Rabbit Tracks Baby Blanket, Free Crochet Pattern
Even a complete beginner would be able to make this blanket! If you know how to make chains, single crochets, double crochets, and slip stitches, you are good to go!
Rabbit Tracks Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern
Olga Poltava © December, 2018
This pattern is my own design and it cannot be distributed in any form. You are welcome to make items for sale or personal use from this pattern, but please mention that the item is made using the pattern by Olga Poltava.
This patterns is written using the US crochet terminology.
Skill Level: Beginner
Finished Measurements: approximately 30 by 30 inches
Materials:
US hook size G/6 (4.25 mm)
Light worsted 100% acrylic yarn, about 1000 yards (I used Snuggly Wuggly by Loops & Threads)
Gauge: not important
Abbreviations:
ch chain
sc single crochet
sl st slip stich
dc double crochet
* * instructions between asterisks should be repeated as many times as there are stitches to accommodate them.
Ch 129 loosely (multiple of 10, plus 9)
Row 1: dc in 4th ch from hook (skipped 3 ch count as 1s dc), dc in each ch across. (127 dc)
Rows 2: ch 3, turn (counts as 1st dc here and throughout), dc in each dc across. (127 dc)
Row 3: ch 3, turn, dc in next 6 dc, *ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next 7 dc* across.
Row 4: ch 3, turn, dc in next 6 dc, *dc in next ch-1, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next ch-1, dc in next 7 dc* across.
Row 5: ch 3, turn, dc in each dc and each ch-1 across. (127 dc)
Row 6: ch 3, turn, dc in each dc across. (127 dc)
Row 7: ch 3, turn, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, *dc in next 7 dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc* across to last 2 dc, dc in last 2 dc.
Row 8: ch 3, turn, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next ch-1, *dc in next 7 dc, dc in next ch-1, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next ch-1* across to last 2 dc, dc in last 2 dc.
Row 9: ch 3, turn, dc in each dc and each ch-1 across. (127 dc)
Repeat Rows 2-9 for the pattern until the blanket measures about 29 inches long. Make sure to end with two rows of dc.
Trim:
Ch 1, turn; working in last row: sc in each dc across to last dc, 3 sc in last dc (corner space).
Continue crocheting in end of rows: make 2 sc in each end of rows, 3 sc in corner space.
Continue crocheting into the original chain: sc in each ch, 3 sc in corner space.
Continue crocheting in end of rows: make 2 sc in each end of rows, 3 sc in corner space. Join round with sl st.
Make one more round of sc around, making 3 sc in corner spaces. Join.
Fasten off.
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