Soft and Cosy Baby Blanket

You’ll need:

5 ball of Sirdar Snuggly DK yarn (55% nylon and 45% acrylic, 165m/50g);

Crochet hook 4 mm;

Needle;

Scissors.

Size: 75 x 60 cm.

Stitches control: 17 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Foundation chain: ch88 [any multiple of 12+4]

Row 1: RS: dc in 2nd ch from hook and each across [87]

Row 2: FL only – ch4, dtr in each

Row 3: BL only – ch1, ss in each

Row 4: FL only – ch4, dtr in each

Row 5: BL only – ch1, ss in 4, ch5, sk3, dc around next st three rows below, ch5, sk3, *ss in 5, ch5, sk3, dc around next st three rows below, ch5, sk3, rep from * to last 4, ss in last 4

Row 6: FL only – ch4, dtr in 3, dtr in next 7 stitches of two rows below, *dtr in 5, dtr in next 7 stitches of two rows below, rep from * to last 4, dtr in last 4

Row 7: BL only – Rep Row 5

Row 8: FL only – Rep Row 6

Row 9: BL only – Rep Row 5

Row 10: FL only – Rep Row 6

Row 11: BL only- Rep Row 3

Row 12: FL only – Rep Row 4

Row 13: BL only – ch1, ss in 4, ch5, sk3, dc around next st three rows below, ch5, sk3, *ss in 17, ch5, sk3, dc around next st three rows below, ch5, sk3, rep from * to last 4, ss in last 4

Row 14: FL only, Rep Row 4

Row 15: BL only, ch1, ss in 16, ch5, sk3, dc around next st three rows below ch5, sk3, ss in 17, ch5, sk3, dc around next st three rows below, ch5, sk3, ss in 17, ch5, sk3, dc around next st 3 rows below, ch5, sk3, ss in 16

Row 16: FL only – Rep Row 4

Row 17: BL only – Rep Row 13

Row 18: FL only – Rep Row 4

Row 19: BL only – Rep Row 15

Row 20: FL only – Rep Row 4

Row 21: BL only – Rep Row 13

Row 22: FL only – Rep Row 4

Row 23: BL only – Rep Row 15

Row 24: FL only – Rep Row 4

Row 25: BL only – Rep Row 13

Row 26: FL only – Rep Row 4

Rows 27-37: Rep Rows 2-12

Row 38: BL only – ch1, dc in each

Border

Work the border in rounds with RS facing.

Round 1: Join yarn to work along long side first, ch1, *htr in side of dc, 3htr in side of each dtr, htr in side of dc, ch2 (for corner) rotate to work along short side, htr in BL of each, ch2 (for corner), rep from *, ss in 1st to join [340]

Round 2: ch1, ^FPtr, *htr, FPtr, rep from * to corner, (htr,ch2,htr) in ch2-sp, rep from ^ around, ss in 1st to join [348]

Round 3: ch1, ^*htr, FPtr, rep from * to corner, (htr,ch2,htr) in ch2-sp, rep from ^ around, FPtr in last, ss in 1st to join [356]

Round 4: ch2 (counts as stitch), FPtr, ^*htr, FPtr rep from * to corner, (htr,ch2,htr) in ch2-sp, rep from ^ around, FPtr, htr, ss in 1st to join [364]

Round 5: ch1, dc in BL of each st and ch around, ss in 1st to join [372]

Weave in all ends to complete.