granny style
PUFF STITCH baby blanket
by
Laura
Kovacs
from
theexperimentalhome.com
adapted
from
“Puff
stitch
square”
in
The
Crochet
Stitch
Bible
by
Betty
Barnden
(which
I
highly
recommend)
materials
• worsted
weight
yarn
in
four
colors
(I
used
three
shades
of
purple
and
white).
I
used
a
little
over
one
ball
of
the
first
color
(dark
purple)
and
a
little
less
of
each
other
color.
• Size
H
crochet
hook
• Yarn
needle
puff stitch
This
pattern
uses
a
special
stitch
called
a
puff
stitch
(abbrv.
PS).
Here
is
how
to
make
it.
You
can
also
refer
to
the
video
at
http://www.theexperimentalhome.com/puff-‐stitch-‐baby-‐blanket.
Yarn
over
and
insert
your
hook
in
the
indicated
space.
Yarn
over
and
pull
up
a
large
loop,
about
the
height
of
a
double
crochet.
Yarn
over
and
insert
your
hook
and
again
pull
up
a
large
loop.
Repeat
until
you
have
pulled
up
four
large
loops
(you
should
have
nine
loops
on
your
hook).
Yarn
over
and
carefully
pull
hook
through
all
nine
loops.
pattern
I
worked
each
round
in
a
new
color
repeating
colors
every
4
rounds.
I
did
28
rounds
(7
rounds
of
each
of
the
4
colors)
and
worked
a
border
in
the
first
color.
chain
8,
slip
stitch
(SS)
into
the
first
chain
to
make
a
small
loop.
Round
1:
PS
into
the
ring,
chain
2
(CH2).
Repeat
7
more
times
for
a
total
of
8
puff
stitches
in
the
ring.
SS
into
the
top
of
the
first
PS,
fasten
off.
Round
2:
Join
with
a
SS
into
any
CH
space.
*PS
in
CH
space,
CH2.
PS
into
next
CH
space,
CH2.
Double
crochet
(DC),
CH2,
DC
into
the
top
of
the
next
PS,
then
CH2.*
Repeat
steps
between
the
**
three
more
times
for
a
total
of
8
PS
and
4
DC-‐CH2-‐
DC
corners.
SS
to
the
top
of
the
first
PS
in
this
round.
Your
blanket
should
now
look
like
a
square.
Fasten
off.
Round
3:
Join
with
a
SS
in
into
a
CH
space
between
two
PS.
PS
in
CH
space,
CH2,
repeat
in
next
CH2
space.
In
next
CH
space
(should
be
the
corner,
in
between
2
DC),
DC-‐CH2-‐DC-‐CH2.
*PS,
CH2
in
next
three
CH
spaces.
DC-‐CH2-‐DC
in
corner
CH
space,
CH2.*
Repeat
steps
between
**
two
more
times.
PS
in
next
CH
space,
CH2
and
SS
to
the
top
of
the
first
PS
in
this
round.
Fasten
off.
Round
4
–
28:
Join
with
a
SS
in
any
non-‐corner
CH2
space
(I
found
it
easiest
to
always
start
1
PS
from
the
corner,
but
you
can
start
at
any
point
you
choose).
In
each
CH2
space,
PS,
CH2,
except
in
the
corner
CH
spaces
(in
between
DCs)
where
you
should
DC-‐CH2-‐DC-‐CH2.
SS
to
the
top
of
the
first
PS
in
each
round
and
fasten
off.
Round
29
(border):
Join
with
SS
at
top
of
any
PS.
CH1
and
Single
crochet
(SC)
in
the
same
stitch.
Half-‐double
crochet
(HDC),
DC,
DC,
HDC
in
CH
space.
SC
in
the
top
of
the
next
PS.
At
the
corners,
SC,
HDC,
DC,
DC,
DC,
HDC,
SC
in
the
CH
space.
Work
all
the
way
around
and
SS
to
CH1.
Fasten
off.
Weave
in
ends.
Smile
and
pat
yourself
of
the
back.
