SHELLSANDSTRIPESBABYBLANKET
Finished Measurements Blanket measures approximately 35" x 39"
Materials
TLC Cotton Plus Yarn - Kiwi (A) 4 TLC Cotton Plus Yarn - Cream (B) 4 US H/8 Crochet hook
Stitches Used
Chain (ch); Double crochet (dc); Front post treble crochet (FPTR); Reverse single crochet (Rev sc)
Note
Blanket is worked in panels, then joined with Rev sc, and finished with a border.
SHELL PANEL (Make 6)
Using A, chain 9. Row 1: 3dc in 6th chain from hook, ch 3, 3dc in same st (shell made), skip next 2 ch, dc in last ch; turn. Row 2: Ch 3, [3dc, ch 3, 3dc] in ch 3 space of previous row, dc in top of ch 3; turn. Repeat Row 2 for a total of 54 shells. v: Ch 3, sl st in ch 3 space of previous row, ch 3, sl st in top of ch 3. Fasten 0 Using B, begin on one long side of shell strip (this will be the RS), ch 3, \*3dc in dc space, repeat from \* to end, dc in last ch space. (161 dc) Fasten off. Repeat on other side (RS). Fasten off
STRIPE PANEL (Make 7)
Using B, chain 155. Row 1: Dc in 4th chain from hook, and dc in each chain stitch to end; turn. (153 dc) (RS) 1, skip first dc, \*dc in next dc, sl st in next dc, repeat from \* to end; turn. (W Row 3: Ch 3, skip first st, dc in each dc and sl st across. Fasten off. (RS) Using A, and RS facing on long edge, ch 3, skip first dc, \*FPTR in next dc, dc in next dc, repeat from \* to end.Fasten off. Repeat on other side (RS). Fasten off
JOIN PANELS
Take one stripe panel and shell panel, place together with wrong sides facing each other, stripe panel in front. You may need to use markers to slightly stretch stripe panel to fit shell panel. Using A, join yarn with a sl st in back loops of both panels, beginning on the LEFT side, ch 1, work in Rev sc with each back loop of green stripe, easing in shell panel to fit. Fasten off.
Continue to join each stripe panel and shell panel for a total of 6 pairs. Then join pairs together, remembering to keep stripe panel in front to work the rev sc. Join last stripe panel at the end of shell panel of blanket, so there is a stripe panel at each end of the blanket.
EDGING
Round 1: Using B, join yarn with a sl st in corner on short edge of blanket. Ch 1, sc in same space, work 126 sc evenly spaced across short edge (9sc 1t panel, 10sc next 3 panels, 9sc 5th panel, 10sc next 3 panels, 9sc 9th panel, 10 sc next 3 panels, 9sc last panel); 3sc in corner; work 150 sc along long edge; 3sc in corner; 126 sc evenly spaced across other short edge(9sc 1st panel, 10sc next 3 panels, 9sc 5th panel, 10sc next 3 panels, 9sc 9th panel, 10 sc next 3 panels, 9sc last panel) ; 3sc in corner; work 150 sc along other long edge; 2sc in same space as first sc; sl st in first sc. (664 sc)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2sc in same sc as join, ch 2, skip next sc, [\*sc in next sc, ch 2, skip next 2 sc \*, repeat from \* to \* 42 times, sc in next sc, ch 2, skip next sc, 3sc in corner, ch 2, skip next sc, repeat from \* to \* 50 times, sc in next sc, ch 2, skip next sc, 3sc in corner, ch 2, skip next sc], repeat from [to ] one more time around, sc in next sc, ch 2, sc in same space as first corner, sl st to first sc. Round 3: Using A, join yarn with a sl st in corner, ch 3 (counts as dc), 2dc in same sc, 3dc in next sc, \*skip next ch-2 space, [3dc in next sc, skip next ch-2 space] across to next corner, 3dc in next 3 sc; repeat from \* around, 3dc in last sc, join with sl st in top of beginning ch. Round 4: Using B, join yarn with a sc in space between any two 3-dc groups, ch 2, \*sc in space between next two 3-dc groups, ch 2; repeat from \* around, join with sl st in first sc. Round 5: Using A, join yarn, and ch3, \*sc in next ch-2 space, ch 3; repeat from \* around, join with sl st in first sc.Fasten off.
