January Bady
design by juliet romeo Juliet For pattern support, contact julietromeojuliet9@gmail.com Canadian friends had a baby in January and the idea of giving them a thick, extra-warm blanket appealed to me. I also added a bit of a ruffled edge for fun. The pattern is simple and easy, two stitches alternated to form a thick basketweave, with a decorative fan border around the whole. The finished result is very thick but still light, is a nice size for parents with a baby in a stroller/car seat/carrier, and (big plus!) is machine washable.
Details:
Technique: crochet Size: $\sim\!36^{\,\!1\!1}$ square Hook: $4.5\mathsf{m m}$ crochet Yarn: Patons Beehive Baby Sport (5 ply Nylon, Acrylic), light blue; ${\sim}3.5$ skeins (\~1250 yds) Optional: $^1\!/\!_{2}\!/\!\prime$ ribbon for border, wash and dry satin
Abbreviations:
sc: single crochet (American) dc: double crochet (American) st(s): stitch(es) ch: chain 0): repeat instructions between parentheses EP dc: front post dc (insert hook from the back side, then right to left around post of st on previous row, complete dc as usual). BP dc: back post dc (insert hook from the front side, then right to left around post of st on previous row, complete dc as usual) V-stitch: ch 3, (skip one st, dc, ch 1, dc in same st). Fan stitch: ch 3, 2 dc in first sc, (skip 2 sts, sc in next st, skip 2 sts, 5 dc in next sc) end with 2 dc.
Pattern:
Ldst ull Izu sts. Rows: 1: ch 2 sts, dc in $3^{\mathrm{rd}}$ st from hook, dc all sts (120 sts in total) 2: ch 2, dc in $3^{\mathsf{r d}}$ st from hook, (FP dc next 4 sts, BP dc next 4 sts), dc last 2 sts 3: ch 2, dc in $3^{\mathrm{rd}}$ st from hook, (BP dc next 4 sts, FP dc next 4 sts), dc last 2 sts 4: ch 2, dc in $3^{\mathrm{rd}}$ st from hook, (BP dc next 4 sts, FP dc next 4 sts), dc last 2 sts 5: ch 2, dc in $3^{\mathsf{r d}}$ st from hook, (FP dc next 4 sts, BP dc next 4 sts), dc last 2 sts 6: ch 2, dc in $3^{\mathsf{r d}}$ st from hook, (FP dc next 4 sts, BP dc next 4 sts), dc last 2 sts Repeat rows 3 through 6 until blanket reaches desired length.
Border:
1 : Single crochet around entire blanket edge. 2: V-stitch entire edge (all 4 sides). (Optional): add row for ribbon insert if desired, (dc 4 sts, ch 1) 3: Fan stitch entire edge.
Finishing:
Fasten off and weave in any ends.
