KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

Thursday, May 17, 2007

GRANNY SQUARE BABY BLANKET PATTERN

MATERIALS NEEDED:
H HOOK
DIFFERENT COLORS OF YARN

CH 3 [COUNTS AS FIRST DC] WORK TWO MORE DC THEN CH 2.* 3 DC CH2,* WORK TWO MORE TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 4 GROUPS OF DC. SL ST TO TOP OF CH 3. SL ST IN NEXT 2 DC.SL ST IN CH 1 SP.
CH 2,[COUNTS AS FIRST DC] 2 DC, CH 1, 3 DC IN SAME SP.* SKIP NEXT 3 DC AND WORK 3 DC,CH 1, 3 DC IN NEXT CH 1 SP* AROUND.JOIN WITH SL ST TO TOP OF CH 2. SL ST TO CH 1 SP.
CH 2, 2 DC, CH 1, 3 DC IN SAME SP. SKIP NEXT 3 DC. 3 DC IN SP . SKIP NEXT 3 DC. 3 DC, CH1, 3 DC IN CH 1 SP. WORK THIS AROUND THEN JOIN WITH SL ST TO TOP OF CH 2.
CONTINUE WORKING IN ROUNDS UNTIL YOU GET THE BLANKET AS BIG AS YOU WANT IT. CHANGE COLOR WHENEVER YOU WANT.
EDGING:
SL ST TO CORNER CH 1 SP. CH 1, SC, 3 DC, SC IN SAME SP.* SKIP TO NEXT SP. SC,3 DC,SC IN SAME SP.* AROUND. SL ST TO FIRST SC TO JOIN. FASTEN OFF.
I USED SCRAP YARN ON MINE. SOMETIMES I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH YARN TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BLANKET. IT DON'T MATTER. THAT THE BEAUTY OF GRANNY SQUARES. ANYTHING GOES.
I DON'T TURN THE BLANKET WHEN I FINISH A ROUND. I THINK IT LOOKS BETTER THIS WAY. I ALSO THINK IT LOOKS BETTER TO SL ST TO THE CH 1 SP IN THE CORNER BEFORE I START ANOTHER ROUND. I DON'T CH 1 IN BETWEEN THE GROUPS OF DC EITHER. I THINK IT LOOKS BETTER FOR A BABY BLANKET TO HAVE SMALLER HOLES.
HAVE FUN
KATHY

3 comments:

  1. Hi Kathy!

    You tagged me, and I'm not sure how this works, so I'm being random right here in your post - are people supposed to then be random on my blog?

    ok

    1) I'm not sure how this random tagging works, but I love this sort of game, so I'm in (ok lame, but random)

    2) I've been a vegetarian since I was 16 (and that's a long time)

    3) I hate asparagus

    4) I'm a terrible speller

    5) I'm terrified of snakes

    6) I love a clean house, but I hate cleaning

    7)I'm going to try my first mosaic project today!

    and a bonus 8th - I've never visited your blog before, Kathy, but your crochet work is really beautiful! I'm adding you to my google blog reader so I can keep up with your posting. :)

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  2. Kathy that is the most beautiful baby blanket. I love the colours you've chosen. Great work!

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  3. Prayers for your husband. Thank You for your beautiful patterns. Snoopy looks just like my Ranger Boy!

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