Dots and Dashes Baby Blanket by Ellen Gormley

Dots and Dashes Baby Blanket

Crochet
December 2011
Aran (8 wpi) ?
5.5 mm (I)
1500 yards (1372 m)
37" × 37" (94 × 94 cm)
US
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $6.99.

Modular and modern, this baby blanket will be the highlight of a baby’s collection. With a quick color change, this project can be customized for a girl, a boy, or even an adult. Because of the building-block style of the motifs, the blanket can easily be made in larger or smaller sizes.

Finished Size 37” × 37” (94 × 94 cm)

Yarn Caron Simply Soft (100% acrylic): #9754 persimmon (MC), 2 balls; #9719 soft pink (CC1), 2 balls; #9723 raspberry (CC2), 1 ball.

Hook I/9 (6 mm) or hook needed to obtain gauge

Notions Tapestry needle for weaving in ends; spray bottle with water and straight pins for blocking

Gauge Square motif = 4” × 4” (10 × 10 cm) in stitch pattern; Rectangle motif = 4” × 5” (10 cm × 13 cm) in stitch pattern.