Rosewood Baby Blanket Part One

Welcome to the Rosewood Baby Blanket Crochet Along! I am thrilled to be kicking off this mystery baby blanket with you today. My goal for this mystery crochet along is for us to have a lot of fun, create a gorgeous baby blanket, and share our work with one another. Enjoy!

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Level of Difficulty
Beginner/Intermediate

Yarn
Caron Simply Soft Ombre, Rosewood (4 skeins) Color A and Strawberry (1 skein) Color B

Hook and Notions
Size Hook: H (5 mm), scissors and blunt needle

Measurement
36 inches

Gauge
N/A

Abbreviations
Ch/chs = chain/chains
hdc = half double crochet
Dc = double crochet
Tr = treble crochet
BLO = back loop only
FPtr = front post treble crochet
FPdc – front post double crochet

Notes
Chain 2 at beginning of round does counts as a hdc unless otherwise stated.
Chain 3 at beginning of round counts as a dc unless otherwise stated.
Corner – work (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into each chain 1 corner space

COLORS: A – Rosewood; B – Strawberry

Instructions

Working With A
Chain 4, slip stitch to form a ring
Round 1: Chain 4, work (tr, chain 1 in the ring) 11 times;
join with a slip stitch in 3^rd chain of the beginning chain 4. (12 tr, 12 ch 1 spaces)

Round 2: Slip Stitch into 1^st chain 1 space, chain 3 (See Notes),
work (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into same space,
work 2 dc in next chain 1 space (Twice),
* work (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) work 2 dc in next chain 1 space, *
repeat from * to * twice;
join with a slip stitch in top of beginning chain 3. (8 dc per side, 4 ch 1 spaces)

Fast off Color A, attach Color B in any chain 1 space

Round 3: Chain 3 (See Notes),
work (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in corner chain 1 space, dc in next stitch,
* work (Ch 2, skip next 2 stitches, dc in next 2 sts),
chain 2, skip 2 stitches,
dc in next stitch, work (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in corner chain 1 space, *
repeat from * to * twice,
chain 2, skip next 2 stitches,
dc in next 2 stitches, chain 2, skip next 2 stitches,
dc in next stitch;
join with a slip stitch in top of chain 3. (4 ch 1 sps, 2 ch 2 spaces per side, 8 dc per side)

Fasten off Color B, attach Color A in any chain 1 Corner Space

Round 4: Chain 3 (See Notes),
work (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into same chain 1 space,
* dc in next 3 stitches,
tr in next 2 skipped stitches on RND 3,
dc in next 2 stitches, tr in next 2 skipped stitches on RND 3,
dc in next 3 stitches, work Corner (See Notes), *
repeat from * to * 3 more times;
join with a slip stitch in top of chain 3. (12 dc per side, 4 tr per side, 4 ch 1 sps)

Round 5: Slip Stitch in next stitch and into Corner chain 1 space,
chain 3 (See Notes), work (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into same chain 1 space,
* dc in next 3 stitches, chain 2, skip next 2 stitches,
FPtr around RND 4 next 2 tr, chain 2,
skip next 2 stitches, Fptr around RND 4 next 2 tr,
chain 2, skip next 2 stitches, dc in next 3 stitches,
work Corner (See Notes), * 3 more times;
join with a slip stitch in top of chain 3. (8 FPtr per side, 10 dc per side, 3 ch 2 sps per side, 4 ch 1 sps)

Round 6: Slip Stitch in next stitch and into Corner chain 1 space,
chain 2 (See Notes),
work (hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) into same chain 1 space,
* hdc in next 5 stitches,
dc in next 2 skipped stitches on RND 5,
hdc in next 2 stitches,
dc in next 2 skipped stitches on RND 5,
hdc in next 5 stitches, work Corner (See Notes), *
repeat 3 more times;
join with a slip stitch in beginning chain 2. (18 hdc per side, 6 dc per side, 4 – ch 1 sps)

Round 7: Slip Stitch in next stitch and into Corner chain 1 space,
chain 3 (See Notes), work (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into same chain 1 space,
dc in next 7 stitches, FPdc around next 2 stitches,
FPtr around RND 5 FPtr (twice), FPdc around next 2 stitches,
FPtr around RND 5 FPtr (twice), FPdc around next 2 stitches,
dc in next 7 stitches, work Corner (See Notes), *
repeat 3 more times,
join with a slip stitch in top of beginning chain 3. (18 dc per side, 6 FPdc per side, 4 FPtr per side, 4 chain 1 sps)

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Happy Hookin!
XO, Mistie