Preemie blanket Crochet Pattern by Momwithahook (Making money from your Crochet) In today's Free Pattern Post we have a fellow crocheter Sara aka Mom with a hook not only shares a new beautiful textured crochet stitch that we can learn and she uses for crocheting preemie blankets.
The stitch is lovely and textured so it will be cozy for the babies. Sara is well known for helping those who want to turn their crochet into profit and you will be thrilled to know that after the success of her first book, she has now released her second Book Hookin for Cash (Click here to view )or you can read on to find out how you can get money off this great book)
Where she shares her knowledge and expertise on how we can make a profit from our favorite hobby crochet.
I have known Sara for a few years now and have worked with her on many occasions, so It is with great pleasure I let Sara take the floor for this post today on Free Crochet Patterns
Today
I’d like to show you how to make a preemie blanket for your local birth center,
hospital or pregnancy crisis center. I introduced the Sweet Pea stitch to Moogly Blog fans (http://www.mooglyblog.com/sweet-pea-stitch-tutorial-giveaway/)
during last
week’s stop on the Crocheting a Business Blog Tour.
This stitch is worked in 5-dc groups and 2-dc groups. See the photo below:
Supplies:
Crochet
Hook I (5.5 mm)
Red
Heart Worsted Weight Medium in Soft White [0316] (1 skein 7 ounces/ 198 grams)
Tapestry
needle for sewing ends
Stitch
Marker
Gauge/Tension:
4
stitch pattern repeats x 4 rows = 4” x 4” square
Size:
21”
x 21” square
Stitches Used:
US Terms
ch/s – chain
dc – double crochet
5-dc group – 5 dc in same stitch
2-dcgroup – 2 dc in the next 2 stitches
sk – skip
* - repeat from within the stars as indicated in the pattern
sp – space
ch/s – chain
dc – double crochet
5-dc group – 5 dc in same stitch
2-dcgroup – 2 dc in the next 2 stitches
sk – skip
* - repeat from within the stars as indicated in the pattern
sp – space
yo/h – Yarn Over/Hook
Special Stitch:
Sweet
Pea – Consists of a 5-dc group plus a 2-dc group, multiples is 7 chains
Reverse
Single Crochet – aka crab stitch or backward single crochet
Notes:
See
the Tutorial for this stitch on Moogly Blog
http://www.mooglyblog.com/sweet-pea-stitch-tutorial-giveaway/
See
the Original Post for this pattern on http://www.crochet-patterns-free.com/
Start with chain 63
Row
1:
(Right
side): Dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip next 2 chs, 5 dc in ch (5-dc
group), SK next 2 chs, dc in next 2 chs (2-dc group); repeat from * across to
the last 3 chs, skip next 2 chs, 3dc in last ch
Place
a stitch marker here to remind yourself that this is the right side.
Row
2:
ch3,
turn; dc in sp between first 2 dc, * 5 dc in sp between dc of next 2-dc group,
dc in sp between second and third dc of next 5-dc group and in ext sp (between
3rd and 4th dc); repeat from * across to last 4 sts, 3 dc
in sp between last dc and turning ch.
Repeat
row two until your blanket measures 21 “
Don't
end off in last row, Make a border of reverse single crochet
Reverse Single crochet:
With
right side of work facing you – insert hook from front to back in the next
stitch to the right, yarn over and draw through, (2-loops on the hook) yarn
over and draw through 2 loops, Repeat around the border of your blanket with 3
reverse single crochets in each corner.
End
off.
There
will be a small gap between your first reverse sc and your last reverse sc, sew
this up.
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