Woo Hoo!  So many of the ELKies were working fast and furious on the Southern Diamonds Baby Blanket and have multiple project going right now!  I had a feeling that would happen because it’s such a fun and easy stitch!  I hope you’ve enjoyed the process.

You can get more information about different sizes on the Southern Diamonds Build Your Own Blanket Page! Click HERE for the page!

Now….let’s get on with the fun!

Don’t forget that all Southern Diamond CAL information can be found on the MAIN PAGE!

Schedule for the Blanket

July 31, 2016 – Week 1/Schedule and Materials Announcement
August 5, 2016 – Week 2/Rows 1-25 
August 12, 2016 – Week 3/Rows 26-55 (This Week)
August 19, 2016 – Week 4/Edging

Supplies

1. Cascade North Shore, 100 grams/220 yards, #3 DK weight, 100% acrylic, 01 Blue Bell (3 skeins), 03 Sapphire (2 skeins), 07 White (2 Skeins)
2. G Hook/4.0 mm
3. Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends.

Gauge:  6 V-Stitches and 9 Rows = 4″

Finished Measurement:
Small Baby Blanket (30″ x 32″)

Abbreviations:
beg – beginning
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
rem – remaining
RS – Right Side
sc – single crochet
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)

Pattern Notes:

• Ch 3 at beginning of pattern counts as double crochet unless otherwise stated.
• Ch 1 at beginning of pattern does not count as single crochet.
• Refer to Color Chart below for color changes.

Special Stitches:
V stitch (V-st): (dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st or sp
shell: (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st or sp

Color Chart Rows 25-55

• Rows 26-30:  Sapphire
• Row 31:  White
• Rows 32-34:  Blue Bell
• Row 35:  White
• Rows 36-38:  Sapphire
• Row 39:  White
• Rows 40-44:  Blue Bell
• Row 45:  White
• Rows 46-48:  Sapphire
• Row 49:  White
• Rows 50-55:  Blue Bell

Pattern Instructions

Row 26:  Ch 3, dc in next st, skip next st, V-st (See Pattern Notes) in next st, *skip next 2 sts, V-st in next st, repeat from * across until last 3 sts, skip next st, dc in next st, dc in top of ch 3, turn. (35 V-sts)

Row 27:  Ch 3, dc in next st, 3 dc in each ch-1 sp across to last 2 sts, dc in next st, dc in top of ch 3, turn. (109 dc)

Repeat Rows 26-27 (14 times) For color changes, refer to chart above.

For Symbol Diagram Refer to Last Week’s Blog Post 

Don’t forget that all Southern Diamond CAL information can be found on the MAIN PAGE!

You can also check out the Southern Diamonds Build Your Own Blanket Page for multiple sizes!

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