This vintage inspired Little Boy Blue Crochet Baby Blanket is a great introduction to filet crochet with a nice easy and fast pattern repeat. Very beginner friendly with a timeless feel - the ideal blanket!

 📌 MATERIALS

4mm Crochet Hook

Yarn required: 2 and a bit balls for the main body of the blanket - buy 3 and you'll be covered! Body of the blanket uses: 

Cygnet Kiddies Kaleidoscope DK

Border uses half a ball of yarn: 

Scheepjes Colour Crafter

I buy my yarn from

Snufflebean Yarn

Baby Blanket dimensions: approximately 35" x 29" (90cm x 64cm)

Total Rows (including set up row 1) 75

Stitch abbreviations - USA STITCH TERMS:

Dc = Double Crochet

Ch = Chain

Sk = skip

* ..... * = repeat the pattern in between the asterisk symbols

Ch2 turning chain does NOT count as a stitch

WRITTEN PATTERN

Pattern multiple of 4

Chain 120

Row 1:

Dc into 5th ch from hook. Dc in next 2 chains. *ch1, sk1, 1dc in next 3 chains* until end 5 chains. Ch1, sk1 and end with 1dc in each of the last 4 chains

Row 2:

Ch2, turn. Dc in 1st 2 stitches. *ch1, sk1, dc in next stitch, dc in ch1 space, dc in next stitch* repeat and end with dc in last 2 stitches.

Row 3:

Ch2, turn. DC in 1st 4 stitches. *ch1, sk1, dc in next stitch, dc in ch1 space, dc in next stitch* repeat and end with dc in last 4 stitches.

Repeat Rows 2 & 3 for pattern.

End with 75 rows total.

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Happy Crocheting!

Robin x

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