Gentle Stripes and Textures

Design by Marie Segares/Underground Crafter.

This easy crochet blanket pattern combines a simple stitch with self- striping yarn to make the colorwork easy. Available in 6 sizes from micro preemie blanket through child blanket. This pattern was designed for Sunflower Cottage Crochet’s Preemie Crochet Challenge.

Finished Sizes: Micro Preemie Blanket (Small Preemie Blanket, Preemie/Car Seat Blanket, Stroller Blanket, Baby Blanket, Child Blanket)

Micro Preemie Blanket: 15” (38 cm) x 15” (38 cm).
Small Preemie Blanket: 20” (51 cm) x 20” (51 cm).
Preemie/Car Seat Blanket: 25” (63.5 cm) x 30” (76 cm).
Stroller Blanket: 30” (76 cm) x 35” (89 cm).
Baby Blanket: 35” (89 cm) x 40” (101.5 cm).
Child Blanket: 45” (114.5 cm) x 50” (127 cm).

Skills Used

Basic crochet stitches: chain, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting flat in rows (for center Block and for joining Blocks) and crocheting the round (for outer Block and Border)
Crocheting in the back loop (includes link to video tutorial)
Changing colors, covering yarn tails with crocheting, joining with single crochet seam, crocheting square Blocks (includes video tutorials)

Materials

King Cole Baby Stripe DK yarn (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g/320 yd/290 m) in 3605 Baby Pink (CA) – 1 (2, 3, 4, 6, 9) skein(s), or approximately 279 yd (496 yd, 930 yd, 1,280 yd, 1,736 yd, 2,790 yd)/255 m (453.5 m, 850.5 m, 1,170.5 m, 1,587.5 m, 2,551 m) in CA in any self-striping, light weight yarn.
King Cole Baby Safe DK yarn (100% everfresh acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g/284 yd/260 m) in 5301 Pale Pink (CB) – 1 (1, 2, 2, 3, 4) skein(s), or approximately 126 yd (224 yd, 420 yd, 588 yd, 784 yd, 1,260 yd)/115 m (205 m, 384 m, 537.5 m, 717 m, 1,152 m) in CB in any light weight yarn.
Nelsonwood US Size F-5/3.75 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
Yarn needle.

Skill Level: Easy

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