Skill Level: Intermediate
Designed by Michele Thompson.
Blanket measures approximately 36" wide by 38" long.
RED HEART® "Baby Clouds™": 35 Ounces No. 9728 White Swirl.
Crochet Hook: 11.5mm [US P-16].
Yarn needle.
GAUGE: 9 sts = 5"; 5 rows = 4" in pat. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS:
BPDC (back post double crochet) = yo and insert hook from the back to the front to the back around the post of the next stitch, yo and draw yarn through, [yo and draw through 2 lps on hook] twice.
FPDC (front post double crochet) = yo and insert hook from the front to the back to the front around the post of the next stitch, yo and draw yarn through, [yo and draw through 2 lps on hook] twice.
Ch 66.
Row 1 (Right Side): Dc in 4th ch from hook and each ch across; turn - 64 sts.
Row 2: Ch 2, skip first dc, BPDC around next 2 dc, * FPDC around next 2 dc, BPDC around next 2 dc; rep from * to last st; hdc in top of beg ch; turn.
Row 3: Ch 2, skip first hdc, FPDC around next 2 sts, * BPDC around next 2 sts, FPDC around next 2 sts; rep from * to last st; hdc in top of ch-2; turn.
Row 4: Ch 2, skip first hdc, BPDC around next 2 sts, * FPDC around next 2 sts, BPDC around next 2 sts; rep from * to last st; hdc in top of ch-2; turn.
Rep Rows 3 and 4 for Rib Pat until approxi¬mately 37" from beg, end by working Row 4. Do not fasten off, but turn to work edging.
Edging-Rnd 1: Ch 1, 3 sc in first st for cor¬ner, sc evenly to next corner; * 3 sc in next corner, sc evenly to next corner; rep from * around; join with a sl st in first sc; TURN.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, * sc in each sc to center corner sc, 3 sc in center corner sc; rep from * around; sc in each sc to end; join with a sl st in first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Tips & Hints
The post of a stitch is the body of the stitch below the top two loops.
In this pattern, you are essentially working double crochet stitches around the post of other double crochet stitches beginning at the front of the back of the fabric.
When a stitch is worked around the post of another stitch, a raised texture is formed.
ABBREVIATIONS: beg = beginning; ch = chain; dc = double crochet; hdc = half double crochet; lp(s) = loop(s); mm = millimeters; pat = pattern; rep = repeat; rnd = round; st(s) = stitch (es): yo = yarn over; * = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated; [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.
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