Strawberry Pink Crochet Blanket

Materials:

• RED HEART® Soft Baby Steps® :1 ball each of 9702 Strawberry A and 9600 White B.
• RED HEART® Gumdrop®:1 ball 620 C herry C.
• Susan Bates ® Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm [I-9 US]
• Yarn needle
• 4 Stitch markers

GAUGE:
First 3 rounds = 4” (10 cm) in diameter; 14 sts = 4” (10 cm); 7 rows = 4” (10 cm)

Blanket Measures 35” x 35” (89 cm x 89 cm)

Special Stitches
reverse single crochet (reverse sc): Working from left to right insert hook in next st to the right, yo, draw yarn through st, yo, draw yarn through 2 loops on hook.

Color Sequence
Work in the following color sequence throughout:
4 rounds A; 1 round B ; 4 rounds C ; 1 round B ; repeat from * 3 times; rounds A ; 1 round B.

BLANKET
With A, form an adjustable ring.
Round 1 (right side): ch 2 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2 dc in ring, ch 3, [3 dc, ch 3] 3 times in ring; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch – 12 dc; 4 ch-3 spaces.
Round 2: Slip st to first ch-3 space, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in same space, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in each of next 3 ch-3 spaces, join with slip st in top of beginning ch – 24 dc; 4 ch-3 spaces.
Round 3: Slip st to first ch-3 space, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in same space, *3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1**, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-3 spaces; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with slip st in top of beginning ch – 36 dc; 4 ch-3 spaces.
Round 4: Slip st to first ch-3 space, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in same space, *(3 dc, ch 1) in each of next 2 ch-1 spaces**, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-3 spaces; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with slip st in top of beginning ch – 48 dc; 4 ch-3 spaces. Fasten off A.
Round 5: With right side facing, join B with slip st in next corner ch-3 space, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in same space, *(3 dc, ch 1) in each ch-1 space across to next corner ch-3 space**, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-3 spaces; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with slip st in top of beginning ch – 60 dc; 4 ch-3 spaces.
Fasten off B.
Rounds 6-31: Maintaining color sequence, repeat Round 5. Fasten off B.
Note: Place a stitch marker in center ch of each corner ch-3 space around.
Round 31: With right side facing, join A with slip st in first st, ch 1, sc in each st and around (, working 3 sc in each marked corner st; join with slip st in first sc. Move markers up to the center sc of every corner 3-sc group as work progresses.
Rounds 32-34: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in marked corner sc; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off A.
Round 35: With right side facing, join B with slip st in first st, ch 1, working from left to right, skip first sc, *reverse sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Weave in ends.