Heirloom Baby Blanket

by Jennifer J. Cirka/Jaybird Designs

Materials MC : Bernat Baby Coordinates, 71.2% acrylic-25.6% rayon-3.2% nylon, light sport weight, (535 yds, 160 g per skien), color White 2 skiens (Or any light sport weight baby yarn) US G-6 / 4mm crochet hook Yarn needle

Finished Size Approximately 29x 40

Gauge 15 dc x 10 rows = 4

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Pattern With MC, ch 164 Row 1: sc in second ch from hook and each ch across. (163 sc)

Row 2: ch 3, turn. (counts as first dc now and throughout pattern) dc in next 2 sts. *sk2, (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next st. sk2, dc in next 3 sts. Repeat from * across. (63 dc, 20 shells)

Row 3: ch 3, turn. Dc in next 2 sts. *(2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next ch-1 sp. Dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * across.

Repeat row 3 for a total of 56 rows or until desired length is achieved.

Row 57: ch 1, turn. Sc in each dc and each sc sp across. (163 sc)

Border Round 1: Turn work 45 degrees to the right. Working across edge, 2sc in the end of each row. 3 sc in corner. Sc across unused loops of beginning chain, 3 sc in next corner, 2sc in the end of each row, 3sc in next corner, and sc across top and finish with 3 sc in last corner. Join with a sl st to first sc. (558 sc)

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Round 2: ch 1, sc in same st as joining and each sc around placing 3 sc in each corner. Join with a sl st to first sc. (566 sc)

Round 3: sl st into next sc. Ch 3. (dc, ch1, 2dc) in same st. [*sk3 sts, (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next st. repeat from * to corner. (2dc, ch1, 2dc, ch1, 2dc, ch1, 2dc) in corner.] 4 times. Join with a sl st to third ch of beg ch3.

Round 4: sl st to first ch-1 sp. (ch3, dc, ch1, 2dc) in same ch-1 sp. (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in each ch-1 sp around. Join with a sl st to third ch of beg ch-3. Finish off and weave in ends.

Designer Bio I have been crocheting for as long as I can remember and am mostly self taught!! I currently am a WAHM in the beautiful state of Colorado and enjoy hobbies such as baking, sewing, and crocheting/knitting. I am a proud member of the CGOA (www.crochet.org) and have been recently published in major crochet magazines. You can find many of my items through my website at www.jaybird-designs.com. Please feel free to contact me anytime at sales@jaybird-designs.com if you have any questions or comments about this pattern.

The legal purchaser of this pattern is granted license to crochet this item and sell the finished product for profit on a limited basis. Pattern credit is always appreciated. The pattern itself may NOT be shared or reproduced in any form without prior consent of the author.

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