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How To Crochet A Cotton Baby Blanket | Free Crochet Pattern

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This cotton baby blanket is easy to crochet. Crochet it for a little one. The blanket has an extra wide shell border that is so beautiful. You can purchase the ad free pdf now, that includes charts on Etsy or Ravelry

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Crocheting summer items is always a delight and this cotton baby blanket was an easy choice.

The yarn is beautiful and the blanket is so squishy. You will find a yarn review below telling you about this yarn. Make sure to watch the whole video as you will see a sneak peek of the Heirloom Blanket that will be part of a Crochet Along/Make Along (CAL/MAL) 

I want to show you how easy it is to crochet this blue cotton Baby Blanket.

Who doesn’t love the shell stitch. There are so many different ways to present a shell stitch. I had great fun designing the border. The wider the border grew the larger the shell stitches became on the border. I have added row by row charts for the border that will help you along.

Blue Cotton Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern

Yarn Used:

Caron Cotton Angel Cakes (2 cakes) Approx. 1060 yds/970 meters. Color – Faded Jeans. 60% cotton/40% acrylic. (No. 3)

Below is a yarn review made by me about this Cotton Yarn.

Gauge: 

4″x4″ = 2 shells and 4 dc st’s in the pattern x 9 rows high 

Finished blanket is 40″ x 40″

Hook

H-8/5.00 mm

Stitch Guide:

ch = Chain

sc = Single Crochet

hdc = Half Double Crochet

dc = Double Crochet

join w/ = join with

slp st = Slip Stitch

skp = Skip

sp. = Space

nxt = Next

prev. = previous

st./st’s = stitch or stitches

beg. = beginning

* * = Complete sequence between the stars, the number of times stated;

x = Times; example Repeat 2 x or 2 times; 3 x or 3 times and so on;

in = example “in nxt st” means you will be inserting the hook under the top two loops of the next stitch to complete stitch or sequence of stitches stated

Special Stitch Guide for the Cotton Baby Blanket:

shell – 5 dc st’s in the st indicated

Beg. shell – Beginning Shell; ch3, 4 dc st’s in the stitch indicated (ch 3 counts as dc st.)

7 shell – 7 dc st’s in the stitch indicated

Beg. trb shell – Beginning Treble Shell; ch 4, 4 trb stitches in the stitch indicated. (ch 4 counts as trb st.)

trb shell – Treble Shell; 5 treble stitches, in the stitch indicated.

7 trb shell – 7 Treble Shell; 7 treble stitches in the stitch indicated.

beg. db trb – Beginning Double Treble; ch 5, 4 db trb st’s in the stitch indicated. (ch 5 counts as db tr st)

db trb shell – Double Treble Shell; 5 db trb st’s in st indicated.

7 db trb shell – 7 Double Treble Shell; 7 db trb st’s in st indicated

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Below is a video that will explain the Shell Stitch Sequence that is used in this baby blanket.

It is about Sample 3 of the Heirloom Shells Sampler Baby Blanket. This sample uses this exact same stitch. You will need to push past the explanation for the beading row, and after that this shell stitch is explained.

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Sweet Baby Blue Blanket

Using H hook ch 83 

Row 1:

2 dc’s in 3rd ch from hook (half shell) ; *skp 2 ch’s, shell in nxt ch; skp 2 ch’s, 1 dc in the nxt ch (2x)* repeat *to* until the 3 ch’s are left; 3 dc’s in last ch (half shell); ch 2 and turn (11 shells & 2 half shells)

Row 2:

2 dc in the sp between the 1st & 2nd dc of the prev row(half shell); *shell in the sp between 2 prev. dc st’s; dc in the sp between 2nd and 3rd dc of prev. shell & dc in the sp between the 3rd and 4th dc of that same shell;* repeat *to* across until you reach the half shell at the end of the row; then execute 3 dc between the last st and turning ch (half shell); ch 2 and turn. (11 shells & 2 half shells)

Measurement: Approx. 25″ wide

Row 3-57: 

Repeat Row 2. Do not chain 2 and at the end of Row 57

Measurement check: 25″ w x 27″ h

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Shell Border Edge Rounds – Baby Blue Cotton Blanket

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The row by row charts of the border are very helpful. The lovely shell border is unique. The shells grow in size as the border grows in width. Purchase the ad free pdf at Etsy or Ravelry

Round 1:

  1. 1st Side Edge: ch 1, turn slightly, sc 87x down the side; 3 sc st’s at the corner; (87 sc + 3 sc at the corner)
  2. Bottom Edge: sc 81x across the bottom; 3 sc st’s at the corner; (81 sc + 3 sc at the corner)
  3. 2nd Side Edge: sc 87x up the second side ( 87 sc); 3 sc at the corner; (87 sc + 3 sc at the corner)
  4. Top Edge: sc 81x across the top; 3 sc at the corner, join w/slp st to beg. sc st; (81 sc + 3 sc at the corner)

Round 2:

Round 3:

NOTE: Place a marker at each ch 2 sp.

Round 4:

NOTE: When turning each corner, the first dc shell will be placed in the sc, that’s beside the ch 2 or marked st.

Round 5:

Note: there will be a ch 1 after each shell and sc & place a marker at each 7 shell.

Round 6:

NOTE: Place a marker in each ch 2 sp at each corner.

Round 7:

Round 8: 

NOTE: Place a marker in each 7 trb shell at each corner.

Round 9: 

NOTE: Place a marker in each ch 2 sp at each corner.

Round 10: 

NOTE: There will be a ch 1 before and after each trb shell. Mark all corner sc st’s 

Round 11: 

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