Fun and Hugs Baby Blanket
If there are two things you really want for your baby, it's fun and hugs. You want to give them as many hugs as you possibly can, and you want them to have as much fun as a tiny baby is capable of. That's why this Fun and Hugs Baby Blanket has to be on your list of must-haves for when the baby arrives. This adorable, soft blanket is perfect for your child to stretch out on or for you to wrap your baby up in. It's the snuggest feeling they will ever experience — aside from when you hold them in your arms, of course.
Crochet HookK/10.5 or 6.5 mm hook
Crochet Gauge 11 sts = 4" (10 cm); 10 rows = 4" (10 cm)
Finished SizeBlanket measures 36" x 36" (91.5 x 91.5 cm).
Materials List
- RED HEART® Baby Hugs™ Medium: 6 balls 4952 Safari
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6.5mm [US K-10½)]
- Yarn needle
Instructions
ABBREVIATIONS
ch = ch(s); dc = double crochet; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); ( ) = work directions in parentheses into same st; * = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated.
Blanket
Ch 97
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Row 1: Sc in 4th ch from hook (beginning skipped ch count as first dc), dc in next ch, *sc in next ch, dc in next ch; repeat from * across, turn—95 sts.
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Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), *sc in next sc, dc in next dc; repeat from * across working last dc in top of beginning ch, turn. Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 34" (86.5 cm)
Border
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Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each st across to beginning ch, 3 sc in top of beginning ch; *working in ends of rows, sc evenly spaced to last row, 3 sc in last row*; working in opposite side of foundation ch, sc in each ch across to last ch, 3 sc in last ch; repeat from * to *; join with slip st in first sc, turn.
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Round 2: Ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch 1), dc in next st, (ch 1, dc) in each st around; ch 1; join with slip st in 3rd ch of beginning ch. Fasten off
Finishing
Weave in ends.