“Hailey”
Crochet Baby Blanket
Approximately 35" x 36"

Abbreviations:

Ch - Chain
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
trc - treble crochet
FO - Finish off
sk - skip
sl st - slip stitch
beg - beginning
sp - space

Materials:

21 oz Red Heart Super Saverworsted weight yarn in Honeydew
Size I crochet hook
 

Ch 126

Row 1: In 7th ch from hook work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) shell made, *skip next 4 ch, work shell in next ch; repeat from * across to last 4 chs, skip next 3 sc, dc in last ch, ch 3, turn

Row 2:  Work shell in the ch 2 sp of each shell across, dc in 5th ch of beginning 7 chs, ch 3, turn

Row 3-45: Work shell in the ch 2 sp of each shell across, dc in the top of the beginning ch 3, ch 3, turn

Row 46: Sc in first ch 2 sp, *ch 2, sc between two shells, ch 2, sc in next ch 2 sp; repeat from * across to last ch 2 sp, sc in last ch 2 sp, ch 2, sc in top of beginning ch 3, ch 1

Border:

Rnd 1: Working along sides, work 100 sc evenly spaced along all four sides, 3 sc in corners, join to first sc with sl st, ch 2, turn

Rnd 2:   Hdc in next stitch, 3 hdc in next stitch (this should be the center sc of the 3 sc corner from previous row).  Hdc in each stitch around working 3 hdc in the center sc of the 3 sc corners, join with a sl st to beginning ch 2, do NOT turn

Rnd 3: Sl st to center hdc of the 3 hdc corner from previous row, work (2 dc, 2 trc, ch 1, 2 trc, 2 dc) in corner stitch fan made, *skip next 4 hdc, work fan; repeat from * around making certain to work fan in the center hdc of the 3 hdc corners (Note: if you end up with only 3 stitches to skip to corner don’t despair.  Just skip those 3 hdc and work the fan in the corner)

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these instructions.  We cannot be responsible for human error, differences in individual stitching techniques or typographical errors.

Copyright 2009 C.L. Halvorson