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Quick-as-a-Wink Baby Blankets
By Martha Brooks Stein Annie's
Copyright © 2014 Annie's
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ISBN: 978-1-57367-686-1
CHAPTER 1
Ruffled Rainbows
Skill Level
** EASY
Finished Measurement
40 inches square
Materials
• Caron Simply Baby medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3½ oz/165 yds/100g per skein):
7 skeins #04001 white
1 skein each #04005 my sunshine, #04004 baby blue, #04009 tiny sprite, #04003 baby pink, #04010 pixie purple and #04006 sugar coral
• Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
Gauge
2 pattern rows = 1½ inches
Pattern Notes
Weave in ends as work progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Chain-2 at beginning of round counts as a double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as a double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Afghan
Center
Rnd 1: With white, ch 4, join(see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form ring, ch 2(see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times, join with hdc in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (12 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 2: Sl st in each of next 2 dc, sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 3(see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in same sp as beg ch-1, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, rep from * twice, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp, join with hdc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 (last ch-2 sp made).(24 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 3: Sl st in sp formed by joining hdc, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp as beg ch-3, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in each ch-1 sp around with (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1) in each ch-2 corner sp to last ch-2 sp, 3 dc in last corner ch sp, join with hdc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnds 4–37: Rep rnd 3.
Rnd 38: Sl st in sp formed by joining hdc, ch 1, sc in same sp as beg ch-1, ch 1, [sk next st, sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp to last ch- 2 sp, sc in last ch-2 sp, join with hdc in first sc.
Rnd 39: Sl st in sp formed by joining hdc, *ch 10, sk next ch sp, sl st in next ch sp, rep from * around, join in beg sl st.
Rnd 40: Sl st in first ch-2 sp on rnd 38, ch 8, working in front of ch-10 lps on rnd 39 and in unworked ch sps on rnd 38, sl st in next ch sp, ch 8, sk next ch sp, *sl st in next ch sp, ch 8, sk next ch sp, rep from * around, join in beg sl st. Fasten off.
Ruffle
Note: Ruffles are worked on each odd-numbered rnd of Afghan in color sequence listed below.
For each Ruffle, join in first dc after any corner ch-2 sp, ch 4, working in first and 3rd dc of each 3-dc group, [sl st in next dc, ch 4] around, join in joining sl st. Fasten off.
Ruffle Color Sequence
Rnd 1: Yellow
Rnd 3: Coral
Rnd 5: Pink
Rnd 7: Purple
Rnd 9: Blue
Rnd 11: Green
Rnds 13–37: [Rep rnds 1–11] twice, ending with rnd 1.
CHAPTER 2
Little Boy Blue
Skill Level
** EASY
Finished Measurement
35 inches square
Materials
• Caron Simply Baby medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3½ oz/165 yds/100g per skein):
6 skeins #04001 white
3 skeins #04004 baby blue
• Sizes H/8/5mm and I/9/5.5mm crochet hooks or sizes needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
Gauge
Size I hook: 4 dc = 1 inch
Size H hook: 2 pattern rows = 1½ inches
Pattern Notes
Weave in ends as work progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as a double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Afghan
Center
Rnd 1: With size I hook and blue, ch 4, join(see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form ring, ch 1, [sc in ring, ch 1] 8 times, join in first sc. Fasten off. (8 sc, 8 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 2: Join white in any ch-1 sp, ch 3(see Pattern Notes), (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch sp (corner made), 3 dc in next ch sp, *(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch sp (corner made), 3 dc in next ch sp, rep from * twice, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Rnd 3: Join blue with sc in any corner ch sp, ch 2, sc in same sp as beg ch-2, sc in each st around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch sp, join in first sc. Fasten off.
Rnd 4: Join white in any corner ch sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp as beg ch-3, sk next st, [2 dc in next st, sk next st] around with (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in each corner ch-2 sp, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Rnds 5–42: [Rep rnds 3 and 4 alternately] 19 times.
Rnd 43: Rep rnd 3.
Rnd 44: Sl st in each of next 2 dc and in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same sp as beg ch-1, ch 1, sk next st, [sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st] around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each rem corner ch-2 sp, join in beg sc.
Rnd 45: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same sp as beg ch-1, ch 1, (sc, ch 1) in each ch sp around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
Border
Rnd 1: With size H hook, join white in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp as beg ch-3, sk next ch sp, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, sk next ch sp, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Sl st in next st and in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp as beg ch-3, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each ch-2 sp around with (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each rem corner ch sp, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
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