Checkerboard Crochet Blankie

Crochet Blanket

Posted by melissa

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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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You Will Need (5 things)

  • 2 skein Caron Simply Soft Yarn Chocolate Brown
  • 1 skein Caron Simply Soft Brites Yarn Mint Blue
  • 1 skein Caron Simply Soft Yarn Limelight
  • 1 skein Caron Simply Soft Yarn Watermelon
  • 1 skein Caron Simply Soft Yarn Mango

Steps (8 steps, 300 minutes)

  1. 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= Limelight

    ROW 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 X

    Blanket 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.

  2. 2

    Colorblock strips:(make 10)
    Using first color, chain 17.

  3. 3

    Row 1: Beginning in third chain from the hook, dc in third ch and in each ch across, turn - 15 dc.

  4. 4

    Rows 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.

  5. 5

    Repeat 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.

  6. 6

    Using a tapestry needle, sew strips together, and then weave in the ends.

  7. 7

  8. 8

    When finished with sewing the strips together, do a dc all the way around the blanket 2-3 times. (do 3 dc in each corner).