Granny Stripes Baby Blanket

INSTRUCTIONS

NOTES

1. Granny squares and half granny squares are worked with RS facing throughout. Do not turn work at the ends of rounds or rows.

2. Five granny squares and one half granny square are joined together to make each strip. A "join-as-you-go" technique is used to join the current square to the previous square. When working Round/Row 4, the current square is joined to the previous square by working a slip stitch in the corresponding corner ch-1 space of the previous square.

3. A ripple stitch pattern is worked across one edge of each granny square strip, then the strips are sewn together, and the ripple stitch pattern worked across the remaining unworked edge.

GRANNY SQUARE STRIP #1 (make 2)

First Granny Square

With A, ch 4; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.

Round 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 2 dc in ring, [ch 1, 3 dc in ring] 3 times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—12 dc and 4 ch-1 sps. Fasten off A.

Round 2: With RS facing, join B with sl st in any ch-1 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same ch-1 sp, *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp (corner made); repeat from * 2 more times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—4 corners and 1 ch-1 sp one each side between corners. Fasten off B.

Round 3: With RS facing, join D with sl st in any corner ch-1 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * 2 more times; ch 1, join with sl st in top of beginning ch—4 corners, and one 3-dc group and 2 ch-1 sps on each side between corners. Fasten off D.

Round 4: With RS facing, join C with sl st in any corner ch-1 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same ch-1 sp, 3 dc in next 2 ch-1 sps, *(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-1 sp, 3 dc in next 2 ch-1 sps; repeat from * 2 more times; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—4 corners, and one 3-dc group and 2 ch-1 sps on each side between corners. Fasten off C.

Next Granny Square (make and join 4)

Work same as first granny square through Round 3.

Round 4 (joining round): Join C with sl st in any corner ch-1 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same ch-1 sp, 3 dc in next 2 ch-1 sps, *(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-1 sp, 3 dc in next 2 ch-1 sps; repeat from * once more, 3 dc in ­next corner ch-1 sp, hold WS of this square and previous square together, sl st in corresponding corner ch-1 sp of previous square, ch 1, 3 dc in same corner ch-1 sp of this square, 3 dc in next 2 ch-1 sps; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—4 corners, and one 3-dc group and 2 ch-1 sps on each side between corners. Fasten off C.

Make and join three more granny squares in this manner, making a strip of five granny squares long.

Half Granny Square (make and join 1)

With A, ch 4; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.

Row 1 (RS): Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1 here and throughout), (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in ring (corner made), ch 1, dc in ring; do not join—1 corner, and 1 ch-1 sp and 1 dc on each side of corner. Fasten off A.

Row 2: With RS facing, join B with sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-4, ch 4, 3 dc in beginning ch-sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in last ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in last dc—1 corner, and 2 ch-1 sps, one 3-dc group, and one dc on each side of corner. Fasten off B.

Row 3: With RS facing, join D with sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-4, ch 4, 3 dc in beginning ch-sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp] twice, ch 1, dc in last dc—1 corner, and 3 ch-1 sps, two 3-dc groups, and one dc on each side of corner. Fasten off D.

Row 4: With RS facing, join C with sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-4, ch 3, 3 dc in each ch-1 sp to corner ch-1 sp, 3 dc in corner ch-1 sp, hold WS of this half square and last square of strip together, sl st in corresponding corner ch-1 sp of last square of strip, ch 1, 3 dc in same corner ch-1 sp of this half square, 3 dc in each ch-1 sp across, dc in last dc—1 corner, and three 3-dc groups and one dc on each side of corner. Fasten off C.

Ripple Pattern #1

With RS one granny square strip #1 facing, join A with sl st in corner ch-1 sp beginning of first full granny square, to work across top of strip from first full granny square across to half granny square.

Row 1 (RS): Ch 3, dc2tog over next 2 dc, *dc in next 10 dc, 5 dc in next ch-1 sp ("peak"), dc in next 10 dc, dc5tog over next 5 sts ("valley" - the next 5 sts will be 2 dc, the join between 2 squares, and the next 2 dc); repeat from * across to last 10 dc, dc in last 10 dc, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, 3 dc in first dc, dc in next 7 dc, *dc5tog over next 5 dc, dc in next 10 dc, 5 dc in next dc, dc in next 10 dc; repeat from * across to last 4 sts, dc3tog over next 3 sts, dc in top of turning ch, turn. Fasten off A.

Row 3: With RS facing, join B with sl st in first dc, ch 3, dc3tog over next 3 dc, *dc in next 10 dc, 5 dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next 10 dc, dc5tog over next 5 sts; repeat from * across to last 9 sts, dc in next 7 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in top of turning ch, turn.

Row 4: With B, repeat Row 2. Fasten off B.

Rows 5 and 6: With D, repeat Rows 3 and 4. Fasten off D.

Rows 7 and 8: With C, repeat Rows 3 and 4. Fasten off C.

GRANNY SQUARE STRIP #2 (make 2)

Make each strip the same as granny square strip #1, using the following color sequence: C, D, B, A, then work ripple pattern #2 across one edge of the strip.

Ripple Pattern #2 (work across top of each granny square strip #2)

With RS one granny square strip #2 facing, join C with sl st in first dc at top of half granny square, to work across top of strip from half granny square across to last full granny square.

Row 1 (RS): Ch 3, dc in next 10 dc, *dc5tog over next 5 sts ("valley" – the next 5 sts will be 2 dc, join between squares, and next 2 dc), dc in next 10 dc, 5 dc in next ch-1 sp ("peak"), dc in next 10 dc; repeat from * across to last 2 dc, dc2tog over last 2 dc, dc in last ch-1 sp, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, dc3tog over next 3 dc, *dc in next 10 dc, 5 dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next 10 dc, dc5tog over next 5 sts; repeat from * across to last 9 sts, dc in next 7 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in top of turning ch, turn. Fasten off C.

Row 3: With RS facing, join D with sl st in first dc, ch 3, 3 dc in same dc, dc in next 7 dc, *dc5tog over next 5 dc, dc in next 10 dc, 5 dc in next dc, dc in next 10 dc; repeat from * across to last 4 sts, dc3tog over next 3 sts, dc in top of turning ch, turn.

Row 4: With D, repeat Row 2. Fasten off D.

Rows 5 and 6: With B, repeat Rows 3 and 4. Fasten off B.

Rows 7 and 8: With A, repeat Rows 3 and 4. Fasten off A.

Repeat this ripple pattern across the other granny square strip #2.

FINISHING

Arrange granny square strips, one on top of the other and with ripple section at top, in the following order: strip #2, strip #1, strip #2, strip #1. Sew stripe together. Work ripple pattern #1 across unworked edge of first strip #2, for a total of 10 rows, in the following color sequence: C, D, B, A, C.

Edging

Row 1 (RS): With RS facing, join C with sc at beginning of one long edge, sc evenly spaced across long edge (work 2 sc in the end of each row), turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across. Fasten off C.

Repeat across other long edge.

Using yarn needle weave in all ends.