Pattern Description:
This small baby blanket pattern features a delightful “Under the Sea” theme, designed with polka dots to resemble bubbles and finished with a charming seashell border. Created for a whale-themed nursery, its compact size is ideal for use on the go.
Materials Needed & Measurements:
- Yarn: Bernat Softee Baby Cotton in Aqua Mist (6 skeins).
- Yarn Weight: Cotton acrylic blend.
- Hook: Size G/4.00mm hook.
- Notions: Tapestry needle, scissors.
- Measurements:
- Finished Size: 24.5 in x 24.5 in.
- Gauge: 4 in = 12 st and 22 rows mesh stitch.
Stitches & Abbreviations Used:
- Single Crochet (SC): Insert your hook, yarn over (YO) and pull up a loop, YO and pull through two loops.
- Puff Stitch: YO, insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop. Repeat from three more times, inserting your hook into the same space. YO and pull through all loops on hook.
- Slip Stitch (SL ST): Insert your hook, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly through loop on hook.
- Double Crochet (DC): YO, insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through two loops, YO and pull through remaining two loops.
- Chain (CH):.
- Yarn Over (YO):.
Instructions for Making Under the Sea Bubbles Blanket Pattern:
Foundation Chain:
- Chain (CH) 130.
- To make the blanket larger, multiply any number by 12, then add 10.
Body of the Blanket:
- Row 1: Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, SC, CH 1.
- Skip one chain, then SC, CH 1 in the next chain. Repeat from * across the row (this creates the mesh stitch).
- On the last chain, SC, CH 1 and turn.
- Row 2:SC, CH 1 into the first SC of the previous row.
- SC, CH 1 into each SC across the row.
- On the last stitch, SC, CH 1, and turn.
- Rows 3 – 9: Repeat row 2.
- Row 10 (Puff Stitch Row): Work mesh stitch (SC, CH 1, skip 1) across each of the next 5 SCs and CH 1s, then work 1 Puff into the SC, CH 1.
- Repeat from * across the row.
- On the last stitch, SC, CH 1, and turn.
- Rows 11 – 15: Work mesh stitch (SC, CH 1, skip 1) across the row.
- On the last stitch, SC, CH 1, and turn.
- Row 16: Repeat row 10.
- Rows 17 – 21: Work mesh stitch (SC, CH 1, skip 1) across the row.
- On the last stitch, SC, CH 1, and turn.
- Row 22: Repeat row 10.
- Rows 23 – 31: Work mesh stitch (SC, CH 1, skip 1) across the row.
- On the last stitch, SC, CH 1, and turn.
- Row 32 (Offset Puff Stitch Row): Work mesh stitch across each of the next 8 SCs and CH 1s, then work 1 Puff into the SC, CH 1.
- Work mesh stitch across each of the next 5 SCs and CH 1s, then work Puff into the SC, CH 1.
- Repeat from * across the row.
- On the last stitch, SC, CH 1, and turn.
- Rows 33 – 37: Work mesh stitch (SC, CH 1, skip 1) across the row.
- On the last stitch, SC, CH 1, and turn.
- Row 38: Repeat row 32.
- Rows 39 – 43: Work mesh stitch (SC, CH 1, skip 1) across the row.
- On the last stitch, SC, CH 1, and turn.
- Row 44: Repeat row 32.
- Rows 45 – 53: Work mesh stitch (SC, CH 1, skip 1) across the row.
- On the last stitch, SC, CH 1, and turn.
Repeating the Pattern:
- Repeat rows 10 – 53 one more time.
- Then, repeat rows 10 – 31 to finish the blanket.
Finishing the Blanket Body:
- Tie off your yarn and weave in ends.
Border
- Round 1 (Mesh Stitch Border): Work 1 round of mesh stitch (SC, CH 1, Skip 1) around the blanket.
- At each corner, work SC, CH 2, then continue the mesh stitch sequence.
- At the starting corner, slip stitch into the corner and CH 1.
- Round 2 (Shell Border): Work a shell border around the blanket.
- Start with 5 DCs into the next space, then SL ST into each of the next 2 spaces.
- Repeat from * around the blanket.
- At the starting corner, slip stitch into the corner and tie off.
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