BABY BLANKET

    

I made this baby blanket for the new born to 3 months babies. This blanket I made a granny type afghan baby designs, often people says this type blanket a baby Afghans blanket, baby shawl and many other words to use. It is very easy and quick crochet beautiful afghan blanket for the babies. Every mother wanted to choose best quality things for their babies and children, but those mothers that she likes and know about the hand made things she always wants to crocheted things for their babies. I am mother and also like crocheted things for my own children. The handmade crochet blankets are the best protected item for the newborn babies; it is very thick and warmer.

I teach u some easy way to making the crochet baby afghan blanket. Someone started it for the beginner, in this way first making many chins and start their work. I made this blanket stared in the middle and work a square shape or granny, I made this one a small size, but you making larger as you want. I explain about the changing colors in the pattern. The edges of the blanket make the picot stitch; you also can make the edges another stitches like, shell stitch. 

It is very simple and easy way to crochet the blankets. it is not very difficult work,it is very easy to understand and the step by step picture tutorial guide you. You have a lot of fun to crochet this blanket. So, start and enjoy to making the blanket for your babies and keep it warm.find the other Square pattern.

Size:         small for new born to 3 months baby

Gauge:     Length x width = 27 inches

16 to 20 stitches = 4 inches

Item to be need:

Two colors (cream and shaded light brown) worsted yarn 4ply

Crochet needle

Hook size. 3mm / US D 3.25mm

US Terms

ABBREVIATIONS:

c.         Crochet

ch.       Chain

sc         Single crochet

dc.       Double crochet

sts.       Stitches

st.        Stitch

slst       Slip stitches
sp        Space

Special st:      picot st:   make a single crochet stitch, make ch3, and slip 

stitch into the Front two loops in the same single crochet.

Pattern:

First make a magic circle.

Rnd1:    into the magic circle, ch3 (count as dc), 2dc, ch2, 3dc, repeat (3dc, ch2,
             3dc) total (4 times), at the end slst to join in top of ch3, slst in next 2 sts,

           slst into the next corner sp.(see pic )

         

Note: remember always starts a new round into the corner. 

If you want to changing Colors don’t slst into 2sts, only slst 

at the end, cut the yarn. And then join a new color. 

Rnd2:    into the corner, (ch3 (count as dc), 2dc, ch2, 3dc), ch2, work into 

             the next corner, (3dc, ch2, 3dc),ch2, repeat [(3dc, ch2, 3dc),ch2]

             around,total (4 times), at the end slst to join in top of ch3, slst in next

             2 sts, slst into the next corner sp.(see pic )

Rnd3:    into the corner, (ch3 (count as dc), 2dc, ch2, 3dc), ch2, 3dc into next

             ch2 space, Work into next corner, (3dc, ch2, 3dc), repeat [(3dc, ch2,

             3dc, into corner),ch2, 3dc in next ch2 space] around, total (4 times) at

             the end slst to join in top of ch3, slst in next 2 sts, slst into the next 
             corner sp.(see pic )

            

Rnd4:    into the corner, (ch3 (count as dc), 2dc, ch2, 3dc), ch2, 3dc into next ch2 

             space, ch2, 3dc in next ch2 space, ch2, Work into next corner, (3dc, ch2, 

             3dc), repeat [(3dc, ch2, 3dc, into corner),ch2, 3dc in next ch2 space,ch2,

             3dc in next ch2 space, ch2], around total (4 times), at the end slst to join 

             in top of ch3, slst in next 2 sts, slst into the next corner sp.(see pic)

Rnd5-23:  continue the pattern to the end.

Note: when you change the next color, always change 

the Color after the joining, don’t slst into 2sts, only slst 

at the end of the round, cut the yarn. And then join a 

new color, continue work as you want to large the size of

the blanket. 

Rnd24:     ch1, sc into same st, sc in next 3dc sts, 2sc into ch2 space, repeat

                (sc into 3dc sts, 2sc into ch2 space) at the end slst to join.

Make the edges:

Rnd25:     ch1, sc into same st, make a picot st (ch3 slst into same sc front 2loops),

                 sc into next 3sts,repeat [(sc into next st and make a picot st ch3 slst into same 
                 sc front 2loops),sc in next 3sts], around the blanket. fasten off

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