I know this week everyone has asked lots of questions regarding the type of yarn I used for the Southern Diamonds Baby Blanket, and if I could recommend a substitute.  You can certainly use a substitute yarn if you want.  Gauge is not a critical part of this project since it’s just a baby blanket.  I don’t think anyone would really care if it ended up bigger right?  Smaller maybe…but most of you probably won’t be using a thinner yarn in the first place.  Honestly whether it’s a #3 or even a #4 weight yarn probably wouldn’t matter.  I think you’ll find that whatever you choose….it will come out perfect!

Another request this week was if I planned on giving instructions for multiple sizes.  I really didn’t include this in the initial design but since there were many requests, I decided to honor them.  The color scheme on the original design is specific to the number of rows so that information will not be included in the multiple sizes.  You can always use a random stripe generator for inspiration.  I want to thank everyone for their support!  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 (This week)
August 12, 2016 – Week 3/Rows 26-55
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 1-25

• Rows 1-6:  Blue Bell
• Row 7:  White
• Rows 8-10:  Sapphire
• Row 11:  White
• Rows 12-16:  Blue Bell
• Row 17:  White
• Rows 18-20:  Sapphire
• Row 21:  White
• Rows 22-24:  Blue Bell
• Row 25:  White

Pattern Instructions

Row 1:  Ch 111, dc in 4th ch from hook, skip next ch, *3 dc in next ch, skip next 2 chs, repeat from * across until the last 4 chs, 3dc in next ch, skip next ch, dc in each of last 2 chs, turn. (109 dc)

Row 2:  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 3:  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 2-3 (11 times) For color changes, refer to chart above.

Right-Handed Version

 

Left-Handed Version

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

Don’t forget to check out the Southern Diamonds Build Your Own Blanket Page for multiple sizes!

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