Round Chevron Baby Blanket
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
34 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Bernat Softee Baby light (DK) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/362 yds/140g per ball):
3 balls #30044 flannel • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Yarn needle
GAUGE
Rnds 1–3 = 21/2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES Beginning cluster (beg cl):
Ch 2, [yo hook twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, (yo draw through 2 lps on hook) twice] twice, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.
Cluster (cl): [Yo hook twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, (yo draw through 2 lps on hook) twice] 3 times, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.
V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 3, dc) in indicated st. Single crochet V-stitch (sc V-st): (Sc, ch 3, sc) in indicated st. Shell: (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in indicated st.
BLANKET
Rnd 1: Ch 4, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, 10 sc in ring, join in beg sc. (10 sc) Rnd 2: Beg cl (see Special Stitches) in same st as joining, ch 3, [ cl (see Special Stitches) in next st, ch 3] 9 times, join in beg cl. (10 cls, 10 ch-3 sps) Rnd 3: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, 3 sc in same ch-3 sp, 3 sc in each rem ch-3 sp around, join in beg sc. (30 sc) Rnd 4: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), * V-st (see Special Stitches) in next sc**, dc in each of next 2 sc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, dc in last sc, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (20 dc, 10 V-sts)
Rnd 5: Sl st in next dc, sl st in next ch-3 sp of V-st, ch 1, sc V-st
(see Special Stitches) in same ch-3 sp, *ch 3, sk next 2 dc, sc between previous and next dc, ch 3**, sc V-st in next ch-3 sp of V-st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (10 sc V-sts, 10 sc, 20 ch-3 sps) Rnd 6: Sl st in ch-3 sp of sc V-st, beg cl in ch-3 sp, (ch 3, cl) twice in same ch-3 sp, *[cl, (ch 3, cl) twice] in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, join in beg cl. (30 cls, 20 ch-3 sps) Rnd 7: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, 2 sc in same ch-3 sp, *ch 5, sk next cl, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk next 2 cls**, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (40 sc, 10 ch-5 sps, 10 ch-3 sps) Rnd 8: Sl st in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, (3 dc, ch 3, 4 dc) in same ch-5 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, *(4 dc,
ch 3, 4 dc) in next ch-5 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (80 dc, 10 sc, 10 ch-3 sps) Rnd 9: Ch 3, dc in each of next 3 dc, shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 4 dc, sk next sc, [dc in each of next 4 dc, shell in next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 4 dc, sk next sc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (120 dc) Rnds 10–27: Sl st in next st, ch 3, [dc in each dc to next ch-3 sp, shell in next ch-3 sp, dc in each dc to last dc in section, sk last dc of this section and first dc of next section] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (48 dc each section) Rnd 28: Sl st in next st, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc in each of next 22 sts, 5 sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in each of next 23 sts, sk each of next 2 sts, [sc in each of next 23 sts, 5 sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in each of next 23 sts, sk each of next 2 sts] around, join in beg sc. (51 sc each section)
Rnd 29: Sl st in next st, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, *[sk next 2 sc, (cl, ch 3) twice and cl in next st, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 3 times, sk next 2 sc, (cl, ch 3) twice and cl in next st, sk next 2 sc, sc V-st in next st, [sk next 2 sc, (cl, ch 3) twice and cl in next sc, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 4 times, sk next 2 sc**, sc in next sc, rep from * around ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (24 cls, 8 sc, 1 sc V-st, 16 ch-3 lps each section) Rnd 30: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, 5 sc in same sp, *5 sc in each ch-3 sp to next sc V-st, 6 dc in next sc V-st, rep from * around, ending with 5 sc in each of last 8 ch-3 sps, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
Softer neutral colors appeal to today’s new mothers and create a calming color palette for Baby’s room. Expanding chevron wedges radiating from a lacy center make the pattern repeat easy to memorize and fun to stitch.