Beautiful and bright, this baby
blanket is the perfect gift for every little one! It also makes a great lap
blanket for us bigger kids.
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Yarn
Lion Brand Mandala (5.3 oz / 150 g) - (590 yds
/ 540 m) 3 cakes in Gnome
Materials / Tools
7 / 4.5 mm Hook
Yarn needle
Difficulty
Intermediate
Finished Size
44 in. (112 cm) X 44 in. (112 cm)
Gauge
In dc - 9 rows and 15 stitches = 4 in (10 cm)
Special Stitches
Treble X Stitch (trx): Skip next st, insert hook into second st and make a tr, next work behind the st you just made, go through the loops of the stitch you skipped and work a tr, - one trx made
Notes
1. This blanket starts with a small granny square for 3 rounds and then is worked back and forth on 2 sides only.
2. For the main body of the blanket 1 row includes 2 sides. Each row will increase by 4 st, 2 st on side 1 and 2 st on side 2 at the corner.
Instructions
Chain 4, join with sl st to first ch to form
loop
Round 1: ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), 2 dc, ch2, 3 dc, ch2, 3
dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2 join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 – (3
dc on each side, ch 2 sp in each corner)
Round 2: ch 3, turn, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in
each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to
next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2
sp, dc in each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to
ch 3, join with sl st into top of ch 3 - (7 dc on each
side, ch 2 sp in each corner)
Round 3: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in each st to ch 3, join with sl st into top of ch 3 - (11 dc on each side, ch 2 sp in each corner)
Now switch to rows
Turn and sl st to corner ch 2 sp
Row 1: ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in
next repeat from * to last st on side 1, (ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1) in ch 2 sp,
dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next repeat from * to last st, ch 1, dc
in ch 2 sp, (8 dc and 7 ch 1 sp, ch 2 sp, 8 dc and 7 ch 1 sp)
Row 2: ch 3, turn, *dc in ch 1 sp, dc in next st,
repeat from * to last st on side 1, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next
st, *dc in ch 1 sp, dc in next st, repeat from * to end of row (17 dc, ch 2
sp, 17 dc)
Row 3: ch 4 (counts as tr), turn, work trx (see special stitches) to last st
on side 1, (trx, ch 2, trx) in ch 2 sp, trx to last st, tr in last st (1 tr, 9
X’s, ch 2 sp, 9 X’s, 1 tr)
Row 4: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc
in next st, dc in each st to last st (21 dc, ch 2 sp, 21 dc)
Row 6: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc
in next st, dc in each st to last st (25 dc, ch 2 sp, 25 dc)
Row 7: ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), turn, dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st,
dc in next repeat from * to last st on side 1, (ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1) in ch
2 sp, dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next repeat from * to last st, ch
1, dc in ch 2 sp, (14 dc and 13 ch 1 sp, ch 2 sp, 14 dc and 13 ch 1 sp)
Row 8: ch 3, turn, *dc in ch 1 sp, dc in next st, repeat from * to last st on
side 1, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, *dc in ch 1 sp, dc in
next st, repeat from * to end of row (29 dc, ch 2 sp, 29 dc)
Row 9: ch 4 (counts as tr), turn, work trx (see special stitches) to last st
on side 1, (trx, ch 2, trx) in ch 2 sp, trx to last st, tr in last st (1 tr, 15
X’s, ch 2 sp, 15 X’s, 1 tr)
Row 10: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc
in next st, dc in each st to last st (33 dc, ch 2 sp, 33 dc)
Row 11: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc
in next st, dc in each st to last st (35 dc, ch 2 sp, 35 dc)
Row 12: ch 3, turn, dc in each st to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, dc in next st, dc in each st to last st (37 dc, ch 2 sp, 37 dc)
Rows 13
-60: Repeat rows 7 – 12 eight more times
Rows 61 – 65: Repeat rows 7 – 11 one more time
Border Foundation Round: ch 1, turn, sc in same st, sc in each st across to corner, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner, sc in each st across to corner, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner, on next side work 2 sc around the post of each dc and 3 sc around the tr to the starting granny square, sc in ch 2 sp, sc in each st to corner, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner, sc in each st of granny square side, sc in ch 2 sp, work 2 sc around the post of each dc and 3 sc around the tr to the corner, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner, sl st to first sc.
Do not fasten off
Border
Chain 10
Row 1: hdc in 3rd ch, hdc in each st (8 st), sl st in next 2 sc
(blanket border), turn
Row 2: skip 2 sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops 2 hdc in
last st, ch 1, turn (9 st)
Row 3: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 8 st, sl st in next 2 sc (blanket
border), turn
Row 5: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 7 st, sl st in next 2 (blanket border), turn
Repeat rows 2 – 5 until corner
Border
Corner (worked in ch 2 sp)
Row 1C: skip 2 sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops 2 hdc in
last st, ch 1, turn (9 st),
Row 2C: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 8 st, 1 sl st in ch 2 sp, turn, skip
sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops hdc in next st, skip last
st, ch 1 turn (8 st),
Row 3C: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 7 st, 1 sl st in ch 2 sp, turn, skip
sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops 2 hdc in last st, ch 1,
turn (9 st),
Row 4C: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 8 st, 1 sl st in ch 2 sp, turn, skip
sl st, hdc in BLO in next 7 st, working in both loops hdc in next st, sk last
st, ch 1 turn (8 st),
Row 5C: hdc in first st, BLO hdc in next 7 st, sl st in ch 2 sp, sl st in next sc, turn,
Repeat rows 2 – 5 for each side and 1C - 5C border corner for each corner.
On last row of border, join with sl st to
first row. Finish off
Finishing
Weave in all ends.
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May your stitch count be true and your frogs be few!
Tracee
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