Strawberry Pink Crochet Blanket
Using Soft Baby Steps and Gumdrop yarn in two fun colors you can work up this Strawberry Pink Crochet Blanket for any little girl. This is an easy crochet blanket pattern to work up that only involves weaving in ends and no seams to sew. If you like working with crochet granny squares then you'll certainly love working up this design as it's one big square. The reverse single crochet stitch is used, but you can easily master that in no time.
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
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.