I was planning to make an oversized baby blanket as a shower gift for a baby boy but when he made a quite unexpected arrival before the shower and before I even had a chance to start the blanket I had to think fast!! My local JoAnn's has been stocking tons of this Bernat Blanket yarn and given that it's very chunky I saw this as the perfect opportunity to use it because I needed to get this done fast so I came up with this simple and modern design. If you are ever in a pinch and need a chunky blanket in a short amount of time you will love this one! I was in such a hurry I forgot to measure my gauge but because this is chunky yarn and an oversized blanket I wouldn't worry about it too much. I think my blanket came out measuring 38" x 33" > UPDATE < The recipient of this blanket loved it so much that she used it in the baby's first photo shoot and birth announcement!! Woo hoo right?!
Materials:
Hook - N/P Hook 10.00mm (I use Clover Amour)
Yarn - 220 yds (1 Skein) Bernat Baby Blanket yarn 300g (10.5 oz) or any Weight Category 6 Super Bulky Yarn
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Abbreviations:
CH: chain
SC: single crochet
HDC: half double crochet
ST(S): stitches
SL ST: slip stitch
FO: fasten off
Pattern:
{Body}
CH 64
Row 1: 1 HDC in 2nd CH from hook and every CH across (63 HDC)
Row 2: CH 1, turn HDC across entire row through BLO (63 HDC)
Repeat row 2 until your blanket measures about 37-38" or 38 HDC rows. I stopped with just enough yarn left in the skein to do the edging. Do not Fasten Off.
{Edging}
CH 1, turn SC across last HDC row, 2SC in the last HDC (64 SC)
going down the side of your work, place 1 SC in the end of every HDC row and 2 SC in the very last HDC row (39 SC)
Repeat 1 more time until you have gone around the entire edge of the blanket and SL ST into CH 1 (206 total SC)
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