QUICK AND EASY BABY BLANKET//BEGINNER FRIENDLY//TEXTURED

WRITTEN PATTERN ABBREVIATIONS st - stitch sc- single crochet dc - double crochet ch - chain Worked in multiple of 6 plus 2 Make chain length. 102 (Work in back loop) sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, sk 2 ch, 7 dc in next st, sk 2 ch, sc in next st , *sk 2 ch, 7 dc in next st, sk 2 ch, sc in next st repeat from* to last 2 ch, sc in next 2 ch, ch 3 turn Row 2: 3 dc in next st,* sk 3 dc from the 7 dc group, sc in 4th dc, sk the next 3 dc, 7 dc in back loop of the sc, repeat from * to last 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc, dc in last sc, ch 1 turn, Row 3: sc in same place, sc in next st,* sk next 3 dc, 7 dc in back loop of next sc, sk 3 dc of next shell, sc next dc , repeat from * to last 4 dc, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, and in top of beginning ch 3, ch 3 turn Repeat rows 2 and 3 for length of project Edging – Row 1: work 1 sc evenly in row ends down first side of blanket,(NOTE: do not sc in the sc between the shells), 3sc in corner st, 1sc in each ch along starting chain edge, 3sc corner, 1sc evenly in row ends up second side of blanket, 3sc in the corner st, 1sc in each sc along top of the blanket, 1sc in same space as first sc, sl st to first sc on beginning of row. Turn. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE EVEN NUMBER OF STITCHES ON CORRESPONDING SIDES Row 2: ch1, 1sc in base of ch1, 1sc in each sc around all four sides of blanket to end putting 3 sc in each corner st; 1sc in in same place as first sc, slip stitch to first sc. Turn Rows 3- 5 Repeat row 2. Row 6: ch1, (2dc, ch2, 2 dc) in base of ch1, * skip 2sc, (2 dc, ch2, 2 dc) in next sc, * repeat from * to end, sl st to first sc on beginning row. Row 7: sl st in next st and into ch 2 space, ch 3, dc , ch 2 and 2 dc in same place, *2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 spsce; repeat *from sl st in top of beginning ch 3. Last row: sl st in next dc and into ch2 space, ch 1, 2sc, ch2, 2sc in next sc, * repeat from * to end, sl st to first sc on beginning row Weave in and trim off all loose ends of yarn.