Crochet Caron Big Cakes Baby Blanket
How to Crochet a baby blanket using Caron Big Cakes yarn! With an easy one row repeat and pretty shell design, what’s not to love?! Scroll past the video for the written pattern - if at any point the written pattern is unclear, please refer to the video :-)
CARON BIG CAKES BABY BLANKET
Finished size approximately 33” x 38”
Materials:
5mm Hook
2 x Caron Big Cakes yarn in colourway “Jordan Almonds”
USA STITCH TERMS
Abbreviations:
ch = chain
ss = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
shell = (4dc, ch2, dc) all into same stitch / space
repeat the pattern between the asterisks * *
PATTERN MULTIPLE 10 + 1
BLANKET
ch 111
dc into 4th ch from hook and in each ch until end
ch1 & turn (ch1 does not count as a stitch at any point in this pattern) dc in same stitch. dc in next.
*skip 1, shell (4dc, ch2, dc) in next, skip 3, dc in next 5 stitches* until last 7 stitches remain.
skip 1, shell, skip 3, dc in next st, dc in top of ch 3 from row below
ch1 & turn. dc in same stitch, dc in next
*shell in ch2 space from row below, skip next 4, dc into each of the 5 dc from row below* until final shell of the row. End with shell into ch2 space from row below, dc in last 2 stitches.
- 65. REPEAT ROW 3
Row 66 - Straightening off row - ch1 & turn. dc in 1st 2 stitches. Then:
*hdc into dc from shell, skip ch2 space, sc in next 2 stitches of shell, hdc in next 2 stitches of shell, dc in next 5 dc* until last 2 stitches. End with a dc into last 2 stitches. Do not cut yarn
BORDER
ch1 & turn. hdc in same stitch
hdc in every stitch across the top row until final stitch
in final stitch, place (hdc, ch2, hdc) then hdc around side of same stitch (see video)
evenly place 2hdc in each row down the side until final row
in last stitch of the side row, place hdc in side of stitch then (hdc, ch2, hdc) into top of stitch
hdc in every stitch across the bottom row until final stitch
in final stitch, place (hdc, ch2, hdc) then hdc around side of same stitch
evenly place 2hdc in each row back up the side until final row
in last stitch of the side row, place hdc in side of stitch then (hdc, ch2) into same stitch as inital hdc of the round. ss to top of hdc to join
ch1, hdc in same stitch
hdc in every stitch of the round below and in the ch2 corner spaces place (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc) ss to join to 1st hdc of the round.
REPEAT ROW 2
ch1, sc in same stitch
sc in every stitch of the round below and in the ch2 corners spaces place 3sc
ss to join to 1st dc of the round. Cut yarn and weave in ends :-)
