Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Creme de Menthe Baby blanket

Beginner.

Materials: Lion Brand pound of Love in Pastel Green (CC) and White (MC) (1 ball of each color)
                Size J10 hook
Finished size: 36 x 31 inches

This blanket is worked in 5 separate panels, which are sewn together to create the blanket.
****Note--work in back loops only (unless otherwise stated)!!!!!

Panel A: (make 2)
With CC, ch 24.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each ch across (23 sc).
Row 2: Ch1, turn, sc in each st across.
Row 3-28: Repeat row 2 changing to MC to complete last sc of row 28.
Row 29-112: Repeat row 2, changing to CC to complete last sc of row 112.
Row 113-140: Repeat row 2.  Fasten off.

Panel B: (make 2)
With MC, ch 24
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (23 sc).
Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.
Row 3-28: repeat row 2, changing to CC to complete last st of row 28.
Row 29-56:  repeat row2 changing to MC to complete last st of row 56.
Row 57-84: repeat row 2, changing to CC to complete last st of row 84
Row 85-112: repeat row 2, changing to MC to complete last st of row 112.
Row 113-140: repeat row 2.  Fasten  off.

Pannel C: (make 1)
With MC, ch 24.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, and in each ch acroow (23 sc).
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.
Row 3-56: repeat row 2, changing to CC to complete last st of row 56.
Row 57-84: Repeat row 2, changing to MC to complete last st of row 84
Row 85-140: repeat rown 2.  Fasten off.  

You should have 5 completed panels at this point.

Assembly:  With right sides together, and using MC, join sides of 1 of panel A to 1 of panel B using a sl st, and being careful to match the "ridges and valleys" of the pattern.  .  Then with right sides together, attatch panel c, then B, then A.

Edging(work in BOTH loops for edging):  Using CC, join yarn to upper right hand corner.
Rnd 1: Ch2 (counts as sc, ch1), sc in same space (corner made). * Sc in each space across to corner.  (Sc, ch1, sc) to form next corner.*  Repeat from * to *.  Join with sl st in 2nd of beg ch-2.

Rnd 2:Ch 2 (counts as sc, ch1), sc in ch-1 sp.  *sc in each sc across to corner.  In each corner ch-1 sp work (sc, ch1, sc). *  Repeat from * to * joining with sl st in 2nd ch or beg ch-2.

Finish off and weave in all loose ends.

"Blueberries and Cream"  

"Sugar Plum"