My favorite thing to crochet is a baby blanket. I’ve made this colorful swirly style by mixing one solid yarn with one cake yarn. Two worsted weight yarns worked together gives you a nice bulky weight to work with and finish your project quickly.
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Materials
Yarn:
Caron Simply Soft (Medium Weight – 4), White, approx. 720 yards
Caron Cakes (Medium Weight – 4), Rainbow Sherbet, approx. 720 yards
You can substitute any two worsted weight yarns together.
Hook: N,10mm
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Gauge 4” x 4” = 9 sts x 7 rows
Finished Size 33” x 34”
Abbreviations
ch chain
hdc half double crochet
hdc2fl half double crochet in the two front loops
in inches
st(s) stitch(es)
yo yarn over
inc increase
* or ** repeat whatever follows the * or **
Note: Two strands of yarn are held together throughout (one strand of Caron Simply Soft and one strand of Caron Cakes).
When you reach the end of the ball of yarn, join a new ball using preferred method (e.g. magic knot).
Ch 2 at beginning of row does NOT count as a stitch.
Stitch pattern is known as the Half-Double Crochet in the Two Front Loops.
Chain
Chain 72 (To change size of blanket, increase chain by any number)
Body
Row 1: hdc into the third chain in the hook, hdc in each chain until end, turn – 69 sts
Row 2 to 67: Ch 2, hdc2fl into each stitch until end, turn – 69 sts
Finish: Cut yarn, leaving a tail for weaving in. Fasten, weave in ends with yarn needle.
Remember, you can purchase a downloadable PDF copy of this pattern on Etsy or Ravelry.
