Hello crochet friends! Hannah here. I had these three country blues Caron just soft After sitting in my yarn basket for a while, I finally sat down over the Christmas holidays and thought about how I could make an ombre baby blanket using these colors.

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When I first came up with the idea of ​​using the moss stitch (also called the granite or linen stitch) and adding white stripes, I thought I would have to weave in a million ends, but I found out that I had to cross the yarn on some ends I knitted several rows and carried the thread up the side on others, then at the end I would only have a few threads left to weave in.

If you’ve never worn yarn before or know what I’m talking about, don’t worry, it’s easy once you get the hang of it. Another word that many people use for wearing yarn is tapestry crochet. My mother uses this technique on many of hers Gingham blanket pattern to easily change colors along a row.

Special thanks to my mom who created a short video tutorial showing you how to crochet this blanket and how to wear the yarn! You can watch the video below or do it yourself Click here to watch on YouTube.

materials

Caron just soft (100% Acrylic, 170g/6oz, 288m/315yds)

2 strands of white, 1 strand each of Dark Country Blue, Country Blue, Light Country Blue

Hook size H/5.00 mm, tapestry needle, scissors

Size

Finished size 29 inches x 42 inches

Stitches

Single Crochet (SC): Insert your hook, yarn over, and pull up one loop, yarn over, and pull it through both loops of the hook.

Chopsticks (DC): YO, insert your hook, YO and pull up one loop, YO and pull through two loops, YO and pull through the remaining two loops.

Front and Rear Post Rods (FPDC & BPDC): A front post DC means you run your hook from front to back around the post of the next DC and work your DC. A back post DC means you insert your hook from back to front around the post and work a DC.

Pattern

Chain 120 (or any even number) in Dark Country Blue.

Line 1: SC in the 4th chain from the hook, *1 chain, pass 1 chain, SC in the next chain* repeat to the end of the row. (The last stitch should be a single crochet stitch in the last chain stitch.) Crochet 2 chain stitches and turn.

What I’m telling you is to crochet a chain after you make the first single crochet, skip the next chain and crochet into the next chain. Repeat crocheting a single stitch, making a chain and skipping a chain until you get to the end of the row.

Row 2: Work the moss stitch over the entire row: single crochet in the 1 ch space, *1 ch, crochet next ch, 1 single crochet in the 1 ch space*, repeat to the end and the last single crochet in work the space between the last single crochet stitch and the last ch. CH 2 and turn.

In other words, crochet a single crochet in the chain one space from the row below, make a chain, skip the single crochet in the row below, and crochet a single crochet in the chain one space. Repeat until the end, finding the distance between the last single crochet stitch and the turning chain stitches. Create 2 chain stitches and turn.

Pull the last single crochet stitch of row 2 through with white (you should have two loops on your crochet hook as you pull it through). Chain 2 with white and turn. Do not cut the blue yarn.

Line 3: Pull the blue yarn back and knit the moss stitch (repeat row 2) across the entire row in white, taking the blue yarn with you as you work. (As you can see in the picture below, I simply hold the blue yarn over the top of the row and crochet over it.) When you reach the end of the row, pull it through with Dark Country Blue (you should have two). loops on your hook as you pull through). Create 2 chain stitches and turn. Do not cut the white yarn.

Rows 4 – 5: Knit 2 rows of seed stitch (repeat row 2) in Dark Country Blue. You are in these ranks not crochet over the white yarn. Instead, leave the white yarn where it is and pick it up again when you’re done with the second blue row. Pull the last stitch through with white. Then crochet 2 chain stitches and turn. Do not cut the blue yarn.

Repeat rows 3 – 5 for the rest of the ceiling.

Here is the number of rows I worked for each blue section of my blanket:

Darkland Blue section: 16 rows of dark country blue, with a row of white in between every two rows of blue. After you have 16 rows of Dark Country Blue, repeat row 3 and knit a row of white, but do not wear the Dark Country Blue behind it. Instead, cut off the blue, leaving a tail long enough to weave in later.

Country Blue section: At the end of the white row, pull Country Blue through and knit two rows of Country Blue in moss stitch. At the end of the second row, pull through with white and repeat rows 3 to 5 until you have 14 rows of country blue, with a row of white in between every two rows of blue. After you have 14 rows of country blue, repeat row 3 and knit a row of white, but do not wear country blue behind it. Instead, cut off the blue, leaving a tail long enough to weave in later.

Lightland Blue section: At the end of the white row, pull through with Light Country Blue and knit two rows of Light Country Blue in moss stitch. At the end of the second row, pull through with white and repeat rows 3 to 5 until you have 14 rows of Light Country Blue, with one row of white between every two rows of blue. After you have 14 rows of Light Country Blue, repeat row 3 and knit a row of white, but do not wear the Light Country Blue behind it. Do not cut the Light Country Blue.

White section: You will now make the white section with blue stripes instead of a blue section with white stripes. So knit another row of white, then pick up the light country blue from the side and knit a row of light country blue carrying the white yarn behind you. Then knit two rows of white, leaving the light country blue. Repeat rows 3 to 5 (with opposite colors) until you have 14 rows of white, with a row of blue in between every two rows of white.

Now finish the quilt by reversing the order of the sections at the beginning – so repeat the Light Country Blue section, then the Country Blue section, then the Dark Country Blue section.

Border

When I finished the blanket, I added a ribbed double crochet border to the front/back post.

Round 1: Pull up a loop in any corner and crochet 1 stitch. Crochet a single crochet, 1 ch in every other space around the blanket and crochet three single crochets in the corners.

Round 2: When you reach the corner you started with, crochet even stitches around the entire blanket, working 3 even stitches into each corner stitch.

Round 3: When you reach the corner you started with, crochet 3 dc into that corner and then go around the blanket again, this time alternating dc front and back. When you get to the corners of this row, you’ll want to continue the pattern of alternating double crochets on the front and back posts, but you’ll crochet three stitches around the corner post.

So, for example, if you get to the corner post and are supposed to work a front post DC, then work a front post DC, a back post DC, and a front post DC around that corner post. Then in the next stitch you would continue the alternating pattern, knitting the opposite of the stitch you just used (in this example you would knit a back post DC). Remember to always crochet alternating front and back double crochets around the entire blanket. When working the corners, randomly crochet three of these stitches around the same post.

Rounds 4 – 5: When you’re done with row 3, alternate crochet 3 front and back post double crochets into the corner you started with and repeat row 2 two more times around the blanket. Make sure your post double crochets are sticking out in the same direction as the previous round until you have a total of five rows. (Or you can go around as many times as you like to get the border height you want.)

Round 6: When I finished my fifth row, I knitted a round of SC around the entire blanket to even out the tops of the stitches. I worked three single crochet stitches into the top of each corner stitch and when I reached the corner I started with, I tucked the stitch into the first stitch and tied it off.

After I finished my border, I laid my blanket out flat and sprayed it with a little water to block it and make the sides even. I have some foam puzzle pieces that I used to attach the ceiling to even out the corners.

Thank you for coming to read this pattern. I hope you enjoy making this baby blanket! I think it would look cool in colors other than shades of blue, so don’t be afraid to experiment with some other ombre colors! When you’re finished with your project, please share a picture with us on Facebook or Instagram using #daisyfarmcrafts, we’d love to see it!

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