How to Crochet a Shell Stitch Baby Blanket

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As before long as my sis told me that she was pregnant with her first babe, I knew I wanted to crochet and knit multiple items for my future niece! It has been a while since I've made infant items as our ain daughters are at present vi and viii years old and are well out of the baby, toddler and preschooler stage.

I thought it would exist adorable to knit a sugariness piddling raglan sweater for my niece, so I followed Christie Bodden'due south "Itty Bitty Raglan" blueprint using Colour Fabricated Easy yarn (bulky level 5 yarn, now discontinued). Information technology was fun working upwardly this chunky sweater and I always detect the raglan structure and so interesting! The pattern for this sweater (available in multiple sizes) can be constitute Hither . I used this aforementioned pattern to knit a tiny sweater for Boucle Carry besides!

I also knit this little pink newborn hat so that my niece could wear it coming home from the infirmary! I used Coboo yarn and information technology is Then soft and perfect for babies. I added little crochet carry ears and remember this hat is very sweet. You can find the gratuitous knit pattern for this hat HERE and below you can see my crochet ears pattern:

Using ii.75 mm hook,
Round 1: half dozen sc in Magic Ring.
R2: *Inc*, rep vi times. (12 sts)
R3: *Sc ane, inc*, rep half-dozen times. (18 sts)
R4-5: Sc 18.
R6: *Sc 1, december*, rep half dozen times. (12 sts)
R7: Sc 12.

Fasten off and exit long end for attaching. Pinch ears towards bottom and attach to lid. If you are looking for some crochet baby lid patterns, check out my post Hither !

I was very excited to crochet a baby blanket for my niece, and I had visions of a very frail and elegant pinkish blanket. I decided to employ Lion Brand Yarn's Nuboo yarn in the Blush shade since it is so incredibly soft. Notation that the website classifies it equally a level four worsted weight yarn, but it is much closer to a lightweight level 3 yarn, similar to Coboo or Truboo (you could interchange these yarns in this blueprint).

I have e'er loved the beautiful crochet beat out sew together as it provides lovely texture and is very addictive to work up since it consists of peaks and valleys. Each pinnacle of the shell stitch is worked in the valley of the previous row, and vice versa. I previously used this stitch in my Regency Reticule and Amigurumi Pineapple Bag! If you would like to see the crochet beat stitch in action, check out this video Hither !

Doesn't the shell stitch look gorgeous worked up in this Nuboo yarn in the Blush shade? The run up definition is so lovely!

After I was happy with the length of the blanket, I worked one row to smooth the top border and so that the scalloped edge of the shell stitch became flat.

Side by side, I worked a delicate border effectually the perimeter of the blanket. To prevent the corners from curling up, I worked some increases in these corner stitches. I steam blocked the baby coating earlier and after calculation the border, and it makes a big difference as it helps ascertain and smoothen the stitches out!

I remember this delicate border frames the dainty shell stitches beautifully! At beginning I was thinking of working a picot border, simply I felt that it competed with the crush stitch. I love the delicate and solid lines surrounding the romantic shells!

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Here is the free crochet pattern for the "Dainty Shells Baby Blanket":

Crochet this beautiful infant blanket using delicate shell stitches with a well-baked border!  This blanket has lovely texture and is a dream to work up!

Materials:

• Nuboo Yarn (classified as worsted weight level 4 on website only much closer to a lightweight level 3 yarn); I used vii skeins in "Blush" (notation that each skein of Nuboo is 85 grand/157 yds); I used a total of 595 thousand/1100 yds. Coboo or Truboo would work equally substitutes.
• four mm Clover Amour hook
• Bent tip tapestry needle
• Steamer for blocking

Gauge: three.25 shells and xi.5 rows = 4″/ten cm

Final Dimensions: 28″/71 cm x 34″/86 cm

Notes:

• This beautiful and frail babe blanket is worked in turned rows.
• The elegant shell sew together is used, which consists of peaks and valleys. It is an addictive and relaxing run up since the peak of a shell stitch in the current row is worked in the valley of the previous row, and vice versa.
• If you would like to see a video tutorial of the beat sew together, please scout this video HERE .
• Afterwards achieving the desired length of the blanket, ane row is worked to smooth the top border of the rectangle then that the scalloped border of the beat stitches becomes apartment.
• A border is worked effectually the perimeter of the blanket to end information technology off.
• To increase or decrease the width of your coating, conform your initial chains, ensuring that your number is a multiple of 6 +2 (eastward.g. 62, 92, 152, etc).
• To increase or decrease the length of the blanket, practise fewer or more rows of trounce stitches. End off on a Row 2 repeat if you would like to follow my pattern for smoothing the top border.
• Block the blanket to help smooth and define the stitches more.

Abbreviations/Special Stitches:

• Shell: Piece of work 5 double crochets in designated st.
• Increase: Piece of work 2 unmarried crochet stitches in next st (sew together count goes from ane to ii).

Design:

Chain 140

Row ane: Work one single crochet in 2nd chain from hook. *Skip 2 chains, work shell in adjacent chain, skip 2 chains, sc in next ch*, rep everything within brackets across. (23 shells)

Row 2: Chain three (counts every bit dc throughout), turn. two dc in same sc. *Skip ii dc, sc in next dc, skip 2 dc, beat out in next sc*, rep beyond until last beat of previous row. Skip ii dc, sc in next dc, sk ii dc, work 3 dc in last sc.

Row 3: Chain 1, plough. Sc in first dc. *Skip 2 dc, shell in next sc, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc*, rep across [annotation that the very last sc of Row iii is worked in turning chain].

R4-94: Repeat Rows ii and iii.

We volition now smoothen the top border of the blanket so that the scalloped edge becomes flat.

Row 95: Concatenation 1, turn. Starting in second st from claw, sl st ii, sc 1, hdc one. *Sc, sl st three, sc, hdc* beyond until 3 sts remain including turning concatenation. *Sc, sl st 2* in last 3 sts (last st is worked in turning chain). Practise not cut the yarn.

Block coating with steamer to smooth the stitches.

We volition now work a delicate border effectually the rectangle. Note that nosotros are now working in continuous rounds. Start in superlative left corner, piece of work downwardly the length of the blanket, across the bottom, upwardly the other length of the blanket, and so across the peak.

Border:

Round 1: Sc around, working three sc in each corner st.

Round 2: Sc in back loops only around.

Circular three: Sc in back loops only around. Piece of work iii increases in 3 stitches of each corner (Locate the three stitches that define each of the iv corners. Piece of work an increase stitch in each of these 3 stitches, e.g. Sc, sc, Increase, Increase, Increase, sc, sc).

Fasten off and weave in ends. Block the final blanket.

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The Dainty Shells Babe Blanket is such a frail and cute blanket! My sister's optics lit upwards equally presently as I gifted this handmade blanket to her during her baby shower!

The texture is incredible, and I think it's amazing how shell stitches stacked upon i another give such a cute overall effect! I dear how trounce stitches are so like shooting fish in a barrel to work up as well!

How sweet would it exist to pair this baby blanket with Rosie, our Boucle Bunny? A handmade blanket gifted with a handmade blimp animal would be so special every bit both would be loved for years to come. You tin cheque out the gratuitous Boucle Bunny crochet pattern Hither !

Hither is another gifting idea! We institute this ambrosial bunny handbasket and filled it with goodies such as swaddle blankets, onesies, bibs, headbands, books and toys. Of course, you could also crochet your own basket as well – my most pop crochet basket blueprint is the Waistcoat Handbasket. I love gifting items in baskets since the recipient can not only apply the items in the basket, but also the basket itself for storage! This bunny handbasket is perfect for storing little socks, bibs and coating, and you can see the Squeamish Shells Baby Blanket peeking out of it!

Enjoy crocheting your ain dainty blankets using the vanquish sew! If you would like to see the other blankets I crocheted using worsted weight yarn for my own daughters, you can check out the "Bold and Bright Chevron Infant Blanket" and the "Granny Square Baby Blanket". Information technology is and so special how we can create these cute infant gifts for our loved ones!

Annotation: Give thanks you lot to Lion Make Yarn for providing the yarn in this project!

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