A very simple blanket pattern with an intriguing look. What will yours look like?
My mom had 4 skeins of this yarn and I knew that it would make a great baby blanket but I didn't quite know what design to use until I thought about how interesting it would look as a granny square. And this is the easiest granny square you could possibly make!
This is the Lion Brand Circus Print Yarn. It's a beautiful color change baby yarn with long sections of color between changes. It's a size 3 yarn with a recommended G-6 (4mm) crochet hook. It also comes in all kinds of cute colors, so it's great for any baby items you want to make.
For this baby blanket I used 4 skeins of yarn with a 4mm crochet hook. It's 40 inches by 40 inches. If you want to make it larger you will most likely need another skein of yarn.
I thought that this colorway would look great as a granny square with all the beautifully changing colors. An infinite granny square seemed like a great choice for a simple baby blanket.
This is one of the easiest baby blankets that you could ever make and it's beautiful with this yarn! Very simply put together with double crochet and chains. Yours will look different depending on what color you start with and how you join your skeins together.
This is also a great blanket to practice your double crochet. If you're not in the market for a baby blanket but you like to make baby blankets and want to practice, there are organizations that take baby blankets for charity.
Typically patterns call for you to start a new row by chaining right on top of a double crochet in the prior row. This creates a line going up one side and I personally don't find it appealing. Since this is a color changing yarn, I will show you the best method for joining the row together at the end, and starting a new row.
Abbreviations
CH - Chain
DC - Double Crochet
SS - Slip Stitch
CH-SP - Chain Space
Items Needed:
4 skeins Circus Print Lion Brand yarn
Crochet hook - G6/4 mm
Scissors
Needle for weaving in ends
The Pattern
Start with a magic circle
Row 1: CH 2, 2 DC into circle (this is the first grouping); CH 2, 3 DC into circle (second grouping); CH 2, 3 DC into circle (third grouping); CH 2, 3 DC into circle (fourth grouping); SS into the 2nd CH of the first grouping. (This is the top of the CH 2 that started Row 1).
Note: The DC's will be worked into the chain spaces (the spaces created by the chains). In order to start each row in the chain space and make it look good, you will go back by slip stitching into a prior chain. With a color changing yarn this method makes it look best. See video walk through below to see how this is done.
Row 2: [SS into prior CH, CH 1 ] (this is shown in the video); 3 DC into CH-SP, CH 2, 3 DC into same CH-SP (first corner); CH 2, 3 DC into next CH-SP, CH 2, 3 DC into same CH-SP (second corner); CH 2, 3 DC into next CH-SP, CH 2, 3 DC into same CH-SP (third corner); CH 2, 3 DC into next CH-SP, CH 2, 3 DC into same CH-SP (fourth corner), CH 2, SS into the top of the CH 2 (that started the row).
Note : Each corner will have 2(two) 3 DC groupings with 2 CH between them.
Row 3: [SS into prior CH, CH 1]; 3 DC into the CH-SP; CH 2, 3 DC into next CH-SP, CH 2, 3 DC into same CH-SP (corner); continue with 2 groups of 3 DC in each corner and 3 DC in the other chain spaces.
Row 4 - 38: repeat row 3
Row 39 (border): [SS into prior CH, CH 1]; 2 DC in each "3DC group"; 2 DC in each CH-SP; corners are 2 DC, CH 2, 2 DC. (Make sure you do not add more DC than this on the edges or it will make the blanket wavy).
What will you crochet today?
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