Hugs & Kisses Baby Blanket: ©2020 The Crochet Crowd
Hugs & Kisses Baby Blanket: ©2020 The Crochet Crowd
Hugs & Kisses Baby Blanket: ©2020 The Crochet Crowd
Baby Blanket
Caron® Baby Cakes™ Yarn 3.5 oz./ 100 g, 231 yd. / 211 m Instructions
Dreamy Rose 6 balls or equivalent of any worsted weight
#4 yarn. Ch 158
1st row: (WS) Dc in 4th ch from hook (ch and dc counts
Size U.S. H/8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook. as 2 dc in same st), 1 dc in next 5 chs, *dc3tog over next 3
chs (valley or bottom of chevron), 1 dc in next 12 chs, 3 dc
Measurements Approx 36” X 40” [91 x 101 cm]. in next ch (peak or top of chevron), 1 dc in next 12 chs; rep
from * until 9 chs remain, dc3tog over next 3 chs, 1 dc in
Abbreviations List next 5 chs, 2 dc in last ch. Turn.
Ch(s) = Chain(s)
Dc = Double crochet 2nd row: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog
Dc3tog = Double crochet 3 together over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in
Hdc = Half double crochet next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3
Hdc3tog = Half double crochet 3 together sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn.
Rep = Repeat
Sc = Single crochet 3rd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 1 dc
Sc3tog = Single crochet 3 together in next st, cross back and place 1 dc in base of ch 3 (X-st
Sk = Skip made), X-st 2 more times, *dc3tog over next 3 sts, X-st 6
St(s) = Stitch(es) times, 3 dc in next st, X-st 6 times; rep from * until 9 sts
WS = Wrong side remain, dc3tog over next 3 sts, X-st 3 times, 1 more dc in
Yoh = Yarn over hook last st. Turn.
Helpful Tip = If you have trouble recognizing the “peaks” 6th row: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog
and “valleys” of the chevron, use stitch markers until you over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in
are comfortable. This is especially helpful on the hdc and next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3
bobble row. The hdc3tog tends to lean off to the side and sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn.
can be hard to spot.
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7th row: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 1 dc in next st, cross back and place 1 dc in base of ch 3 (X-st made), X-st
2 more times, *dc3tog over next 3 sts, X-st 6 times, 3 dc in next st, X-st 6 times; rep from * until 9 sts remain, dc3tog over next
3 sts, X-st 3 times, 1 more dc in last st. Turn.
8th row: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 12 sts;
rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn.
9th row: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next 5 sts, *dc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 dc in next 12 sts, 3 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 12
sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, dc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in last st. Turn.
Rep rows 2 thru 9, until blanket measures 40”. 11 pattern repeats total. Finish off.