Bitty Blossom Baby Afghan
This crochet baby blanket pattern by Roseanna Beck will have your little one sleeping in a flowerbed! The Bitty Blossom Baby Afghan is a patchwork of pastels with sweet flower accents. Swaddle your bundle of joy in this colorful crocheted baby afghan.
Size: 40” x 40”
Materials:
640 yards Hushabye Red Heart 4-ply yarn
385 yards White Red Red Heart 4-ply yarn
50 yards Baby Pink Red Heart 4-ply yarn
40 yards Pale Blue Red Heart 4-ply yarn
40 yards Pale Green Red Heart 4-ply yarn
30 yards Maize Red Heart 4-ply yarn
F, H, and I crochet hook or size needed for gauge
tapestry needle
Gauge: Square measures 5 ¼” across
Stitch Guide:
Chain (ch), Single Crochet (sc), Double Crochet (dc), Slip Stitch (sl st)
Squares: (make 49 – see Color Placement Diagram)
Rnd 1 – With color and H hook ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join to beg sc.
Rnd 2 – Ch 4, dc in same sp, (dc, ch 1, dc) in each ch around, join to beg ch 3 and fasten off.
Rnd 3 – Join white with a sl st in any ch 1 sp, ch 2, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, *ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch 1 sp, rep fom * around, join to top of beg ch 2.
Rnd 4 – Sl st into corner ch 2 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same sp, *ch 3, sc in next ch 3 sp (2 times), ch 3, (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner ch 3 sp, rep from * around, join to beg sc and fasten off.
Rnd 5 – With I hook join hushabye with a sl st in any corner ch 3 sp, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp, *3 dc in each ch 3 sp across, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in corner ch 3 sp, rep from * around, join to top of beg ch 2 and fasten off.
Joining:
With hushabye whipstitch squares together having 7 rows of 7 squares each. See Color Placement Diagram.
Edging:
Rnd 1 – With H hook and white (sc, ch 3, sc) in any ch 3 corner sp, *ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, rep until joining, ch 3, sc in ch sp before joining, ch 3, sc in first dc after joining, rep pattern across until corner, (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner ch 3 sp, rep from * around afghan, join to beg sc and fasten off. Do not turn.
Rnd 2 – With I hook and hushabye (sc, ch 2, 3 dc) in any corner ch 3 sp, (sc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each ch 3 sp across, (sc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 3 corner sp, continue pattern around afghan, join to beg sc. Do not turn.
Rnd 3 – Sl st into ch 2 corner sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same sp, *skip 1 dc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each of next 2 dc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each ch 2 sp across, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch 2 corner sp, rep from * around afghan, join to beg sc and fasten off.
Small flowers: (make 12)
With F hook and hushabye ch 3 and form a ring, (ch 5, sl st in ring) 6 times, join and fasten off. (6 petals)
See Color Placement Diagram.
