Lullaby Blanket
This blanket is made up using a variety of different stitches for each stripe of colour. Which gives lots of different textures and is a great way to learn some new stitches! Each stitch is named in case you haven't used them before.
Materials
Dk / weight 3 yarn I used Emu classic dk (282m per 100g) in the following colours
Approximately
300m white
140m sugar pink
110m peachy
110m lemonade
110m soft mint
110m aqua
110m lilac
110m dusky
Approximately 990 metres total if using other colours
4mm crochet hook
Scissors
Needle
Written in US terms with abbreviations for UK
sc = single crochet (double crochet UK)
hdc = half double crochet (half treble crochet UK)
dc = double crochet (treble crochet UK)
ch = chain
slst= slip stitch
[ ] = in the same stitch
** = repeat between
Mps = mini puff stitch (yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, pull up a loop x 2, you should have 5 stitches on hook, yarn over and pull through all 5.
Size before border 24” wide x 30” long
Finished size including border 29” wide x 35” long
The ch1 does not count as a stitch
Starting with sugar pink Ch99
Row 1: sc in the second ch from hook, sc 97. (98) Turn
Row 2-6: ch1, hdc in the same, *skip 1, [sc, dc] in the next* repeat to end, hdc in the last. (98) Turn (grit stitch)
Row 7: Ch1, sc in the same, sc all. (98) Turn
White
Row 8: Ch1, hdc in the same, hdc all. (98) Turn
Peachy
Row 9: Ch1, hdc in the same, skip 1, *[sc, ch2, sc] skip 2* repeat to the last two, skip 1 hdc in the last. (98) Turn
Row 10: ch1, dc in the same, skip 1, *[3 dc] in each ch2 space* repeat to end, dc in the last. (98) Turn
Row 11: Ch1, hdc in the same, skip 1, *[sc, ch2, sc] skip 2* repeat to last two stitches, skip 1, hdc in the last. (98) Turn
Row 12: ch1, dc in the same, skip 1, *[3 dc] in each ch2 space* repeat to end, dc in the last. (98) Turn (primrose stitch)
White
Row 13-14: ch1, sc in the same, sc to end. (98)
Lemonade
Row 15-17: Ch1, hdc in the same, hdc all. (98) Turn
White
Row 18: Ch1, hdc in the same, hdc all. (98) Turn
Soft mint
Row 19: Ch1, hdc in the same, skip 1, [sc, 2 dc] in the next, *skip 2, [sc, 2 dc] in the next* repeat to last 2 stitches, skip 1, hdc. (98) Turn
Row 20-22: Ch1, hdc in the same, *skip 2, [sc, 2 dc] in the next* repeat to last stitch, hdc in last. (98) Turn (blanket stitch)
White
Row 23-24: ch1, sc in the same, sc to end. (98)
Aqua
Row 25: Ch1, dc in the same, skip 1, [3 dc] in the next, *skip 2 [3 dc] in the next* repeat to last two stitches, skip 1, dc in the last. (98) Turn
Row 26: ch1, [2 dc] in between dc and cluster from the row below, *[3 dc] between each cluster* repeat to end. (98) Turn
Row 27: Ch1, dc in the same, *[3 dc] between each cluster* repeat to end, dc in the last stitch. (98) (granny stitch)
White
Row 28: ch1, dc in the same, dc to end. (98) Turn
Lilac
Row 29-32: ch1, dc in the same, dc to end. (98) Turn
White
Row 33-34: ch1, sc in the same, sc to end. (98)
Dusky
Row 35: Ch1, sc in the same, sc, *mps, sc 2* repeat to end. (98) Turn
Row 36: Ch1, sc in the same, sc to end. (98) Turn
Row 37: Ch1, sc in the same, sc, *mps, sc 2* repeat to end. (98) Turn
Row 38: Ch1, sc in the same, sc to end. (98) Turn
Row 39: Ch1, sc in the same, sc, *mps, sc 2* repeat to end. (98) Turn
White
Row 40: ch1, hdc in the same, hdc all. (98)
Sugar pink
Row 41-46: Ch1, sc in the same, dc, *sc, dc* repeat to end. (98) Turn (lemon peel stitch)
White
Row 47-48: Ch1, sc in the same, sc to end. (98) Turn
Peachy
Row 49-53: ch1, hdc in the same, hdc all. (98)
White
Row 54: ch1, hdc in the same, hdc all. (98)
Lemonade
Row 55: Ch1, hdc in the same, skip 1, [sc, hdc, dc] in the next, *skip 2, [sc, hdc, dc] in the next* repeat to last 2 stitches, skip 1, hdc. (98) Turn
Row 56-60: Ch1, hdc in the same, *skip 2, [sc, hdc, dc] in the next* repeat to last stitch, hdc in last. (98) Turn (sedge stitch)
White
Row 61-62: Ch1, sc in the same, sc to end. (98) Turn
Soft mint
Row 63: Ch1, sc in the same, *skip 1, [sc, ch1, sc] in the same*, repeat to last stitch, sc last. (98) Turn
Row 64-67: ch1, sc in same, [sc, ch1, sc] in each ch1 space, sc in last. (98) (spider stitch)
White
Row 68: ch1, hdc in the same, hdc all. (98)
Aqua
Row 69-72: ch1, hdc in the same, hdc all. (98)
White
Row 73-74: Ch1, sc in the same, sc to end. (98) Turn
Lilac
Row 75: ch1, hdc in the same, *skip 1, [sc, dc] in the next* repeat to end, hdc in the last. (98) Turn (grit stitch)
Row 76: ch1, dc in the same, dc all. (98)
Row 77: ch1, hdc in the same, *skip 1, [sc, dc] in the next* repeat to end, hdc in the last. (98) Turn (grit stitch)
Row 78: ch1, dc in the same, dc all. (98)
Row 79: ch1, hdc in the same, *skip 1, [sc, dc] in the next* repeat to end, hdc in the last. (98) Turn (grit stitch)
White
Row 80: ch1, hdc in the same, hdc all. (98)
Dusky
Row 81: Ch1, dc in the same, skip 1, [3 dc] in the next, *skip 2 [3 dc] in the next* repeat to last two stitches, skip 1, dc in the last. (98) Turn
Row 82: ch1, [2 dc] in between dc and cluster from the row below, *[3 dc] between each cluster* repeat to end. (98) Turn
Row 83: Ch1, dc in the same, *[3 dc] between each cluster* repeat to end, dc in the last stitch. (98) (granny stitch)
White
Row 84: ch1, hdc in the same, hdc all. (98)
Sugar pink
Row 85-88: ch1, hdc in the same, hdc to end. (98)
Fasten off and continue to the border.
Border
Join white where fastened off and work down the side of blanket
Row 1:
Side 1: [sc, ch2, sc] (corner), working down the side, sc 6 pink, sc 2 white, sc 5 dusky, sc 2 white, sc 8 lilac, sc 2 white, sc 6 aqua, sc 2 white, sc 5 mint, sc 2 white, sc 8 lemon, sc 2 white, sc 7 peachy, sc 2 white, sc 8 pink, sc 2 white, sc 6 dusky, sc 2 white, sc 6 lilac, sc 2 white, sc 6 aqua, sc 2 white, sc 6 mint, sc 2 white, sc 5 lemon, sc 2 white, sc 6 peach, sc 2 white, sc 9 pink, (total of 125) [sc, ch2, sc] (corner)
Bottom: sc 96 across bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] (corner)
Side 2: sc 9 pink, sc 2, white, sc 6 peach, sc 2 white, sc 5 lemon, sc 2 white, sc 6 mint, sc 2 white, sc 6 aqua, sc 2 white, sc 6 lilac, sc 2 white, sc 6 dusky, sc 2 white, sc 8 pink, sc 2 white, sc 7 peachy, sc 2 white, sc 8 lemon, sc 2 white, sc 5 mint, sc 2 white, sc 6 aqua, sc 2 white, sc 8 lilac, sc 2 white, sc 5 dusky, sc 2 white, sc 6 pink, (total 125) [sc, ch2, sc]
(corner)
Top: sc 96 across the top, slst to first, slst to corner ch2 space. (450)
Row 2: [ch1, sc, ch2, sc] sc 127 down the side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 98 across the bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 127 down the other side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 98, slst to first. (458)
Dusky
Row 3: join yarn in corner ch2 space, [ch1, sc, ch2, sc] sc 129 down the side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 100 across the bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 129 down the other side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 100, slst to first. (466)
Lilac
Row 4: join yarn in corner ch2 space, [ch1, sc, ch2, sc] sc 131 down the side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 102 across the bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 131 down the other side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 102, slst to first. (474)
Aqua
Row 5: join yarn in corner ch2 space, [ch1, sc, ch2, sc] sc 133 down the side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 104 across the bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 133 down the other side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 104, slst to first. (482)
Soft mint
Row 6: join yarn in corner ch2 space, [ch1, sc, ch2, sc] sc 135 down the side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 106 across the bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 135 down the other side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 106, slst to first. (490)
Lemonade
Row 7: join yarn in corner ch2 space, [ch1, sc, ch2, sc] sc 137 down the side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 108 across the bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 137 down the other side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 108, slst to first. (498)
Peachy
Row 8: join yarn in corner ch2 space, [ch1, sc, ch2, sc] sc 139 down the side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 110 across the bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 139 down the other side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 110, slst to first. (506)
Sugar pink
Row 9: join yarn in corner ch2 space, [ch1, sc, ch2, sc] sc 141 down the side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 112 across the bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 141 down the other side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 112, slst to first. (514)
White
Row 10: join yarn in corner ch2 space, [ch1, sc, ch2, sc] sc 143 down the side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 114 across the bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 143 down the other side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 114, slst to first. (522) Turn
Row 11: ch1, [sc, dc] in the same, *skip 1 [sc, dc]* until 116 stitches have been worked, [sc, ch2, sc] in the corner, *[sc, dc] skip 1* repeat until 144 stitches have been worked, [sc, ch2, sc] in the corner, *[sc, dc], skip 1* repeat until 116 stitches have been worked, [sc, ch2, sc] in the corner, skip 1, *[sc, dc] skip 1* repeat until 144 stitches have been worked, [sc, ch2, sc] in the last corner, slst to first. (528) Turn
Row 12: slst to ch2 space, [ch1, sc, ch2, sc] sc 146 down the side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 118 across the bottom, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 146 down the other side, [sc, ch2, sc] sc 118, slst to first. (522) Turn
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