in last point, 10 sc to end. Fasten off.
Edge Round 2:
Join Color A – Light Yellow (Bessie) into any sc on left side.
*Sc, ch 1 sk 1 repeat from * to corner 3 sts, sc, 3 sc in center sc st of corner.
Bottom: *[sc ch 1, sk1] 9x, sc, 3 sc in point, repeat from * to end, last 3 sc falls on the blanket corner.
Right Side: beg in first st of side, *[sc ch 1, sk1] to bottom corner, sc, 3 sc.
Top: [sc ch 1, sk 1] 5x, sc, 3 sc in point, *[sc ch 1, sk1] 9x, sc, 3 sc in point, repeat from * to last point, [sc ch 1, sk 1] 5x, sc, 3 sc in corner.
Left Side: work remainder of left side: sc, ch 1, sl st to first sc of round. Fasten off.
Edge Round 3
Join Color D – Light Green (Lime) join with sc to any ch 1 sp on left side of blanket.
Left Side: *Ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp, repeat from * to corner
Ch 3, 3 sc in center corner sc, ch 3, sk 1, sc in next sc,
Bottom: *[ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp] 9x, ch 3, 3 sc in center sc, ch 3, sk 1, sc in next sc. Repeat from * to corner, ch 3, 3 sc in center corner sc, ch 3, sk 1, sc in next sc,
Right Side: *ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp, repeat from * to corner, ch 3, 3 sc in center corner sc, ch 3, sk 1, sc in next sc
Top: [ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp] 5x , ch 3, 3 sc in center corner sc, * [ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp] 9x , ch 3, 3 sc in center sc, ch 3, sk 1, sc in next sc, repeat from * to last point, [ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp] 6x, ch 3, 3 sc in center corner sc, ch 3, sk 1, sc in next sc.
Side: *ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp, repeat from * to beginning of round, sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
Edge Round 4 (special stitch: picot = ch 3, sc into side of sc just made)
Join Color B – Light Pink (Sweet Pea) in any ch 3 sp
Left Side: Ch 1, sc in same sp. *picot, ch 3, sc in next ch 3 repeat from * until you reach the corner.
Corner: Ch 5, sc in center sc, picot, ch 5, sc in next ch 3 sp
Bottom: [*picot, ch 3, sc in next ch 3 sp repeat from * 10 times, picot, ch 3, sc into center sc]
Repeat between the brackets across the bottom edge, working sc and picots into the ch 3 sps until you reach a point, and work sc and picot into the center sc of the point.
Corner: Ch 5, sc in center sc, picot, ch 5, sc in next ch 3 sp
Right Side: *picot, ch 3, sc in next ch 3 repeat from * until you reach the corner
Corner: Ch 5, sc in center sc, picot, ch 5, sc in next ch 3 sp
Top [*picot, ch 3, sc in next ch 3 sp repeat from * 11 times, ch 3, sc into center sc, picot, ch 3]
Repeat between the brackets across the top edge, working sc and picots into the ch 3 sps until you reach a point, and work sc and picot into the center sc of the point.
Corner, Ch 5, sc in center sc, picot, ch 5, sc in next ch 3 sp
Side: *picot, ch 3, sc in next ch 3 repeat from *
Fasten to first sc of the round
Edge Round 5
Join Color E – Light Purple (Lavender) to any ch 3 sp on left side
*[ch 3, sc in next ch 3 sp] to corner, sc in ch 5 sp, ch 5, sc in chain 5 sp. Repeat from * around, working ch 5 at each corner. Sl st to first sc.
Edge Round 6
Continuing in Color E, 3 sc, picot, 2 sc in each ch 3 sp around
4 sc, picot, 3 sc in each corner ch 5 sp
Join to first sc in the round. Fasten off.
Weave in all ends.
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The stitch pattern is “Vivid Chevrons” #110 from 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns by Jan Eaton.
Reprinted with permission from Quarto Publishing.
Border is a variation of #129 from Around the Corner Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman.
Thank you to Marianne Killackey, Kris Bragg, Paulina Smith Maraboli and Rowan Parris for testing this pattern. Thank you to Marian Faries D’Ambrosio for her tip about working the edge stitches from the back to the front to alleviate rolling.
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