The Pacific Northwest just wouldn’t be the same without trees! I love the way they look and the way they smell. You can call me a tree hugger if you want. I won’t mind. 😉 Because I’m making a baby blanket, I chose to use a soft grey for the background and a pastel green for the foliage. The teal tree trunks (say that 10 times fast) add a pop of color and help tie the square in with the rest of the blanket.
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Materials
Lion Brand Feels Like Butta (or other worsted weight yarn)
-164 Yards Pale Grey
-13 Yards Teal
-48 Yards Mint
4.5 mm hook (or size needed to obtain gauge)
Skill Level
Finished Measurements
12 x 12 inches
30.5 x 30.5 centimeters
Abbreviations
US Terminology
ch = chain
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stich
Gauge
Using the Mini C2C Technique, make a square that is 10 blocks by 10 blocks. It should measure approximately 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm).
Notes
You may, of course, choose to use the regular C2C technique if you would. Your blanket will just be bigger! (Let me know how it goes)
It is very important to follow the graph from either the bottom left corner or the top right corner. This helps minimize the amount of ‘fixing’ you will have to do later. Written Instructions are given from the bottom left corner.
Due to the nature of C2C crochet, some of your blocks will not be touching (even though they look like they are touching on the graph). This can easily be fixed when you are weaving in your ends. Video Tutorial by Repeat Crafter Me.
Graph
Instructions
This square is worked in the mini corner to corner (mini C2C) method. Your first diagonal row will consist of 1 square. Each subsequent row will add one square. After the corner you will lose one square each row.
To make the first square: ch 4, hdc in 3rd and 4th ch from hook (1st square & row 1 completed)
Increasing Rows: ch 4, hdc in 3rd and 4th ch from hook, *sl st to ch 2 space of the next square from the previous row (you will need to flip the square up to reach it), ch 2, hdc twice in same ch 2 space* repeat from * to * until you make a square above the last square of the previous row.
Decreasing Rows: turn your work, sl st once along the top of the last square you made and once into the ch 2 space of the last square, *ch 2, hdc twice in same ch 2 space, sl st to ch 2 space of the next square from the previous row* repeat from * to * until you make a square next to the last square from the previous row.
Color Changes: When you have 3 loops of your hook from the last hdc of the current color, draw up a loop from the new color to pull through the 3 loops and finish the hdc, then sl st to the next square and complete it as normal with the new color.
It is suggested to work from the bottom left corner to the top right corner. When working on the right side of the work, keep your tails behind your work. When working on the wrong side of the work, keep your tails in front of your work. (You can choose which side is your right side and which side is your wrong side or follow my recommendation in the written instructions below).
Written Pattern
*Arrows indicate the direction of the work. [WS] = wrong side and [RS] = right side. g = grey, m = mint, t = teal*
Increasing Rows:
→ Row 1 [WS]: g
← Row 2 [RS]: g2
→ Row 3 [WS]: g3
← Row 4 [RS]: g4
→ Row 5 [WS]: g5
← Row 6 [RS]: g6
→ Row 7 [WS]: g7
← Row 8 [RS]: g8
→ Row 9 [WS]: g9
← Row 10 [RS]: g10
→ Row 11 [WS]: g11
← Row 12 [RS]: g12
→ Row 13 [WS]: g13
← Row 14 [RS]: g14
→ Row 15 [WS]: g9, m, g5
← Row 16 [RS]: g5, m2, g9
→ Row 17 [WS]: g10, m3, g, t, g2
← Row 18 [RS]: g3, t, m4, g10
→ Row 19 [WS]: g10, m2, t3, g4
← Row 20 [RS]: g4, m, t, m3, g9, m, g
→ Row 21 [WS]: g, m2, g8, m3, t, m2, g4
← Row 22 [RS]: g5, m2, t, m3, g6, m3, g2
→ Row 23 [WS]: g2, m4, t, g5, t4, m2, g5
← Row 24 [RS]: g5, m4, t, m2, g5, t3, m2, g2
→ Row 25 [WS]: g3, m3, t, m, g4, m2, t, m, t, m2, g6
← Row 26 [RS]: g6, m5, t, m, g4, m2, t, m3, g3
→ Row 27 [WS]: g3, m3, t, m2, g4, m, t, m5, g7
← Row 28 [RS]: g9, m6, g3, m2, t4, g4
→ Row 29 [WS]: g4, m2, t, m4, g2, m4, g12
← Row 30 [RS]: g14, m2, g3, m2, t, m, t, m2, g4
Decreasing Rows:
→ Row 31 [WS]: g4, m, t, m5, g2, m, g15
← Row 32 [RS]: g18, m5, t, m, g3
→ Row 33 [WS]: g2, m6, g19
← Row 34 [RS]: g21, m4, g
→ Row 35 [WS]: g, m2, g22
← Row 36 [RS]: g11, m, g11, m
→ Row 37 [WS]: g11, m2, g10
← Row 38 [RS]: g6, t, g, m3, g11
→ Row 39 [WS]: g10, m4, t, g6
← Row 40 [RS]: g6, t3, m2, g9
→ Row 41 [WS]: g9, m3, t, m, g5
← Row 42 [RS]: g4, m2, t, m3, g8
→ Row 43 [WS]: g7, m3, t, m2, g4
← Row 44 [RS]: g3, m2, t4, g7
→ Row 45 [WS]: g6, m2, t, m4, g2
← Row 46 [RS]: g2, m2, t, m, t, m2, g5
→ Row 47 [WS]: g5, m, t, m5, g
← Row 48 [RS]: g, m5, t, m, g4
→ Row 49 [WS]: g3, m6, g2
← Row 50 [RS]: g4, m4, g2
→ Row 51 [WS]: g2, m2, g5
← Row 52 [RS]: g6, m, g
→ Row 53 [WS]: g7
← Row 54 [RS]: g6
→ Row 55 [WS]: g5
← Row 56 [RS]: g4
→ Row 57 [WS]: g3
← Row 58 [RS]: g2
→ Row 59 [WS]: g
Please do not redistribute this pattern as your own, but feel free to sell finished items made from this pattern as long as you credit Nine Inspired as the designer.
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