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Crochet Blanket
I made this cute checkerboard blanket for my 2 year old daughter to use at naptime at school. It's just the right size for a toddler. I used a pattern from Caron Yarn, and altered it.
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Step 1
Make a chart of how you want to arrange the colors (if you are doing more than 2 colors)Like so:
X= Chocolate brown O= Mango
B= Blue mint P= Watermelon
G= LimelightROW 1 X B X G X O X P X B X
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ROW 2 B X G X O X P X B X G
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ROW 3 X G X O X P X B X G X
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ROW 4 G X O X P X B X G X O
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ROW 6 X O X P X B X G X O X
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ROW 7 O X P X B X G X O X P
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ROW 8 X P X B X G X O X P X
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ROW 9 P X B X G X O X P X B
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ROW10 X B X G X O X P X B XBlanket is worked in 10 strips, following chart for color placement, then strips are sewn together.
*Leave a 10" tail when changing colors on strips , to be used for sewing strips together. -
Step 2Colorblock strips:(make 10)
Using first color, chain 17. -
Step 3Row 1: Beginning in third chain from the hook, dc in third ch and in each ch across, turn - 15 dc.
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Step 4Rows 2-8: Ch 2, dc in each dc across, turn - 7 rows of 15 dc sts. Fasten off leaving a 10" tail; join next color.
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Step 5Repeat rows 2-8 eleven times, following chart for color placement. Repeat for remaining strips. Here is what one of the color block strips look like.
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Step 6Using a tapestry needle, sew strips together, and then weave in the ends.
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Step 7
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Step 8When finished with sewing the strips together, do a dc all the way around the blanket 2-3 times. (do 3 dc in each corner).
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