The 6-Day Kid Blanket 
Betty’s Lazy Mixer
A Crochet Pattern by Betty McKnit
INTRODUCTION
The 6-Day Kid Blanket (6DKB), originally written for a toddler-size blanket made with chunky weight yarn, can easily be made in 6 days.
This blanket uses worsted weight yarn and is sized to make an adult twin-bed sized blanket.
This pattern does work up quickly in any size, but this version will likely take longer than six days. Give yourself about two weeks working an hour or two every day.
How to Resize
If you would like to make a different size blanket, see the 6-Day Kid Blanket pattern for advice about resizing. My Resize Video on YouTube, along with a swatch on 37 chains will help you figure out how to resize to your liking.
Finished Size: 57” x 74”
Skill Level: Intermediate
Materials:
Yarn: 3000 total yards of worsted weight cake yarn in two colorways
(Shown in Caron Big Cakes – 3 Cakes of Color A, 2 Cakes of Color B)
Color A: 1800 yards
Color B: 1200 yards
Abbreviations:
ch: chain
dc: double crochet
dc3tog: (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH dec dc3tog).
Work dc3tog 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.
rep: repeat
sc: single crochet
sk: skip
sp(s): space(s)
Side edges:
Some crocheters have had issues with the side edges of their blankets curling. Here are some steps you can take to help alleviate this:
- ch 4 at the beginning of the row where the instructions say to ch 3. This is something you should try in your swatch, as some crocheters with tighter tension (like me) find that they really do need that extra stitch. Others do fine without it.
- When working the last stitch of the row, insert the hook into the row below from back to front, instead of from front to back.
- Work an edge as described at the end of this pattern.
- Wash your blanket once it is complete, and lay it out flat to dry, gently stretching and shaping the edges.
Begin the pattern
With Color A, ch 207
(To make your blanket larger or smaller, chain a multiple of 17 + 3)
Row 1: (RS) 1 sc into 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc into each ch to end.
Turn
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
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 scinto 3rd st of ch 3.
Turn
(Change to color B)
When changing colors, pull the new color through the last two loops of the last stitch of the previous color. You can break the yarn for the old color, or if you plan to add an edge, you can carry the yarn loosely up the sides of the blanket, and work your edge over the carried yarns. Much fewer ends to weave in!
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.
(Change back to Color A)
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, changing yarns before rows 5 and 7, continuing until the blanket reaches approximately 70” or desired length.
Repeat rows 2-4 one time more time. The blanket ends on Row 4.
Finishing:
Basic Edge
With Color B, Work a row of sc around the blanket, working 3 sc into each corner and into the point along and top and bottom 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.
If you carried your yarn up the sides, work over the carried yarns and under two threads of the side chains/sts.
This row of sc can be used as a foundation for any border you like. Many of us simply work a row of hdc around the edge, working 3 stitches into each point and skipping 2 stitches in each valley around.
Weave in all ends.
For questions about this pattern, feel free to email me at bettymcknit@gmail.com
Join us in the 6-Day Kid Blanket Facebook Group
Video tutorials available at
http://tinyurl.com/6DayKidBlanket
This pattern is the intellectual property of Betty McKnit/Beth Elliott, and it is protected by copyright. Publishing corrections, translations, written or video tutorials, or variations of this pattern, online or elsewhere, without written permission from the owner is a violation of copyright.
The stitch pattern is “Vivid Chevrons” #110 from 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns by Jan Eaton.
Reprinted with permission from Quarto Publishing.
Thank you to Marian Faries D’Ambrosio for her tip about working the edge stitches from the back to the front to alleviate rolling.
Thank you to the many amazing crocheters of the 6-Day Kid Blanket Facebook Group, and elsewhere for all the love you have given this humble little pattern. Your work inspiring and your questions and feedback help to make this pattern easier to read and follow for others. A million thanks!
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