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Mom and Baby Elephant

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Mom and Baby Elephant Blanket Materials Needed 2 Caron Simply Soft White (for background color) 1 Caron Simply Soft Grey Heather (for mom elephant) 1 Yarn Bee Soft Secret Mist  (for mom elephant) (Hobby Lobby brand) 1 Caron Simply Soft Soft Pink (for baby elephant and hearts) 1 Bernat Satin Flamingo (for baby elephant and hearts) 1 5mm crochet hook Pattern Details c2c stitch (Corner to Corner) :  This stitch is made by starting in one corner (the bottom right corner or row 1) of a square graph and following the graph diagonally to the opposite square of the graph (ending in row 99).  Here is a video to help you get started. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3MJEwS1FV4&feature=youtu.be Rows 1-50 :  In these rows, you will increase the squares at the beginning of each row. Rows 50-99 : The last half of the graph is worked by making a decrease at the end of each row. Changing colors :  This is the trickiest part o...

Whale Baby Blanket

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Whale Baby Blanket Materials Needed 2 Caron Simply Soft White (for background color) 1 Caron Simply Soft Grey Heather (for hearts and eye) 2 Caron Simply Soft Soft Blue (for water) 2 Caron Simply Soft Soft Green (for whale) 1 5mm crochet hook Pattern Details c2c stitch (Corner to Corner) :  This stitch is made by starting in one corner (the bottom right corner or row 1) of a square graph and following the graph diagonally to the opposite square of the graph (ending in row 99).  Here is a video to help you get started. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3MJEwS1FV4&feature=youtu.be Rows 1-50 :  In these rows, you will increase the squares at the beginning of each row. Rows 50-99 : The last half of the graph is worked by making a decrease at the end of each row. Changing colors :  This is the trickiest part of the pattern.  When the pattern changes colors, simply pull the new color yarn when you make the slip stitch as yo...