I’ve always loved seeing corner to corner crochet. C2C crochet has such a beautiful look to it. But I’ll be honest, it intimidated me at first.
But the more I looked into it, the more I realized that it is actually incredibly easy! You only need to know 3 stitches in order to make a C2C crochet blanket: chain, double crochet, and slip stitch. Easy, right?! If you’re new to C2C and would like a tutorial, check this one out by Make and Do Crew.
Now, if you’ve been reading my blog these last couple months, you know that I am expecting a baby in September. So naturally, I’d like to make a baby blanket for my sweet baby. The only problem is that we don’t know the sex.
I know, I know…I could just make one gender neutral blanket and call it good. But where’s the fun in that?! So, I’ve decided to make a blanket for if we have a boy and a blanket for if we have a girl! C2C was necessary for at least one of them, I’d say.
So, here is my first baby blanket design: The Baby Boy Blue Blanket. I hope you enjoy this super quick and beautiful pattern!
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Baby Boy Blue Blanket
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Materials:
1-2 skeins of Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in Light Grey
1-2 skeins of Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in Soft Blue
Yarn Needle for sewing in ends
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Stitches:
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
Pattern:
Start by using Light Grey Yarn.
Row 1: Ch 6, dc in 4th chain from hook and in next 2 chains, turn.
Row 2: Ch 6, dc in 4th chain from hook and in next 2 chains, *sl st, ch 3, 3dc* into ch 3 space from previous row, turn.
Row 3: Ch 6, dc in 4th chain from hook and in next 2 chains, *sl st, ch 3, 3dc* into all ch 3 spaces from previous row, turn.
Rows 4: repeat row 3.
Rows 5 – 36: repeat row 3. Increase each row until there are 36 squares across, which should be in row 36.
(See below for when to switch yarns.)
5-8: Soft Blue
9-10: Light Grey
11-16: Soft Blue
17-20: Light Grey
21-22: Soft Blue
23-28: Light Grey
29-32: Soft Blue
33-36: Light Grey
37-38: Soft Blue
Rows 39-74: Sl st across first dc, *sl st, ch 3, 3dc* in each of the inside ch 3 spaces from the previous row. Sl st into last ch 3, Turn.
(See below for when to switch yarns.)
39-42: Light Grey
43-46: Soft Blue
47-52: Light Grey
53-54: Soft Blue
55-58: Light Grey
59-64: Soft Blue
65-66: Light Grey
67-70: Soft Blue
71-74: Light Grey
Finish off.
Border:
Round 1: Using Soft Blue yarn, *sc in between square, ch 2, sc in between next square* around entire blanket. Join with a sl st.
Round 2: *sc in ch 2 space, 5dc in next ch 2 space* around entire blanket, join with a sl st. Sew in ends.
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