Bendy Carter - 30 Gifts in 30 Days

If you are an Annies customer and have a question about the instructions on a pattern you have purchased, please visit: http://www.anniescatalog.com/pages/customer_care/pattern_services.html Table of Contents General InformationSkill LevelFinished Measurements 26 inches wide x 30 inches long Gauge 10 sts = 4 inches; 7 rows = 4 inches Pattern Notes Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Blanket is crocheted from side to side holding 2 strands of yarn together throughout. Edging is crocheted with 1 strand of yarn. Chain-2 at beginning of row counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated. Special StitchPuff stitch (puff st): [Yo, insert hook in indicated ch or ch sp, yo, draw through ch or ch sp] twice, Yo, draw through all 5 lps on hook. (36 puff sts, 2 hdc)Back Bar of ChainRow 2: Ch 2(see Pattern Notes), puff st in ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp] across to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk next puff st, hdc in last st, turn. Row 3: Rep row 2. Row 4: Ch 2, puff st in ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp] across to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk next puff st, hdc in last st, changing color(see Stitch Guide) to 2 strands seedling, turn. Row 4: Ch 2, puff st in ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp] across to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk next puff st, hdc in last st, changing color(see Stitch Guide) to 2 strands seedling, turn.

Fasten off spring lamb. Row 5: Rep row 2. Row 6: Ch 2, puff st in ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp] across to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk next puff st, hdc in last st, changing to 2 strands spring lamb, turn. Fasten off seedling strands. Row 7: Rep row 2. Row 8: Ch 2, puff st in ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp] across to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk next puff st, hdc in last st, changing to 2 strands seedling, turn.

Fasten off spring lamb strands. Row 9: Rep row 2. Row 10: Ch 2, puff st in ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp] across to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk next puff st, hdc in last st, changing to 1 strand spring lamb and 1 strand seedling, turn. Fasten off seedling strand not in use. Rows 1113: [Rep row 2] 3 times. Row 44: Ch 2, puff st in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp] across to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk next puff st, hdc in last st, changing to 1 strand seedling(see Pattern Notes), turn. Row 44: Ch 2, puff st in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp] across to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk next puff st, hdc in last st, changing to 1 strand seedling(see Pattern Notes), turn.

Fasten off spring lamb strand. Edging With RS facing, ch 1, sk first st, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp, *[ch 1, sk puff st, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk last puff st, (sc, ch 1, sc) around post of hdc st, turn to work across ends of rows, [ch 1, sc around post of next hdc st] across to last row*, ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) around post of last hdc st, turn to work across foundation ch, sc in ch-1 sp before first puff st, rep from * to * once, ch 1, sc around post of last hdc st, ch 1, join with sl st in beg sc. Fasten off. (164 sc, 160 ch-1 sps)Skill LevelFinished Measurements 13 inches in circumference x 5 inches tall (with brim folded up) Gauge 15 sts = 4 inches; 12 rows = 4 inches

Pattern Notes Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Mark first stitch of round; move marker up with each round. Work in continuous rounds; do not turn or join unless otherwise stated.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. CapRnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, 8 sc in back bar of ch(see illustration), do not join, place marker in first sc made(see Pattern Notes), do not join(see Pattern Notes). (8 sts)Back Bar of ChainRnd 2: [2 sc in front lp(see Stitch Guide) of next st, 2 sc in back lp(see Stitch Guide) of next st] 4 times. (16 sts)Rnd 3: [2 sc in front lp of next st, sc in front lp of next st, 2 sc in back lp of next st, sc in back lp of next st] 4 times. (24 sts)Rnd 4: [2 sc in front lp of next st, sc in front lp of each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in back lp of next st, sc in back lp of each of next 2 sts] 4 times. (40 sts)Rnd 6: [2 sc in front lp of next st, sc in front lp of each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in back lp of next st, sc in back lp of each of next 4 sts] 4 times. (48 sts)Rnd 7: [Sc in front lp of each of next 6 sts, sc in back lp of each of next 6 sts] 4 times. Rnds 816: Rep rnd 7. Rnd 17: Sc in back lp of each st around. Rnd 18: Rep rnd 17. Rnd 19: Sc in back lp of each st around, join(see Pattern Notes) in back lp of beg st. Rnd 19: Sc in back lp of each st around, join(see Pattern Notes) in back lp of beg st.

Fasten off. Finishing Turn rnds 1719 up to form brim. Skill LevelFinished Measurement 3 inches long