Dotty Baby Blanket

"Introduction The Dotty Baby Blanket is a beautiful Tunisian crochet baby blanket that was inspired by the joyful and exciting feelings when expecting a baby. This blanket is a pleasure to make and would make a wonderful gift for a loved one or a new addition to a family. The blanket features squares in alternating colours with a smaller square in darker colour at the heart of each square. The blanket is crocheted from bottom up and left to right in columns using 3 colours and join as you go technique. This is a fun project for when you would like to work colourwork but not having numerous balls of yarn or bobbins on the go at any one time! Skills required Chain, Tunisian crochet technique (alternating forward and return passes), Join as you go method (JAYG), Tunisian simple stitch (tss), Tunisian crochet colourwork (stranded colourwork), Tunisian simple stitch bind-off, weaving in ends, blocking. "

Crochet HookJ/10 or 6 mm hook

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

Crochet GaugeBlocked Gauge:
14 sts x 13 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4” x 4”) over tss

Finished SizeThe final baby blanket measurements (blocked): 46 cm x 65 cm (approx. 18” x 25.5”)

Materials List

• Hobbii Portobello (60% Cotton, 28% Acrylic, 12% Wool | Worsted | 50 g (1.8 oz) = 120 m (131 yds)), (#02) Off White 2 balls (A), (#88) Turkish Blue 1 ball (B), (#113) Misty Green 2 balls (C)
• Tunisian crochet hook size 6.0 mm (US size J/10) with cable (at least 7.5 cm (3”)) or size to obtain the gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors