Fruit Salad Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern

Materials:

• Caron Simply Soft: 1 ball of each: Contrast A, Contras B: Strawberry (0015); Contrast C: Melon (0016); Contrast D, Contrast E: Pistachio (0003); Contrast F, Contrast G: Blackberry (0005)
• Yarn needle

Size: Approx .33"/84cm wide x 41"/104cm long, including edging

Gauge: One square measures 8 x 8"/20.5 x 20.5cm. Gauge is not critical for this project

Instructions:

SPECIAL TERM
Popcorn: 4 dc in indicated stitch, drop loop from hook, insert hook from front to back in first of the 4 dc just made, draw dropped loop through stitch, ch 1 (to close popcorn).
 

SQUARE (make 20 – 2 with A and 3 each with B, C, D, E, F, and G)
Ch 5; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), work 15 more dc in ring; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—16 dc.

Round 2: Ch 4 (counts as first dc, ch 1), popcorn in next dc, ch 1, *dc in next dc, ch 1, popcorn in next dc, ch 1; repeat from * around; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch—8 dc and 8 popcorn.

Round 3: Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same st as join, ch 2, sk next popcorn, (popcorn, dc, popcorn) in next dc, ch 2, sk next popcorn, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next dc (shell made), ch 2, sk next popcorn, (popcorn, dc, popcorn) in next dc, ch 2, sk next popcorn,; repeat from * around; join with sl st in top of beginning ch.

Round 4: Sl st in each st to next ch-3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-3 sp, ch 2, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, sk next popcorn, 4 dc in next dc, sk next popcorn, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, sk next popcorn, 4 dc in next dc, sk next popcorn, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 2; repeat from * around; join with sl st in top of beginning ch.

Round 5: Sl st in each st to next ch-3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-3 sp, ch 2, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, sk next popcorn, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk next popcorn, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, sk next popcorn, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk next popcorn, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 2; repeat from * around; join with sl st in top of beginning ch.

Round 6: Sl st in each st to next ch-3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-3 sp, ch 2, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, sk next popcorn, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk next popcorn, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, sk next popcorn, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk next popcorn, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 2; repeat from * around; join with sl st in top of beginning ch.

Round 7: Sl st in each st to next ch-3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-3 sp, ch 2, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, sk next popcorn, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 6 dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk next popcorn, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, sk next popcorn, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 6 dc, 2 dc in next dc, sk next popcorn, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 2; repeat from * around; join with sl st in top of beginning ch. Fasten off.

FINISHING
Sew squares into strips in the following colors, then sew strips together across long edges in order:

Strip #1: A, C, G, E, F

Strip #2: C, G, F, D, B

Strip #3: G, F, D, B, E

Strip #4: D, C, B, E, A

Edging
With RS facing, join E with sl st in any corner of blanket.

Round 1: Ch 3, (popcorn, ch 2, popcorn) in same corner, dc in next dc (of corner shell), popcorn in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next popcorn, [dc in next dc, popcorn in next dc, ch 1] twice, dc in next 2 dc, [popcorn in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc] twice, sk next popcorn, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, popcorn in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, *(popcorn, ch 1, dc) in corner ch-sp, (dc, popcorn) in corner ch-sp of next square, ch 1, dc in next dc, popcorn in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next popcorn, [dc in next dc, popcorn in next dc, ch 1] twice, dc in next 2 dc, [popcorn in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc] twice, sk next popcorn, popcorn in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, popcorn in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc; repeat from * across side of blanket, (popcorn, ch 2, popcorn) in corner ch-sp of blanket; edge remaining 3 sides and 2 corners in same manner; join with sl st in top of beginning ch. Fasten off.

Using yarn needle, weave in all ends.