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Chevron Stripes Crochet Baby Blanket

Chevron Stripes Crochet Baby Blanket

The Chevron Stripes Crochet Baby Blanket is a stunning pattern that will impress anyone you give it to. Each stripe rippling across the blanket is mesmerizing and fun. This baby afghan uses only variations on the half double crochet stitch and chain stitch, so it is easy to learn and easy to complete. Work up in your favorite color combination, and you have a wonderful gift for your own little one, or for a friend. You will love how this baby blanket looks and feels.

Crochet HookK/10.5 or 6.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge11 hdc and 6 rows = 4" [10 cm].

Finished SizeApprox 40" [101.5 cm] square.

Materials List

  • Caron® One Pound™ (16 oz/453.6 g; 812 yds/742 m)


    • Contrast A Dark Grey Mix (10618) 1 ball

    • Contrast B Ocean (10611) 1 ball

    • Contrast C Aqua (10622) 1 ball

    • Contrast D Grass Green (10620) 1 ball

    • Contrast E Off White (10514) 1 ball


  • Size U.S. K/10½ (6.5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.

Instructions

Stripe Pattern

With A: 2 rows
With B: 2 rows
With C: 2 rows
With D: 2 rows
With E: 2 rows
With D: 2 rows
With C: 2 rows
With B: 2 rows
These 16 rows form Stripe Pat.

Blanket

With A, ch 152.

  1. 1st row: (RS). 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook (skipped ch-2 counts as 1 hdc). 1 hdc in each of next 3 ch. 3 hdc in next ch. 1 hdc in each of next 5 ch. *Skip next ch. 1 hdc in next ch. Skip next ch. 1 hdc in each of next 5 ch. 3 hdc in next ch. 1 hdc in each of next 5 ch. Rep from * to end of ch. Turn.

  2. 2nd row: Ch 2 (counts as hdc). Skip next hdc. 1 hdcfl in each of next 4 hdc. 3 hdcfl in next hdc. *1 hdcfl in each of next 5 hdc. Skip next hdc. 1 hdcfl in next hdc. Skip next hdc. 1 hdcfl in each of next 5 hdc. 3 hdcfl in next hdc. Rep from * to last 6 hdc. 1 hdcfl in each of next 4 hdc. Skip next hdc. 1 hdcfl in last hdc. Join B. Turn.

  3. 3rd row: With B, ch 2 (counts as hdc). Skip next hdc. 1 hdcbl in each of next 4 hdc. 3 hdcbl in next hdc. *1 hdcbl in each of next 5 hdc. Skip next hdc. 1 hdcbl in next hdc. Skip next hdc. 1 hdcbl in each of next 5 hdc. 3 hdcbl innext hdc. Rep from * to last 6 hdc. 1 hdcbl in each of next 4 hdc. Skip next hdc. 1 hdcbl in last hdc. Turn.

  4. First 3 rows of Stripe Pat are complete.

  5. Cont in Stripe Pat, rep 2nd and 3rd rows until work from beg measures approx 40" [101.5 cm], ending with 2 rows of A.

  6. Fasten off.

Abbreviations

hdc
half double crochet
hdcbl
half double crochet in back loop only
hdcfl
half double crochet in front loop only

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