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Pair panels of granny stitches with Jacob’s ladder stitches and work up the Midnight Sunset Crochet Baby Blanket! This two-row repeat is easier than it looks and totally memorizable!

I absolutely love the Jacob’s ladder stitch and used it in one of my favorite designs, the Jacob’s Colorful Cables Baby Blanket. I thought that awesome, textural stitch would look so cool alongside sections of the classic granny stitch, and I’m very pleased with the results!

I used merino wool yarn for the first time, and the blanket is so soft and so warm! I paired a deep purple with a bright orange, plus a variegated that magically featured both those tones, for a vivid palette. It could even work for a Halloween baby with all that orange and purple!

I originally worked up this blanket in white, gray, and pink, but realized about a third of the way in that I didn’t have enough yarn to finish!

The pattern is finished with one of my all-time favorite borders, the camel stitch border. So super cozy!

I hope you enjoy this pattern!

Abbreviations (US)

ch(s): chain(s)
cluster: 3 dc worked into the same st or sp
dc(s): double crochet(s)
fptr(s): front post treble crochet(s)
hdc(s): half double crochet(s)
rep: repeat
sc(s): single crochet(s)
sk: skip
sl st(s): slip stitch(es)
sp: space
st(s): stitch(es)

Materials

Malabrigo Rios Weight 4 Medium (100% Superwash Merino Wool, 210yds/192m, 3.5oz/100g)
Color A: 2 skeins Archangel
Color B: 3 skeins Purpuras (border color)

Color C: 2 skeins Living Coral

7/4.5mm crochet hook
Scissors
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle