Simple Baby Blankets -- Fraternal Twins!!!

My best friend, Joy, is about to become a grandma to a set of Fraternal Twins in a couple months - a boy and a girl.  She asked me if I could make a baby blanket for each to have as a keepsake.  And, of course, I was more than glad to make these blankets for her.

I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn and a 6.0mm hook.  For the pink blanket border, I used Bernat Happy yarn in Freesia.  The pink blanket measures approximately 26" x 39".  The blue one measures approximately 30" x 35".

So, for each blanket, I wanted to make something special but also easy enough for a beginner crocheter to tackle and complete.  Each blanket is repetitive in the stitch work.

Simple Baby Blankets - Fraternal Twins...

Size:

Simple Blue Blanket:  Approximately 30" x 35"

Simple Pink Blanket:  Approximately 26" x 39"

Gauge:

Simple Blue Blanket:  4 clusters x 10 rows = 4"

Simple Pink Blanket:  10 stitches x 10 rows = 4"

Materials:

--6.0mm hook

--RHSS yarn in light blue, white and pink

--Bernat Happy yarn in Freesia

--tapestry needle for weaving

U.S. Stitch Abbreviations:

Ch:  chain

Sl st:  slip stitch

St:  stitch(es)

SC:  single crochet

HDC:  half double crochet

DC:  double crochet

Sk:  skip

Rep:  repeat

FO:  fasten off 

Directions:

1.  With the Simple Blue Blanket, you will be working a SC, HDC and DC into the same stitch.  If you want your blanket to be bigger, just make sure your foundation chain is a multiple of 3 (make sure 3 will divide evenly into the number of chains).  This technique creates a beautiful textured blanket.

2.  With the Simple Pink Blanket, you will only be working with HDC stitches for the blanket portion and then SC stitches for the border.

A.  Simple Blue Blanket:
1.  With blue yarn, Ch99.  HDC & DC into the 3rd ch from the hook.  *Sk 2 ch, [SC, HDC & DC] into the next st,* rep across.  SC in last st.  Ch1 and turn.
2.  *[SC, HDC & DC] into the first st, sk 2 st,* rep to the end.  SC in last st.
3-66.  Rep #2.  At the end of Row 66 (or your desired number of rows), FO blue yarn and join white yarn.  Ch1 and turn.

Border:
1.  With white yarn, SC evenly around the blanket, placing 3 SC st in each corner.  Sl st join to first st and Ch1. 
2.  Rep #1.
3.  *SC in first st, Ch2, Sk 2,* rep from * to * around, placing 3 SC in each corner. Sl st join to first st and FO.  Join blue yarn.
4.  In this round, you are going to create Spike Stitches.  *SC in the previous round's SC stitch, then HDC into each of the 2 skipped stitches of Round 2,* rep from * to * around, placing 3 HDC in each corner.  Sl st join to first st and Ch1.
5.  DC in each st around, placing 3 DC in each corner.  Sl st join to first st and FO.  Weave ends.

B.  Simple Pink Blanket:
1.  With pink yarn, Ch101.  HDC in 2nd ch from hook and across.  Ch1 and turn.
2.  HDC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.
3-62.  Rep #2.  At the end of Row 62, FO and weave ends.

Border:
1.  Join Bernat Happy yarn in any st and Ch1.  Into same st, SC.  SC in each st around, placing 3 SC in each corner.  Sl st join to first st and FO.  Weave ends. 

 Happy Crocheting...

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