Crochet Gigi’s Block Occasion Blanket Sample

Sew counts within the repeat supplied within the free obtain. 

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Crochet Gigi’s Block Occasion Blanket

I hope you take pleasure in crocheting this new blanket right this moment, Gigi’s Block Occasion Blanket.  It’s one other mixture of my two finest patterns – The Hugs & Kisses Blanket and the Trendy Granny!

Maintaining with my love for self-striping yarn, I selected to make use of Bernat POP! in Blue Streak for this blanket.  I used 9 balls to crochet this blanket to a completed dimension of 56″ sq..

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Tutorial

Yarn

• Bernat POP! – 140g / 5oz, 256 m / 280 yds, Blue Streak – 9 Balls

Hook

Sizing

Abbreviations

• Beg – Starting
• Ch – Chain
• Dc – Double crochet
• Rep – Repeat
• Rnd – Spherical
• Sc – Single crochet
• Sk – Skip
• Sl st – Slip sew
• Sp – House
• St(s) – Sew, stitches

Particular Stitches

• X-St – Skip subsequent sew and place dc; dc into skipped sew.
• Popcorn – Work 4 dc into the following st, drop the loop from the hook, insert your hook from entrance to again below the highest 2 loops of the primary double crochet of the group, seize the dropped loop and pull it by the sew; 1 laptop made.

Directions

Begin with the Trendy Granny part.

Ch 4; be a part of with sl st in first ch to type a hoop, or use a magic circle.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc right here and all through), 2 dc in ring, ch 1 [3 dc in ring, ch 1] 3 occasions; be a part of with sl st to high of beg ch. – 4 3-dc teams, 4 ch-1 sps.

Rnd 2: Sl st in subsequent 2 dc, [(sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-1 sp (corner made), ch 3] 4 occasions; be a part of with sl st in first sc. – 4 corners, 4 ch-3 sps.

Rnd 3: (Sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in first nook ch-3 sp, 3 dc in subsequent ch-3 sp, [(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-3 sp, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp] 3 occasions; be a part of with sl st to high of beg ch. – 4 corners, 4 3-dc teams.

Rnd 4: Sl st in subsequent 2 dc, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in subsequent nook ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in subsequent sp between nook and subsequent 3-dc group, ch 3, sc in subsequent sp between subsequent 3-dc group and nook, ch 3; rep from * 3 extra occasions; be a part of with sl st in first sc. – 4 corners, 12- ch-3 sps.

Rnd 5: (Sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in first nook ch-3 sp, 3 dc in subsequent 3 ch-3 sps, *(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in subsequent nook ch-3 sp, 3 dc in subsequent 3 ch-3 sps; rep from * 2 extra occasions; be a part of with sl st to high of beg ch. – 4 corners, 12 – 3-dc teams.

Transition into Hugs & Kisses part.

Rnd 6: Sl st in subsequent 2 dc, (sl st, ch 1, 2 sc) in first nook sp, sc in every st to subsequent ch-1 sp, *3 sc in ch-1 sp, sc in every st to ch-1 sp; rep from * 2 extra occasions, sc in identical sp as beg 2 sc, sl st to beg sc. – 72 sc

*That is after I like to position a sew marker within the center sew of every nook from right here out to maintain observe of the middle sew.

Rnd 7: Ch 3, 2 dc in identical st as be a part of, dc in every st to marked nook, *5 dc in nook st, dc in every st to marked nook; rep from * twice extra, 2 dc in identical st as beg ch 3, sl st to beg ch 3. – 88 dc

Rnd 8: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in every st to the marked nook, *3 sc in nook st, sc in every st to marked nook; rep from * twice extra, sc in identical st as beg st, sl st to beg st. – 96 sc

Rnd 9: Ch 3 (counts as dc now and all through), 2 dc in identical st as be a part of, dc in subsequent st, [*sk next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st (X-st), rep from * to marked corner st], **5 dc in nook, dc in subsequent st, X-st to subsequent marked nook; rep from ** twice extra, 2 dc in identical st as beg 3 dc, sl st to beg dc. – 44 X-st, 20 nook dc

Rnd 10: Rep rnd 8. – 120 sc

Rnd 11: Ch 2 (counts as hdc now and all through), hdc in identical st, hdc in subsequent 2 sts, *laptop in subsequent st, hdc in subsequent 2 sts; rep from * to marked nook st, **[3 hdc in marked corner st, hdc in next 2 sts, *pc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts; rep from * to marked corner st]; rep from ** twice extra, 1 hdc in identical st as beg, sl st to ch 2. – 36 laptop, 92 hdc

Rnd 12: Rep rnd 8. – 136 sc

Rnd 13: Rep rnd 9. – 64 X-st, 20 nook dc

Rnd 14: Rep rnd 8. – 160 sc

Rnd 15: Ch 3, 2 dc in identical st, dc in every st to marked nook, *5 dc in nook st, dc in every st to subsequent marked nook; rep from * twice extra, 2 dc in identical st as beg ch 3, sl st to beg ch 3. – 176 dc

Rnd 16: Rep rnd 8. – 184 sc

The transition again to Trendy Granny

Rnd 17: Ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in identical st, ch 3, sk 3 sc, *sc in subsequent st, ch 3, sk 2 sc; rep from * to marked nook, **(sc, ch 3, sc) in nook st, ch 3, sk 3 sc, (sc in subsequent st, ch 3, sk 2 sc) to nook; rep from ** twice extra, sl st to beg sc. – 4 corners, 60 ch-3 sps

Rnd 18: (Sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in first nook ch-3 sp, 3 dc in every ch-3 sp to nook, *(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in nook ch-3 sp, 3 dc in every ch-3 sp to nook; rep from * twice extra, sl st to beg ch. – 4 corners, 60 – 3-dc teams

Rnd 19: Sl st in subsequent 2 dc, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in subsequent nook ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in subsequent area between nook and subsequent 3-dc group, ch 3, sc in subsequent area between every 3-dc group to nook, ch 3; repeat from * 3 extra occasions; be a part of with sl st in first sc. – 4 corners, 68 ch-3 sps

Rnd 20: Rep rnd 18.

Rnds 21 – 22: Rep rnds 19 and 20.

Rnd 23: Sl st to nook. Rep rnd 8.

Rnds 24 – 33: Rep rnds 7 – 16.

Rnds 34 – 50: Rep rnds 17 – 33.

Rnds 51 – 66: Rep rnds 17 – 32.

Border

Rnd 1: Ch 1, 2 sc first st, sc in subsequent st, [sk next st, sc in next st, sc in skipped st] to marked nook, *3 sc in nook st, sc in subsequent st, [sk next st, sc in next st, sc in skipped st] to marked nook; rep from * 2 extra occasions, sc in identical st as beg 2 sc, sl st to beg sc. Fasten off.

Designs by Jeanne