I designed and started work on this blanket 8
days ago. The brightly colored crochet bars remind me of stained glass. The
finished squared swaddling blanket measures 37-1/2” x 37-1/2 inches.
MOD STAINED GLASS STRIPED BABY SWADDLING BLANKET
Materials: Sport Yarn in these colors – 2
skeins Blue, 1 skein EA Yellow, Red, White, Black; crochet hook size F/5,
tapestry needle
BLUE: With blue, make a chain of 170; turn
and work 168 dc across. Ch 2, turn
Rows 2 – 3: Dc across; ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Work 1 row sc across; ch 1, turn.
Row 5: Work 6 blue sc – join black (do not cut blue yarn – you will begin to
carry the blue up the sides as you work blanket) and work 1 sc, 1 long sc (work a long sc by working a sc into the
corresponding sc of previous row), *2
sc, 1 long sc* across row – end with
1 long sc, 1 sc; attach a second ball of blue, working 6 blue sc to end; ch 1,
turn.
Row 6: Work 6 sc with blue, then with black
work regular sc’s across row, ending with the last 6 sc’s worked in blue; ch 2,
turn.
YELLOW STRIPE: Row
7: Work 6 blue dc – join yellow (continue
to carry the blue up the side) and dc cross row – ending with 6 blue dc; ch
2, turn.
Rows 8 – 9: Repeat rows 2 – 3, keeping the
6 sts in EA side edge blue.
Row 10: Repeat row 4.
Rows 11 – 12: Repeat rows 5 & 6.
RED STRIPE: Row
13: Work 6 blue dc – join red (continue
to carry the blue up the side) and dc cross row – ending with 6 blue dc; ch
2, turn.
Rows 14 – 15: Repeat rows 2 – 3, keeping the
6 sts in EA side edge blue.
Row 16: Repeat row 4.
Rows 17 – 18: Repeat rows 5 & 6.
WHITE STRIPE: Row
19: Work 6 blue dc – join white (continue
to carry the blue up the side) and dc cross row – ending with 6 blue dc; ch
2, turn.
Rows 20 – 21: Repeat rows 2 – 3, keeping the
6 sts in EA side edge blue.
Row 22: Repeat row 4.
Rows 23 – 24: Repeat rows 5 & 6.
BLUE STRIPE: Work 3 rows dc across row and 1 row
sc; then repeat rows 5 & 6.
Repeat the pattern as established until there are
5 yellow through white striped strips total.
End with a top edging of 4 blue dc rows and 1 blue sl st row. Weave loose ends
in neatly on the backside of the blanket.
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