Pastel Pebbles Crochet Baby Blanket - FREE Pattern

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Pastel Pebbles Baby Blanket

By Jennifer J. Cirka/Jaybird Designs

Materials

• 
  Caron, Simply Soft Eco,
  80% Acrylic/20% NatureSpun Post-Consumer Recycled Polyester, 5oz/249 yards per
  skein, 4 skeins required, color – Lilac Bud


• 
  I-9 / 5.5 mm crochet hook


• 
  Yarn needle


• 
  12 feet, 3/8” ribbon
  

Finished Size

Approximately 35”x40”

Gauge

In pattern: 9 sts x 7 rows = 4”

Special stitches
Hdc2tog: yo, insert hook into designated st, pull up a loop. Yo, insert hook in next st and pull up

a loop. Yo and pull through all 5 looks on hook.

Pattern

Ch 92

Row 1:

Hdc2tog over the 3^rd and 4^th ch from the hook. *hdc2tog
over the 2^nd ch of the previous hdc2tog and the next ch. Repeat from
* across. Hdc in same st as 2^nd st of the last hdc2tog. (89 hdc2tog,
1hdc)

Row 2:

ch2, turn. Hdc2tog over the first two sts. *hdc2tog over the 2^nd st
of the previous hdc2tog and the next st. Repeat from * across. Hdc in same st as
2^nd st of the last hdc2tog. (89 hdc2tog, 1hdc)

Row 3-52:

repeat row 2. Do not finish off.

Border

Round 1:

ch1, turn. Sc evenly around edge of blanket, placing 3 sc in each corner. Join with a sl st to first sc.

Round 2:

ch2, hdc in next st. *ch1, sk next st, hdc in next 2 sts. Repeat from * to corner, ending with second hdc of pair in corner st. (ch1, hdc, ch1)** hdc in same corner st. hdc in next st. Repeat from * to ** 4 times. Join with a sl st to second ch of beg ch-2.

Round 3:

sl st to the first ch-1 sp.
Ch1, *(sc, ch2, 3dc) in same sp. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to
first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.

Assembly
Weave ribbon along border round 2. Tie in a pretty bow at corner or sew ends together.

Copyright
Copyright 2009 by Jennifer J. Cirka (aka Jaybird Designs) all rights reserved. This pattern is for personal use or for gifts only! Sales of this finished product are discouraged. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the author. Please feel free to link back to this pattern.