Superbly

Simple Baby
Blanket
© Heather C Gibbs 2016. Materials:
Yarn: Weight #3
4 x 100 g / 1200 m / 1300 yards

Hook: 4 mm / US size G

Gauge: 6 tr/dc sts or 2 clusters = 1.5

inches / 3.8 cm
Establishing the correct gauge is not critical to
this pattern. Pattern will work in other yarns
though gauge/size will be different.

Size: 36 x 36 inches / 91.4 x 91.4 cm

Make it a baby sized blanket, as shown, or go
as big as you like by simply adding more
rounds!

Abbreviations:
st(s) = stitch(es)
sp = space
sl st = slip stitch
ch(s) = chain
This pattern is © designed by Heather C Gibbs 2016 and dc/sc = UK double crochet / US single
is for Personal use only, not for resale. crochet
tr/dc = UK treble / US double crochet
However, you are welcome to donate, gift as well as sell Cl = 3 tr/dc
any of your finished items (if you are an Individual V-St= 1 tr/dc, ch 1, 1 tr/dc
Crafter). If you sell your work online, please credit the [ ] = work pattern in brackets into 1 st
work as appropriate and link to my pages where you can:

http://keepcalmandcrochetonuk.wordpress.com/
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Stitch Guidance:
Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert hook in st indicated,
yarn over and draw through all loops.

Double Crochet/Single Crochet (dc/sc):

Insert hook in st indicated and draw up a loop
(two loops on hook), yarn over, draw through
both loops on hook.

UK Treble / US Double Crochet (tr/dc): Yarn

over, insert hook in next st and pull up a loop
(three loops on hook), yarn over, pull through two
loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops
on hook. twice, 1 dc/sc between each of the 2 Cl’s of row 4,
sl st to top of the first dc/sc to join, then sl st into
Pattern: the ch 3 sp (20 dc/sc + 20 x 3 ch sps)

Rnd 1: With YARN A, Ch 4, sl st to form a ring, sl
st into the ring, ch 3 (counts as first tr/dc), 2 tr/dc
into the ring, ch 3, * 3 tr/dc into the ring, ch 3*,
repeat from * to * twice more, sl st to top of ch 3
to join, then sl st to the nearest ch 3 corner (12
sts + 4 x 3 ch sps)
Rnd 2: [1 dc/sc in to the ch 3 sp, ch 3, 1 dc/sc
into the same sp], * ch 3, [1dc/sc, ch 3, 1 dc/sc]
into the next ch 3 sp * repeat from * to * twice,
ch 3, sl st to top of beginning dc/sc to join, sl st to
the next ch 3 sp (8 sts, + 8 x 3 ch sps)
Rnd 3: [Ch 4 (counts as first tr/dc + ch), 1 tr/dc
ch 3, 1 V-St into the ch 3 sp], * 1 V-St, in the next
ch 3 sp [1 V-St, ch 3, 1 V St] into the next ch 3 sp
* repeat from * to * twice, 1 V-St in the last ch
sp, sl st to the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 4 to
join, sl st to the next ch 3 sp (12 V-Sts + 4 x 3 ch
sps)
Note: Rnds 3 - 5 make up the repeats of this
pattern. You will just increase either the number
of V-Sts (rnd 3) or Cl (rnd 4), chs (rnd 5)
in-between each corner.
Continue working rows until you have worked 47
rows in total.
For the blanket shown in the photos I worked the
following colour change repeats; YARN A: 9 rows,
YARN B: 9 rows, YARN C: 6 rows
Edging:
Begin edging in any sp between Cls; * [dc/sc, ch
3, 2 tr/dc] into same sp * repeat from * to * in
each sp around the edge and in each corner.

Rnd 4: [Ch 3 (counts as first tr/dc), 2 tr/dc , ch 3,

1 Cl into the ch 3 sp], * 1 Cl between each of the
2 V-Sts of row 3 (there should be TWO Cl in-
between each corner), [1 Cl, ch 3, 1 Cl] on the
next ch 3 sp * repeat from * to * twice, 1 Cl be-
tween each of the 2 V-Sts of row 3, sl st to top of
ch 3 to join, then sl st to the nearest ch 3 corner
(16 Cls + 4 x 3 ch sps)

Rnd 5: [1 dc/sc in to the ch 3 sp, ch 3, 1 dc/sc

into the same sp], * ch 3, 1 dc/sc between each
of the 2 Cl’s of row 4 (there should be THREE ch 3
+ dc/sc in-between each corner), [1 dc/sc, ch 3, 1
dc/sc] on the next ch 3 sp * repeat from * to *

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