Martha Brooks Stein - Quick-as-a-Wink Baby Blankets

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Finished Measurement

40 inches square

Materials

Caron Simply Baby medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3 oz/165 yds/100g per skein):

7 skeins #04001 white

1 skein each #04005 my sunshine, #04004 baby blue, #04009 tiny sprite, #04003 baby pink, #04010 pixie purple and #04006 sugar coral

Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

Gauge

2 pattern rows = 1 inches

Pattern Notes

Weave in ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-2 at beginning of round counts as a double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as a double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Afghan

Center

Rnd 1: With white, ch 4, join(see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form ring, ch 2(see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times, join with hdc in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (12 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 2: Sl st in each of next 2 dc, sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 3(see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in same sp as beg ch-1, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, rep from * twice, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp, join with hdc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 (last ch-2 sp made). (24 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 3: Sl st in sp formed by joining hdc, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp as beg ch-3, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in each ch-1 sp around with (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1) in each ch-2 corner sp to last ch-2 sp, 3 dc in last corner ch sp, join with hdc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnds 437: Rep rnd 3.

Rnd 38: Sl st in sp formed by joining hdc, ch 1, sc in same sp as beg ch-1, ch 1, [sk next st, sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp to last ch-2 sp, sc in last ch-2 sp, join with hdc in first sc.

Rnd 39: Sl st in sp formed by joining hdc, *ch 10, sk next ch sp, sl st in next ch sp, rep from * around, join in beg sl st.

Rnd 40: Sl st in first ch-2 sp on rnd 38, ch 8, working in front of ch-10 lps on rnd 39 and in unworked ch sps on rnd 38, sl st in next ch sp, ch 8, sk next ch sp, *sl st in next ch sp, ch 8, sk next ch sp, rep from * around, join in beg sl st. Fasten off.

Ruffle

Note:Ruffles are worked on each odd-numbered rnd of Afghan in color sequence listed below.

For each Ruffle, join in first dc after any corner ch-2 sp, ch 4, working in first and 3rd dc of each 3-dc group, [sl st in next dc, ch 4] around, join in joining sl st. Fasten off.

Ruffle Color Sequence

Rnd 1: Yellow

Rnd 3: Coral

Rnd 5: Pink

Rnd 7: Purple

Rnd 9: Blue

Rnd 11: Green

Rnds 1337: [Rep rnds 111] twice, ending with rnd 1.

Finished Measurement

35 inches square

Materials

Caron Simply Baby medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3 oz/165 yds/100g per skein):

6 skeins #04001 white

3 skeins #04004 baby blue

Sizes H/8/5mm and I/9/5.5mm crochet hooks or sizes needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

Gauge

Size I hook: 4 dc = 1 inch

Size H hook: 2 pattern rows = 1 inches

Pattern Notes

Weave in ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as a double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Afghan

Center

Rnd 1: With size I hook and blue, ch 4, join(see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form ring, ch 1, [sc in ring, ch 1] 8 times, join in first sc. Fasten off. (8 sc, 8 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 2: Join white in any ch-1 sp, ch 3(see Pattern Notes), (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same ch sp (corner made), 3 dc in next ch sp, *(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch sp (corner made), 3 dc in next ch sp, rep from * twice, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.

Rnd 3: Join blue with sc in any corner ch sp, ch 2, sc in same sp as beg ch-2, sc in each st around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch sp, join in first sc. Fasten off.

Rnd 4: Join white in any corner ch sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp as beg ch-3, sk next st, [2 dc in next st, sk next st] around with (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in each corner ch-2 sp, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.

Rnds 542: [Rep rnds 3 and 4 alternately] 19 times.

Rnd 43: Rep rnd 3.

Rnd 44: Sl st in each of next 2 dc and in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same sp as beg ch-1, ch 1, sk next st, [sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st] around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each rem corner ch-2 sp, join in beg sc.

Rnd 45: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same sp as beg ch-1, ch 1, (sc, ch 1) in each ch sp around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp, join in beg sc. Fasten off.

Border

Rnd 1: With size H hook, join white in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp as beg ch-3, sk next ch sp, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, sk next ch sp, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 2: Sl st in next st and in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp as beg ch-3, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each ch-2 sp around with (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each rem corner ch sp, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.

Finished Measurement

35 inches square

Materials

Caron Simply Baby medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3 oz/165 yds/100g per skein):

9 skeins #04001 white

Size K/10/6.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Size J/10/6mm crochet hook

Tapestry needle

Gauge

3 sc = 1 inch; 4 pattern rows = 1 inch

Pattern Notes

Weave in ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Afghan

Center

Rnd 1: With size K hook, ch 4, join(see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form ring, ch 1, [3 sc in ring, ch 2] 3 times, 3 sc in ring, join with sc in first sc (counts as last ch-2 sp). (12 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in sp formed by joining sc, *ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next corner ch sp, rep from * twice, ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, sc in next corner ch sp, join with sc in first sc. (12 sc, 4 ch-2 sps, 8 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in sp formed by joining sc, *ch 1, sk next st, [sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st] across to next corner ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch sp, rep from * twice, ch 1, sk next st, [sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st] across to next corner ch-2 sp, sc in corner ch sp, join with sc in first sc.